INTRODUCTION SATRIA NEO R3 LOTUS

Proton now has a very special version of their Neo CPS - Proton Satria Neo R3 the Lotus Racing. For the price of RM115k he upgrades to various devices, including engine development. Now, output of 145 hp and 168 Nm of torque is the engine of 25 hp and 18 Nm on one essentially the standard CPS. 0-100 km / h in 9.2 seconds, and now takes the top speed is 200 kilometers per hour, compared to 10.5 seconds, and 190 mph for the standard neo-CPS M / T

Is RM115, 000 a lot of money to pay for a Satria neo, but the price tag has doubled compared to standard CPR neo comes with a lot more than just a carbon fiber hood and racing Lotus Emblems. There are serious performance improvements they make a damn should go to, and these improvements are not only vital statistics do.

More important than these numbers, however, things are improving, as revised reports for the manual transmission with five speeds. A source in R3, R3 New Lotus Edition 7500 rev its Redline RPM in each gear, and all kinds of questions torque curve is prohibited. We are eager to try to confirm this exciting revelation. If the department head for R3 is one of the best buoys in the world, you can be sure that the products of division not only about power and acceleration. The handling is a big part of the equation, and with the "Lotus Racing" name means that this car has to offer thrills at the wheel.

There are some tasty sounding equipment in this car. First up Ohlins DFV (Dual Flow Valve) fully adjustable coil-over suspension spring and damper rates are optimized for this application, R3. The Neo also stiffens the rubber bushings and revised suspension geometry. All these are submitted, the "precision race car as a direct steering and cornering techniques. The registered weight of the hood carbon also means that there is less weight on the front, the good news is. This car is 62 kg lighter than the standard EPC Neo 1150 kg.

If you take a look behind the 16-inch alloys with 205/45 Bridgestone Adrenalin Advanta wrapped rubber, you will see the four-pot AP Racing calipers gripping the front discs. The rear discs have items with pot. Besides the engine tune-ups, you also get R3 Titanium Headers, Underdrive pulleys alloy R3, R3 tuned exhaust system and a carbon fiber airbox R3. These facilities, including cam profiles plays R3 to help the upgrade of power.

R3 has to make plans for 25 units of the Satria Neo R3 Racing Lotus Edition. Our sources say that 11 units are already taken into account, and we believe that Proton will be no problems selling the remaining shares will be. They are of course a lot to find if the second response, and demand is sufficient.

There are a lot more stuff after the jump, including the cost of hi-res product photos and action shots followed live unveiling of the car in the flag today.