Proton MPV final design!!

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Sent: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 12:38:55
Subject: [Mahligai] ** Proton MPV final design!!

Proton MPV first batch to roll out mid-Sept 2008

The Proton MPV will begin on-road testing from the 12th of September 2008
onwards, so we'll be able to spot it on our local roads and hopefully get
some nice clear photos possibly from mid-September onwards. It will be
launched to the public in March 2009.

Proton sources have confirmed that the Proton MPV will initially come with
the 125 horsepower Campro CPS found in the highline GEN2 CPS facelift. The
car will ride on 15 inch wheels which should be easy on the fuel
consumption as well as tyre change bills as smaller tyres are cheaper.
125hp is far from sprinty on a heavy vehicle especially with all 7 seats
occupied, but it is still more powerful than the 1.3, 1.5 and 1.6 liter
engines that almost all B-segment Japanese MPVs have to make do with.

A turbocharged Campro engine is said to be in the works but according to
inside sources if any other engine options other than the CPS engine are to
be available for the Proton MPV, next in line is more likely to be a
turbodiesel engine. In fact, Proton may have played a part in
(successfully) lobbying for the recent drop of diesel road tax rates to the
same level as petrol road tax rates.