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Proton Campro CFE Turbo Prototype testing in the snow
The strange looking Proton Prototype that looks like a shorter and lower Proton Exora has been sighted in Malaysia quite a few times and seemingly with increased frequency too, but now apparently it has appeared overseas as well! Here’s some shots of the new Proton Prototype being tested overseas somewhere up north on snowy terrain.
For the first time we also have photos of what the interior of the prototype looks like. It looks pretty much like a regular right hand drive Proton Exora at first sight, but look closer and you see that the dash doesn”t meet the doors as well as it should.
If you zoom into the photo above and look at the sticker on the dashboard it says “P3 – CFE TURBO CVT3″ – they could likely be testing the new turbocharged Campro CFE Turbo drivetrain and CVT gearbox on a modified Exora-looking mule designed to simulate the target weight of the vehicle that this drivetrain package is intended for.
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Five things the Proton prototype in Sweden tells us!
1. New Turbocharged Engine
The next generation of Proton engines will include a downsized turbocharged engine, using 1.6 liter of capacity to produce power equivalent to a 2.0 liter engine, in line with global trends. Past exhibits of a turbo engine prototype have indicated power figures around 140 PS and 205Nm, with peak torque kicking in at just 2,000rpm. To accommodate the turbocharger, compression ratio has been lowered to 9.5:1, which isn’t really very low for a turbocharged engine. Most of the 2.4 liter engines in the D-segment share a similar compression ratio and they are normally aspirated. This indicates a low boost pressure.
2. At least some variants of the CFE Turbo will be intercooled?
The cutout in the right side of the bumper of the prototype could indicate that an intercooler is hidden behind the mesh. Some form of cooling for the forced inducted air would be something good to have in our hot climate. The Campro engine currently has its intake on the right side of engine bay – with the turbo application the air filter could be somewhere on the left, with passing through the turbo on the front of the engine bay, then to the intercooler on the right of the bumper, and back into the intake manifold on the right rear of the engine bay.
3. A new safety feature – ESP stability control
he text “ESP” appears twice in the interior of the car – once on a sticker below the center dash air cond vents saying “P3 – CFE TURBO CVT3 ESP” and once again on a panel below the gear lever which seems to have a lot of red plugs going into it. ESP might just be the reason that the prototype is spending time in Sweden near the arctic circle in the first place. It’s where the Bosch Vaitoudden test center is located, where Bosch engineers test their ESP and ABS systems on the icy surfaces and snowy bends of the native terrain.
I personally feel at least some form of ESP or electronic stability control is a must have for any modern vehicle and it’s good that we are now seeing indications that Proton will be joining the bandwagon. ESP helps stabilize the vehicle by minimizing skids. It automatically applies selective braking to help steer the vehicle where the driver intends to go, combined with traction control which minimizes wheel slip.
4. Future models may use a multi-link rear suspension
This prototype uses a multi-link rear suspension as you can see from the image above. Many car manufacturers are moving to torsion beams for almost everything. This might just be some derivative of the chassis of the Proton Persona R replacement model with Exora sheetmetal.
5. New CVT transmission
There are two indications to this – first of all the same sticker that has the text ESP on it also has the text CVT3. And when you look at the gear shifter area, the shift pattern is quite different from the P-R-N-D-3-2-L in the Exora.Instead, we have P-R-N-D-L which is typical of CVT transmissions – D for drive and L for a CVT shift pattern that emphasizes on engine braking.
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The strange looking Proton Prototype that looks like a shorter and lower Proton Exora has been sighted in Malaysia quite a few times and seemingly with increased frequency too, but now apparently it has appeared overseas as well! Here’s some shots of the new Proton Prototype being tested overseas somewhere up north on snowy terrain.
For the first time we also have photos of what the interior of the prototype looks like. It looks pretty much like a regular right hand drive Proton Exora at first sight, but look closer and you see that the dash doesn”t meet the doors as well as it should.
If you zoom into the photo above and look at the sticker on the dashboard it says “P3 – CFE TURBO CVT3″ – they could likely be testing the new turbocharged Campro CFE Turbo drivetrain and CVT gearbox on a modified Exora-looking mule designed to simulate the target weight of the vehicle that this drivetrain package is intended for.
Sumber
Five things the Proton prototype in Sweden tells us!
1. New Turbocharged Engine
The next generation of Proton engines will include a downsized turbocharged engine, using 1.6 liter of capacity to produce power equivalent to a 2.0 liter engine, in line with global trends. Past exhibits of a turbo engine prototype have indicated power figures around 140 PS and 205Nm, with peak torque kicking in at just 2,000rpm. To accommodate the turbocharger, compression ratio has been lowered to 9.5:1, which isn’t really very low for a turbocharged engine. Most of the 2.4 liter engines in the D-segment share a similar compression ratio and they are normally aspirated. This indicates a low boost pressure.
2. At least some variants of the CFE Turbo will be intercooled?
The cutout in the right side of the bumper of the prototype could indicate that an intercooler is hidden behind the mesh. Some form of cooling for the forced inducted air would be something good to have in our hot climate. The Campro engine currently has its intake on the right side of engine bay – with the turbo application the air filter could be somewhere on the left, with passing through the turbo on the front of the engine bay, then to the intercooler on the right of the bumper, and back into the intake manifold on the right rear of the engine bay.
3. A new safety feature – ESP stability control
he text “ESP” appears twice in the interior of the car – once on a sticker below the center dash air cond vents saying “P3 – CFE TURBO CVT3 ESP” and once again on a panel below the gear lever which seems to have a lot of red plugs going into it. ESP might just be the reason that the prototype is spending time in Sweden near the arctic circle in the first place. It’s where the Bosch Vaitoudden test center is located, where Bosch engineers test their ESP and ABS systems on the icy surfaces and snowy bends of the native terrain.
I personally feel at least some form of ESP or electronic stability control is a must have for any modern vehicle and it’s good that we are now seeing indications that Proton will be joining the bandwagon. ESP helps stabilize the vehicle by minimizing skids. It automatically applies selective braking to help steer the vehicle where the driver intends to go, combined with traction control which minimizes wheel slip.
4. Future models may use a multi-link rear suspension
This prototype uses a multi-link rear suspension as you can see from the image above. Many car manufacturers are moving to torsion beams for almost everything. This might just be some derivative of the chassis of the Proton Persona R replacement model with Exora sheetmetal.
5. New CVT transmission
There are two indications to this – first of all the same sticker that has the text ESP on it also has the text CVT3. And when you look at the gear shifter area, the shift pattern is quite different from the P-R-N-D-3-2-L in the Exora.Instead, we have P-R-N-D-L which is typical of CVT transmissions – D for drive and L for a CVT shift pattern that emphasizes on engine braking.
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