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How big is the new Proton compact car? So far we've seen many spyshots of the car testing in both Malaysia as well as on snow-covered roads up north, and we've even peeked into the car's interior. But since those prototypes were snapped in isolation, we couldn't really get a grasp of how big the car is.

Well, until today I suppose. Seen here in spy photos sent in by a reader is the new Proton hatchback conveniently photographed driving next to a Honda Jazz Hybrid. The new Proton looks about the same size as a Honda Jazz, or dare we say even slightly bigger. Of course, it could just be the angle of the photo.

How this translates into interior space will depend on how smart Proton engineers package the interior. You can very well have a big exterior but a small interior, and the opposite can be true as well.