We’re reporting live from Alami Proton 2015 in Shah Alam, and here is a unique picture gallery of the “Evolution of the Perdana” showcase happening at the Proton Styling Studio. Makes for an interesting viewing, don’t you think? While the local company previews the upcoming 2016 Proton Perdana, it has kindly rounded up the previous and existing models that wore the iconic nameplate. What we have here are two Perdana V6 Executive models and the current government use-only ‘Accordana’ in three different lengths. The original Perdana V6s are represented here in the mildly-stretched (10-inch) Executive forms, in both pre- and post-facelift guises. The Mitsubishi Eterna-based sedan debuted the Proton Perdana name back in 1995, and remained in service until 2010. It started life with Mitsubishi’s 4G63 2.0 litre four-cylinder engine, which offered 135 hp and 176 Nm of torque. A five-speed manual gearbox was available at launch, but was soon discontinued as the four-speed automatic transmission proved far more popular. The original car was the very first Proton to be fitted with ABS and cruise control, and its starting price of around RM85,000 in 1995 made it a sales success. Proton sold 9,000 units of the large sedan within the first 14 months, capturing 47% of Malaysia’s “2.0 litre and above segment” at the time. A more powerful 6A12 2.0 litre V6 engine was introduced in late 1998, giving the Perdana 148 hp and 179 Nm of torque. It went through quite a few rounds of updates, the last of which is shown here. After it was discontinued in 2010, Proton went without a D-segment sedan in its range, until the second-generation Perdana was launched in late 2013. This time though, it was based on the eighth-generation Honda Accord, and rushed to the market as a stop-gap measure to replace the ageing Perdana V6 government fleet vehicles. The badge-engineered model (minimal changes were done to Honda’s original design, giving it its ‘Accordana’ nickname) was only sold to the government, and not to the general public. It was announced then that a civilian version of the Perdana, also based on the Accord, would be introduced in 2016. That vehicle, however, was promised to have its own look both inside and out, differing significantly from the donor car. Officially previewed today, the 2016 Proton Perdana seems to deliver on that account. However, it’s set to retain Honda’s 154 hp/189 Nm 2.0 and 177 hp/222 Nm 2.4 litre i-VTEC engines – for now, at least. The two stretched versions of the Accordana seen are more interesting – one more so than the other. The shorter of the two – stretched by 18 inches – are currently used by government ministers. As you can see, it offers a huge amount of rear legroom, but not much else over the standard version. Much more intriguing is the longer version, which has been stretched by 32 inches between the wheels. Only five of these vehicles have, and will ever be built, with this one in particular belonging to none other than Proton Chairman Tun Mahathir himself. Note the “Proton 2020” number plate. Gearbox Manual Perdana V6Tun M customised the vehicle to his liking, adding on OZ Racing Italia 150 wheels and a completely bespoke rear cabin. Open the rear doors and you’re welcomed by a striking all-red interior, complete with an integrated Nespresso machine. The two individual seats are also electrically adjustable, with the controls mounted on the door cards, Mercedes-Benz-style. A Bose home theatre audio system can also be seen. Subtle it certainly isn’t, but it sure is impressive. Up front, Tun M’s car appears to be a test-bed of sorts for Proton engineers, as it features a centrally-placed push start button, an electronic parking brake and get this, a Jaguar-style rotary gear selector. Here, a more fitting set of black seats are used to match the dark dashboard, but not without a dash of scarlet. So there it is, the “evolution of the Perdana.” Do tell us what you think of this showcase in the comments section below. Old Proton Perdana V6 Executive Standard Proton Perdana 2.4P Stretched Proton Perdana (18-inch), for Malaysian ministers Stretched Proton Perdana (32-inch), customised for Tun Mahathir Gearbox Manual Perdana Seizure2016 Proton Perdana preview
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The Proton Perdana is a four-door mid-size saloon manufactured by Malaysian automobile producer Proton. It was launched in January 1995 for sale exclusively in Malaysia. The Perdana is a badge engineered seventh generation Mitsubishi Eterna, developed as the result of a collaboration between Proton and Mitsubishi Motors.
Perdana is the Malay word for Prime.
HistoryPerdana SEi (1995-1998)
The Malaysian economy grew at an average of 8% each year between the late 1980s and the first half of the 1990s. Proton identified the need for a larger, more luxurious D-segment car after the launch of the B-segment Proton Saga and C-segment Proton Wira in 1985 and 1993 respectively. In January 1995, the Proton Perdana became Malaysia's first, and thus far only car to compete alongside the established Toyota Camry and Honda Accord. The Perdana was the third car developed under Proton's extensive collaboration with Mitsubishi Motors. It is based on the seventh generation Mitsubishi Eterna platform and shared a vast majority of parts with the JDM-spec Eterna, receiving only minor internal and external changes for the Malaysian market. The Perdana features Mitsubishi's 4G63 16-valve 2.0 litre I4 multi-point fuel injected engine which is capable of producing 135 hp at 6,000rpm and 176Nm of torque at 4,750rpm. It was initially offered with 4-speed automatic and 5-speed manual transmissions, but the manual variant was discontinued in 1996. The Perdana sported an extremely low drag coefficient of just 0.29 Cd, allowing for a top speed in excess of 200 km/h and improved fuel efficiency. The Perdana also became Proton's first car to be offered with an anti-lock braking system (ABS) and cruise control, and among the earliest of Protons to be equipped with all-round power windows, power folding mirrors and a headlight levelling system.
Proton struggled to meet the overwhelming demand for the Perdana upon its January 1995 launch, with a waiting period of over six months. The Perdana costed around RM85,000 at launch, but there were reports of relatively new second-hand Perdana units appreciating up to 12%, or RM95,000. Nonetheless, Proton still captured 47% of the 2,000cc and above segment in its domestic market, with 9,000 units sold over the course of 14 months. In 1997, the Perdana was given a minor facelift, offering a chrome-plated grille, redesigned alloy rims, as well as additional colour options and upgraded interior trimmings. A bulletproof edition of the Proton Perdana was used in the shuttling of the Heads of Government during the 1998 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Kuala Lumpur. Perdana V6 (1999-2010)
In 1999, Proton unveiled the Proton Perdana V6 amidst rising demand. It was equipped with the superior 24-valve Mitsubishi 6A12 2.0L V6 engine which offers 148 hp, or 13 hp more than the previous 16-valve Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Inline-four engine. The Perdana V6 received additional ride & handling input from Proton's British subsidiary, Lotus, resulting in improved NVH attributes. It also featured a new bodykit, grille, 16' rims, leather seats, a redesigned steering wheel and other minor updates on the interior. The original Perdana was sold alongside the V6 variant, but it was discontinued shortly after.
The Perdana V6 was given a major facelift in 2003. It received a new front grille, front and rear bumpers, 16-inch alloy rims, tail lights and reverse lamps which were repositioned to the boot. Interior-wise, it featured a new steering wheel, redesigned leather seats and new aluminium-effect trim panels. The mechanical aspects of the car remained unchanged. From 2005 onwards, the Perdana V6 was offered with a new cream coloured interior option and more alluring nine-spoke 16' rims. This iteration remained on sale up until early 2010. Automotive Conversion Engineering (ACE), a subsidiary of Edaran Otomobil Nasional (EON) and a company which specializes in the development of limousines and TD2000 cars produced the Proton Perdana V6 Executive, an extended wheelbase variant offering an additional 25 cm (10 in) in the rear passenger compartment. A special edition of the Executive was also developed, featuring a specially designed 'mobile office' themed console box, a 6.5 inch LCD TV and a VCD player.Additionally, two Proton Perdana V6 Limousine variants were released offering extended wheelbases of 66 cm (26 in) and 91 cm (36 in) respectively over the original Perdana V6, and sported far more luxury equipment compared to the Executive variant. Gearbox Manual Perdana Sei
The Proton Perdana was only sold commercially in its domestic market. However, a handful of Perdana and Perdana V6 units were exported to the United Kingdom to serve Proton's top British executives. The Perdana was also tested by Britain's Top Gear magazine in their April 1999 issue and there were plans to sell the Perdana V6 in Europe. However, such plans failed to materialize due to the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis and Proton's subsequent withdrawal from mainland Europe.
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The first generation Proton Perdana is a four-door mid-size familysaloon manufactured by Malaysian automobile producer Proton which launched on 26 January 1995. It is a badge engineeredseventh generation Mitsubishi Eterna, developed as the result of a collaboration between Proton and Mitsubishi Motors. About 80,000 first generation Proton Perdana were sold between 1995 and 2013. Perdana is the Malay word for Prime.
History[edit]Perdana (1995-1998)[edit]The Malaysian economy grew at an average of 8% each year between the late 1980s and the first half of the 1990s.[2] Proton identified the need for a larger, more luxurious D-segment car after the launch of the B-segmentProton Saga and C-segmentProton Wira in 1985 and 1993 respectively. On 26 January 1995, the Proton Perdana became Malaysia's first car to compete alongside the established Perdana's rival such as Toyota Camry, Honda Accord and Nissan Cefiro.[3][4] The Perdana was the third car developed under Proton's extensive collaboration with Mitsubishi Motors. It is based on the seventh generation Mitsubishi Eterna platform and shared a vast majority of parts with the JDM-spec Eterna, receiving only minor internal and external changes for the Malaysian market.[4] The Perdana features Mitsubishi's 4G63 16-valve 2.0 litreI4multi-point fuel injected engine which is capable of producing 135 hp at 6000 rpm and 176 Nm of torque at 4750 rpm.[5] It was initially offered with a four-speed automatic and a five-speed manual transmissions, but the manual variant was discontinued in 1996.[4][5] The Perdana sported an extremely low drag coefficient of just 0.29 Cd, allowing for improved fuel efficiency and a top speed in excess of 200 km/h.[5] The Perdana also became Proton's first car to be offered with an anti-lock braking system (ABS) and cruise control, and among the earliest of Protons to be equipped with all-round power windows, power folding mirrors and a headlight levelling system.[5] Proton struggled to meet the overwhelming demand for the Perdana upon its January 1995 launch, with a waiting period of over six months.[5] The Perdana costed around RM85,000 at launch, but there were reports of relatively new second-hand Perdana units appreciating up to 12%, or RM95,000.[6] Nonetheless, Proton still captured 47% of the 2,000cc and above segment in its domestic market, with 9,000 units sold over the course of 14 months.[5] Including the original KAT database. They have seized all Kickass domains as well as the torrent tracker and all server run by Kickastorrents. Torrent ita download. In addition to that, they have arrested our brave admin Artem Vaulin in July 2016. In 1997, the Perdana was given a minor facelift, offering a chrome-plated grille, redesigned alloy rims, as well as additional colour options and upgraded interior trimmings. A bulletproof edition of the Proton Perdana was used in the shuttling of the Heads of Government during the 1998 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Kuala Lumpur.[7] Proton Perdana V6 (1998-2013)[edit]On 12 November 1998, Proton unveiled the Proton Perdana V6 at Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil.[3] The Proton Perdana V6 is the same as the original Perdana, but equipped with the superior 24-valve Mitsubishi 6A12 2.0L V6 engine which offers 148 hp, or 13 hp more than the previous 16-valve Mitsubishi 4G63 2.0L Inline-four engine.[4][8] The Perdana V6 received additional ride & handling input from Proton's British subsidiary, Lotus, resulting in improved NVH attributes.[4] It also featured a new bodykit, grille, 16' rims, leather seats, a redesigned steering wheel and other minor updates on the interior. The original Perdana was sold alongside the V6 variant, but it was discontinued in early 2000. Proton had also introduced the Perdana V6 in neighbouring Brunei and Singapore on 11 and 22 June 1999 respectively.[3] The Perdana V6 was given a major facelift in January 26, 2003. It received a new front grille similar to an Alfa Romeo, front and rear bumpers, 16-inch alloy rims, tail lights and reverse lamps which were repositioned to the boot. Interior-wise, it featured a new steering wheel, redesigned leather seats and new aluminium-effect trim panels. The mechanical aspects of the car remained unchanged.[9] From 2005 onwards, the Perdana V6 was offered with a new cream coloured interior option and more alluring nine-spoke 16' rims. This iteration remained on sale up until early 2010. Proton managed to sell more than 77,178 units of the Perdana.[10] Of the total sold, the 2.0 litre 6A12V6 variant was the most commercially successful at between 50,000 and 55,000 sold whereas the 2.0 litre 4G63I4 managed around 24,370, of which 11,570 and 9,617 were SEi and GLi automatic models, while the remaining 3,183 units made up the rare GLi manual version.[N 1][11][12][13][14] Automotive Conversion Engineering (ACE), a subsidiary of Edaran Otomobil Nasional (EON) and a company which specializes in the development of limousines and TD2000 cars produced the Proton Perdana V6 Executive, an extended wheelbase variant offering an additional 25 cm (10 in) in the rear passenger compartment. A special edition of the Executive was also developed, featuring a specially designed 'mobile office' themed console box, a 6.5 inch LCD TV and a VCD player.[15] Additionally, two Proton Perdana V6 Limousine variants were released offering extended wheelbases of 66 cm (26 in) and 91 cm (36 in) respectively over the original Perdana V6, and sported far more luxury equipment compared to the Executive variant.[15] The Proton Perdana V6 is widely used by the Malaysian government and to a lesser extent, the Royal Malaysia Police. Some foreign embassies in Malaysia also use the Perdana V6 as diplomat cars. Known foreign embassies, consulates or high commissions that have invested in the Malaysian-made Proton Perdana V6 include Palestine. The Perdana was only sold in its domestic market and immediate neighbouring countries. However, a handful of Perdana and Perdana V6 units were exported to the United Kingdom to serve Proton's top British executives.[16][17] The Perdana was also tested by Britain's Top Gear magazine in their April 1999 issue and there were plans to sell the Perdana V6 in Europe. However, such plans failed to materialize due to the 1997 Asian financial crisis and Proton's subsequent withdrawal from mainland Europe. Proton also had intentions to market the Perdana in Australia between 1998 and 1999, but no such launch occurred.[18] Specifications[edit]
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