The delivery of the car from the Proton dealer was terrible.
It took 4/5 weeks to get the car after many promises the car would arrive "tomorrow."
After 6,000 kilometers a spark plug blew out of the engine into the bonnet causing the head gasket to blow.
The engine had to be rebuilt.
The engine is noisy and on the initial delivery the CV joints had to be replaced.
Terrible cold starts - the car will not accelerate for at least 5 minutes.
The handling of this car is good.
The Recaro seats are great.
The interior is substandard and looks very poor for what the car costs.
The GTi has been marketed as a "performance car" but it certainly is not.
If you were going to purchase a Proton the XLS represents better value for money than the GTi.
The GTi is an overpriced, under performed vehicle not worth the amount they are sold for.
Proton's lack of service is as overrated as the GTi.
This particualr car was either made last thing on a friday afternoon or owned and driven by a complete cretin!.You Decide!
Pretty sure you shouldn't be expecting that much from acceleration on a cold start. And why would you want to, you can do serious damage to the engine, perhaps why the engine had to be rebuilt, unless it was an absolute lemon.
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