Having a choice of hatch or saloon body shells, this really is Proton’s mainstream model; every other car in Kl seems to be a Wira. Engine options are the expected 1.3, 1.5 or 1.6 – all petrol – and this is a choice of manual or automatic transmission.

Handling is geared far more to comfort than sharpness – keep in mind the car was conceived to attract mature drivers in the home country – so look elsewhere for driving satisfaction.

This and also the bigger, but all-too-similar Impian are both probably be replaced through the Gen2 as soon as that car has achieved production numbers that will permit export demand to become satisfied.