Race Rally Research (R3) is back! Well, sort of. After months of spy shots and teasers, Proton has finally launched the Proton Iriz R3 Limited Edition alongside three other models – the Saga R3 Limited Edition, as well as the Exora and Persona Black Edition models. Just 500 units of the Iriz R3 (based on the top Iriz 1.6 Premium CVT) will be made, and it is priced at RM52,900.
Let’s start with the exterior. Like the rest of today’s debutants, the Iriz R3 is finished in Quartz Black, making it stand out (black is not part of the regular colour palette). You’ll also find a three-piece R3 body kit (front lip and side skirts) complete with yellow accents, and the same highlights can be found on the front grille, top headlight garnish, side mirror caps and rear wing.
For the first time, the Iriz is shipped with 16-inch alloy wheels which are specifically finished in dark grey. This is the same set of wheels used on the Satria Neo CPS, and they are shod with 185/55 profile Goodyear Excellence tyres, and it’s an inch larger in diameter compared to the Iriz 1.3 Executive and 1.6 Premium.
Elsewhere, you’ll find decals on the front and rear windscreens, side body with the number 83 (the racing number used on the competition car that won the 2019 Sepang 1000KM endurance race), plus Limited Edition and R3 badges on the tailgate.
The black and yellow theme continues inside. Here, the air-con dials, air vent and instrumentation surrounds really stand out in yellow, while the gearstick gaiter and black leatherette seats feature yellow contrast stitching, the latter replete with the R3 Limited Edition embroidery.
Yellow cross stitching is also used for the leather-wrapped steering wheel, and the carpets get yellow piping with R3 Limited Edition badging. There’s also a special R3 Limited Edition badge on the passenger side of the dashboard. The seven-inch touchscreen display still remains, but curiously the “Hi Proton” voice functionality isn’t present here. That means the head unit is the same one shared with the Executive 1.3 and 1.6 models.
No changes have been made mechanically, so the Iriz R3 Limited Edition will retain the same 1.6 litre VVT DOHC engine, making 109 PS at 5,750 rpm and 150 Nm at 4,000 rpm. Drive is sent to the front wheels through a continuously variable transmission. The suspension is also unchanged, so the R3 treatment this time around is purely cosmetics.
Once again, only 500 units of the Iriz R3 Limited Edition will be available, and the RM52,900 price tag is only applicable until June 30, 2021 when the sales tax exemption period ends. After that, the car will retail for RM53,700, which makes it cost RM3,800 more than the regular Iriz 1.6 Premium CVT. So, what do you think?
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Good RV then.. With limited bodykit
Good
Impressive
All 500 units will be sold out before the SST returns.
Ok and beauty but Facelift coming soon.
Member2 dok putrajaya so hadapp kete Honda .. mane ader ati nk sapot Proton. Sedarla sikit oi
But FL is not limited edition so this variant is still a bit more special to get.
Facelift with with ADAS 2.0..??
Will be great..!
So sporty
Continuing the nausea culture. Putting on the big name but only cosmetic changes. Thanks to Proton itself, now people are less appreciate “R3”.
Maybe R3 should do some little work.. give extra or increase 10 more hp or torque to the limited edition.. make sense
Adoi.. ini show car kan.. bukak la plastic wrap semua. adoiii
R3 version with cosmetic change without any upgrade in performance or mechanical. It imply Proton is only….. clearing old stock.
Copy paste: “It is a working formula. The last I checked, Proton is in the business of making money. So if it works, why not”.
A bit disappointing at R3 now being relegated to styling exercise instead of actual performance..
Yeah.. just like TRD or AMG line or Golf R line.. stylings only..
My wallet is ready
The black really highlights the yellow treatment. Nicely done Proton & R3 team!
If perodua does the same thing, the P1 fanboys will be bashing them left and right.
P2 wont stoop so low to do such cheap gimmick. Gahmen lagi Best!
Your groupies already bashing Proton for doing this lah. Stop your whining.
I’m not whining, i’m just stating facts here.
Am I am stating you’re a hypocrite for doing the same of which you accused others.
So, this is not the facelift that got a good rating in safety test. This is more like a dressing up old stocks and kicking stocks out exercise?
Pure cosmetics sums it up nicely
Get a used iriz and mod it. Cheaper.
Good choice
so called “national car-maker” putting up models encouraging illegal racing and speeding on public road….expect higher number of traffic fatalities soon
shame on you proton… give us junk with cosmetic updates …
R3 version don’t even have manual gearbox.
This car is so well-built but the CVT is really messing it up. Would have been better with the Hyundai 4AT but I guess, money needs to be managed. The Saga sales (2020 sales was 46,000 in vs 57,000 Bezza) is testament to the acceptance of the 4AT by Hyundai. For every Saga sold that is one Bezza lost.
Iriz is third to Myvi and Yaris partly because of the CVT (2020 sales Myvi 7600 units vs 66,000 Myvi and 13,000 Yaris). But it did outsell the Jazz (Jazz 2020 only 6,700 units).
Change that CVT and you can probably move much more.
Why proton not use new proton logo on this all black edition?
WTF!!! old stock put cosmetics, look ugly!!!
I was waiting on this before deciding on getting a Satria Neo. Welp, looks like I’m going for a used car.
Good effort. But R3 on a cvt? Wouldnt manual be more suitable?
R3 should use 10speed CVT.. with shifters
lol anniversary left overstock with some sticker.
gotta say thats another way to go about “ambient lighting”
Kecewa ngn proton design luar ttp sama.. engine n dalaman tu org xpandang sgt.. luaran tu penting da berpuluh tahun benda sama je.. bosan ngn proton.. keluarkn la design luaran cantek n simple xkelam kabut n mampu milik.. yg cantek jual 80k++ ingt gaji org malaysia 5k 80% ke?? Ermm kecewa lg.. jgn marah la org beli kete import walaupun aku pakai blm 2009 smpai skang malas nk hutang! Masih menunggu design cantek bole pakai 20tahun! Blm so far 12 tahun good..besar ade bonet murah mampu milik.. beli rumah lebih baik mahal2 oi! Patriotik sikit proton!
Heran… mata bro oke ke tak? Dlm header dah terpapar besaq Rm 52,900 saya ulangi LIMA PULUH DUA RIBU SEMBILAN RATUS SAJA. Dimana bro nmpk Rm 80k ye?
Mata Kero… 52k dapat kosmetik R3 dah ok sangat la Tu… Nak murah lagi duduk Nepal la kereta murah…
No changes to the drivetrain: Iriz is powered by a 1.6-litre VVT four-cylinder petrol engine which outputs 107 hp and 150 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm, mated exclusively to the Punch CVT-type automatic. Infotainment system is also unchanged. Use up old parts from Proton. All Cosmetics only. At least make it a manual la. No point buying this… this is an insult to R3 badge.
Yep.. at least tune up 10 more hp and torque.. 10speed CVT (virtual)… Maybe 6speed manual