Proton Saga SV, FLX SE and Proton Persona Standard Test Drive & Comparo

Sometime early this month I have had a chance to test drive the Proton Saga SV, FLX SE and Proton Persona latest edition. These 3 cars are Proton's current most sellable cars due to their attractive price tags.

THE SAGA SV

For the Saga SV the unit I tested came with 1332cc total displacement Campro IAFM, that churns out 94 horses and 120nm of torque at 4000rpm. A pretty basic car came without sport rims (only steel wheels), coil mats, has an unpainted signal lamps and rear boot garnish and a removed tailpipe. It also has no fordable wing mirrors. Please refer to paultan.org for more feature explained.

The Drive

Sits on the car I immediate felt "tall" because this car's seats has been made higher for better viewing angles. The roof room is also aplenty for a 165cm tall guy like me. The cabin room felt airy and the usable space directly matches Myvi's. The seats are well padded and stepping into and alighting off the car is effortless.

Hari Raya Port Dickson trip with Exora

During this Hari Raya holiday season, we have spent 2 days and a night at Port Dickson and Melaka. As usual, it is time for my Exora to show what it capables of.

2 cars are involved. One is Perodua Alza Premium, and another one is my Exora. Since mine is marginally bigger than Alza my car was fitted with 5 adults, plus whole bunch of travel luggage and utensils for BBQ purpose. Whereas Alza carried 4 adults plus a 2-month old baby and of course, the required baby's necessities.

Since it is first day of Hari Raya we decided of not taking the Seremban highway route due to known heavy traffic at the KL-Seremban highway all the way to Melaka. We instead selected Sepang-Port Dickson trunks and pathways to avoid jams despite of the longer distance and slightly curvy routes.