The Proton Wira is a 4-door saloon / 5-door hatchback from Proton, built from 1993 to 2009, when airbags, anti-lock brakes and Japanese build quality became the world standard. Under the bonnet: Petrol engine.
The story
The Proton Wira (lit. "hero") is a car manufactured by Malaysian automaker Proton from 1993 to 2009. Based on the fourth-generation Mitsubishi Lancer, it was produced in four-door saloon and five-door hatchback models.
What is underneath
Power comes from Petrol engine; other versions carried different engines, listed in the specification table below. It weighs 980 kg - 1011 kg. It shifts through a 5-speed Manual transmission / manual / 3-speed Automatic transmission / automatic (4G1 Series) / 4-speed automatic (4G9 Series). The layout matters: the engine drives the front wheels, the packaging choice that gives a small car a big cabin. The wheelbase is 2500 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.
Its place in the line
Its family tree is legible: its successor was the Proton Gen-2 (Wira Aeroback) / Proton Persona (CM) (Wira); assembly was at Shah Alam. Its contemporaries in the catalogue — the Mercedes-Benz E-Class, the Audi A4, the Toyota RAV4 — show what else the money bought that year. Nearby in the Proton catalogue sit the Proton Perdana and the Proton Arena.