The Proton Satria Gemilang
This car was unveiled to the public on Merdeka eve but it didn’t get much press coverage. Rather unfortunate really. So here I am, giving you a personal account on the creation of this one-off vehicle.
This project was a real whirlwind of a job made specificly for the Merdeka celebrations. From inception to finished product taking about 2 months in total. Mind you that includes an accellerated idea development process somewhere in between the ’start-sketching-something’ to ’start-prototyping-the-parts-now!’. Based on the Proton Satria Neo hot hatch, the idea was to showcase the unexpected and what better way than to stretch a 3 door to become a limo. In record time. AND have the Prime Minister ride on it.
One of the biggest challenge for this project was to make it driveable. But the skills of the Prototype boys really came in handy and they got the job done on time. The entire development was done on site in Proton with assistance from a local consultant for the interior. Commendable to say the least. With 31st August already past, expect the car to do some publicity rounds and maybe end up as a permanent display or something, unless somebody commissions it…
I’ve got to congratulate my designer Adiey for putting his heart & soul into this project and making it a reality. Good time management and presentation. Also it was a good thing you went to Seri Perdana; one for the album eh?! *wink*
Cool man…..but the back looks wierd tough..haha
Kei9 -> it is what it is! had lots to ‘accomodate’!
Wow.. Cool. This car is good. But i just like the front and the back. its seems like import car. Nice. But i think they still have to change the middle part of the car. not nice for me.
Faiz -> Thanks! It serves its purpose during special events…
very nice!!
wow..nice car..attractive…looks cool.. good job man….
too sad proton will not produce it. it only a prototype juz like gen2 R3
amresh, honey, gen -> thanks for dropping by!
kenape tidak dijual kereta ini…..proton slalu wat kereta prototype tp end up as a permanent display…..
errkss -> kereta ni dibuat utk mempamerkan kemampuan Proton merekabentuk produk yang unik dan berteknologi tinggi. Ianya juga sebagai hadiah syarikat kepada negara dalam menyambut kemerdekaan ke 50. Ia bukannya tidak boleh dijual tetapi buat masa ini tiada individu atau syarikat yang betul2 berminat untuk membiayai kos pembuatannya yang tinggi.
are you sure this is a stretched satria neo and not just something else with satria neo lookalike body panels?
Paul -> hey there, thanks for dropping by. this car is by definition a ’stretched Neo’ by virtue of how it looks i.e that’s the perception most peeps will have upon seeing it. if you wanna get into details then yes, its underpinnings are modified from the Chancellor to get the extra width across the track. such concepts are normal for one-off prototypes, don’t you think?
azlano—>sedeynyer…:(..proton ramai engineer yg berkebolehan tapi kebolehan mereka jadi limited disebabkan bende ni…walau apepun..syabas kat proton dan teruskan usaha anda utk menjadi lebih baik pd masa akan datang.
Design Ok, tapi adalah lebih baik design & produce NEO SEDAN .Proton sepatutnya peka dengan cita rasa pengguna. Jgn design ikut suka je. Konsep yg paling mudah adalah, Proton kaji balik model2 kereta sebelum ini yg paling popular atau disukai pengguna/pembeli. Buat replacement model terhadap model kereta tersebut. dan paling penting kekalkan nama model kereta tersebut supaya nampak warisan kereta tersebut. Senang cerita, tgk honda & mitsubishi… berapa banyak model CIVIC & LANCER?? Nama tetap sama, hanya DESIGN YG DIUTAMAKAN sebab mereka tahu model tersebut popular…
Hafiz Knoxx -> semua keputusan dalam merekabentuk ada sebabnya. lihatlah kejayaan Persona; inilah kerana Proton sentiasa mendengar dan menilai yang terbaik.
Very well put for a 2month job. I would really like to see a Waja like replacement using this design concept, i hope its not just locked and kept in the closet. You guys did the same thing with the old Satria Neo.
I think the Waja design is a little dated, and will go really another couple of years if it had something of a NEO on it. What more put a 2L engine and you have an interim perdana replacement.
Kudos to your team.
Goks -> Tq for dropping by! Fret no more coz the new Waja is on its way…
Ini just pendapat aku je lah.. aku rasa majoriti malaysian akan tgk design keta dulu sebelum beli.. after that baru tgk performance & harga.. yelah.. lepas neo, gen2 & gen2 Sedan dikeluarkan, proton mula dapat sambutan.. Pendapat aku 3 model itu je memang menarik design (bab2 engine atau performance aku tak tahu nak comment).. walau camanapun harap-harap Neo sedan dikeluarkan.. WAHAI PROTON HOPEFULLY YOU ALL PRODUCE LAH NEO SEDAN… !!!!! I be the first customer to buy..
1st, i like to congrs the team to make it happened, its really showed that “Malaysia Boleh!”. Its such a nice car, chicky colour, good design ….. and almost prefect in the eyes of woman like me …. really wants this car badly but its not available…. what a waste??? it just a prototype ….. never the last, the hope is always there …. and my hope is this car will be produce and i will be the one of the proud user to have it and own it (at affordable price)…so proton team make it happen ….pls ^_^
Hafiz Knoxx -> Neo sedan? Hmm… probably not economically viable to build at this point in time.
Mira -> Thanks for reading! We need more females to comment on our cars to understand more of their needs. We’re always listening!
NO FOG LIGHT,SEAT BELT(IN THE FRONT ALSO),BUT WHY NO REAR CENTRE ARMREST IN THE HATCH?
this good….
prodas -> tqvm…
azlano, just want to show u my ugly skecthes, hehehe
http://funtastickodesign.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/sketches-terbaru-dari-saya-funtasticko-design/