Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Proton Satria hatchback 2004

I-hatchback yaseMalaysia, eyizicabha ezinhlanu ezihlangene, inesitayela esimnandi, injini ewu-1.6 litre esezingeni eliphezulu kanye no-chassis osebenza kahle.

Izintengo ziqala ku-$17,990, phezulu kwesihlahla inguqulo ye-H-Line ene-auto kanye nethegi engu-$22,990.

I-Proton Gen 2 inezingxenye ezinhle nezijwayelekile. Isitayela sihlanzekile futhi sihlanzekile; ingaphambili linendawo ewumqansa, eqondile kanye nokukhuphuka kancane kwephrofayili kuya ku-croup ephezulu. Ngaphakathi, isha futhi ilula, nendlela ehlanzekile yokwenza isitayela nesakhiwo sedeshibhodi. Isitiriyo (enezilawuli ezincane) sakhelwe kudeshi, izilawuli ze-A/C zingezansi.

Kunopulasitiki omningi lapha. Ezinye zamukelekile, ezinye izingxenye njengezibambo zeminyango yangaphakathi ziyanamathela futhi zizwakala zintekenteke.

Ngokuqondene nezicabha, le nguqulo ye-M-Line Gen 2 Proton yayineminyango ephumela ngaphandle nhlangothi zonke. Zonke zivaliwe ngomsindo ohloniphekile, kodwa zonke zavuleka ngokungafuni.

Umklamo ngaphakathi nangaphandle muhle, kodwa kukhona okulahlekelwa ekusebenzeni. Abashayeli abade bazothola isondo lokuqondisa lezemidlalo elihle liphansi kakhulu nesihlalo siphakeme kakhulu; ezinye izinto zokwakha, kanye nokulingana nokuqeda, kudinga ukupholisha okwengeziwe.

I-Gen 2 Proton iza ngamaleveli amathathu wokunquma, wonke ane-hardware eyanele.

Iqala ku-$17,990, i-L-Line yezinga lokungenela ifaka isiphephetha-moya, amawindi kagesi nezibuko, izikhwama zomoya zomshayeli nomgibeli we-SRS, ukungena okungenakhiye okukude, isidlali se-CD, nekhompyutha yohambo.

I-M-Line Proton engu-$19,500 yengeza amabhuleki e-ABS, amasondo e-alloy kanye ne-cruise control emotweni. I-H-Line engu-$20,990 yengeza ama-airbag aseceleni e-SRS, isimo sezulu esilawulwa yisimo sezulu, inzwa ye-electronic reverse, amalambu enkungu angaphambili nangemuva, ispoiler sangemuva, nesibambi sikamakhalekhukhwini.

Emgwaqeni inamandla angu-1.6 litres namandla angu-82 kW anele. Amandla anele kubashayeli abaningi, nakuba ingadonsa kanzima kuma-revs aphansi kanti abanye abakulesi sigaba bacwengisiswe kakhulu.

Incane ingxabano nge-five-speed manual transmission, ukuhamba kahle noma ukuyiphatha edonsa ngamasondo angaphambili iGeneration 2.

Mhlawumbe isiteringi besingacijile, kodwa iProton isikulungele ukuya phambili ngaphandle kokudonsa kanzima kwamasondo angaphambili noma i-understeer. Kulandela ukuguquguquka nokubamba okuhloniphekile.

Lesi sizukulwane se-2 sithembisa ukuba yi-hatchback enhle futhi ekhululekile.

Ukuziphatha komgwaqo kuhle, isitayela sihle. Kukhona indawo yokuthuthukiswa kwekhwalithi yokwakha (iqhathanise neHonda Jazz noma iMitsubishi Colt) kanye nezinye izici ze-ergonomics zangaphakathi, ikakhulukazi isilinganiso sesihlalo somshayeli nesondo lokuqondisa.

Kepha uma i-Gen 2 ikhombisa imikhiqizo ye-Proton yesikhathi esizayo, umkhiqizo uya phambili kancane.