Proton Perdana MkII - but gotta wait!

Proton Holdings has introduced the replacement model for the aging Proton Perdana - derived from the first generation Nissan Fuga (Y50). To be launched in March or April 2011 the Perdana will feature a 2.5 liter V6, but other fetures are yet to be confirmed.
For starters around 150 rebadged Fugas will be imported but buyers will have to hold on to their cheque books - the car will only be available to Government officials and only depending on market response will the car be available to the public. Which is funny because how is the public supposed to respond if they cant buy one?

The Nissan Fuga was launched in October 2004 in Japan (known as the Infiniti M35/45 in Northern America) and was a direct competitor to the Toyota Crown, Honda Legend, MB E-Class and Audi A6. It utilises Nissan's FM platform and is loaded with all sorts of gizmos (the Fuga GT version even has 4WS) but don't expect them to be available on the Proton version - because you know that local cars tend to be toned down to cut back prices. Sources say that the Perdana is intended to be a competitor to the local Camry, Accord, Sonata and Kia Optimas.. hence the bigger engine capacity and body size.

Anyways Proton keeps on getting confusing if you ask me. Starting with the Gen2 all the way to the Exora they seemed to have it.. design and engineering independence. Now its as if they're starting to go backwards again with all these badge-engineering. Ok enough politics.

Nissan also sees this as their oppurtunity to increase their hold in the Malaysian market, utilising Proton's production facility and for future joint ventures.