A couple of weeks, we told you that Al-Haj Automotive/Proton Pakistan has started the local assembly of Proton Saga as CKD kits arrived from Malaysia. Furthermore, the delivery of the car was started from the first week of November.
Now Proton Pakistan has made a rather strange announcement, saying that there are more features in the locally assembled car than the CBU units. The statement is odd because most companies reduce options in CKD variants against the CBU ones in Pakistan. So, it is a welcoming step from Proton Pakistan.
All-New Features in Proton Saga
In a social media post, Proton Pakistan has shared the details of all-new features in CKD Proton Saga. And these features are:
- The first one is Centre Console With Arm Rest, made of leatherette. This Arm Rest provides driving comfort, additional storage space and enhanced connectivity with extra USB ports.
- The next one is Front Parking Sensors, which ensures a safer ride along with a smooth parking experience for the owner. It is pertinent to mention that this feature was only offered in the Top of the Line ACE variant, and now it has been made standard.
- The third new feature is NVH Front Guard, which reduces noise, vibration and harshness inside the car. This makes the driving experience very comfortable and silent.
- Along with the front guard, the company has also installed Rear NVH Guard inside the trunk lid. This will further safeguard the driver from noise, vibration and harshness.
- And the final additional feature is Stabilizer Bar or Strut Bar. This feature will enhance the stability of the car and reduce body roll. This bar will be highly beneficial for travel on motorways and highways, making the drive smoother and stabilizer.
As mentioned earlier, these are indeed great new additions in the locally assembled Saga, and this has set a new bar for other car companies.
What do you think about these features? Share your thoughts in the comments section.
based on what Al-Haj did with FAW and especially V2 . I think it would be foolish and extremely risky to put your trust in them again with proton cars and putting your hard earned money in proton cars.
All i want to say is, if the price remains the same it will be a big deal, they just got to stop with own/premium a,d they will hit the market like Kia because they got everything to do it.
Proton was once in Europe run the France rally, own the british Lotus brand, al Haj don’t ruin Proton.
I think Proton has potential to overtake even Suzuki Cultus from the price point at-least, Cultus has now gone north of 2million PKR, which is unjustified and not affordable for the masses. As for Yaris, well, only an upper class person can buy it now., so market is pretty clear for Proton. However, for grabbing attention of the masses Proton would have to increase their after sales service and maintain current car prices, I think people would pay for high priced parts since initial purchase price difference between Proton and competitors is too high under current scenario.
P.S. I think comparing V2 with Proton is far fetched because firstly V2’s built quality was very questionable and secondly it was not targeted at a particular car buyer, in contrast, Proton’s quality have been certified by its users. In other words, death of V2 was inevitable as it was financially not feasible for Al-Haj
@Khurram I’am agree with you, Proton may catch some custome of Suzuki not only from Cultus but also from wagon R, it is also a better choice than the over expensive changan, yes ali made an akward comparison, when v2 is also an hatchback, saga is a sedan they aren’t in the same segment, saga is more modern and far better in reliability and duraility.Wa
Seeing is believing. At least publish the pictures of additional features
@MBK
Well this is not a very good reasoning, can you see the wind ? No so the wind don’t exist ?
If you need proof you can go in a Proton showroom check the car by yourself.
Myself i already check it not in a showroom and they indeed added all those features without adding price.
I also expect a review from pakwheels of this extra CKD Proton Saga.
Nice move Proton, this is the way of success.
@ agreed brother Waqas with their current price even Wagon R can fall in terms of sales
@Khurram I never liked the shape of wagon R, compared to wagon R and Mehran Proton Saga is a rolls royce.