We’re at the Proton Tech Showcase at the carmaker’s Center of Excellence (COE), which opens to the media today, before the public this weekend. In his opening speech, Proton CEO Li Chunrong announced that the new Saga MC3, which was launched exactly a week ago on November 27, has received more than 30,000 bookings.
That’s an impressive number for the thoroughly updated budget sedan, but to overhaul its main rival Perodua Bezza – which happens to be Malaysia’s best-selling car even this late in its life cycle – Proton needs production to meet the strong initial demand to convert bookings into sales, which is all that mattered in the rankings.
The Saga Standard costs RM37,990, the Executive costs RM43,990 and the Premium costs RM48,990. These figures are on the road without insurance, including a RM1,000 discount valid until the end of 2025. There are other early bird offers too, and you can read more in our in-depth launch report.
All variants get a new 1.5-litre four-cylinder naturally aspirated engine, which produces 120 PS at 6,100 rpm and 150 Nm of torque from 4,000 to 5,000 rpm. The BHE15-CFN engine with port injection is mated to the Aisin four-speed automatic transmission from the MC2, but the Premium returns to a Punch CVT. Proton claims fuel consumption of 4.9 liters per 100 km for the CVT and 5.1 liters per 100 km for the 4AT.
We’ve already detailed the Saga, and you can check out the full specs and gallery of all three variants, including the base standard, which is quite a unicorn at this early stage, in our spec-by-spec comparison.
GALLERY: 2026 Proton Saga 1.5 Premium CVT MC3
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