I’ve read at paultan that Proton Concept will unveiling at Geneva Motorshow in Switzerland. That’s a good news for Proton lovers. Collaboration with Lotus, Proton concept will design in a hybrid platform .This four-seater hatchback concept was co-designed with Italdesign Giugiaro. The hybrid drive system ncludes an internal combustion engine which is fitted on the front axle. The engine will recharge the lithium ion battery pack to provide a pure electric drive with a 1.2-liter three-cylinder power. The energy will sends electrical power to the drive motors and on to a single speed transmission. The car will allow driver to get electricity easily and plugged in to any AC main.Lotus has also made the drivetrain including a single-speed transmission and low emissions, optimised performance

Resource :- NextCars.net

This is such a good achievement for Proton. After produce great consumer car, concept car will give more attention from the world. I hope it will success and show the new hybrid concept system.

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Unfortunately for those who didn’t yet exchange their old cars for a new one Proton cars, the spokesperson of Proton had state in media that Proton will stop the XChange Program. At the start of the program back in March 2009, it had said that the program will stop till the end of the year. But due to the exhausting of the funds provided by the goverment, the cars that registered on or before 31 October will be processed for the rebate voucher. Sadly right for those who let this chance slipped away?

Sources:
1. Local newspaper
2. http://paultan.org/2009/12/31/proton-discontinues-car-scrapping-programme/

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The government of Malaysia had launched the campaign of buying a new local car in exchange of scrapping the old car last month. Do you interested to take part with this campaign? Somehow the second writer of this blog interested in this campaign and prefer to scrap the old car. So, I get an idea to review some of the local car that you can buy if you take part in this campaign.

This entry will review about the new Saga from Proton. The Proton Saga using the 1.3L inline-4 engine assisting with the CAMPRO, DOHC 16 valves valvetrain. This combination produce the maximum power of 70 kW @ 6000 RPM and 120 N.m @ 4000 RPM.

With the local Malaysian car with this size of engine, what you can expect when it comes to the road test? Maybe the performance is not so good but it is worth it with the money that you spend on this car. The Proton Saga can reach the top speed of 160 kph for manual transmission and 155 kph for automatic transmission. The acceleration from 0 to 100 kph is 13 seconds for manual transmission and 14.5 seconds for automatic transmission.

This car moving on the 14 inches rim for medium line and 13 inches rim for base line. Also, some safety equipments had been installed in this car for medium line such as the driver’s airbag, pre-tensioner seatbelt, central door lock, keyless entry remote and reverse sensor. For Malaysians, are you interested to get this car now? And for foreigners, if by any chance this car enter your country’s market, try spend your money on this car and feel the engineering technology from Malaysia. For now, take a look at this Proton Saga below.

Source:
1. http://www.proton-edar.com.my/index.php?page=newsaga

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Finally, the time has come. The Malaysia’s first MPV had been launched yesterday. Even though this post is too little too late, but who cares. This Proton Exora will be the benchmark for the auto manufacturers in Malaysia to design another good and cheap car. Yesterday was the history for Malaysia auto industry and we hope for the years to come, the auto manufacturers in Malaysia can produce a supercars like the Ferrari or Lamborghini. Who knows, right?

Like the rumors that was spreading before, the Proton Exora using the 1.6L engine Campro CPS 4 cylinders engine assisting with the DOHC, 16 valves valvetrain. This engine produce the maximum power of 93 kW (125 hp) @ 6500 RPM and maximum torque of 150 N.m @ 4500 RPM. The top speed of the Proton Exora is 165 kph and it can accelerate from 0 to 100 kph in 15.5 seconds.

The Proton Exora focusing on the family car, so the comfort of the passenger is the main target. The suspension system using for the Proton Exora also fill that target. The McPherson strut has been using for the front suspension and the torsion beam has been used for the rear suspension. The usage of the McPherson strut suspension also can reduce the prices of the Proton Exora due to cheap suspension system. The hydraulic power steering has been used to make the handling of the car easier.

The safety system of the Proton Exora also cannot be underestimated. The dual airbags with the pre-tensioner seat belt has been installed in Proton Exora to reduce the possibility of serious injury in the crash or hard braking situation. The anti-lock braking system with EBD (Electronic Brake-Force Distribution) has been installed to ensure the braking system can be properly function when comes to avoiding something. Also, the modern-car features like the central door lock, alarm system and reverse sensor has been added in this Proton Exora.

For Malaysians, this is the part that you really want to know, the prices of the Proton Exora. Take a look at these prices for 2 variants of the Proton Exora.

Proton Exora M-Line Solid: RM69 548
Proton Exora M-Line Metallic: RM69 998
Proton Exora H-Line Solid: RM75 548
Proton Exora H-Line Metallic: RM75 998

Don’t you think it’s affordable for many of the Malaysians that want to taste the feeling of driving a MPV? If you think the price is worth the car, go get it. Alternatively, you can wait until the new Perodua MPV (D46T) launched maybe around this three-quarter year. Right now, just take a look of some of the images of the Proton Exora.

Sources:
1. http://paultan.org/archives/2009/04/15/proton-exora-malaysias-first-mpv-from-rm69998/
2. http://www.adrysabry.com/news/proton-exora-launched.html

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