A fine handling Malaysian with well designed styling
The car is not as cheap to maintain as I expected.
The performance is acceptable, but handling is absolutely superb (must have been that Lotus thing).
Good price for that kind of car too.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 30th January, 2002
A bargain in my country
Leaking steering fluid, but was fixed under warranty.
Reasonably good car and surprisingly, pretty stable.
Engines sounds kind of rough, but weirdly it sounds smooth early in the morning before the engine has time to warm up.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 26th July, 2001
Back noise and aircon noise.
When I first got the car, the alignment was not fixed.
Generally the car is great. The cornering and the handling is great. I never had a car that is so stable whilst at high speed. It is the best car that came out from Proton.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 6th August, 2000
I am from Malaysia and I was an ardent Civic fan until I saw the GTi. I think I did swear that I would not be caught dead in a Proton until I test drove the GTi.. the performance is so-so but this is forgotten once you turn the corners at pin point accuracy at about 140kms an hour and with minimal body roll.
Then I had the problem of dealing with all the other Proton owners trying to race, tailgate and even trying to talk to me about the GTi at lights.
I went on to transplant into the GTi a Mitsubishi Lancer GSR 1.8 turbo engine. Nothing sounds better when you are picking up and the roar of the Kakimoto exhaust system coupled with the turbo wheeee type of sound is music to my ears..... the blow off valve gives me a small rush everytime I change gear...
My next aim.. instrumentation and possibly an Evo 4 powerplant...
Overall.. I'll keep this car for ages... it attracts more attention than a souped up Vtec or CR-V in Kuala Lumpur.
21st Sep 2001, 06:49
I have owned my Satria 1.6GLi since 1998 and it has been a very reliable car but the rear boot is constantly leaking whenever it rains or when I have it washed. 3 trips to the service dealer later and it still leaks to the point where my spare tyre compartment is now used for a fish tank. And even with power steering, the steering feels quite heavy compared to the Wira's. Maintenance wise, is very low and it can go about 340km on a full tank of fuel. Can anyone get better mileage?