Information Specification Image Review 2013 Proton PreveIt is a name that sounds difficult to pronounce at first blush, so the car-maker has decided to set the record straight: Roll it on your tongue and blurt it out as “
prae-vae”.
That’s how the national car-maker wants you to call its new C-segment sedan, previously known by the code name P3-21A. The Prevé was first shown in full camouflage at Proton’s Power of 1 showcase last month.
Last week, the car-maker decided to organise a media preview of the car in the run-up to the official launch later this month,at which point we will be able to show you the car in its entirety.
Indicative prices of the car is from RM62,000 to RM75,000 but it is expected to be slightly lower at launch time. Three 1.6-litre model variants will be offered.
Proton’s first global car, design and manufactured with world-class processes which take it to a new level in quality. The platform is adapted from that used for the Exora but with a multi-link rear suspension instead of a torsion beam.
The exterior styling is modern with a distinctive front end. Though I had seen a clay model over a year ago, seeing the final product as DSZ pulled off the cover gave me a tingle in the body and I can’t remember any other Proton causing that! I think it’s partly because the car looked very good and partly also because I felt that I (and some other journalists) had a small part in the development of the Preve. Right from the time he joined Proton, DSZ made it a point to engage Malaysian motoring journalists and welcomed our feedback and suggestions, to the point that when the Preve was being developed, he called us in to get our views. So I guess you could say I felt some pride too that this particular model was finally ‘born’.
There’s a lot of storage space available but I feel the cupholders between the front seats (and the two on the armrest at the rear) are a bit shallow. They can hold cans properly but if you put in the small water bottles, then they could tip over in certain situations.
As the speeds rose, I began to notice that the noise levels were rather high. Wind noise was low but engine noise was high and that CVT characteristic of the engine spinning to 5000 rpm and then the road speed catching up didn’t help either. I felt that more insulation would have made a difference but was told that such a solution would mean extra cost.source:star-motoring.com,motortrader.com.my
