Italdesign Giugiaro’s website has a teaser for a concept car that they will be showing at the Geneva show at the end of this month at their booth (204 in Hall 2). The teaser text simply says “How can you fit an SUV into a city car?” and leaves us with the image above showing a big boxy SUV tailing a much smaller compact city car.
I have no idea if this has anything to do with the new Proton concept car that’s set to debut at Geneva (the shape kinda looks similar), but we’ll see what it is exactly when the press days start at the end of this month.
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It looks good. Let's hope it goes into production.
wow! Proton SUV
a city car with the capability of an suv?
How can you fit an SUV into a city car?..senang sahaja..
buka pintu/bonet City Car…masukkan SUV dlm dia…then tutup pintu/bonet City Car itu…
haiya…susah mau pikir ka?
cute sketch…
i think this relate to them working with the new proton into something great…small car with SUV feel. Should be utterly interesting…
Sam said,
February 12, 2010 @ 12:25 pm
How can you fit an SUV into a city car?..senang sahaja..
buka pintu/bonet City Car…masukkan SUV dlm dia…then tutup pintu/bonet City Car itu…
haiya…susah mau pikir ka?
Yo're funny…i like.
there is a picture out on the website. click the link above. its a small car with a proton badge on it.
Even kancil can sumbat 10 people lorr…
SUV in a city car? Would it be like a bigger version of Kia Soul? Or Citroen C3 Picasso?
The concept car is a creative collaboration with Italdesign Giugiaro and based on a hybrid propulsion system. The specially designed chassis also features a raised floor that can accommodate the conventional engine as well as the hybrid system’s batteries in the rear. The concept car leverages on maximising space, while maintaining the overall dimensions of a compact car.
The five-door, four-seater hatchback concept car has a total length of 3550mm and features a front-mounted endothermic engine for recharging the lithium ion batteries with a fully electric drive-train.
The car was conceived with the aim of maximising the interior roominess and improving access to the vehicle. The high position of the four independently-adjustable and sliding seats, allows passengers to fully enjoy the spacious interior. Thanks to the combination of these two technical specifications the car is easier to enter, as the seats’ H-points (or the position of an occupant’s hip) are at the same height as in an SUV.
Well done Proton Management!!!
Looks like suzuki sx4 to me
Very interesting concept.Hope it would not only look nice but engineered correctly unlike my disgusting ex Gen2.maybe I would trade my Myvi for this latest car from Myvi designer.
First its MYVI panjang
Now its P1 panjang !!!
Concept cars you'll find aplenty from all makes when it
comes to Autoshows. It's just showcasing the future in the motoring
industry. Most of these concept cars are just dreams or visions.
Maybe this concept P1 car to be launched by TDM is based on
his Vision 2020 !! Good luck & all the best to P1may it become a REALITY!!
konsep yang bagus.. Hehe maka rekaannya akan jadilah spt Myvi dimana headroom yang tinggi tetapi drive tak terasa sgt macam SUV walau tinggi mungkin sbb dia lebar sikit dan gravitinya direndahkan.. wa x tau wa teka2 jer
tahniah Proton.
saya baca dari bawah byk komen positif dan ada juga yang negatif.
2-2 kita kena terima yang positif sbg galakan, dan yg negatif sbg penanda aras untuk kita lebih maju bergerak ke depan.
berkenaan kereta ni scr peribadi
1) design look like Myvi Malaysia cuma ditouch up, dipendekkan, diubah sana sini sikit jadilah kereta baru. Tapi apa nak kisah sbb manaada dlm dunia kereta yang tak sama langsung design nya ngan kereta lain. Kurang2 mesti ada gak sikit2 irasnyer. Lagipun pereka Myvi dengan kereta konsep Proton ini adalah firma design yang sama. Kereta milik BYD dari China pun design lebih kurang macam ni cuma yang Proton ni lagi cun banyak depan dan tepinyer.
2) berdasar komen yang saya baca, boleh kata majoriti rakyat sedang menunggu kereta konsep ini dijelmakan sebagai satu realiti. So Proton kena pantas keluarkan kereta ini dan dengan kualiti yang tinggi. Saya kira ramai rakyat Malaysia sedia membeli kereta ni sbg kereta ke2 dan jika ia direalisasikan, saya rasa kereta ni boleh jadi pelaris baru Proton selain Saga BLM, Persona dan Proton Exora. Lain2 model jualan amat2 menyedihkan. Jadi Proton jangan biar rakyat tunggu lama2 sbb penantian itu 1 penyeksaan. Penantian yg lama akan memperlihatkan anda seoleh ketinggalan jauh di belakang kerana pengeluar lain telah lama sebenarnya menghasilkan kereta hybrid/ EV.
3) saya rasa design kereta ni bukan isu yang paling penting. Yang lebih penting adalah teknologi yang akan dimasukkan ke dalam kereta ini oleh kerana ia adalah kereta hybrid. Tahniah sbb akhirnya dah mula masuk dalam segmen kereta berasaskan bahan bakar baru walaupun langkah anda terlalu perlahan.
4) kereta ni exterior lebih pendek berbanding Savvy tetapi saya difahamkan luas interiornya adalah seluas kereta segmen D. Mungkin ni pembaharuan yang nak diperkenalkan Proton. Mungkin ruang letak barang dikecilkan dan mungkin juga dashboard dinipiskan.. Apapun yang penting bagi saya lebih elok kiranyer interiornya seluas Myvi. Lagi best lagi laris
5) x salah upah company lain design kereta. 1 lagi company design popular adalah pininfarina juga design kereta2 negara China spt Chery, Brilliance, Hafei dan Jac, Jepun spt Honda dan Mitsubishi dan Korea spt Hyundai dan Daewoo. Di Eropah mereka da design kereta mewah spt Jaguar, Ferrari, Bentley, Masearati, Alfa Romeo. Fiat, Peugeot, Volvo, Ford, Citreon dan Lancia.
So secara peribadi bagi saya, ini adalah langkah kedepan Proton mengupah company yg terbukti pandai design kereta untuk design kereta Proton. Apa yang penting adalah kereta yg kita design memeuhi kehendak global dan saya lihat dengan mengupah design2 firm ini kita dapat hasilkan kereta dengan imej global. Lagipun x silap saya Saga BLM adalah direkabentuk oleh LG, tetapi laris jer macam goreng pisang.
6) Proton wajib memastikan kereta ni keluar secepat mungkin. Proton perlu ingat Proton dah jauh tertinggal di belakang hatta dengan pesaing2 baru dari China yang telah lama memperkenalkan kereta konsep, kereta hybrid juga kereta EV. Malah hingga hari ini Proton masih lagi tidak cuba memperkenalkan segmen enjin melebihi 2.0 cc, tidak memperkenalkan kenderaan spt SUV/ Crossover. Saya tahu Proton dah ada Proton MSX iaitu Proton SUV tetapi tolonglah keluarkan nya secepat mungkin. Dah tak tahan ni menunggu. Anda lambat anda la yang rugi sebab pesaing2 anda bergerak terlalu pantas.
7) ini kereta hatchback 5 pintu pertama Proton. Satria Neo dah ramai mintak 5 pintu tetapi hingga hari ni masih 3 pintu. Adus.. lamanyer aku menunggu nak tengok Neo 5 pintu. Kalau dah 5 pintu konpem jualan meningkat, penguasaan Myvi dalam pasaran bakal merosot. Hehehe
8) ni point terakhir. Yang ni yang paling aku tak suka ngan Proton iaitu harganya yang terlampau menekan rakyat. So untuk kali ni make sure harganya adalah lebih kurang sama dengan pesaingnya di overseas dan kalau lebih mahal pun biarlag dalam lingkungan 10% dari pesaing sama di luar negara . Ini kita terpaksa membayar RM 40 k – RM 60 k untuk mendapat sebuah Persona sedangakan di Jepun kita dah hampir mampu memiliki kereta spt Honda Stream, di Koera kita dah boleh dapat Kia Sorento.
Saya tak kisah orang nak kata saya basher ke penyokong ke apa ke.. yang penting point tu ikhlas di hati saya tanpa niat2 tak baik. Kalau yang kritik tu ambiklah wahai Proton sbg cabaran tanpa ganjaran dari saya dan yang saya puji tu sbg motivasi untuk Proton.
i like your comment Fikir Luar Diluar Kotak …jangan tunggu lama 2x ….nanti di ambil orang !!!
a very good example ws the MPV segment where Proton took ages to come out with the Exora … by then the market was flooded with too many brands
with Toyota leading the way.
Hopefully the current concept model will cater to the malaysian public in general. ie Indon mkt prefers MPV's which made Toyota Avanza & innova the best selling models for 2009. Maybe Proton should look at the Msian mkt and do a survey to find out the "citirasa" of the rakyat.
Hehehe…. Based on proton 10 years of Business Planning. Proton will kick off their hybrid car (I repeat "hybrid" and hybrid it's quite different with Electric car) on 2011. i bet you cannot wait and proton still never loose you if you buy other brand. Hahahaha… If you think global, i bet you will talk differently.
Guys, talk with information. Pump your brain with knowledge then later talk like no age. Myvi is 80's. Same years with Wira. We're going global. Have you heard about shape detailing???
To outsource other company is about money but to partnership other company are comes from many ways. It may comes from stake holder, technology, product and etc. Proton had done their R&D for their City Car long before they looking for partner. I believe both parties are in WIN condition and i think we will benefit from it.
Hmm, before to be OUT-SIDE OF THE BOX, be IN-SIDE first.
Happy Motoring!!!!