Sunday, April 11, 2010

Value for Money

More saver for Exora

Dimensions, Power, Weight - Technical Data

Firstly I think I have to address the actual dimensions of the car, because when you buy an MPV what you are looking for is essentially a big box to fit your family in. There has been some revision to the data that Proton provided us during the prototype test drive (particularly the weight, which is now heavier - 1422kg for M-Line and 1442kg for H-Line). Here are the final specs of the Exora in comparison to its competitors.
Exora Livina 1.6 Avanza 1.5 Rondo Innova Kerb Weight 1,422kg 1,245kg 1,120kg 1,563kg 1,575kg Length 4,592mm 4,420mm 4,150mm 4,545mm 4,580mm Width 1,809mm 1,690mm 1,630mm 1,800mm 1,770mm Height 1,691mm 1,590mm 1,695mm 1,650mm 1,755mm Wheelbase 2,730mm 2,600mm 2,655mm 2,700mm 2,750mm Track (F) 1,542mm 1,470mm 1,415mm 1,573mm 1,510mm Track (R) 1,530mm 1,475mm 1,425mm 1,569mm 1,510mm Fuel Tank 55L 52L 45L 55L 55L Power (hp) 125hp 104hp 108hp 142hp 134hp Torque (Nm) 150Nm 150Nm 141Nm 189Nm 182Nm kg/Nm 9.48 8.3 7.94 8.27 8.65

The power figures above are quoted in horsepower, which has been converted from most of the “PS” measurements that Japanese companies use. As you can see the weight is now heavier, which would throw off all our previous calculations on the Exora’s power to weight ratio.

The Exora’s 125 horsepower has to pull 1422kg of weight now which means 11.376kg per horsepower, which is actually one of the better performing numbers among its competitors unfortunately the amount of weight that each Newton Meter has to pull is one of the worst. It’s the amount of torque and the torque curve that matters when it comes to pulling a lot of weight.

The third and second row of Proton Exora can be arranged in so many formation due to its ability to be folded and really carries the name of Multi purpose Vehicle with the function to fit big and many stuff there in Proton Exora. At third row, you will not have to sit like on the floor because it is quite high of seat height. The leg room is good for a person around 178cm high. At front row, no complain at all.. Spacious. Same with the second row seat.

Exora for big family

MPV exora..

Today's growing number of 7 seater cars have to be the way to go when you need enough room to comfortably carry a growing family. Gone are the days when you would get squished in the back seat with your 2 or 3 brothers or sisters, even sharing seatbelts to make room. Today's MPV, SUVs and CUVs make it easy to carry a lot of passengers.

Once you start looking for one though, you'll realize that there are so many to choose from... when I did a quick search I found a total of 204 in the United States! Which one is going to meet your family's needs best?

I think the best way to start your search is to determine the type of car that you need regardless of the number of seats. Let's take a look at the type of cars that are available in today's car market.

One of the best known types of vehicles is the traditional family sedan which is usually a 4 door vehicle that carries usually 4 or more passengers. In 2009, the most passenger room that I could find in a sedan was 5. So today's fuel economical sedan isn't going to fit the bill with our need for 7 seats. In the past that need was filled with the station wagon but today's station wagon is the MPV (multi-passenger vehicle) better known as the mini van.

If your needs consist of a light duty MPV that is going to cart the family around to after school activities the mini van makes a good choice. Most vans will get decent fuel mileage of 20 to 25 MPG. There are even some new hybrid models that combine gas and electricity to get mileage into the 30 and 40 miles per gallon category. However if you're going to be driving the family around in rough weather, like snow, you may be better suited to drive a SUV or sports utility vehicle.

Stylish Family Car

Nation 1st Affordable MPV Car

Proton Exora Base Line (B-Line) basic version is now open for booking with the affordable, value for money & cheapest MPV price in Malaysia of only from RM 57,458.

This will give exora a better point to compete with the latest Perodua Alza MPV which launched on 23 November 2009 with the price range between RM56k to RM65k. Below are a few picture of exora base line basic model.

With steel rims and rim cover only. The rear garnish is not painted and not in chrome like other variant. Exora basic has no spoiler.

The unexpected for basic model of Proton this time with painted bumper. Not like other basic model bumper without paint. Some safety features like passenger airbag, ABS and EBD is not available for this exora base line.

The exora base line also has no fog lamp, reverse sensor, 2nd row aircond outlet and only in manual transmission.

PROTON EXORA BASE LINE PRICE

RM 57 548 solid
RM 57 998 Metallic


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Wow, look at this Proton Exora. This 7-seater MPV is really useful to the big family.

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The modern steering design has been installed in Proton Exora. There is audio control button as long as the Bluetooh hands-free system with the phone button.

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