mount ▁arrangement ▁in ▁the ▁out going ▁S aga ▁models ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁I riz . ▁The ▁improved ▁mount ing ▁configuration ▁has ▁consider ably ▁reduced ▁transm issions ▁of ▁engine ▁v ibr ations ▁into ▁the ▁cabin . ▁Pro ton ▁has ▁also ▁fitted ▁a ▁new ▁str ut ▁bar ▁in ▁the ▁engine ▁bay , ▁for ▁improved ▁driving ▁dynamics . ▁The ▁EC U ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁cal ibr ated ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁linear ▁thro tt le ▁response . ▁ ▁Like ▁the ▁S aga ▁F L X ▁family ▁previously , ▁the ▁third ▁generation ▁S aga ▁is ▁pa ired ▁to ▁either ▁a ▁Get rag ▁ 5 - speed ▁manual ▁or ▁a ▁P unch ▁Pow ert rain ▁V T 2 + ▁CV T . ▁However , ▁Pro ton ▁has ▁en hanced ▁the ▁P unch ▁CV T ▁for ▁a ▁sm o other ▁drive , ▁and ▁in ▁its ▁latest ▁iteration ▁is ▁claimed ▁to ▁be ▁consider ably ▁more ▁ref ined ▁and ▁respons ive ▁than ▁the ▁older ▁CV T ▁units ▁in ▁the ▁I riz ▁and ▁S aga ▁F L X . ▁Acc eler ation ▁has ▁also ▁improved , ▁with ▁the ▁manual ▁and ▁CV T ▁variants ▁taking ▁ 1 2 . 2 ▁and ▁ 1 3 . 1 ▁seconds ▁to ▁reach ▁ 1 0 0   km / h ▁from ▁a ▁stand st ill , ▁both ▁ 0 . 8 ▁and ▁ 1 . 4 ▁seconds ▁faster ▁than ▁the ▁old ▁S aga ▁F L X . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁various ▁ref in ements ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁engine ▁and ▁transmission ▁combination ▁in ▁the