Proton Perdana represents the brand image of Proton's flagship model, and must also match the style and connotation of the official car model. Proton chose to cooperate with Honda and use the eighth-generation Honda Accord as the basis for development. Transformation.
In fact, from the first generation to the second generation, Perdana uses Mitsubishi’s Eterna as the basis. The engine and gearbox are directly provided by Mitsubishi, and the appearance is also modified based on Eterna, but because the model and technology are old and many new ones cannot be added. The safety equipment caused the second-generation Perdana to be officially discontinued in 2010 and entered history.
When it came to the third-generation Perdana, the original factory decided to cooperate with Honda to adopt the eighth-generation Accord transformation. However, because time was too short at the time, and the third-generation Perdana was purely to meet the government's official car needs, Proton was not on the eighth-generation Accord. It has undergone a substantial transformation, but only minor changes have been made to some details of the appearance, such as the factory emblem, the chrome trim of the trunk lid, etc., so it looks almost completely an eight-generation Accord .
In the fourth generation, because the original factory has ample time to prepare, and this generation of Perdana will not only be supplied to the government as an official car, but will also be sold in the local market. Therefore, the original factory has made drastic changes in appearance. It is very different from the original eight-generation Accord on the front and rear of the car.
Appearance and body size
I believe many people will agree that, apart from the side mirrors on the left and right sides of this generation of Perdana, there is almost no place in the appearance of the whole car that makes people feel that it has a strong blood relationship with the eighth generation Accord. The Proton on the front of the car will be the original Accord. The headlights were redesigned, adding strip-shaped LED daytime running lights and fisheyes (Projector). At the same time, the turn signals were replaced with four high-brightness LEDs. In addition to the eye-catching headlights, the front water tank shield and bumper And the shape of the fog lamp has undergone tremendous changes.
On the side of the car, the original factory carried out a large-scale modification operation on the C-pillar at the rear of the car, allowing the Perdana's roof to show a downward throw-down design similar to Coupe from behind the B-pillar, extending all the way to the rear of the car. The factory also emphasized that although Perdana's C-pillar adopts a Coupe-style design, it does not sacrifice the head space of the back seat passengers. We will confirm this for everyone later. Both grades are equipped with 17-inch wheels with the same shape, but the 2.4 wheels have a two-tone design, and the 2.0 grade is a silver design.
Regarding the rear of the car, Perdana's changes have been even greater. First, the taillights have a completely different design, and all the built-in LEDs are LEDs, including the brake lights, turn signals and reversing lights. They are all LEDs at the local price. It is the first to see it, and the rear bumper also has many lines of shape, and has a chrome-plated design similar to the exhaust pipe, but the exhaust pipe is actually hidden in the bumper.
Because Perdana 2.4 is equipped with the original aerodynamic kit, its body length exceeds 5 meters, to 5,020mm, body width 1,845mm, height 1,475mm, and wheelbase is 2,800mm. If it is Perdana 2.0 without aerodynamic kit, Its body length is 4,999mm, which is just within 5 meters, but the width, height and wheelbase are the same as 2.4.
