Proton continues its expansion into global markets with the launch of the Saga in Nepal. The mountainous country is the fifth to receive the sedan, after Brunei, Pakistan, Kenya and Egypt.
Available in two variants, the Saga retails at 3,550,000 rupees (RM122,700) for the 1.3 Standard MT and 3,950,000 rupees (RM136,600) for the 1.3 Premium AT. The high prices are due to the tax structure in Nepal, which imposes duties on imported vehicles well north of 200%.
The Saga is largely similar in looks, specs and performance compared to the Malaysian version, with two key differences. As with Egypt and Pakistan, the car is sold in Nepal with an upgraded air-conditioning system with airflow direction controls (our third dial only controls recirculation) and a heater.
It also comes with a slightly smaller 1,299 cc version (ours is 1,332 cc) of the 1.3 litre VVT four-cylinder engine. It’s a little down on outputs vis-à-vis what we get – 91 PS (-4 PS) at 5,750 rpm and 117 Nm (-3 Nm) at 4,000 rpm – but is mated to the same five-speed manual and four-speed automatic gearboxes.
Otherwise, it’s the same car, the Standard manual version coming with halogen headlights, a rear spoiler, 14-inch steel wheels with hubcaps, a tilt-adjustable steering wheel, driver’s seat height adjustment, fabric upholstery, a touch-panel radio/Bluetooth head unit, two speakers, rear parking sensors, dual airbags and ABS with EBD and brake assist.
The Premium automatic adds LED daytime running lights, 15-inch two-tone alloy wheels, a multi-function steering wheel, a boot lamp, a seven-inch Android-based infotainment touchscreen, four speakers, two additional USB charging ports, a reverse camera and stability control.
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Tuu diaa Proton Saga RM122K..apa nak dikata Lol
Someone once said Msia has highest car prices in the world. I guess Nepal and Mt Everest is not from this world according to his logic.
Fully agreed bruh. Kesian betol bhai2 kat nepal,
in Msia a low rank govt officer can afford Rolls Royce, Ford Mustang + bmw superbike
If you want to compare Malaysia to Nepal, which is under developed country, good, congratulate you!
We compare to the better then only we able to be better.
tak suka harga kereta malaysia mahal?
sila pindah ke nepal! hahahahah
At last, the nepalese can now own a piece of malaysia back in their hometown. But that exorbitant price would need the saving of a decade of salary as a guard in malaysia though.
overpriced
brader….cannot read ka?…..in nepal laa
For this kind of car, it should be priced lower, no matter in what country
Price sudah murah brader….gomen nepal punya tax sbb tu magal
Honda City at Nepal RM270,465.42
Toyota Rav-4 at Nepal RM824,179.55
Hyundai Grand i10 at Nepal RM169,124.47
Their prices of car oredi gila wey. Check other brands to see how much wtf.
Toyota Rush at Nepal RM406,522.14
Meanwhile in the US, a brand new Honda Accord is selling from RM99880….while a brand new BMW 330i is starting at RM165k….
Assembled in the US. Of course.
our accord and 3 series are also assemble here
BMW 3 series at Nepal RM621,532.97 onwards
Tax structure there seems to be similar with one in Bangladesh where the car price is also damn high like this Saga in Nepal.
negara kecil boleh la.. apasal vietnam sampai skrg takde. India pun tak dpt masuk. arab saudi. eh eh lupa arab saudi punya vios pun harga rn45k
Basically our car price not the most expensive nor the most cheapest so in the middle still oklah. I dunno why ppl complain about our car prices then, pbly just jeles gaji ciput but dreaming to own big cars.
Nope, they dream of living in the 1970s without a national car brand
Our cars doesn’t seem so expensive after all. The price in Nepal still doesn’t compete with Singapore’s though.
itu la pasal……xmau citer sg….
Dayem.. I thought msia car tax is the most expensive. Minister shud use this as example..