Proton Satria Neo The Lotus Effect

Proton Satria Neo The Lotus Effect Wednesday June 13

(First written on 2007-06-13)
What kind of Supermini would British sportscar makers Lotus produce, were they in the market to make that kind of car? Thanks to the Proton Satria Neo, honed to perfection by the Norfolk manufacturer, we dont have to wonder..

In case you werent already aware, Proton owns Lotus. The Malaysian companys marketing machine has been in overdrive recently, striving to make sure we all know that. The result is that for some time now, the Norfolk-based sportscar firms finest chassis engineering know-how has been brought to bear on new Proton products. The Satria Neo, however, was the first Proton to actually carry the Lotus mark about its bodywork.

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The question that fast hatchback fans have been itching to know the answer to is; does this mean the Satria Neo is a cynical marketing ploy or a thinly disguised Lotus?

The answer, as tends to be the case in these situations, lies somewhere between the two extremes. Just where, in the substantial gulf that exists between budget South East Asian Hatchbacks and lightweight British trackday specials, the Satria Neo comes to rest will be crucial to its future prospects. After a couple of months and a few thousand miles at the wheel of the Neo, were well and truly primed with the answers. First youve got to manage your expectations.

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[Wanturd]

@fahlazad sendre tu apa? jepun dulu2 pun bertatih juga. Ambil contoh toyota la, dah 75 tahun dalam bidang automobil, umur proton baru 22 tahun, memang tak boleh compare la. martabat orang melayu, terletak padan orangnya sendiri. kalau orang macam kau ni sendiri yang suka nak jatuh2kan, memang tak kemana la martabatnya. kenapa toyota boleh pergi worldwide macam sekarang ni? sebab orang dia sendiri yang patriotik sanggup beli dan pakai kereta toyota walaupun awal2 dulu toyota sucks.

[deeprock18]

korang selalu cakap Proton ni selalu tiru design Mitsubishi. ye memang betul tapi Waja, Satria Neo, Savvy, Saga BLM, Persona/Gen.2 Proton yang design sendiri.

korang tak terfikir pasal Perodua pulak ke? c'mon lah, model-model Perodua semuanya adalah daripada Daihatsu sepenuhnya. dari Kancil hingga Alza, semuanya model Daihatsu (termasuklah Myvi yang rakyat Malaysia agung-agungkan tu!). Perodua tidak pernah design model kereta sendiri!

[streamix84]

aku sayang Proton selamanya

orang melayu memang suka menghina apa yang bangsa sendiri buat..

berubahlah orang melayu..jangan dok hina apa yang bangsa sendiri cuba buat..malulah sikit pada bangsa lain yang dok tengok awak menghina bangsa sendiri.

[mgtRon91]

@malafey tau xpe dok~ n then aq lak kt sbelah ko,tumpang je..

[malafey]

@mgtRon91 bangga woo, klu proton msuk FIA GT3.. kiter lak drive kreta tuh

[mgtRon91]

@malafey aq kompom bli jagk~

xde proton xde la malaysia...

[suncut21]

proton memang best klu nk di bandingkan dengan kete buatan china...

[malafey]

imagine that proton wat supercar.. gerenti aq beli :)

[arilnizams]

yg kutuk2 nih depa pun pkai motor jer....xmampu bli kereta...

[theconfidentialfile]

gen2 aku cantik ko ader? hahahaha

[bkkparadise]

shit car