What does Proton Saga mean?
Safety, Achievement, Greatness, and Ability
Proton Saga, which was the first car ever made by a Malaysian company introduced in 1985.
Its name ‘SAGA’ meaning ‘Safety, Achievement, Greatness, and Ability‘ which make it outstanding. Read more…
The Saga is the most popular car in Malaysia; it stands for reliability, innovation, and affordability.
Tun Mahathir was driven to the airport in a 34-year-old Proton Saga. Read more at SoyaCincau
Tun Dr. Mahathir was in Johor for a meeting with Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar at Istana Bukit Serene. After his meeting, His Majesty had personally sent the Prime Minister to Senai International Airport in his first gen Proton Saga.
How did the landmark car get its name, though?
As revealed by Proton through its Facebook page, this was an endeavour that dated back to 1984 when the company held the nationwide ‘Name the National Car Contest’, and which received more than 100,000 entries.
The winning entry was submitted by Staff Sergeant Ismail Jaafar from Penang, who is also known as Sergeant Saga. The name that would come to grace the country’s first national car emerged from a game of Scrabble, said Ismail, where he saw the words ‘safety’, ‘achievement’, ‘greatness’ and ‘ability’. From these, the Saga name was derived from the first letters of those words. Read more @ PaulTan
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