New Proton Waja based on CJ Lancer

[kinesis]

well...cheaper aftermarket parts anyone? :p

[bd-850]

I dont know... I kinda like the bumper lol

Yep I like it too

[RyanMK]

1.8 MT RM79999k
1.8 CVT RM87k
2.0 CVT premium RM94k..

That's the price list for the Proton Inspira.

Fingers crossed for cheaper parts!

[customundo]

Malaysia Boleh!

[JaCe]

For those looking for info on the Proton Inspira:

Preview drive: http://paultan.org/2010/10/13/proton-p3 ... iew-drive/

Pricing/launch details: http://paultan.org/2010/10/14/proton-in ... more-44485

I'm really curious how good (or hyped up) the Lotus tuned suspension is. Having driven the Gen2 and Waja quite extensively, I'm expecting it to be pretty decent because the handling has always been the saving grace for Proton.

Sounds like a lot of parts will be consistent with our CJ other than the front bumper; who knows... maybe there'll be some exciting head lamp and tail light assemblies coming out!

[M@verik]

And they get lotus handling... lol

[Dire]

Is there a sportback version?

Lol @ them only getting 4B11 in CVT.

[JaCe]

And they get lotus handling... lol

Wouldn't laugh about it. I'm willing to bet that it'll be pretty decent based on the previous Protons I've driven. That being said, I'm also betting there'll be electrical gremlins which pop up out of nowhere. We have a couple of Gen2's and they randomly/intermittently have issues such as interior-lighting not turning on when headlights are on, alarm system activating whilst driving, windows not working, etc...

Is there a sportback version?

Lol @ them only getting 4B11 in CVT.

AFAIK no sportback version. Sportback is still exclusively Mitsubishi and you need the parallel imported model. Interestingly the more well endowed/higher spec models of the Lancer are still only available in the Lancer GT (similar to our VRX I think?) which is bought from Mitsubishi.

I find it funny they have 4B10 too.. but that's normal, since Malaysian cars tend to be less well endowed due to road tax being based on CC.

[mr_evo]

oh dear

[exaltd]

Sportback has just been launched in M'sia as well from Mitsubishi as an answer to the Proton Inspira.

Apparently, Proton wasn't allowed to fully play around with the suspension because Mitsubishi put a condition on it that they could only tweak it to certain limits, I guess therefore not taking away too many sales from their own product. Don't expect wonders with the handling, it may be better, but not anything crash hot.

[M@verik]

And they get lotus handling... lol

Wouldn't laugh about it. I'm willing to bet that it'll be pretty decent based on the previous Protons I've driven. That being said, I'm also betting there'll be electrical gremlins which pop up out of nowhere. We have a couple of Gen2's and they randomly/intermittently have issues such as interior-lighting not turning on when headlights are on, alarm system activating whilst driving, windows not working, etc...

That lol was more of a shock as in why do they get it and not us. Im fully aware of how got lotus suspension on protons is

[JaCe]

Apparently, Proton wasn't allowed to fully play around with the suspension because Mitsubishi put a condition on it that they could only tweak it to certain limits, I guess therefore not taking away too many sales from their own product. Don't expect wonders with the handling, it may be better, but not anything crash hot.

Guess I'll have to wait until I fly over there and try it out.

I'd be interested to see if it handles very differently when driving spiritedly because that's what I found the Gen2 to be good for. That being said, I don't know how much that new bumper will actually aid in cooling the transmission.

[spunkybob]

hehe.. I think the front looks v nice... does that mean we will have to let them on the CJ forum

Coz technically its a CJ chassis lol

[kinesis]

but it's a CJ Lancer club :p so rename to CJ chassis club?

what if someone took the CJ chassic and made a whole new private car around it...actually, I'd want them on the forum :p

[spunkybob]

I have no idea what you just said... +1 fail me thinks lol