Most people would love a coupe or two-door car, if you don’t take into account the practicality aspects. If you never have to ferry anyone, or if there’s a nice big SUV at home, would you really buy a Gran Coupe or Sportback? Maybe you would, and I’m out of touch, but the beauty of fewer doors can’t be denied.
Earlier this month, we were treated to the the pretty little thing that is Theophilus Chin’s rendering of an all-new Proton Satria Neo, in three-door form just like the original Mitsubishi Colt-based Satria, and the Satria Neo of the current millennium. Here’s a follow up, a five-door version of that car, simply called the Proton Satria Theo 5-Door.
Theo’s latest Satria job is based on the new Lynk & Co 02 SUV, with a front end from the Geely Emgrand S, another SUV. It’s garnished with Proton’s Infinite Weave grille and tiger badge, and this blue five-door wears a red grille accent, Proton X50-style.
The rear end is a combination of the Lynk & Co 02 (top part) and the Geely Xing Rui sedan. This car has the same black floating roof, twin oval pipes and Proton script on the hatch, but the latter now sits above the chrome bridge that connects the tail lamps.
Theo also moved the reflectors into the diffuser piece for a cleaner rear bumper. The biggest difference though is the number plate, which moves from the bumper to the hatch. It’s a more conventional and refined look, suitable for a five-door version, I guess. I like the fact that Theo’s Neo is sporty yet clean, and more restrained compared to some of Geely’s designs. A modern Suprima S – what do you think?
Alas, this fantasy is unlikely to come true. However, Geely did say that it plans to introduce more BMA-based Proton models in the future. The platform, which the X50 uses, can accommodate wheelbase lengths of between 2,550 mm and 2,700 mm, with track widths from 1,500 to 1,600 mm. The modular base can be used for any bodystyle. Still, I’m no believer, and a three-door hatch has even less chance as even the Europeans have ditched those in their superminis.
No point talking about potential engines when the car isn’t real, but since you guys like these things, Proton recently told paultan.org that the GEP3 1.5L turbocharged engine jointly developed by Volvo and Geely will play a major role moving forward, as we’re now at the end of the CamPro VVT life cycle, and R&D has officially ended.
So, a 1.5L turbocharged five-door low-slung hatch with an interior that looks like that, at prices that Malaysians expect from Proton (that means well below RM100k, has to be cheaper than the X50 SUV) – want one? Me too. If wishes came true… then I would be that someone always special in your heart… we would still be lovers not apart, if wishes came true…
Check out the video below to see how Theo came up with this great-looking hatch (there’s an easter egg at the end), and see the tasty three-door here.
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Please MAKE THIS CAR the DIRECT SUCCESSOR of the current Iriz FOR GOOD and dear Proton, PLEASE YOU BETTER REPLACE that SOON-TO-TURN-IRRELEVANT designer, Azlan Othman with THEOPHILUS CHIN AS YOUR HEAD OF DESIGN yea!!!
Asking to replace a designer with a renderer is like asking an anesthetist to replace your open heart surgeon.
No, the cant and thry wont do a suprima again.
First. Suprima sales flopped really bad. Any C segment hatchback selling more than 80K ppl wont buy. Honda wont try. Neither would Toyota. Mitsubishi did try with Lancer and failed miserably.
Second. Proton is not cash rich like 25 yeqra ago. They dont have the budget for R&D Any more.
Third. Because of money issue thing, Geely would never allow Proton to make its own cars design again, all must rebadge Geely models. The most Geely may allow Proton to go wild is with Persona and Saga replacement, a new body on Geely cars platform.
Geely has been with Proton for 5 years now, emtering 6th. Geely promised Proton 1 new model every year that means we should have gotten 4 models now and another one next year. Sadly we only getting X70 and X50.
And Proton export figures also no thing to brag about. Still depending on Malaysia as its biggest supporter.
Lucky now no more shouting out loud about superior handling, HTS body or 5 star asean NCAP.
Beautiful car for me
Theo pls redesign the rear quarter glass just like old Civic 3 door hatchback or Bmw 2 series hatchback (a sharp swooping v shape kinked glass) to give that low profile coupe looks but with 5 doors. Of course applied to the 3 door version too. I’m pretty sure Proton gonna love the overall design!
We like it too. Love the render very much. Hope Proton and Geely will consider this seriously.
A hatchback jaguar
Gorgeous
what ever model/name it is …
please provide MT version….
いじょう。
Nice china car with local design grill
There’s much to like about this design. If it became a production model it’s easy to see that sales would be brisk. Go for it Proton!
Good randering. Am wondering what stop proton to produce it. Cost? Ability? Tooling?
I like the interior design esp the center console. Its modern, simple, clean and elegant. So again my question, why not put it into production.?
You have answered all those questions in your first statement. This is a render not a design. There is a lot more going on to design a proper car and basing a hatchback on a squashed SUV body is not the way to do it.
Good point. However knowing there are lots more to do inorder for the design to be in production, i still wonder why proton interior is less attractive compared to other car. Just me being curious, perhaps i really want to see proton doing well.
I love that very much!!!
Ok. Hope more designers will come out with new design.
we want new Suprima S..
even it is below 100k, there are just so many options to choose from at that range. car in Msia is expensive to its own rakyat so not many has the luxury to splurge on 2 doors. a lot seems to want it but just like MT, how many actually will translate to real sales?
Why isn’t Proton offering dear Theophilus on job in their R&D department?
Why isn’t Proton putting dear Theophilus in their R&D department?
There’s no way that Proton could ever make a car that good looking.
Please make it happen. It will compete with Golf.
Regardless of the engine, please make it comes with manual transmission
Does the editor really what floating roof design means? Black roof is called dual tone theme.
Floating roof is when the roof and body has the same colour and separated in the middle by all black pillars. This makes the roof standing by itself aka floating.
Dont let uncle roger find out and same u.
This model to come true is a bit hard but the x50 converted to hatchback is easier and possible.
Proton wouldnt make this car tho. They prefer to put more makeup on iriz rather than replace it
Made in China Proton no RV! Buy Toyota better!