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Proton coupe fans, this one’s for you. Automotive manipulator Theophilus Chin has come up with renderings of a new Proton Putra coupe, based on Prevé lines.
It has certainly been a while since a coupe has been part of the Proton model line-up – the original Putra, or the M21, which was based on the fourth-gen Mitsubishi Lancer coupe, was officially retired in 2000. Like what you see?
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Would want one unless it comes with the uninspiring cvt
Yeah, the CVT is a dissapointment…they should use DCT now…huhu..
At THIS RATE design, seem moving backward, coupe must aggressive
i agree. if the coupe version is as shown here by this fan-art, it would be stupid to buy one. why get a 2 door when u can have the same goodie in a 4 door version right? unless, proton throws in a MIVEC engine, then we’re talking!
WOW
Beautiful design. Almost has a Mercedes C-Class coupe feel from the side.
inb54 angry reaction
proton = shit. enuff said.
perhaps the front bonnet should be longer…?
It’s boring and the engineer is too lazy to even make it more refined and eye catchy..
Basically, it is just prevent with 2 doors. That is it.
you don’t say?
this is not Proton engineer’s work. This is just an imaginery by TC the automotive speculator, m i rite? hehe
no the problem is YOU are too lazy to READ
u think its easy to make one car?
yeah its easy to say that to make the coupe just throw away the rear passenger door
all the structural panel have to be calculated once again from a to z same goes with cabriolet
otherwise you blame the engineer again when u accident after goes into bumper or turning on corner
typical malaysians
To be blunt, all these renderings by Chin are merely cut n paste jobs, without making any touches to the surfaces of the car, the arches, etc.
There’s nothing creative about these renderings. Makes me wonder what’s the point n value in it.
Just my 2 cents.
well…your comment also has no value..
bcos he does his job without a pay..so he can do whatever he likes..
this is just pure for fun..not reality
i.m.o, in another point of view it is good to keep the identity since Preve is currently one of the best sedan of the company.
touchup sket je ni…mesti gempak punye…hehe
Interesting… one of the best sedans’s in PROTON’s stable. Targeted sales was 4,000 units a month, but its short of that now. Typically, new car sales is highest in the first three months of launch. PROTON however, failed with the Preve, as it did with Inspira (targeted 1,200/month).
I wonder why, given the price advantage that it has as a national car. Trust issues associated with the brand, and the availability of new models from competitors I suppose. PROTON needs to respond to the changing landscape of the automotive industry. Some say its too late, but I am hopeful they will turn around. Perhaps the new partner to be announced today will be the catalyst…
i mean that it’s the most sophisticated sedan ever built by Proton…
Preve’s price is just a bit cheaper than its imported competitors…
yup…i also hope that Proton can do something to face the challenges b4 its too late…huhu
Kind of agree with you dude…
Anyway Mr. Chin, since we are allowed to imagine, can you make the wheel arch wider.. like M3 wide..
And, please change wheel design.. make it 18inch with lower profile tyre..
And body skirting could be improve, couldnt it? probably with quad tail exhaust…
And…yes yes.. with the panoramic roof..
boring…yawn….
very nice, dude! wow. the old putra was always my favourite. Guess this is better looking and hope it will become reality one day. Even the back is much lower than the ugly Preve behind. This is how the Preve’s ass should look. I think.
Not as fabulous looking like the 4 door Tuah but nice looking though and with 150-160bhp and 6 speed manual? I’d want 1.
It’s just a renderings of a new Proton Putra coupe by Chin. It’s probably done in less than 1 hour, so it’s not a final product. So those who comment negatively please show yours lah. Pandai cakap tapi tak tau buat.
preve is boring and making one preve-based is total waste..
please la, a coupe should have it own character and not something cut & paste!
this would be interesting to make a coupe and not copy paste.i personally love coupe alot …..if Proton to bring back the coupe into the line up i would be really really interesting news for all the coupe fan :D i cant wait to hear more news about it. rear wheel drive ,1.6-2.0 super or turbo charge +6 speed trans and adjustable suspension :Dthat the dream
I like it. Its like the old BMW E46 Coupe.
This is more like Forte Koup rather than C-Class coupe, which is not a good thing.
theophilus for president! though he should’ve taken one step further and tweak the tailgate lamp clusters just a little bit…
RUBBISH!!!
Rather get C-class Coupe
most of us are short on cash
money pls …. not everyone is SO rich to buy a c class coupe
proton designers are suck. they really dont know how to design a car, really “add more fish”
it’s render by Theophilus Chin u moron not Proton render…and theo is automotive manipulator…did u even read the article???
Ni pun sorang lagi…
nothing to shout about. its just looking at Preve with 2 doors… so what is the big deal about it??
Coupe should have different rear light cluster and a more balanced rear bumper design.
To his credit, Theo Chin only does Photoshop. It’s not like he does 3D renderings, that’s why he can’t change the lines and features a great deal.
Impressive but maybe the rear should be shortened a bit?? Keep up the good illustration
Looks disconnected
Look can be deceiving… Quality is where we should be looking in this case..
Looking good…but perhaps people will be have a hard time differentiating this with the Preve. Looks more like a Preve coupe.
Good side profile and overall rr design. Just hope Theo to redesign rr lamp cluster so that it has a more pronounce side face of a ‘roaring cat’, and re-post it here.
Auuwwwww!… hope the price is reasonable. (50k-65k)
Yes, basically a two door Preve, but to be fair to Mr.Chin, his rendering looks great for a Proton coupe. Balance is the word. Well done!
nice try theophilus chin,
but previous Putra was actually Mitsubishi Mirage Asti (no change at all in terms of design since Asti is JDM, even got 1.5 model with drum brakes).
market for coupe is really really small for proton that has no economies of scale in the real world (except in protected market of Malaysia)
Nice, but for export markets this name cannot be used.
In some countries this will be misunderstood as “Puta”, meaning “Ayam”…
Proton Ayam..
wow thats really FUNNY
my preve 1 week no aircond…still waiting for faulty part claim…just 4 month old but aircond can’t use already…no point coupe talk…please upgrade ur part quality first!
Can’t see any significant difference from the sedan actually. Expecting it to have a more aggresive looking and more changes especially the rear design
Look at it.. a coupe for the masses! Put the rumoured 2.0 E01 engine, this thing goes head to head with kia koupe! Ok.. maybe improve the build quality a bit then thats gonna be a zinger!
BMW 3-Series coupe has better curves
Just like that and you call that a coupe??
the first pic was too long for liking.
but the 2md pic, looks better.
american muscle car wannabe?
Needs bigger, better-looking wheels methinks. How about the 17-inchers off the Inspira?
Hopefully some constructive suggestion here:
I would suggest to make the wheels bigger and the rear overhang smaller. The rear looks too long IMO.
Ohh noooooi.. Still using ugly rear proton ‘pervert’ butt?? Come on.. Do u guys know the meaning of esthetic in design?
Htchbck..not coupe..just wait n c nxt year..
Saw people commenting the rendering……. Blaming TC… Boring Lar, not creative la…… Well people. TC can do rendering and most of the time his idea became 80 to 90 percent of the real model….. U? What can u do? U know how to render and draw on ur own? Dont keep bitc*ing around if u dont know.. TC did on his own and if u dont like it, do ur own… See whether ppl like it or not…..
shorten the wheelbase in the 1st pic…
it would be nicer…
btw, thanks for the pics…
Change dat ass
If Proton going to revive Putra, I hope it going to have its on chassis and body.Not derive from other general product, it suppose to go the opposite way ..
proton please buy petronas eo1 engine and put it in neo perhaps!
=.=… no other design izit?? no wonder car tax still soo high… no idea to compete with other car company.. no innovation…
nice render.. imho
lets see what the proton designer can come out with
cheers
Come On Proton…just get the best designer…take example of KIA & Hyundai
I don’t see many Preve on the road. Is it the end of Proton?
Theo has plenty of nice work, but this is certainly a miss, a rather hugh one at that.
Don’t think you can made the Preve look any better by lopping off 2 doors. The proportions are all wrong.
The closest the Preve will ever come to a coupe would be a fastback, like the Gen2 that preceeded it.
The Putra was one of the few good cars Proton built (probably the best to ever come out of Proton along with the GTI). Reason what it was not molested and kept fairly close to its Mitsu origins.
Coupes are now usually a model of its own, sharing very little with its normal 4 door….might have made more sense to use the smaller Saga Platform and re-a new low slung and wider body.
Preve cut two doors to become Putra
This is crap
preve is ugly. any variations will not make it look better.
change the rear and front lamp please
This guy butchered a nice design.
I bet if Proton were to produce a 2 door derived from Preve, it would look great. Designed by designers. Not by a kid with Photoshop.
what a boring design … didnt this TC guy had better things to do in life than wasting time on useless cut and paste job?
Learn from Hyundai/Kia… come on PROTON… HINA sgt…
Something missing here. Make it doors little bit longer. Show Tailpipe please……
Extreme ugly.. Need to change more..else sure no sales!!
Potong claimed they got 22,000 Preve bookings, but i hardly see any on the road, wonder where they got the figures from..and if they charge Rm60-70k for the coupe wonder who will buy
“Drive it to believe how stupid it is”
That is not how a Putra should look. It should be slimmer than that. The Preve has a big rump which does not endear it to be a coupe. The rendition probably looks more like a hatchback.
i personally feel that it makes more sense for proton to release a hatchback version than a coupe.
no benefit at all converting a sedan to a coupe without improving power, or handling.
Please dont carry everything from preve… prefer an angrier looking tail lamp that reflect the tiger spirit…
Nothing to shout about, too safe design, not match with the ‘Putra’ name!! Hands down!
Bet those flamers don’t even know how to render. Haters gonna hate.
Pegi mati la Proton. No hope for you. 30 tahun pun masih nak mengendeng syarikat lain.
Ahya always cut here cut there and than paste new design. I feel so hopeless over 30 years still no improvement and louzy design. R&D setup million of ringgit but at end result no new advance stuff us to buy.
dont have any idea maybe..
If it is turbo and manual .
wow super cars
this is not render by proton, stupid malaysian ..proud of proton!
Remove the sedan rear-end, put the hatchback version on it. It will become the new Satria. LOL :D