INPIRA MADE PRIDE FOR MALAYSIA

When it was launched in 2000, the Waja was meant to herald a new era for Proton. Although its powertrain was still sourced from Mitsubishi, and its platform was also based on a Mitsubishi design, it represented Proton's first attempt at designing and making at car on its own. The message then was that there is more to come.

However, the irony is that the very model that was meant to announce Proton's arrival as a full-fledged manufacturer has now made way for a new one that brings Proton back to its roots - rebadging a Mitsubishi, and a Lancer too, no less. The only difference this time is that Mitsubishi is not giving Proton the Lancer of one or two generations back, but the latest one.

Proton is keen to stress that the Inspira is not a direct replacement for the Waja, but rather a place-holder model to fill in for the now-discontinued model. In any case, the Waja's presence in the market was already rendered redundant when Proton introduced the Persona, so the replacement model would naturally had to move up in the food chain anyway.


PRICE OF INSPIRA

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Peninsular Malaysia Prices

• Proton Inspira 1.8 M/T – RM78,999
• Proton Inspira 1.8 CVT – RM84,999
• Proton Inspira 2.0 CVT – RM91,999

East Malaysia Prices

• Proton Inspira 1.8 M/T – RM80,999
• Proton Inspira 1.8 CVT – RM86,999
• Proton Inspira 2.0 CVT – RM93,999

Langkawi Prices

• Proton Inspira 1.8 M/T – RM71,999
• Proton Inspira 1.8 CVT – RM75,999
• Proton Inspira 2.0 CVT – RM82,999