There is not a
single doubt that Proton is serious about improving its image and
offerings nowadays. A creative
collaboration was developed by Proton together with Italdesign Giugiaro
(an Italian company that has the expertise of providing the necessary
support for carmakers world wide with creativity and engineering
support) as a part of the group's long-term strategy to expand its
market as well to match the global automotive standards.
Together
with the Italdesign Giugiaro, Proton is in the process of developing a
new hybrid car, They has also unveiled some information on the hybrid
car series that is said to be fully unveiled at 80th Geneva Motor Show
on 4th of March.
Above is the first photo of Proton's
hybrid car concept that is designed by the Italians that is bravely said
to "revolutionise traditional segmentation in the car market" by
Giugiaro. They also admitted that the hybrid car was developed with the "aim of optimising the available on‐board space and car access
ergonomics".
“This is the outcome of several years
of study: the solution allows interior
spaciousness
on a par with that of a segment D saloon despite maintaining the
exterior dimensions of a segment A
car” explained Giorgetto Giugiaro, Chairman of
Italdesign Giugiaro.
According to
Giugiaro, the concept will features a raised floorpan that is able to
accomodate the batteries of the hybrid system at the rear. The car is
also higher that other compact cars to ensure the best use of interior
space. Passengers also neither have to get down into the car as in a coupe
nor "climb up" as in a SUV because the seat H point is designed to be at
the perfect height of a passenger's hip ensuring the passenger to enter
the car in a natural way. The four seats are identical, independent
and sliding, ensuring identical comfort to passengers and driver alike.
The distance of the rear seats from the front seats is comparable to
that of an SUV. It's worth a mention that the four seater, five door
hatchback is just 3550 mm in length. Last but not least, the car also
features a hybrid system that includes an internal combustion engine
fitted at the front used to recharge the lithium ion batteries, while
the drive is fully electric.
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