Proton P3-21A interior spied for the first time!

It has been long time coming, but finally the interior of the eagerly-awaited Proton P3-21A has been snapped. The car was spied at Genting Sempah parking with the other two P3-21A's. The other two cars were blanketed, while this one wasn't and they meter binnacle seems illuminated. The tester photo-ed the car themselves?

We can see a pseudo European design with a kick of Asian detailing. Check out the upper part of instrument panel (IP), it has some VW-look in the flattened top. The centre console is silver accented, quite thick in its application like Chevy Cruze. The aircond vent is rectangular, gone are the fancy circular item featured in the outgoing Proton.

The steering wheel is borrowed from Exora, expected as so far it is the sole model utilizing it. However, the steering control button are of different arrangement. I expect it to be utilizing the same concept as Myvi SE, with nicely protruding button for easier fall to the thumb.

The gearknob seems to be carried over from Exora too. However, the door trim and door inside handle are an all-new item. As for the door trim, the door inside handle is housed in a downward-pointing case, and the fixture is aligned with the line that separate the upper and middle portion of the door trim. The door handle lever, although similar in silhouette like Persona/Exora item, it actually is a bit contoured, unlike the flat surface of Persona/Exora item. The lever is slanted down-frontward too, unlike Persona/Exora application which it sits straight horizontal.

Enlarging the phot, one can see that just above the gear console are the aircond dials, perhaps there are three of them (middle one unseen), the audio system sits up high, flanked by the a row of button accented with silver outer lining.

All in all, preliminarily, the neew interior design exudes class. It has some VW, germanic restrained look to itm, unlike the exuberant and flamboyant approached modelled by Hyundai these days. It is however, expected as a product from Italdesign, which is very well known for its subdued and restrained approach that is easier to the eye in the long term.

Elsewhere on the car, one can also see the strakes on the delta panel near the wing mirror. The new Toyota Camry Hybrid has this feature too, to streamline the airflow around the side window panel.

More photo after the jump.

Proton P3-21A spied at Karak Highway

Paultan reader Bay MH spied Proton P3-21A at Karak highway. Two car were there and the capturer was chasing them with this Toyota Vios, while there's another black Fiesta chasing the pack too. While we have seen the totally naked yellow car earlier, there's still no leaked photo on the rear yet.

The front of the car revealed nothing new yet compared to the naked yellow car we have seen earlier. The photo can be seen HERE. The previously covered front grille is now unmaked whereby you can clearly see the upper garnish, and the emblem mounted dead centre, flanked by the simple horizontally bar right to the edge of headlamp.

The photo below shows the tyre gap with the wheel arch is not as huge as Saga, but more like the current Persona. However, from some angle, the tall-body configuration does show, and under-tyred perception could still be get with the wrong perspective.

 The rear end is of course, still unseen uncovered yet. However, the similar theme to Saga FLX is noted here, with slim, small rear combi housed in the side structure, with additional light part running across the rear fascia of the trunk lid.

I wouldn't be surprise if the inner graphic of the rear combi does not differ too much from the Saga FLX design. After all, the upper amber and bottom white lens arrangement is already similar to Saga FLX.

The brake light will run across the centre span too. We can see here that under braking, the centre part is illuminated too. This and some more photo below does indicate that the centre lighting is very likely to be LED illuminated too. After all, it will look awkward if the lighting is not consistent. There more photos after the jump.

Proton P3-21A Persona R spyshots

Funtasticko website has two sets of P3-21A spyshots, one is the night test, and the other one is day test with Astra VXR as a chase car. These two sets reveal nothing new whatsoever, as Proton camouflage is as thick as ever, showing nothing interesting interesting. The day time spyshot has a glimpse of interior, but is not close enough to conjecture something significant.

Latest Proton P3-21A (Persona R) spied in convoy

Proton Persona R or P3-21A has been spied in convoy together with Exora Turbo. Not one car, but at least 3 different P3-21A were in that convoy. The "B 461A" car especially revealed things we haven't seen yet so far. See the photos below. credited to Paultan Automotive Blog Album.

In this photos, the previously covered front grille is now open to be seen. It is not as intricate as the Tuah showcar, it is in fact as conventional as Proton Waja from last decade. There is a depression at the edge of the hood, above the grille with some rectangular holes. I am very convinced this is the fixing points for chrome garnish. The lower grille in the bumper featured mesh pattern and the lower-side intake is louvered  has fog lamp. There's also character line running from front wheel arch, gently rising along the belt-lines towards the rear light.

This particular car has get rid of the fake rear light, and we can catch a glimpse of the actual rear light running underneath the tape. We can see that the rear light graphic is similar to Saga FL/FLX with some LED in it. We also can see that the rear light unit is split between the rear side structure and on the trunk lid. The exhaust tip is oval in shape and the muffler box is different from the previous test car.

In the "B 2371A", the cladding around the lower bumper concealed the fog lamps, but in this "B461A" we can see the oval fog light together with the louvres. The door outside handle looks very much like Gen2 item which has been widely used in Satria Neo, Persona, Exora and Saga. The door has a thin sash, as it is contained below the side structure. The car is visibly cab-forward where the A-pillar is very much near the front wheel axis. Tiny quarter glass exist in front of front door, to where the A-pillar meet the front fender. 

The rear door aperture is what we have seen on bare BIW some times back. But now we can see the static glass is still retained, despite the visibly tiny rear door opening. The rear window surely will be very cozy in its opening. More photos after the jump.

Proton Persona R (P3-21A) spied near COE

Seems that the new Proton Persona R (P3-21A) starts pounding the streets again. This time it was spied by Paultan reader. It still did not reveal much, as the cladding is still very thick.

Pity that we couldn't see the dashboard from this angle. The rest of the car does not reveal anything we don't yet know.

 More after the jump.

Proton Persona R (P3-21A) spied at Proton Test Track

Possibly this is a gimmick, but the information is precious nevertheless. Apparently during the Saga FLX test drive at Proton test track, there was a P3-21a prototype caged somewhere nearby, close enough to be photographed by the participating journalist. The car could be the one of the early prototype, but some of the camo has been shed.

The car did shed some of the tape around the grille. The design of grill passing a resemblance to the spied photos many months back, where there is chrome garnish bar at the top of the grill and a protruding emblem at the centre. However, this grill looks scarily conventional and outright ugly. Let's really hope the final item is way better executed.

The camouflaged at the door line, near the C-pillar was absent too. This conform the depression seen on the BIW is just for cosmetic, where the door like actually more inwards. I am quite to see how the rear end design is executed, as P3-21a looks to have a modern proportion like all small sedan this days, where cab forward design put the A-pillar at the extreme front, while the pushed C-pillar results in stubby notch. Hopefully the rear end will be Forte-like handsome with none of awkward tall-boy narrow body defective looking.

More of original photos after the jump.