Overview Released in Australia in December 2013, the Proton CR Suprima S was a small, five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Tanjung Malim, Malaysia, the front-wheel drive Suprima S was powered by a turbocharged 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine; the engine was initially available with a continuously variable transmission (CVT, or Proton’s ‘ProTronic’) with seven pre-set ratios, though […]
Review: Proton BT Savvy (2006-11)
Overview Released in March 2006, the Proton BT Savvy was a light, five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Malaysia, the front-wheel drive Savvy was powered by a 1.1-litre four-cylinder engine that was mated to either a five-speed manual or five-speed semi-automatic transmission. Sourced from Renault, the 1149 cc D4F petrol engine had double overhead camshafts, four valves […]
Review: Proton BS Satria Neo (2007-11)
Overview Released in January 2007, the Proton BS Satria Neo was a small, three-door hatchback. Manufactured in Malaysia, the front-wheel drive Satria Neo was powered by a 1.6-litre CamPro four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. The Satria Neo range initially consisted of the GX and sportier GXR […]
Review: Proton CC Satria (1997-05)
Review: Proton CC.I Satria (1997-99) Overview Released in February 1997, the Proton CC Series I (CC.I) Satria was a light, three-door hatchback. Manufactured in Malaysia, the front-wheel drive CC.I Satria was available with either a 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine (the GL and GLi variants) or a 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine (the XLi). Based on the fourth […]
Review: Proton BLM S16 (2009-13)
Review: Proton BLM S16 (2009-12) Overview Released in December 2009, the Proton BLM S16 was a light, front-wheel drive sedan. Manufactured in Malaysia, the Proton S16 was initially offered with a 1.6-litre four-cylinder CamPro petrol engine that was mated to a five-speed automatic transmission. In April 2010, the range was expanded with the introduction of […]
Review: Proton CR Prevé (2013-15)
Review: Proton CR Prevé (2013-15) Overview Released in March 2013, the Proton CR Prevé was a small, front-wheel drive sedan. Manufactured in Malaysia, Prevé range initially consisted of GX variants which were powered by 1.6-litre petrol engines mated to either five-speed manual or six-speed continuously variable transmissions (CVTs). In December 2013, however, the turbocharged GXR […]
Review: Proton CM Persona (2008-13)
Overview Released in May 2008, the Proton CM Persona was a small, front-wheel drive sedan. Manufactured in Malaysia, the CM Persona was powered by a 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. The 1.6-litre four-cylinder S4PH CamPro petrol engine had double overhead camshafts, four valves per […]
Review: Proton CC Persona (1996-04)
Review: Proton CC.I Persona (1996-99) Overview Released in November 1996, the Proton CC Series I (CC.I) Persona was available as a small sedan or five door hatchback. Manufactured in Malaysia, the front-wheel drive Persona was available with 1.5- and 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engines (the GLi and XLi variants, respectively) which were supplied by Mitsubishi. 4G15 […]
Review: Proton Jumbuck (2003-10)
Overview Released in February 2003, the Proton Jumbuck was a front-wheel drive utility. Manufactured in Malaysia, the Jumbuck was powered by Mitsubishi’s 1.5-litre 4G15 four-cylinder petrol engine which had a single overhead camshaft, three valves per cylinder and a compression ratio of 9.2:1; five-speed manual transmission was fitted as standard. As per the table below, […]
Review: Proton CM Gen.2 (2004-13)
Review: Proton CM.I Gen.2 (2004-05) Overview Released in October 2004, the Proton CM Series I (CM.I) Gen.2 was a small, five-door hatchback. Manufactured in Tanjung Malim, Malaysia, the front-wheel drive Gen.2 was powered by a 1.6-litre four-cylinder petrol engine that was mated to either a four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. As per the table […]