A test mule for the updated Proton Saga has been once again been spotted plying the roads locally, and here are some images courtesy of a paultan.org reader, Faiz. This time around, we additionally get a look at the car’s front end, which, like the rear, also gets revised bumpers for a refreshed look at both ends.
As par for the facelift course, the front bumper of the Proton Saga wears camouflage which indicates changes in this area, and seems to sport a larger air intake in the middle . Meanwhile, the corners of the bumper appear to have omitted the foglamps, though there is still camouflage in this area and could be relocated elsewhere. The headlamps appear to be the same as before, however.
As before, the rear end is still partly covered in camouflage, though we can see that as with the headlamps on this development vehicle, the rear lamp cluster appears to be unchanged as well, while the rear bumper is now a more simplified design compared to the one that came with the Saga at its launch almost three years ago. Here, the diffuser styling at the base of the rear bumper appears to have been smoothened out.
The sides of the Proton Saga appear to be unchanged when viewed in profile, with the character lines just beneath the daylight opening as well as at the base of the doors retained. There is however some camouflage applied to the wheels, which could indicate a new design for this update.
So far the Saga’s powertrain is expected to carry over the existing setup, which comprises the 1.3 litre VVT mill with 94 hp and 120 Nm of torque and paired to either a five-speed manual or a continuously variable transmission. Inside, updates to the Saga interior can be expected, perhaps with a new head unit from the updated Iriz from the same folk who developed the GKUI unit on the X70 SUV.
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P1 is really aggressive in releasing face-lifted models nowadays. Work hard.
Nice Geely design inspired Saga. But when me go petrol station, see too many local family who got 2nd hand used Vios, Almera and City. But not brand new Saga and Persona, naive them
Have to facelift nice nice maaa….x70 obviously a failure now. So use current p1 model by update them n facelift them to boost more sales.
I see more and more X70 on the roads too. I see it more and more everywhere. Pls stop posting fake news ya
Another protong insider. Faking news is ur habit. I dont see more and more x70 on the road but aruz is getting more n more.
I don’t see Aruz anywhere in my neighbourhood but already got 2 x70 nearby my house. Is this another fake news?
Kongboyong, face the reality. This is not 2014-2015. Proton is going places under Geely bro. Deal with it.
With a New Hope and Return of the P1, they r now motivated and more importantly have the money and technology from a gracious partner like Geely. Even so recent in their marriage, alredi both r actively transferring tech to each other at furious pace, that includes Mesidis too. So the only way for P1 is to go up and up to the stratosphere.
P1, Geely, Mesidis, VolvoCar, VolvoTrucks, Lotus, L&C, Polestar > all
With a no Hope and dead of the P1, they r now game over and more importantly have no money and no technology from a gracious partner like Geely. Even so recent in their marriage, alredi Geely r actively transferring cars to Proton at furious pace, that includes reselling Geely cars in Malaysia. So the only way for P1 is to go down and down to the Museum.
All, Geely, Mesidis, VolvoCar, VolvoTrucks, Lotus, L&C, Polestar > P1
Haha! new hope and return bla bla bla still P2 sells more cars
The pick-up truck beside that game over car with sticker on the bumper is the game changer. Habisla Proton Arena 15 years ago!
Meanwhile P1 is busy face lifting old models, P2 already preparation coming out new models Azlan mpv(alphurd), Atan pickup(hailat)
Why waste money and do update? You know very well Geely, your parent company is going to kill every single Proton model to allow them to market their entire range of Geely cars from China in Malaysia and ASEAN region.
So why bother updating the Saga? Just admit the fact that all Proton models will be wiped out soon.
Geely bought Proton up for a reason. That reason is to penetrate their entire range of cars in Malaysia and ASEAN
This is clearly a way for them to dispose all of their stocks and parts. Need to make room for those Geely models coming soon. So rather than throwing it away, might as well update a bit and sell it
You are absolutely right.
Correct. The Saga sold well in Bangladesh, Iran, Cambodge and Chile,
Estimated incoming models are Binrui/X50 crossover SUV and VF11 MPV/Exora replacement. So far they have no small sedans so there is no logic for them to “dispose of stocks and parts”. Nope, this generation Saga will continue to live on for the foreseeable future since it is well received by the public. It reasons why they are refreshing this model.
Such desperate acts from the resident P2 salesman. Your cries are music to my ears just because I love to hear trolls wail their misery. Hahahahaha!
Those buying Persona and Saga will have a hard time getting spare parts because Geely is going to make spare parts for their own cars in Malaysia soon
Even the current Saga also, i don’t see many on the road. I see more Bezza cars
I see a lot of current Sagas on the road and in parking lots. I see it everywhere. Pls stop posting fake news ya
Because you can’t even afford one……
i don’t see anymore Sagas on the road. As if they have been wiped off the earth
Unlike in the 90s, every car was a wira.
People’s income has risen compared to the 90’s. Is that something to be ashamed of? MaluapaBO55kurr….
Because you dont know business.
Why Perodua updated their Alza for the sexond time? Daihatsu don’t want to give other model?
No, because it still sells and it makes money.
Get it?
Even under geely group, tech are not mean free to share,they have to buy it ya know
Proton got Boyue platform in exchange of 49% shares + RM170mil. Do they have any more money to buy another model?
They are also getting Binyue/X50 and VF-11 MPV models as starters. Not bad a business if even X70 can start of the base with 15,000 orders.
Your point is relevant though. The main purpose of Geely coming to Proton is to share/transfer technologies but somehow i don’t see it coming. What I see is Geely just use Proton to sell Geely’s car. That’s it.
Converting Boyue LHD to X70 RHD is one such share/transfer technologies, another is the localised implementation of GKUI, and yet another is the improvements done to Punch CVT between both parties. For a venture that’s less than 2 years old, that’s an impressive array of share/transfer technologies, and we’ve yet to see what potential when both parties start to develop new cars.
The silhouette is the same..boring..
Best ride and handling A segment sedan.
(Like) P1 Saga
(Dislike) P2 Bezza
Still ugly. Make an all new one asap.
You mean bezza?
If P1 not changing the design of the trunk lid for that saga … I dont what to say…
Each model don’t facelifted more that twice. One FL can be accepted.
Tell that to your Perodua.
Hope can talk “Hi Proton” in this new Saga. If not, it totally game over instead of game changer!
Well done to Geely for updating its taxi.
What ever beautiful shape design they can come up with but engine quality is really nowhere to Japanese car. I regret buying saga…just not even a year old but
a lot of problems
what is there to test for? its essentially the same car with restyled front n rear bumpers with an addition of duck tail.
I hope somebody with Proton read this;
Stop wasting fuel money on an existing car with mere bumper changes. Gawd…what a dumas…
To improve NVH and FC need camouflage then test on the road.
still look like a sampan after facelift.
But riding inside is not as seasick as sitting in a BR-V.
And Civic is big sampan for sure
PROTON- expert of face-lifting…..
Cannot beat Toyota in that department. They have been facelifting Vios since 1st generation back in 2003 until present. That makes it a 16 year old car still on sale.
Should upgrade inside too.. Mainly front dashboard need to be much higher like iriz or bezza.. Need to work the interior to be more stylish looking although it is a bajet car.. Add rear spoiler. Personally i dont like the top edge of rear bonet being slope like that. The rear should be redesign.
Proton memang tgh aggrasif sekarang tapi ada org lain yg panas mcm cacing gelang…kenapa ea…kongboyong palat…albert palat…mcm2 lagi selalu ada…memang palat la dia org ni