History & Specifications

Know your Proton Wira

1. History
The Wira was introduced in 1993 as a 4-door saloon and was based on the 1992 Mitsubishi Lancer design, but the styling was slightly modified to distinguish it from the Lancer. Modifications include headlights from the 1992 Mitsubishi Colt, tail lights from the 1987 Mitsubishi Galant hatchback, bumpers from the Mitsubishi Mirage and a different dashboard. The frontal design continues the styling first shown on the Proton Iswara with a fluted bonnet that tapers towards the Proton badge on the grill. In 1994, a 5-door hatchback version (initially badged as the Wira Aeroback, in a similar fashion as the 5-door Saga hatchback) was introduced.
Proton was originally in the works of a little-known 5-door estate variant of the Wira during the mid-1990s, basing the car on the saloon Wira and sporting similar taillights as the first facelifted Wira.[citation needed] This revelation came into light roughly the same time following the publishing of a photograph on a local newspaper, depicting an abandoned estate Wira prototype outside Proton's assembly plant in Shah Alam.[citation needed] As little news was available on the car thereafter, however, the proposed model is presumed to have never ventured beyond conceptual stages.[citation needed]
A minor facelift for all new Wira variants was introduced in 1995 with a new grille and slimmer tail lights with clear indicators. Other minor changes were made on the interior, grille design and bumpers during the late-1990s and mid-2000s. While having undergone three minor reiterations, the general design of the Wira has, for more than a decade, remained mostly the same.
In 2004, Proton introduce the Wira Special Edition or known as WiSE, and plan to manufactured an estimated 100,000 but failed to meet sales target. The WiSE models were released in different periods of the Wira's model years as Aeroback variant, with sportier accessories such as full bodykits, redesigned interiors and an option for an aluminium spoiler. Later that year, all the Wira and Satria variants included the same front bumper as the WiSE.
Several Proton models released following the Wira's debut sported frontal stylings that were derivatives of the Wira's. Among them, the original Satria 3-door hatchback, the Putra 2-door "sports" coupé, and the Arena coupe utility.
In an attempt to find a suitable successor to the Wira, the Gen-2, a hatchback codenamed the Wira Replacement Model, was designed and developed in-house by Proton, and was launched in 2004. In August 2007, the Persona, a new sedan model directly based on the Gen-2, was introduced. Its introduction is seen as a legitimate replacement for the Proton Wira range, but the Wira is still offered in Proton's line of models.
2. Performance
Engine specifications
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1.3GLSi/GLi
• 5-speed MT (F5M21)
• 4G13P SOHC
o Multi Point Injection (MPI) Fuel System
o Max output : 74 bhp (55 kW; 75 PS) @ 6,000 rpm
o Max torque : 108 N•m (80 ft•lbf) @ 4,000 rpm
o Max speed : 163 km/h (101 mph)
1.5GLSi/GLi
• 5-speed MT (F5M21) / 3-speed AT (F3A21)
• 4G15P SOHC
o Multi Point Injection (MPI) Fuel System
o Max output : 89 bhp (66 kW; 90 PS) @ 6,000 rpm
o Max torque : 126 N•m (93 ft•lbf) @ 3,000 rpm
o Max speed : 174 km/h (108 mph) (manual); 165 km/h (103 mph) (automatic)
1.6GLXi/XLi
• 5-speed MT (F5M21) / 4-speed AT (F4A22)
• 4G92P SOHC
o Multi Point Injection (MPI) Fuel System
o Max output : 111 bhp (83 kW; 113 PS) @ 6,000 rpm
o Max torque : 138 N•m (102 ft•lbf) @ 5,000 rpm
o Max speed : 187 km/h (116 mph) (manual); 183 km/h (114 mph) (automatic)
1.8GLXi/EXi
• 5-speed MT (?) / 4-speed AT (F4A22)
• 4G93P DOHC
o Multi Point Injection (MPI) Fuel System
o Max output : 135 bhp (101 kW; 137 PS) @ 6,500 rpm
o Max torque : 162 N•m (119 ft•lbf) @ 5,500 rpm
o Max speed : 203 km/h (126 mph) (manual); 196 km/h (122 mph) (automatic)
2.0D (diesel)
• 5-speed MT (F5M21)
• 4D68 SOHC
o Normally-aspirated direct injection, non-common rail
o Max output : 67 bhp (50 kW; 68 PS) @ 4,500 rpm
o Max torque : 123 N•m (91 ft•lbf) @ 3,000 rpm
o Max speed : 160 km/h (99 mph)
In its first series, a 1.3-litre 12-valve engine was available on basic-specification Wiras. The Mitsubishi 4G15 1.5-litre 12-valve engine used in the Iswara and its predecessor the Saga was carried over unchanged. The Mitsubishi 4G92 113 PS (111 hp/83 kW) 1.6L 16-valve SOHC engine with multi-point fuel injection was introduced together with an optional 4-speed automatic transmission (and power windows for all 4 doors), a first in Proton's history. The multi-point injection versions were badged as MPi, although this was only used on the engine, and never on the trim levels (unlike 1.5 MPi GLS in the previous car, the Saga, the trim levels were simply 1.5 GLS etc.).
In 1995, the Mitsubishi 4G13 1.3-litre 12-valve engine also used in the Saga was introduced for the Wira. This was followed in 1996 by the 133 bhp (99 kW) 1.8L 16-valve DOHC engine with multi-point fuel injection, making Wira a first Proton car to be powered by a DOHC engine. At the same time, a 2.0-litre diesel-powered variant (badged as the 2.0D, or the SDi in some markets) was also offered but was later phased out in later years due to lack of interest from consumers. The diesel-powered Wira is to date the only diesel vehicle produced by Proton. From 1999, all engine options for the Wira in Malaysian market were fuel-injected and carbureted models were phased out.
In 2001 the Wira received suspension tuning from Lotus.