Proton Perdana: Proton’s mid-size saloon

The Proton Perdana is a line of four-door mid-size saloons from the Malaysian maker. The first generation, from 1995, was a rebadged seventh-generation Mitsubishi Eterna. The second, from 2013, was based on the eighth-generation Honda Accord.

Proton Perdana at a glance

Based on one source, the English Wikipedia article on the Proton Perdana, which is short; the English article is the only source used.

History of the Proton Perdana

First generation (1995–2010)

The first-generation Perdana was a badge-engineered seventh-generation Mitsubishi Eterna, developed through the collaboration between Proton and Mitsubishi Motors. About 80,000 first-generation cars were sold between 1995 and 2013. Proton itself divides the line into the 1995–1998 non-V6 models, which it calls the first generation, and the facelifted 1998–2010 V6 cars.

Second generation (2013–2020)

The second generation was a badge-engineered eighth-generation Honda Accord, the result of a collaboration with Honda Motor Company. Proton calls the 2013–2020 cars the second generation. The public usually applies that name to both the 2013–2015 and the 2016–2020 versions, which share the same Accord basis.

Design and features

• Badge engineering: Mitsubishi foundations first, Honda ones later.
• Mid-size four-door saloon body.
• V6 option in the facelifted first generation.

Proton Perdana versions

• First generation (1995–1998): non-V6 models on the Mitsubishi Eterna.
• Facelifted first generation (1998–2010): V6 models.
• Second generation (2013–2020): based on the Honda Accord.
• 2013–2015 and 2016–2020 cars: both normally called the second generation.

The Perdana sat above the Proton Waja in the range, and the Waja Chancellor used an engine similar to the Perdana V6. More models are in the Proton collection.

Video: Proton Perdana Commercial

Video on YouTube.

Sources

• Proton Perdana, English Wikipedia: both generations and production numbers