Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Proton Satria 2007

IProton igxumela esigabeni esidumile sezimoto ezilula e-Australia ngokuphinda yethule iSatria ngemuva kweminyaka emibili ingekho. I-Satria (okusho iqhawe), ijoyina ezinye izimoto ezincane ze-Proton, i-Saavy ne-Gen-2. Nakuba imodeli entsha ingase ingabi sezingeni le-Braveheart «warrior», isezingeni lokuma lezinye izimoto ezisesigabeni sayo.

I-Satria Neo, njengoba yaziwa kanjalo manje, itholakala ngamazinga amabili okunquma, i-GX iqala ku-$18,990 kanye ne-GXR ebiza u-$20,990. Ibiza kakhulu kuneToyota Yaris neHyundai Getz, kodwa iProton iphusha iSatria iye phezulu uma iqhathaniswa neVolkswagen Polo neFord Fiesta.

I-hatchback enezicabha ezintathu iphuma nenjini ebuyekeziwe yaphinde yabuyekezwa engu-1.6 litre yeCamPro four-cylinder enamandla angu-82 kW ku-6000 rpm kanye ne-torque engu-148 Nm ku-4000 rpm. Ungalindeli ukugibela okujabulisayo, kodwa ngemoto engaphansi kuka-$20,000, lokho akukubi nakho. Yimoto yesithathu kuphela ezothuthukiswa ngokuphelele uhlobo lwaseMalaysia, ngegalelo elivela ethimbeni layo lobunjiniyela nelokuklama, kanye nobuchwepheshe bohlobo oluxhunyiwe lwe-Lotus.

I-Satria Neo iyathandeka. Ihlanganisa idizayini yayo exutshwe nezinto ezijwayelekile ezivela kwezinye izimoto ezincane. I-Proton ifuna ithonya laseYurophu ekwenzeni isitayela.

Womabili amamodeli anokubukeka okufanayo, kodwa nge-$2000 eyengeziwe ye-GXR, uzizwa umncane. Ufuna into ekhangisa isimo sakho esiphezulu ngaphandle kwe-spoiler yangemuva. Omunye umehluko obonakalayo amasondo e-alloy, nakuba nalawo awahlukani kakhulu ekuklanyweni.

I-exhaust, ngakolunye uhlangothi, igqamile ngempela, inopayipi owodwa we-chrome obekwe phakathi nendawo ngemuva kweSatria.

Ngaphakathi izwakala incane ikakhulukazi ezihlalweni zangemuva. Inebhokisi elilodwa lamagilavu ​​amancane kakhulu, ukuze ukwazi ukukhohlwa ngokugcina izesekeli (yize ngicabanga ukuthi ipheya lamagilavu ​​lizongena lapho). Isitoreji esengeziwe siwukunwebeka, okuphethe izinkomishi kuphela phakathi nendawo futhi ayikho indawo yangempela yokugcina izikhwama zemali noma omakhalekhukhwini.

Isakhiwo se-centre console silula kodwa sibonakala sisebenza. I-Proton ithi ihambisana nombono we-Lotus we-minimalist ngaphakathi. I-air conditioning ilula futhi kumodeli ye-GX idonsa kanzima ngosuku lwasehlobo lwase-Australia olujwayelekile.

I-trunk iqhubeka netimu yesitoreji esincane, futhi uphahla oluphansi kakhulu lusho ukuthi kunendawo encane yangaphakathi. Hhayi-ke, lena akuyona imoto enhle yomuntu omude.

Mayelana nokuphatha nokunethezeka, iSatria ihlaba umxhwele ngemoto encane. Okuningi kwalokhu kuhlobene ne-Lotus DNA yayo. Kunebheji elincane ngemuva elikhangisa lokhu.

I-Proton entsha iziqhayisa ngenkundla entsha, eqine kakhulu futhi iwukuvela kwe-Satria GTi edayise kakhulu edlule, imodeli yokusebenza okuphezulu.

Emgwaqeni, iSatria Neo iwubambe kahle umgwaqo futhi emakhoneni ngokuthembekile ngesivinini esiphezulu.

Idonsa ngamagiya amahlanu ashintshwayo ishelela futhi inegiya eliphezulu.

Yomibili le mininingwane iyatholakala futhi ngokudluliswa okuzenzakalelayo kwamagiya amane ku-$1000 eyengeziwe, ethuthukisiwe ngokuguquguquka okushelelayo kanye nokusatshalaliswa kwamandla okwengeziwe.

Uma ucabangela uhlobo lwemoto, ukusebenza kwayo ngokuqinisekile kunengqondo. Kodwa uyaqaphela ukuthi ayinakho lokho kuphila okwengeziwe okwenza uhambo lujabulise ngempela. Imoto ifinyelela ku-6000 rpm, okuthatha isikhathi, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezincane.

Umsindo womgwaqo uyazwakala, ikakhulukazi kumamodeli e-GX asezingeni lokungena anamathayi asezingeni eliphansi. Amathayi e-Continental SportContact-2 aku-GXR angcono kancane.

I-Satria nayo isebenzisa izinto ezintsha ukuze inciphise umsindo wekhabethe.

Uhlu lwemishini luyancomeka: I-ABS ne-electronic brake force distribution, ama-airbag amabili ngaphambili, air conditioning, amawindi kagesi, isiteringi sikagesi, izinzwa zangemuva nesidlali se-CD zonke zisezingeni.

I-GXR yengeza i-spoiler ngemuva, ama-fog lamps angaphambili, namasondo angu-16 inch alloy, kanjalo ne-car-only cruise control.

Kuthiwa isebenzisa amalitha angu-7.2 ngebanga lika-100 km eshintshwayo kanye no-7.6 litre ezishintshayo, nakuba ukuhlolwa kwethu emigwaqweni emagebhugebhu kuhlangene nokushayela kwedolobha kuthule kukhombise ukusebenzisa amalitha angu-8.6 ngebanga lika-100 km kanye no-8.2 litres uma sihamba. umzila wokubuya, uhambo oluhlangene lokuzungeza idolobha. Lawo mandla engeziwe angase angabi kude, njengoba imodeli entsha ye-GTi ingase ibe khona maduze nje. I-Proton ibikezela ukuthengiswa kwe-600 kulo nyaka.

Ngenkathi i-Satria Neo yenza umbono omuhle wokuqala, nakuba ibiza kancane, yisikhathi kuphela esizosho ukuthi leli sosha laseMalaysia linamandla yini nokuqina kweqhawe langempela.