Proton Exora CPS 1.6 Review: Move people, move...
Proton finally has a car to compete in the all-important MPV segment, and flew The Ed to Jakarta, Indonesia for a sampling. Boasting its new 1.6-litre CPS engine, can the Exora really be Proton's next cash cow?
What we like:
Likeable exterior- spacious interior
- flexible seating arrangement
- cabin well-insulated against wind noise
- engine and 'box are well-calibrated .
What we dislike:
Engine seems to run out of puff on the highway- seats in the third row feels under-padded.
So you're in the market right now for a people carrier, but don't intend to pay so much for the instalment and maintenance. There's the Chery V5 to consider, but with a 2.4-litre engine, the yearly road tax and insurance amount seems too much. The next affordable competitor is the Kia Carens Elite, but then again, with that 2.0-litre engine, it's not cheap to maintain and insure as well.
That leaves you with only the Proton Exora. It seems Proton has for itself here a winning car, a car that is honest with what it's built and designed to do. It comes with a generous equipment list, and being the sole 1.6-litre MPV in the market now, we're looking here at Proton's next best-seller.
It could do with some slight improvements in the performance department, but this being Proton's first attempt at the MPV market, it's already good enough. The $57,999 price tag further seals the deal...
Credits: Story & pictures by Azfar Hashim, reporting from Jakarta, Indonesia
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