Proton Wira

The Proton Wira was a car manufactured by Malaysian carmaker Proton as known as Proton 416 or 400 series in various European Market, released as a four-door saloon and four-door hatchback in 1993. It is based on the Mitsubishi Lancer platform. Proton made minor changes to the taillights, bumpers, and dashboard. 5 trim levels was available. The 1.6 and 1.8 litre model(4G92/4G93) were equipped with rear disc brakes, front and rear armrests, electric mirrors, folding rear seats, electric windows on all doors, and a high quality interior.

Proton redesigned the saloon to make a 5-door hatchback variant during the mid-1990s, basing the car on the saloon Wira and sporting similar taillights.

The entry-level 1.3 and 1.5 models lack some of the features of the 1.6 and 1.8 models to cut down costs and thus lower the list price. These models used 4G13 and 4G15 engines. The early models used carburetors, in 1998 Proton replaced them with EFi injection. However, in 2001 Proton replaced the Mitsubishi EFi module with Siemens VDO module that is claimed to cause slight power loss.

In 2000, the interior trim of all Wira models changed to grey. Same with the seats material had been changed to new softer batik-like designs.

The Wira was to be replaced by two similar in-house designed Proton cars: The Proton Gen-2 (launched in 2004 to replace the "Aeroback" hatchback variant) and the Proton Persona (launched in 2007 to replace the saloon variant). The Proton Waja, a saloon compact, was also launched in 2001 as an earlier successor to the Wira saloon, but currently caters slightly towards more upmarket demand, below the Proton Perdana.

Wira is a Malay word that translates into English as "Hero".