The upcoming Proton Saga MC3 was proven on livestream throughout right this moment’s launch of the corporate’s first electrical automobile (EV) plant in Tanjong Malim. Whereas not seen in full, we get to see elements of the model’s staple sedan, with most of the revisions matching as much as what we already anticipate from a previous leak and varied spyshots.
Beginning with the outside, the Saga MC3 will sport new headlamps with C-shaped daytime operating lights. As per leaked photos, the DRLs might be visually related by an Ethereal Bow on a full-width concave grille that’s joined a thick higher chrome strip. Pictures of prototypes point out the headlamps could have two gentle bars performing as indicators on the inside a part of every cluster.
Elsewhere, we spot new facet mirrors with indictors which can be extra seamless built-in with the housing. On the rear, the brand new LED taillights with sprint hinted by camouflaged prototypes are clear to see within the video.
These are smaller in measurement than the models on the MC2 and get a particular signature with slanted dashes and what seems to be a connecting gentle bar. The boot lid additionally seems to be new and is formed with a small ducktail as a substitute of the tacked-on-looking small spoiler on the MC2.
As for the inside, the Saga’s new conjoined screens seen in a leaked photograph are current on the livestream, together with pill-shaped air vents and a dashboard that has a textured part forward of the entrance passenger.
What’s nonetheless unknown is that if the Saga MC3 will get a brand new 1.5 litre inline-four petrol engine (deep dive right here). A leaked paperwork reveals there to be three variants, with the Customary and Government receiving an automated transmission, whereas the presumably top-spec Premium will get a CVT.
The present Saga is powered by a 1.3 litre inline-four petrol unit making 95 (94 hp or 70 kW) and 120 Nm of torque, with both a five-speed handbook or four-speed automated, though the previous has been on its means out for a while. If the doc is legit, we’re substantial modifications to the Saga’s powertrain.
Proton additionally mentions throughout the livestream that the Saga MC3 is constructed on the AMA platform, which is a platform used on fashions beforehand developed by the corporate however considerably upgraded to be related to newer security requirements and applied sciences.
It provides that the Saga MC3 was developed not simply in Malaysia, but additionally in partnership with Geely on the Proton Analysis and Improvement Centre (PRDC) positioned at Hangzhou Bay in China – your entire growth group is claimed to contain 240 workers from Malaysia. Within the video, a prototype can be seen being examined in wintery situations in China.
With nearly all the pieces out within the open, what do you consider the brand new Saga MC3? These are some main upgrades for the model’s bestseller (it even seems to be set to get an ADAS suite), however the firm nonetheless hasn’t revealed when it plans to launch the mannequin.
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Proton Saga MC3 spyshots
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