New Proton Saga launched

Remember my post on the BLM concept? Well the real thing is here.

Malaysian carmaker Proton Holdings Bhd, yesterday launched the second generation Saga (or is it the 3rd or 4th) at the Kuala Lumpur City Centre. It is 23 years since the first Saga was launched by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahathir Mohammad.

The car does look great and the prices are not that bad either:

N-LINE (Entry line)
1.3MT (S) RM 31,500.00

B-LINE (Base-LINE)
1.3AT (M) RM 37,998.00
1.3AT (S) RM 37,548.00
1.3MT (M) RM 34,998.00
1.3MT (S) RM 34,548.00

M-LINE (Medium-LINE)
1.3AT (M) RM 39,998.00
1.3AT (S) RM 39,548.00
1.3MT (M) RM 37,498.00
1.3MT (S) RM 37,048.00

*S stands for solid paint while M stands for metallic paint.
** AT stands for automatic transmission while MT stands for manual transmission.

You can book the car online with a booking fee of RM 500.00



According to Chairman Azlan Hashim, the company expects to sell 50,000 to 60,000 units of the new Saga model each year.