2025 Proton Saga MC3 spotted with headlamps almost fully covered – LED headlamps for first time on Saga?

Another day, another spyshot of the upcoming 2025 Proton Saga MC3 – this time thanks to Syafiq Ismail on the paultan.org Automotive/Car discussion Facebook group. This is the first time we’re seeing the car with its headlamps almost fully covered, suggesting changes in that department.

Could the MC3 be the first Saga to wear LED headlamps? Even if this is true, we’ve spotted examples before with halogen reflectors, so it’s possible that the LED headlamps may be reserved for the top variant(s). The Saga’s main rival, the Perodua Bezza, has had LED headlamps since its 2020 facelift, and they’re standard across the range.

‘MC’ may stand for ‘minor change‘ in the Proton dictionary; however, the Saga MC3 is anything but. The front and back are expected to be completely new, incorporating a new front bumper, a larger grille, reshaped headlamps, a re-profiled bonnet, new tail lamps and a new boot lid. The interior could also be redesigned to include freestanding displays.

One big change is the long-awaited inclusion of driver assists, as the windscreen camera on the test mules indicate. The Saga has long lagged behind the Bezza in this regard, which has had autonomous emergency braking, front departure alert and pedal misapplication control since 2020.

An upgrade in the number of airbags (currently just two) would also be welcomed. However, since the car’s AMA platform is basically a warmed-over version of the 2016 Saga – itself a heavily-revised 2008 BLM – we wouldn’t hold our breath for it.

No word yet on what will power the car; will it use the same 1.3 litre VVT engine as before or adopt a Geely-sourced mill? The wait-and-see continues.

Earlier Proton Saga MC3 spyshots

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