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.
The middle car does not have an alloy wheel, it has a wheel cover instead. Perhaps this is the baseline model. We can also see the LED rear light of the outer two cars. We can see the detail of rear combi already. It has a simple arrangement of middle white part, surrounded by red lenses. What remains a mystery is the shape of the light mounted on the trunk lid. Will be like the Tuah rear end?
Source: Paultan
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