Proton Waja

The Proton Waja is a saloon car designed in-house by Malaysian automotive company, Proton, first released in August 2000. The Waja is the first Malaysian-designed car, copy its chassis with the Mitsubishi Carisma and Volvo S40. Initially, the Waja was powered by a Mitsubishi 4G18 1.6 L engine; beginning 2006, Proton's own 1.6 L Campro engine served as a replacement. In the end of 2005, another variant of the exclusive Waja with a longer wheelbase and powered by a Mitsubishi 6A12 2.0 L V6 engine known as Proton Waja Chancellor was launched.

The name Waja, which means "tough (as steel)", reflects the strength of the steel used for the Waja compared with the previous models. The name was chosen partly to counter the perception in the domestic market that Proton cars were less strong. In the United Kingdom, the Waja is sold as Proton Impian.

2001 Proton Waja 1.6

* Engine: SOHC 16-valve inline-4 cylinder Mitsubishi 4G18
* Maximum power: 106 hp (79 kW) @ 6000 rpm
* Maximum torque: 145 N·m (107 ft·lbf) @ 2750 rpm
* Fuel system: Multi-point fuel injection
* Bore x stroke: -
* Displacement: 1584 cc
* Maximum speed: 185 km/h (115 mph) (manual); 180 km/h (112 mph) (auto)
* Transmission: 5-speed manual / 4-speed automatic
* Acceleration 0-100 km/h: (13.8 sec.)MT, (14.2 sec.)AT
* Front / rear brakes: ventilated disc / disc

2007 Proton Waja CamPro 1.6

* Engine: DOHC 16-valve inline-4 cylinder Campro engine
* Maximum power: 110 hp (82 kW) @ 6000 rpm
* Maximum torque: 148 N·m (109 ft·lbf) @ 4000 rpm
* Fuel system: Multi-point fuel injection
* Bore x stroke: 76 x 88 mm
* Displacement: 1597 cc
* Maximum speed: 196 km/h (122 mph) (manual); 190 km/h (118 mph) (auto)
* Transmission: 5-speed manual / 4-speed automatic
* Acceleration 0-100 km/h: (10.5 sec.)MT, (12.5 sec.)AT
* Front / rear brakes: Ventilated disc / disc

2006 Proton Waja Chancellor

* Engine: DOHC 24-valve V6 6A12 engine
* Maximum power: 148 hp (110 kW) @ 6750 rpm
* Maximum torque: 179 N·m (132 ft·lbf) @ 4000 rpm
* Fuel system: Multi-point fuel injection
* Displacement: 1997 cc
* Maximum speed: 205 km/h (127 mph)
* Transmission: 4-speed automatic
* Acceleration 0-100 km/h: (12.5 sec.)AT
* Front / rear brakes: Ventilated disc / disc