Proton has bad fuel economy? We ask current Proton owners

Quick interviews of participants of the Proton 1 Tank Adventure: are Protons still fuel guzzlers? Here's what they - real Proton customers driving their own cars over 600 km in less than 1 tank of fuel - have to say about it.

[sidangismailahmadshah]

Proton pakai cvt pun masih tak boleh dapat EEV. Perodua conventional auto boleh pulak dapat EEV dan penarafan FC dari NEDS. Pengguna sahaja yg tahu proton ni jimat minyak atau tidak.

[yuiwayui]

Now I finally know why was Proton cars not EEV rated. The curb weight of Proton cars had exceeded what the specification had set.

[VroomVroom]

How was the testing done? Driving at 80km/h per hour windows up no air-conditioning?

[anildeepsingh]

I’m an owner of a saga 2023 model I would say on the Highway saga is very fuel efficient but for city driving a full tank of rm 70 ringgit will get you around 440 to 450 km… my Mazda 3 with rm 70 ringgit achieves around 500 km… I guess this all comes down to the technology that Mazda is using even my mom nissan teana gets better fuel consumption that the proton sad but true… I give credit where credit is due the saga handles well is fun to drive has an aircond that is freezing cold but when it comes to fuel consumption this is one area where proton really needs to improve

[jasonkimiey]

sy bg cth sikit, Saga VVT vs Bezza Dual VVT-i, dua2 pun 1.3L dan Saga sedikit lbh berat dr Bezza... tu fakta TETAPI full tank Saga ialah 40L manakala BezZa pula ialah 36L... bermakna Saga mempunyai kelebihan 4L minyak berbanding BezZa... Jika berat ialah alasan kenape Saga tak seJimat BezZa... sy tak rasa tu betul... cuba guna otak utk berfikir... tak dinafikan berat memainkan peranan TETAPI Saga mempunyai kelebihan 4L petrol lg berbanding Bezza... sepatutnye Saga dan BezZa fuel economy tak Jauh beza... tp Saga VVT siap off aircond dan bwk 90km/h kebawah kat highway br dpt 600km? Bezza 1.3X dgn 4 org penumpang dan sedikit brg dlm but plus kelaJuan 100 ke 110 dr KL ke Penang, sampai Penang masih ader almost 1/2 tank lg!!! ader lg satu review mengenai pengJimatan minyak antara Saga VVT 1.3 dgn BezZa 1.3... masing2 owner sendiri yg test, dr JB ke Shah Alam... perJalanan yg sama dgn kelaJuan yg sama... total 349km dr JB ke Shah Alam... Saga VVT telah menggunakan. 25L petrol manakala Bezza sekadar 16L petrol... perbezaan 9L petrol... byk tu!!!

[R_rafael]

Kenapa proton tak masukkan suprima s dengan preve cfe dalam challenge

[sikoleyley]

Saya dari kuantan-penang(bukit mertajam), highway dr gambang hingga keluar tol sg dua, masuk plak jalan biasa ke Junjong..sehala rm 50 utk ke destinasi.. saya pakai Proton Preve manual, kelajuan dari Tol Gambang hingga Tol Lanchang maintan 140kmh.. masuk Plus highway, jem plak kt ipoh.. ade smpai tahap berhenti.. byk kali jgk..
Ape aku blh kata, Mmg jimat minyakk Preve aku nie.. korg xnk percya, korg punya pasal..

[thefaizadham]

Any idea what is the best fuel in MY? Most importantly it’s clean and protect engine..

[gugaratshanthinagar]

Proton just introduce VVT but Perodua has DVVT for many years. People have the impression that Proton is not fuel saving because of its previous models

[faizfadil]

Try driving both highway and city driving. Real time driving. I believe this is more on highway driving. Why not paultan make a fuel economy race for all manufacturer to participate. That would be exciting ;)

[rangerlone]

Driver jauh, maintain speed, bawak santai, trafik lancar, mmg boleh jimat minyak, tetapi kalau penggunaan dalam Bandar untuk daily use proton tak jimat sangat, sebab tu ramai grab driver pilih bezza...

[yussof]

Org kedekut je akn pertikaikan psl petrol bg aku ia bkn msaalah bsr..Yg pnting pastikan dompet berisi nmpk meter baki 2 bar trus tmbah bg full..Jika tiap kali mmndu kreta rasa trbeban itu tandanya anda sptutnya pakai motor Ex5..

[terenceteh]

I use to drive a Wira 1.5 auto year 2003. Full tank 40 liter 380km distance. After mod for fuel economy achieved 430km. My beef with my Wira is poor quality car & compound with even poorer after sales service. 1st week out of showroom battery dead. Changed & still battery dead after a month. Proton service keep on insisting battery issue when alternator is at fault. Had to get a more expert authorised external service enter personnel to convince main service center to change my alternator. 4th year overheating due to frequent lubricant oil leaks resulting in engine bengkok & need overhaul. Fastfoward year 8 before I can finish off my car loan, fuel pump broke down. I have moved on to Perodua, no issue since rolled out of showroom & it's 6 years now still no problem faced. FYI I followed scheduled maintenance for both brands. Never look back since driving Perodua. I support local made cars, but it is hard for me to consider or recommend Proton brand.

[salehsafie]

My suprima s review PJ - JB (350km) can do half tank (40-50)RM.. Super reliable n good car for long distance compare to my axia still require (40-50) for same travel same speed. In short : small car is built for city driving. Don't ever compare/judge proton n produa please

[yamahaorhonda]

Aku prefer proton sbb bile bawak puas handling dia....duit minyak?? Aku x kisah pun asalkan kita puas korang prefer nak jimat minyak bagai haaa amik lah perodua...
..x yah lah sibuk nak kutuk pilihan org lain....masalah betul lah rakyat malaysia ni

[amerasyraf]

Im a persona MT owner..I manage to achive 6.0L/100km(city driving), for me thats fantastic for my daily driving from damansara damai to jalan tun razak everyday

[saifulamirul]

Dlu pakai gen2..Kalau jalan bandar kuat minyak kot.. Kalau highway ok je..jalan highway kalau ade cruise control mcm honda best sikit, set km/h, then jge brek je.. Lg jimat minyak..

[akt]

Yea, drive highway with 90KMH sure can. Normal city drive full tank 400KM already syukur.
Honda City could get 500-600KM

[aimanarshad]

Saya salu bwk kreta dlm range 479km. Mostly constant 100-120km/h. Saya drive proton saga vvt 1.3 premium. Pengalaman saya mmg jimat kereta tu, dan penah sekali tu sebab drive mlm, so xde jumpe stesen minyak 24jam, tpi dh isi full tank sebelum berangkat tu, ada tinggal 2 bar masa sampai destinasi. Rasa sangat lega dan pada masa tu baru tau kemampuan proton sebenar nya. Tapi dulu beli proton bukan sebab fuel efficiency, tapi sebab Safety dan Good Ride and Handling dari proton. Kalau bawak laju, xde la rsa geli2 terutama msa hujan dengan sharp cornering. ESC proton sgt bagus. Even mamat jual perodua pun pnah cakap, handling proton memang terbaik, even myvi yang latest tu pun masih terasa tidak meyakinkan ride and handling nya. Tu bukan saya cakap la, mamat perodua tu cakap. Btw, berbalik pada topik asal, proton bagi saya jimat minyak.

[effysheryzul]

Proton trying hard to prove that their ageing campro are not fuel guzzler, but why Proton car with a campro engine still cannot get EEV status?