In what seems to be a Proton presentation slide posted to Fbthe nationwide carmaker seems to be set to launch the newest iteration of the Saga. This is able to be what’s prone to be the MC3 facelift, nevertheless the presentation slide exhibits that Proton calls the automotive “all-new”, and thus considers this to be a new-generation mannequin.
That stated, the Malaysian carmaker additionally calls the upcoming X50 an all-new mannequin, regardless that it’s a facelift. As for the Saga, that is positioned within the fourth quarter of this 12 months on the carmaker’s timeline, after the soon-to-launch X50 facelift, however earlier than the X70 MC and S70 MC.
The final sighting of the Saga MC3 on public roads was of a improvement automotive that had its headlamps partly hid, suggesting that there are revisions in that space forthcoming. Earlier improvement automobiles have been sighted with halogen reflector headlampsand if the Saga MC3 might arrive with LED headlamps, it might be for the highest variant(s).
When it comes to powertrain, the upcoming Saga replace has been rumoured to convey a naturally-aspirated model of the turbocharged four-cylinder that can energy the S70 MC and X70 MC, and it will go on to be the brand new coronary heart of Proton automobiles shifting ahead, so to talk, just like the CamPro engines of the previous have accomplished.
A major addition to its gear checklist is a driving help suiteas indicated by the presence of an ADAS digicam positioned excessive on its windscreen. This is able to hopefully help the Saga in catching as much as the Perodua Bezza within the ADAS stakes, which has had autonomous emergency braking, entrance departure alert and pedal misapplication management since 2020.
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