Proton Saga FLX gets 3 stars for crash safety

SUBANG JAYA: The Proton Saga FLX has been awarded three stars in the Asean NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme).

The first Asean NCAP frontal collision test results were announced today at the Asean NCAP Open Day held by Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research at its PC3 Crash Lab at the Road Transport Department Academy in Malacca.

According to Proton executive chairman Datuk Sri Mohd Khamil Jamil, the result was "testament  of  the  improving  quality  of  Proton  cars."

The Saga FLX.

“To be able to offer such standards in even our entry-level models is proof of our commitment to providing  Malaysians  value-for-money  cars."

Under the first phase of the Asean NCAP, new cars were bought from the market and crashed at Miros' lab in Malacca.

The cars tested were the Proton Saga, Perodua Myvi, Toyota Vios, Inokom i10, Honda City, Ford Fiesta and Nissan March.

During the test, four dummies, including a child dummy and a baby dummy, are placed in a car travelling at 64kph as it crashes into a barrier.