Greetings from Paris! After an epic traffic jam to reach the Porte de Versailles and failing to find a seat in this packed press room, here’s the start of our live report from the show. And to kick things off, we have something Malaysians are familiar with – Proton’s EMAS concept with three doors and a Lotus badge. It’s called the Lotus CityCar Concept and sports styling that differs from the EMAS. Click here to see the EMAS.
This CityCar Concept is not part of the five new Lotus cars that will mark a new beginning for the company. The five new cars will be unveiled later in the afternoon. It’s a full range of sports cars ranging from a lightweight compact model like the Elise, to a full on supercar that takes aim at the best from Ferrari and Porsche. There’s also a luxury GT and a four-door version that should be a challenger to the Panamera.
Meanwhile, take a look at this CityCar Concept. The front styling is the “new face” of Lotus which you will see on the new range. Gone is the old look with the Lotus mouth – in with super sharp lines and squinty eyes.
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looks like Jabba the hutt to me.
you are a blind for beauty.
will they put this to production and price it cheaper like kancil?
then your overpriced swift looks like pricess amidala?
swift is proven through out the whole europe.
what do you(P1) have? lol.
yea, export top spec, and selling cheapest spec, and export spec is cheaper than local spec. We subsidy foreigner, itu la baru macam. 1 msia.
Honestly, it really looks like Toyota IQ to me… With some cosmetic changes… Since Lotus have been using Toyota engine a lot, so would not be surprice..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_iQ
Maybe using the same marketing tactic like Aston Martin Cygnet?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Martin_Cygnet
the only resemblence I see is the size…
no more traffic jam problem. ;)
Why right hand drive? thought lotus ady belong P1
American market.
american right hand drive?
something malaysian style smells here…right hand drive means that they are ready for malaysian market….hahadun shoot me..
top gear don’t want the aston martin cygnet……and now…….this……
Why some people are so obsessed with topgear and everything they say??they’re not the gods of automobile..shiissshh!
hope proton version will come out with imprinted backlight intact! i like those lamps but not this lotus version..
i’m lovin’ it. :D
Damn, it makes the Proton looks so dull and boring…(in fact, it is…)
Nice car btw…
no spec?
just concept..wait for the 5 new models…
But better looking than the actual Emas though. Oh Proton, when will you people actually design cars with passion and true creativity?
isn’t the EMAS was design by giugiaro, and not by proton
than proton version emas!
better than proton version, emas
have you seen the enhanced version of emas?
i looks better than this one, n far more better than the original emas as well
agree..
looks alittle like tthe Range Rover Evoque !
I hope this get into production and win some Aston Martin Cygnet Fan because this is better !
if the price is right, this will sell like hot cakes in malaysia and eventually the world. I always believe proton (national car) is a good idea but a badly managed company due to poor management.
Have u ever seen a “cheap” brand new Lotus in your life time??? I think no one soul on earth have…..So, keep on dreaming.
love to see lotus badge than proton
why?
is it because you are surely can never buy a lotus?
Can Proton please don’t call the original car EMAS? This name sounds so cheap! Maybe can modify a bit to call Emasso, Aurum, Momentra or even Quantum.
Not ‘EMAS’ that make car look cheap,but Proton did. I suggest if you have Proton Emas, you must called it Toyota Emas. Nah you must feel very ‘high class’ now when driving your car.
emas is cheap? maybe u have so many emas at your home or maybe u are poh kong tauke…
Gold (Emas) sounds cheap???
Love the camera replacement for side mirrors. It would do wonders for the aerodynamics. Not to mention reducing the power consumption. But I would think they’d change that to a smaller pod by the A pillar when actual production version comes out.
wow emas!sorry but proton’s is way better.
Can call the EMAS as Proton Thundercat (or Proton Thundercar). Thundercat, I like this name (the logo is it a cat or harimau, or just ‘cat terpercik di lantai’? Can’t Proton design a better, more organised more symmetrical kind of logo?).
BTW the triangular front fog light areas make me want to vomit. Should be re-designed.
Avanza-type door handles again???
y don u ask alfa romeo, peugeot, jaguar, rover, ferrari, holden first they r not symmetrical either long before proton
Bloody Ugly!! Group Lotus, focus pls!!!
please send your work to them…thanks
From the interior photo, we can be sure this is just a fancy mock-up conceptual car.
Not sure how Lotus will do with a mass market electric car……Proton haven’t built one yet & neither is Lotus.
Just for testing market reaction & survey I think……
Rosyam Noor will get confused and dont know which one to buy- proton emas or lotus. Hahahaha..
shud color it gold..
Mata Sepet !!!
I like the general design of Proton Emas.. This CityCar is following the overall new theme of Lotus cars. Can’t understand why some people still prefer to bash the Emas concept…
instead of admitting they can’t afford a lotus,they choose to bash the emas which look better than this…
not saying better but I don’t think this look better than the emas….
emas is cheap?coz it’s a language they familiar with…and if proton use some French or Italian naming….’wow!!!!this car sounds superb expensive I want it!!!’
hahaha, squinty eyes…sounds malaysian!! xD
cheap?? no no lotus will not be like that..coz best seller car not come from its price..
I think car will be compete with mini cooper as a premium compact car… Lotus try to steal the cake of premium compact…
Hei, I like this car. I think its cool to drive one. :-)
Wonder when will our “EMAS’ will become P1’s “anak Emas”…..
Looks good. Maybe i am wrong, but from the EMAS photo, the boot is freaky small….and if they can keep the price under RM60k…if it’s have a decent boot almost as big as Myvi and under RM60k, then we have a Myvi killer here.