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<blockquote data-quote="zan" data-source="post: 1600928" data-attributes="member: 9632"><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">what i would do if I am to head Proton's engineering department:-</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span> </p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">make available all models with few variations.</span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px">a)</span> </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Basic spec – for taxi useage, and for poor people but want new car. Carburetor. This kind of cars would be cheap and easy to sell in countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Timor Leste – even in UK. Proton was doing very well in UK back in 1989 becoz it was cheap. The Impian now sells at about 13,000 pounds. A better equipped and more modern Ford Focus also sells at similar price.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px">b)</span> </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Medium spec – for those with slightly extra budget, add EFI, front power windows only</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px">c)</span> </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Luxury spec – self explanatory – DVD, auto climate system, ABS, airbag, big alloy wheels, maybe even sunroof, everything electric powered – windows, mirros</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px">d)</span> </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Sport package – add body skirt and spoilers, unique sport rims, good tyres, HID, lowered suspension, all disc brake set up with ABS, available only in white, red, yellow or silver. Semi bucket seats, sports exhaust system, make available either supercharge of turbocharge. This model will be called Knight eg Satria Neo Knight, Savvy Knight,</span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"></span> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-size: 12px">e)</span> </span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Super sport – stripped cabin ready for rally/track racing. This model will be called R3. eg Satria Neo R3, Waja R3, Gen R3. only black colour</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">created an MPV on a stretched Waja platform. MPV is the ‘in’ thing now rather than hatchbacks like Savvy or Neo. Proton is late again… Honda Stream is actually based on Civic platform while Odyssey based on Accord platform. The 7 seater Waja MPV will be good for Proton to break into the MPV market it should enter many years ago.</span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">The Koreans have Kia Caren and Carnival other than Hyundai TRajet. Toyota alone produces Wish, Estima, Alphard, Nadia, Ipsum, Picnic, Liteace Noah, Granvia, and Verso versions of Corolla, Avensis and Yaris not to include Asean models like Innova and Avanza.</span></span></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"></span></span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Saga chassis is more than 20 years old – based on Lancer of early 80s. it used to be similar sized to Corolla (put Corolla LE AE80 and Saga Orion side by side) but now try putting Saga LMST next to Corolla Altis and there’s a huge difference in dimensions to compare. Efore this Proton didn’t has Mitsubishi’s permission to modify the chassis but I believe it is possible now since that the technology is outdated.. So, make the car grow bigger and higher. And make possible to equip with airbags and modern gadgets like ABS and EFI .</span></span></span></li> </ul><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000"> </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #000000">Actually, I want more but I don’t think Proton can cope ..because they feel they are still toddlers in automotive manufacturing. One friendly reminder – welcome to the open market of AFTA!</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zan, post: 1600928, member: 9632"] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]what i would do if I am to head Proton's engineering department:- [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]make available all models with few variations.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/LIST][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=3]a)[/SIZE] [/COLOR][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Basic spec – for taxi useage, and for poor people but want new car. Carburetor. This kind of cars would be cheap and easy to sell in countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Timor Leste – even in UK. Proton was doing very well in UK back in 1989 becoz it was cheap. The Impian now sells at about 13,000 pounds. A better equipped and more modern Ford Focus also sells at similar price.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=3]b)[/SIZE] [/COLOR][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Medium spec – for those with slightly extra budget, add EFI, front power windows only[/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=3]c)[/SIZE] [/COLOR][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Luxury spec – self explanatory – DVD, auto climate system, ABS, airbag, big alloy wheels, maybe even sunroof, everything electric powered – windows, mirros[/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=3]d)[/SIZE] [/COLOR][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Sport package – add body skirt and spoilers, unique sport rims, good tyres, HID, lowered suspension, all disc brake set up with ABS, available only in white, red, yellow or silver. Semi bucket seats, sports exhaust system, make available either supercharge of turbocharge. This model will be called Knight eg Satria Neo Knight, Savvy Knight,[/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=#000000][SIZE=3][/SIZE][/COLOR][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=#000000][SIZE=3]e)[/SIZE] [/COLOR][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Super sport – stripped cabin ready for rally/track racing. This model will be called R3. eg Satria Neo R3, Waja R3, Gen R3. only black colour [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]created an MPV on a stretched Waja platform. MPV is the ‘in’ thing now rather than hatchbacks like Savvy or Neo. Proton is late again… Honda Stream is actually based on Civic platform while Odyssey based on Accord platform. The 7 seater Waja MPV will be good for Proton to break into the MPV market it should enter many years ago.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/LIST][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]The Koreans have Kia Caren and Carnival other than Hyundai TRajet. Toyota alone produces Wish, Estima, Alphard, Nadia, Ipsum, Picnic, Liteace Noah, Granvia, and Verso versions of Corolla, Avensis and Yaris not to include Asean models like Innova and Avanza. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [LIST] [*][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000]Saga chassis is more than 20 years old – based on Lancer of early 80s. it used to be similar sized to Corolla (put Corolla LE AE80 and Saga Orion side by side) but now try putting Saga LMST next to Corolla Altis and there’s a huge difference in dimensions to compare. Efore this Proton didn’t has Mitsubishi’s permission to modify the chassis but I believe it is possible now since that the technology is outdated.. So, make the car grow bigger and higher. And make possible to equip with airbags and modern gadgets like ABS and EFI .[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/LIST][FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3][COLOR=#000000] Actually, I want more but I don’t think Proton can cope ..because they feel they are still toddlers in automotive manufacturing. One friendly reminder – welcome to the open market of AFTA![/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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