Following the first sighting of the updated Proton Preve at a petrol station last month, reader Sathia Roga spotted yet another model undergoing testing on the KL-Seremban highway.
You can clearly see the blacked-out bits this time around, starting with the tailgate trim. The roof is also in gloss black, matching the updated Iriz and Exora. Proton’s new three-dimensional logo, which debuted last year with the new Perdana, can be seen too.
A new colour option (Ruby Red here) as well as larger 17-inch wheels are also present, rounding up the very minor visual update. Behind the familiar looks, you can expect improvements to be made with regards to noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) levels (both Iriz and Exora received the same updates).
Last August, it was reported that the 1.6 litre CamPro IAFM (Intake Air-Fuel Module) engine on the Preve will be discontinued, leaving buyers with the sole option of the 1.6 litre turbocharged CFE engine.
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Proton is a joke with no marketing research at all. The last Preve was an utter failure. Sales were so bad that Preve brand collapsed.
The only way Proton kept the Preve brand alive was its supply to PDRM. I think 90% of all orders came from PDRM.
My question is this….if the PReve had failed so badly the last time, why does Proton invest so much of money to do one with updates?
There’s also a reason why Proton are having the new CEO and they’re improving any certain older models of Proton. Although the raykat won’t give any interest into these old models nor buying them but I’m pretty sure they’re selling these in the ASEAN region.
Wow cool bruh, updated Preve…again.
I look at Preve, so outdated and old desgn and tech, I cannot stop laughing when I think they said it was the BMW of Asia and it is better than BMW and Volvo
Volvo and bmw owners are my regular customers, dun buy p1
From where did you pick it up? Sky?
thin air, i guess.
You think, so therefore you’re right? Show me where you got that 90% figure.
Mid-life update ke? 7 more glorious years of Preve to go. Hahahaha.. like Wira days, 14 years product cycle.
This update is just to sell off existing unsold units staying in the warehouse for years.
cause that the one they can do now to up sale for this model…they cant do facelift..cant do rebuild this model since got no money and no ROI…just change simple thing and perhaps some blind people will buy it..
Here is the cheat sheet for the new Geely Malaysia CEO. Do this and the car company will surely sell more annually than whatever they end up selling this year.
Saga – discontinue and junk the old platform
Persona – rename to new Saga and put in a 1.3 engine
Iriz – market it as the hatch equivalent of the renamed Saga. Find a way to create a B-segment crossover as well.
Ertiga- get rid of it and don’t ever think of making something like this ever again
Satria – discontinue and junk the old platform
Exora – find a donor Geely vehicle to replace with
Pervert – rename to Waja and make it default C-segment sedan offering
Suprimau – rename to either Satria or Persona with or without alphabets behind, default C-segment hatchback
Pondana – kill the original designer then replace with donor Geely vehicle
Tongsan – make sure the new SUV is less than RM100k baru orang beli.
Preve updates? wat updates, wher?
You tarak baca?
You suppose the ceo, bro, some logic behind your words.
satria already stopped since 2015.
Really terrible engine this Preve 1.6 turbo. Very noisy and drinks petrol like water. Cannot even overtake Honda City at high speed. Total junk.
Cool story brahhh
Only if Preve got 1.6 turbo with 6-speed manual gearbox (until now, habuk pun tarak, CVT for me, puik), there is a chance to even overtake the overrated Civic FC 1.5 turbo at highway.
Duh. I have the new city..nothing to brag..my old wira se still can tapau.
Forgot to say city at least have better acceleration then new vios
dude what? this car is ancient. should just discontinue this and focus and brand new models leh
Ancient but like fd2 it is still look good unlike new crab one
This Preve sure sell like hot cakes. If its launched back in 2001…heh3
But still many new ones on road, how?
Geely has so many models to choose from to rebadge, and yet they decide to continue producing old stock. Lol.
All of Geelys models is left hand drive. With signal stalk at left. Can u handle it, bub?
Old is gold. Rofl
If you’re referring to the frame, it is. proton could do what VW did like the MK6 Golf which used the MK5 frame but with a serious makeover inside and out to address the MK5 flaws, while retaining its best attributes. That would cut down development costs.
same platform, body is all new. Mk V golf is timing belt. Mk VI Golf is timing chain, electric water pump etc.
Design outdated already…and the power is so-so only…
Instead of wasting money on this Preve, better for Proton to give VSC on the Saga. At least, that will save lives.
Saga alredi has ESC. Ur Mivi bila lagi?
please give evidence that all Saga got VSC
Yes, Saga has VSC, just like how our car insurance is subsidised by the Government, according to you
Like that hor, i can say Biza also has VSC, wait a minute, it’s only available for topkek spec variant, furthermore Malaysian carbuyers prefer ‘special GearUp package to neraka’ rather than VSC.
Facelift or just minor makeup??
If makeup oni go for p2.
Shaddap P1, take my money. NOW!!
gloss black roof? come on proton… leave that cheap gimmick to after market shop like subi design or something.. no manufacturer in the world does this.. u want black roof, give us the glass roof.. then people will take you seriously
Maybe..
that is real glass roof..
so that, we can call it facelift..
haha, tapi jangan harap..
what kind of face lift? there is no difference at all! ppl can do better job from accessory shop la…
Inside differences are more important
Sori proton. No unique selling point at all
Others got what? Nowadays all brands copypaste each other where got uniqueness?
It probably was a good car if launch in 2000, but bro, now is almost 2018. It simply no match to other competitors in the same segment, except price. Even with cheaper price, people rather get those lower segment more expensive option. must revamp the whole line up to survive. Wonder how to clear the existing old stock?
Lower segment vios got 2 airbags only
Problem is even 2 air bag kosong spec still beaten you up for sale, meaning must be serious problem with this preve or this brand. Consumer no confidence at all.
No, suckers for stupid imports like you who are willing to pay so much cluttered malaysia with stupid overvalued car.
Superb proton, so this is the outcome of 1b+ r&d.
P1 has more models than that. Pls come out of cave.
“Come out from cave, come out from cave….”
The only people that need to come out from cave are Proton’s clown… you should accept that most Malaysians hate Proton. And stop thinking that Proton diri sama tinggi as other marque because they are living on life support from public fund.
But till got sales, what hate?
Don’t talk about selling cars which they end up at this sorry state. The are selling the company at a faction price of the soft loan and grant they received recently.
Don’t forget. This is the company that blame Malaysian public for their low sales figure.
ioma, why waste time arguing with a person who says malaysia got free parking and cheapest petrol in the world?
If u said it, just admit it.
FFS, it looks exactly the same like the current model
Update is not facelift
Dont dare to call it facelift if theres no updated rear fugly light and hid headlight as standard. Also fix the stupid cvt or just buy cvt from mitsu
the right word is update. or minor change.
not the usual facelift.
That is a phathethic excuse of an “update”. The newer axia has gone through more “updates” than that preve!
The title said update
I just want the rims.. please sell me the rims
Facelifted? Another SV version just like those persona and saga flx..
Seems like proton’s idea of facelift these days are blacken the trims, different trim and fabric on the interior and different alloys
This is update, where you read the facelift word?
P1 haters dont know to differentiate between word update and facelift; you think they have ever drive a preve before? I doubt it.
no better upgrades, proton? all these mods can be done easily at most accessories shop… lol
Better than useless stickers that can be found at pasar malam
Come on! Better upgrade ur proton ertiga la. At least put in a VSC. It’s a joke when ur newer model doesn’t have this safety feature.
I thought it is without VSC since launched. Ertiga is not new model. It is rebadged suzuki
ya, it’s a rebadged Suzuki and it was first launched without VSC. but I do believe proton has technologies and engineers to do it other than just rebadging. Most of their previous models/variants already fitted with VSC but out of nowhere this newer model was launched completely without this safety feature. LOL!
And plus donor company might not want it to be changed much in the agreement.
Again black roof? Do you know black roof will make your interior hot and you will have to up your AC. This will end up with higher fuel consumption? If at all, the best color for roof would be white or silver. Go to a black/white roadside curb under the hot sun, you will realize the white section you can step with your bare foot, try it on the black section…. It is that big of a difference in temperature!
Black or silver will make it fugly
the designers looked at BMW M3 CSL.. and thought.. black roof is nice.
and then they looked at Jaguar XJL in 2011 and thought again.. black roof is nice.
and so they decided to give proton cars the image of either carbon fibre roof (like M3 CSL) or twin panoramic roof.
when it is neither of both.
Cost down changes i guess. But they shud replace stinger antenna with sharkfin at least.
Sunset changes to soldier on for another couple of years pending Geely codevelopment, but it was a solid workhorse success for P1.
Lega…heppi…
Nasib baek design maintainn fuhhh
If success, how come Proton is bankrupt? and have to lelong to Geely?
Proton -Dare to make NO change??
Change is still change no matter big or small
Yes Change. Ubah
Turbo and preve text not align. Totally fail in basic designing
Obviously u havent seen how a developmental car looks like. Ever seen those conti zebras?
What upgrade?
What upgrade? Better get kia rio then proton :((
Later basher said no rv pulak
Please lah Potong a.k.a. Proton….6 year old auto design for Preve too damn long edi…methinks I should draft my 2-dimensional design and show it to them and I DO NOT MIND BEING BLASTED OFF….
Apa ni…update kebenda nye cuma tukar colour dan saiz rim je..body design cikai lah..tukarlah design baru mcm honda city ke kia cerato ke..just paint with black makin panaslah kereta serap haba bnyk2 bawah matahari..owner preve lama pun dapat buat mcm tu just paint black roof n tukar rim..hurrmmm..proton2..dengarlah pandangan pengguna..jangan main ikut je kehendak bos ke apa..pengguna yg tentukan jualan..design lawa mainkan peranan penting dalam jualan.search google rendering preve facelift lg lawa..harap dpt hasilkan mcm tu end product..kalau setakat minor improvement xpayahlah.buang masa je ketingalan zaman design.aku sokong proton sebab mampu milik n besar.kalau mcm ni sama updated model.kena fikir 2 3 kali nk beli.bayar kereta bkn sekejap esok pakai terus tukar dlm masa 4-5 tahun..7-12 tahun pakai pun masih org guna..nnt cucu cicit tgk kereta datuk legend n updated style walau ditelan zaman
Terbaik tu bro..cukup bernas dan konstruktif. kami smue rakyat mesia mmg pernah dan tetap sokong kuat proton, diorang wakil negara gak…macam lawan kat final thomas cup. perlukuat berdaya saing luar. tapi tiap2 kali kuar produk indah kabar dr rupa, susah we all nk amek balik proton. renung2 proton
Design baru is called new gen.
Pakai 12 tahun keta jepun je sbb tak canggih
Dah angkat honda city fl 2017 dah..tunggu dtg je..nk tunggu preve mcm takde perkembangan terkini..aku mmg minat proton preve facelift render mcm di google tu..tapi mcm senyap je xda info terkini utk new facelift.last2..bila dah test drive persona,vios,almera,ertiga,preve dan city..last2 honda menambat hati..maybe next time ambik proton.teruskan usaha proton..selamat maju jaya.
P1 management trying hard to clear 2016-2017 stock piling up and no where to park.
CEO will have a heart attack when he sees the amount of unsold units and yet production is still business as usual,
so R&D dept comes up with this brilliant idea.
Mr CEO time to put your foot down and chop off the low volume brands P1 keeps producing.
Sell it at RM50K with 5 years and unlimited mileage free services, then i will consider to buy.
Obviously you are not their target market
Proton should clear all old stock with lower lower lower price, not with updates face or accessories.. no body will want it.. kereta zaman dinosaur minum air kuat
Jepunis car FC tipu , JC08 is only done on short distance, of course got better FC while in real world pipu got trapped on long distance for much longer time.
Patut la in real world fc P1 lagi bagus dari jepunis
the silhouette of the preve is dated with the design of the tail lights.
proton need to do a facelift to that and at the same time increase the power output. 138hp from a 1.6 is no longer competitive. it should develop at least 160hp and 240Nm of torque.
Waiting for Ricardo engine 180hp 240nm
I wish they’d change the real look of the car .
p1, pls streamline ur model
while saga & persona in diffrent segment, they r too close. pls kill persona
saga – iriz
kill persona
preve – suprima (rename to satria)
kill perdana
bayou – exora
Saga3 & Persona2 has their unique selling points althou priced quite close each other. It depends if buyer can stump up another RM10~15k or not for Persona2.
What about the Petronas engines that Proton bought over? With car makers hopping, at least, to hybrid engines to make the transition to full EV cars (which happen within 10 years or so) are the Petronas engines turning into still born?. If so the RM200 to RM300 million or so they laid down will be wasted.
while Persona is a B segment (Almera is B+ segment – look at the wheelbase), the Saga is A segment competing with Mitsubishi Attrage, Kia Picanto and the likes.
I went to Proton showroom today and checked, Saga got no VSC.
Another fake news?
https://paultan.org/2016/09/29/2016-proton-saga-specifications-by-variant/
Sigh. Some pipu is just incapable of reading nor understanding. Simple, the mind is.
Another lie. Only top model got VSC. Majority of buyers buy not the top model. Pls don’t lie to readers
Noone said all models got VSC except bashers
Pls read what u write la. U said “Saga got no VSC”, and now u said “Only top model got VSC”. So which is which?
Stop contradicting urself. Putar belit too much u din realised u bite ur tail kah?
ha ha ha. john kena kantoi!
Has proton changed that atrocious headlights. Please make it wider and redesign the ah Beng DRL. It’s also stepping too much at the back with a high waist line resulting in a chunky boot
At least its DRL dun have to hack the bumper, lol
You think Geely is whole heartedly committed to Proton? They already wrote off the USD500 million as cost to buy Lotus. The real brand revamping and expansion of range will be for Lotus. It is more potentially viable to factor in the cost of buying over Proton and hedge that in Lotus.
Who are you? Geeely representative?
Pls bring the TGDI engine into this preve and Jatco transmission. That engine has launced 2 years ago/
Besides NVH refinement and CVT noise reduction, I’d like to see a revised and updated rear lamp design. Interior-wise the dash texture has to change. And of course, we normally see revised bumper designs in facelift models of all other makes. So, it make sense to have that as well (especially the rear) rather than launch this facelift model only to update it agaaaaain a couple of years then.
Facelifts are planned early…
Proton horror shows continued….
Just stick to being kena tipu by overpriced imports, will ya?
A strip of led light and we call it updated version
Why not, P2 changed bumper only they ady called it facelift!