This new small sized sedan will be launched in 2010 and will take on the Toyota Corolla with a long list of standard features and an improved1.6-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine. It will have a spacious 413 litre boot, seating for 5 passengers and is expected to be offered with either 4-speed automatic or 5-speed manual transmissions. The Proton Saga is 4.35 metres long and 1.68 metres wide, ensuring its ease of use in the urban environment. "Australia's lowest cost sedan will be the cornerstone of our range and Proton will present a value for money proposition from the entry level model [Savvy] to the sporty Satria. "We will launch a revitalised range with the low cost sedan at a price and specification level that will make it hard to ignore in the market," stated Startari. The new model will be the Proton Saga, a sedan-based version of a revised Savvy that Proton insists will undercut the Chinese opposition that will begin entering the marketplace. "It will be significantly different to the current Savvy, it is the same car that was launched in Malaysia recently as the Saga, it is a sedan and is powered by a 1.6-litre Campro engine in place of the 1.2-litre engine in the current Savvy," contined Mr Startari. It is not yet known whether the Saga name will be used in Australia, but Proton predicts sales of around 2000 units annually. The company will not announce the pricing or the name of the new car until the launch in 2010. Proton also has a teaser website for the upcoming sedan: http://www.newsedan.com.au/
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