PUTRAJAYA 4 April – Model baru kereta nasional, Proton Preve berenjin 1.6 liter akan ditawarkan dalam tiga varian berharga antara RM62,000 dan RM75,000 mulai 16 April ini.
Pengarah Urusan Proton, Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Syed Mohd. Tahir berkata, nama Proton Preve dipilih adalah dari perkataan Inggeris “proof” (bukti) dan “to prove” (untuk membuktikan).
Katanya, Preve yang disebut “prey-vey” adalah seiring dengan hasrat Proton untuk mencapai pasaran global dengan nama antarabangsa tersebut.
Menurutnya, tiga varian itu terdiri daripada model menggunakan transmisi manual lima kelajuan dan automatik tujuh kelajuan.
“Proton Preve akan dilancarkan pada 16 April ini oleh Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak,” katanya kepada pemberita pada acara pandu-uji kereta tersebut, di sini hari ini. - UTUSAN
enjin campro CFE 1.6cc
horse power 140
torque Nm/rpm 205/2000-4000
tank capacity 50 litter
acceleration 0-100km/h 9.6sec
turning radius 5.7m
Suspension Macpherson Strut(front)/Multilink with stabilizer bar(rear)
brake Vent disk 15"(front)/Solid disk 15"(rear)
Tyre & wheel size 205/55 R16-alloy
Overall LxWxH mm 4543x1786x1524
luggage volume 508 litter
Safety
ABS
EBD
4 Airbag(SRS)=2 SRS(front)+2 Side(SRS)
Seatbelt pre-tentioner
Front active head rest
anti-trap power window (driver only)
Front fog lamps
Immobilizer
Brake assist (BA)
Electronic stability control(ESC)
ISOFIX seat mountings
auto headlamp
-Seat fabric (water repellent)
-leather wrapped with audio switch
-cd/mp3/bluetooth/usb/ipod connectivity/4G WiFi
-side mirror LED
-GPS navigation
-Head lamp with PROJECTOR+LED
-Paddle shifter
-Auto climate air conditioner
-rear spoiler
-Push start button
-Auto Cruise
-Auto wiper
-Follow me home light
-tinted windows with windshield break resistance
"Many of our consumers are not satisfied with our quality and we have ensured every quality control be taken care properly by ensuring every parts we get from our suppliers are in high quality term. We have also filtered certain suppliers due to the lacking of quality parts supplied by them. Our objectives are to impress the first batch users and making sure they give us good reviews to improve the sales of this new model. We hope to impress the malaysians that this is the car that is made for the malaysians. Our competitors are the Japanese car manufacturers and not the local competitor car manufacture anymore. Thus, the prices of this car is slightly higher than usual. This is completely common for a car that committed to impress our customers."