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Untuk pengetahuan En Msabri, saya rasa ini adalah
penguji dalam negeri...kalau tak salah saya penulisnya
adlah Mel Lee (salah seorang penulis automotif yg
terkenal bagi Malaysia. Beliau penulis di Asian auto
dan di NST)
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Proton Waja 1.6
First Test Drive
Ini adalah catatan dari penguji kereta Luar Negeri
Berkenaan dgn Waja Yang
heboh diperkatakan sekarang (Sebelum pelancaran
rasmi Waja)...
http://life.asianauto.com/life/zone/car_reviews/car_reviews_selected.asp?Rev
iewID=227
Im going to skip the usual pre-test review banter
and get right into it,
because if you readers are anything like me, youre
going to want to know
right away. I was the first in the car after the
standard dos and donts
briefing, and I was the first on Protons in-house
test track. Just like
you, I had to know.
One of the first things I noted was that in the
flesh (well, metal anyway)
the new Waja looks a LOT better than it does in
pictures. It is one of those
shapes that sort of grows on you, and once you get
used to it, the car is
quite attractive to look at. Again however, this is
not reflected in the
pictures, you have to see the car live. It looks
better from certain
angles, than it does from others.
Most noticeable (and the one part that has causes
the most controversy) is
the hawks beak front bonnet, which looks huge in
pictures, but once
again, in the flesh, it really doesnt look too bad.
But it is from the rear
3-quarter angle that the Waja looks its best.
The Waja is a solid looking car, and while the boot
lid seems a tad too
light and flimsy, this is not the case with the rest
of the car. The doors
close with a re-assuring thud, and the interior
ergonomics are quite good. A
few things however, tend to let down what is
actually a very nice interior.
The rearview mirror looks and feels rather cheap,
and the switches for the
power windows located on the driver armrest are not
very user friendly. The
foot-well for the driver is a bit cramped, but I
could attribute that to the
fact that my shoes are USA size 11. On the outside,
the wing mirrors are a
bit too small, and tend to vibrate at speed, causing
a blurred reflection.
The test car assigned to me was fitted with a light
colored interior, which
in my opinion is a risky proposition for a car
targeted at families (and
middle execs).
As everyone knows, a light fabric interior (even the
floor carpet-mats were
a light beige color) tends to get dirty extremely
fast, especially in the
presence of children. It is an unexplained
phenomenon actually, kids, fresh
out of the bath and squeaky clean, WILL somehow mess
up a cars interior.
This color would be more suited for an executive
buyer.
A quick check with the Proton managers in
attendance, and I was told that
only 10% of the Wajas produced will come with the
light colored interior.
The rest of the 90% will come in a dark colored
interior. The base model
comes with a woven fabric interior.
Surprisingly, Proton is choosing to launch the Waja
(the cars will be in EON
and USPD showrooms this Thursday 31st August) with
the Base model only.
The Premium model, called the 1.6X, will be
launched in about 3 months
time.
The base model (the one we were all testing today)
does not have ABS or
air-bags. It also does not have a few other
trimmings that the Premium
model will have. The premium model will have leather
seats, a semi-wooden
steering wheel and gear-shift knob, CD Player, etc.
Other than the ABS and
air-bags, it is mostly the trim level that separates
the base from the
premium model. The trim level and a few grand in OTR
price. And before you
ask, no, we were not told the price of the car, not
even when we held one of
the engineers hostage. Theyll never find his body.
Safe and In-control that seems to be the tag-line
that Proton have chosen
for the Waja. Accurate? Only a drive would prove
correct or on the contrary.
The Waja is available with 2 different gearboxes, a
4-speed automatic and a
5-speed manual. Of course I sprinted for the manual
transmission first
.
Drivetime. Getting settled is quick and easy, the
seat adjustments are all
manual, and unlike other Protons, the lever to
adjust the fore/aft
positioning of the driver and front passenger seats
is located under the
seat and not by its side.
Another difference from other Protons is the
location of the indicator
stalk, which is on the left, and
RE: H-Net* Proton Waja tak cukup umur-Proton Waja 1.6 First Test Drive
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Proton Waja 1.6 First Test Drive
Ini adalah catatan dari penguji kereta Luar Negeri Berkenaan dgn Waja Yang
heboh diperkatakan sekarang (Sebelum pelancaran rasmi Waja)...
http://life.asianauto.com/life/zone/car_reviews/car_reviews_selected.asp?Rev
iewID=227
Im going to skip the usual pre-test review banter and get right into it,
because if you readers are anything like me, youre going to want to know
right away. I was the first in the car after the standard dos and donts
briefing, and I was the first on Protons in-house test track. Just like
you, I had to know.
One of the first things I noted was that in the flesh (well, metal anyway)
the new Waja looks a LOT better than it does in pictures. It is one of those
shapes that sort of grows on you, and once you get used to it, the car is
quite attractive to look at. Again however, this is not reflected in the
pictures, you have to see the car live. It looks better from certain
angles, than it does from others.
Most noticeable (and the one part that has causes the most controversy) is
the hawks beak front bonnet, which looks huge in pictures, but once
again, in the flesh, it really doesnt look too bad. But it is from the rear
3-quarter angle that the Waja looks its best.
The Waja is a solid looking car, and while the boot lid seems a tad too
light and flimsy, this is not the case with the rest of the car. The doors
close with a re-assuring thud, and the interior ergonomics are quite good. A
few things however, tend to let down what is actually a very nice interior.
The rearview mirror looks and feels rather cheap, and the switches for the
power windows located on the driver armrest are not very user friendly. The
foot-well for the driver is a bit cramped, but I could attribute that to the
fact that my shoes are USA size 11. On the outside, the wing mirrors are a
bit too small, and tend to vibrate at speed, causing a blurred reflection.
The test car assigned to me was fitted with a light colored interior, which
in my opinion is a risky proposition for a car targeted at families (and
middle execs).
As everyone knows, a light fabric interior (even the floor carpet-mats were
a light beige color) tends to get dirty extremely fast, especially in the
presence of children. It is an unexplained phenomenon actually, kids, fresh
out of the bath and squeaky clean, WILL somehow mess up a cars interior.
This color would be more suited for an executive buyer.
A quick check with the Proton managers in attendance, and I was told that
only 10% of the Wajas produced will come with the light colored interior.
The rest of the 90% will come in a dark colored interior. The base model
comes with a woven fabric interior.
Surprisingly, Proton is choosing to launch the Waja (the cars will be in EON
and USPD showrooms this Thursday 31st August) with the Base model only.
The Premium model, called the 1.6X, will be launched in about 3 months
time.
The base model (the one we were all testing today) does not have ABS or
air-bags. It also does not have a few other trimmings that the Premium
model will have. The premium model will have leather seats, a semi-wooden
steering wheel and gear-shift knob, CD Player, etc. Other than the ABS and
air-bags, it is mostly the trim level that separates the base from the
premium model. The trim level and a few grand in OTR price. And before you
ask, no, we were not told the price of the car, not even when we held one of
the engineers hostage. Theyll never find his body.
Safe and In-control that seems to be the tag-line that Proton have chosen
for the Waja. Accurate? Only a drive would prove correct or on the contrary.
The Waja is available with 2 different gearboxes, a 4-speed automatic and a
5-speed manual. Of course I sprinted for the manual transmission first
.
Drivetime. Getting settled is quick and easy, the seat adjustments are all
manual, and unlike other Protons, the lever to adjust the fore/aft
positioning of the driver and front passenger seats is located under the
seat and not by its side.
Another difference from other Protons is the location of the indicator
stalk, which is on the left, and windscreen-wiper stalk, which is on the
right. I foresee many new owners inadvertently turning on their wipers when
they signal to turn right. This is very much a continental car thing.
Something new and innovative that was noted is the windscreen washer nozzle.
It is called a fluid oscillating washer nozzle and what it does is rather
than spray a jet of water that hits only a small
