Some of you might be wondering, with Geely now in the picture, plus the imminent arrival of the Geely Boyue-based Proton SUV, what will happen to the existing range of Proton cars in terms of design?
Well, as it turns out, the current Proton cars will in fact benefit, design-wise, from this Geely-Proton partnership. Proton’s head designer Azlan Othman said “for sure, you want to make sure that the icons of Proton continue to thrive going forwards and we can’t leave them the way they are today. They have to progress as well.
“They [the cars] have to continue certain legacies that the new products will set, so the new tone will definitely filter down to the existing products,” explained Azlan. Now, we know that the Proton SUV will get ‘Malaysian flavours’ in the way of design, but exactly how this new look will trickle down to current Proton cars remains unclear for the time being. Any ideas, guys?
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Wake up…designs just one aspect of the total car package.Without a reliable engine and gear box..you can be
top in design but still lag behind Perodua in sales.
Perodua cars are not that sexy but reliable with daihatsu technology and modest quality.
Imagine a mercedes with a beautiful design but house a Campro turbo engine with punch cvt gearbox.
mr.DRB…stop fooling us.Even Tun said,P1 no more national car.
Perodua always listen to customer and current design trends which translate to huge big car sales.
If you do the opposite only thinking yourself syok sendiri design then surely a recipe for disaster with billions bailout to rectify the mistake.
Pipu buys P2 becoz its cheap not becoz its gud.
Pipu buys P1 becoz they value life rather than RV.
P1 best selling Saga doesn’t have VSC also (except the highest spec), the safest models Suprima S or Perdana no one dare to touch. Stop dreaming, little john.
I kind of doubt proton can hear you complaining here.
P1 dun listens to unconstructive bashings.
P1 dun listen to the pipu like BN, syok sendiri and arrogant. In the end, will fail like it.
Proton can bluff about design, handling, safety bla bla bla but NEVER RELIABILITY! This is why it has to be sold to Geely. The best is its fans, talk a lot argue a lot but still drive old Waja. They thought Proton can survive with their words (not sales).
Since now no more SST on CKD car,or SST=0, I am sure Proton Boyue will be priced cheaper. Waiting for new proton
Are u sure?
Yup Honda should be same price and tax level with Proton.
Honda City and Proton Persona pricing both RM55K.
Jaguh global yakin boleh jgn takut ok!!
Honda city price rm55k sapa mau beli myvi???
Gajah depan mata tak nampak, semut kat seberang pulak dibisingkannya
Lolz! Betui! Betui! Betui!
No need to keep the Proton DNA …as none of them look good today. Move forward with Geely rebadge will land higher success rate!
If Dacia and Lada has its own Design DNA ..why cant Proton has its own …remember those two manufacturs are economy brands….Proton is a brand that also has cars in Csegment and even Dsegment so how is it ok that proton is not worth a mere Design theme
ya . but wait some yrs, ya before any real Proton DNA is revived. If at all
Icons? Wth is he saying? Whre got icons of protons??? Aircon ada le..
Masih lagi dibuai mimpi indah syok sendiri dengan design theme wau bulan pada buntut Savvy dan hood Waja tu.
Savvy and waja not sold ady. Suddenly you crawl from some caves ah
new car?.. sembang dan sembang… sembang lagi encik…hihihi…
Agree with you.
P2 SUV Mana? Sembang lagi kencang, lol
Proton’s car icon is the Lotus handling and good safety specs on their strong body. Should never leave this out. Should never become milo tin P2 car that only their hardcore fan claimed that they are very confident driving those cars.
Lotus is sold!
Lotus is sold for good.
I don’t understand Malaysia flavour design?? Is it mean look like “kereta petak²” like before? Or it just mean to put the proton logo?
What he means is something like Mitsubishi’s dynamic sheild,Hyundai’s Flued Design (water) ,Audi’s Bauhouse and Lexus’s Preditor design ..get it…
For Proton it is best to come out with something fresh like taking insperation from anyting past or present
even if geely@proton has the most advance features on their cars, malaysian would still spend 10k extra to buy a japanese car
U must b joking Who wud still spend 10k extra to buy a japanese car if proton come out with reliable n safety car for our roads Don’t u read that the president of the CC Of commerce wud b willing to order 100 thousands cars from Proton Boyue for its members if it comes to M Hello be patrotic to our Malaysian brand Give the Proton Boyue a lift
why would i want to be patriotic to Geely Proton. Sorry tak masuk akal. And look at P2. You really think ppl are buying because of pure patriotism of the value and price P2 brings to the marketplace. Many P2 buyers dont spend more in next level of car as they frankly cant afford or risk paying the extra RM per mth. But Geely Proton says they want to fight Honda market. That end of the market ppl have more money to spread . Stop playing into patriotic card, Geely needs to deliver if they hope to have a bigger market share catch up. We dont owe Geely any patriotic favors. They need to earn it
Then P1 is right, not condemning buyers for not buying P1 but their logic is questionable
Brand designs are outward signatures that’s carried forward to next generation, Eg. BMW kidney grill & hofmeister kink. Proton has yet to nail down a signature design that dates back to the first Saga.
As to Geely (Chinese) cultural inspired designs, it’s rather subtle. The arch on centre console is inspired by the Hangzhou broken bridge, the G alphabet motive repeated on speaker grill (but to me looks like the antique chinese furniture motives) & air-conditioning vents open/close symbols.
I think for Malaysian cultural inspiration, the one that stands out is our Teh Tarik Hook!!!
And En Azlan, stop saying Keris design or Keris sticking out. It brings back bad memories of Jib & Hishammuddin brandishing the Keris for political mileage.
few design aspects that can make a proton signature is
1. the bonnet line (which of course, copied the Colt/Lancer on which it was based)
2. the kink of its rear bumper
3. body coloured wheel caps (this copied Merc W123, but well no other car makers did the same)
Proton has a DNA. Its in us, its our culture..we have a love-hate relationship with proton and we bantai the brand so much because actually we love it, but we are also disappointed with proton..Proton is also the reason why malaysians are soo petrolhead and mods cars and drive fast..Proton might not rule the malaysian street now, but proton still dominates our local motorsport scene. Proton belongs in Sepang Circuit
It belongs also at sea bed as artificial coral reef.
True indeed
P2and jepunis cars nowadays are not that frugal compared to P1.
Unless proton cars are doing well overseas, just focus on 3 models i.e suv, mpv and sedan with engines ranging from 1.6 up to 2.0. Having many models without volume is a disaster.
Proton 30years of snobbishness. Why cant you open up and learn from the Koreans automakers like Kia and Hyundai. They made international well known in terms of design/safety/reliability. Proton still in the nut shell will never grow
Make sure the highest spec car is sold below RM50k…..
Icons of Proton?? Neo old and dead. Exora, old and soldering but how long, Irix and Persona…sales figure tell you its no icon. Perdana…badged with some unique styling, not icon, Suzuki..its a Suzuki with Proton badge lah. Maybe your gen2 sold to a mid east country icon lah