1 6 ▁at ▁Set ia ▁City ▁Convention ▁Centre ▁in ▁Shah ▁Al am , ▁Malays ia . ▁The ▁launch ▁event ▁was ▁covered ▁in ▁an ▁exclusive ▁live ▁broadcast ▁by ▁p ault an . org , ▁and ▁was ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁Kh air y ▁Jam al ud din ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Youth ▁and ▁Sports . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁generation ▁S aga ▁is ▁the ▁latest ▁Pro ton ▁model ▁to ▁use ▁an ▁existing ▁name plate ▁and ▁directly ▁rep laces ▁the ▁second ▁generation ▁S aga ▁which ▁was ▁produced ▁from ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁late ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁new ▁S aga ▁launched ▁approximately ▁one ▁month ▁after ▁the ▁new ▁Person a , ▁its ▁larger ▁and ▁more ▁s oph istic ated ▁sib ling . ▁ ▁The ▁third ▁generation ▁S aga ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁S aga ▁F L X ▁platform , ▁its ▁prede cess or ▁but ▁the ▁exterior ▁and ▁interior ▁design ▁has ▁been ▁completely ▁re - engine ered . ▁The ▁new ▁S aga ▁is ▁power ed ▁by ▁the ▁I riz ' s ▁ 1 . 3 - lit re ▁V V T ▁engine ▁and ▁CV T ▁combination , ▁both ▁of ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁further ▁ref ined ▁for ▁improved ▁fuel ▁efficiency , ▁reduced ▁N V H ▁and ▁sm o other ▁driving ▁experience . ▁ ▁At ▁launch , ▁four ▁variants ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁S aga ▁were ▁made ▁available , ▁namely ▁the ▁Standard ▁M T , ▁Standard ▁CV T , ▁Executive ▁CV T ▁and ▁Prem ium ▁CV T . ▁The ▁various ▁trim ▁levels ▁differ