The first thing I must say is that I absolutely love the styling and handling of the Neo. To me, it is the most beautiful production car made by Proton. Well, since the folks at Proton worked on the engine and released the CPS version (similar to Honda VTEC, with cam-profile switching), I was curious about the CPS Neo's specifications.
Here are some performance specs comparison (data from Proton Neo brochure):
Non-CPS Neo
110hp@6000rpm
148Nm@4000rpm
0-100km/h in 10.7 secs
Curb weight 1150 kg (base, manual) and 1159 kg (M-line, manual)
CPS Neo
125hp@6500rpm
150Nm@4500rpm
0-100km/h in 10.5 secs
Curb weight 1212 kg (manual)
110 hp vs 125 hp? Ok, the CPS Neo gained 15 hp, but it also gained 72 kg (base non-CPS compared to CPS Neo). 0-100km/h differed by 0.2 seconds, and the difference of torque between the CPS and non-CPS Neo is 2Nm.
Should you buy the new Neo CPS or just get a used Neo? In my humble opinion, Proton improved the looks on an already beautiful car, man, the CPS version looks super-hot! However, I don't see any SIGNIFICANT performance gain between the CPS and non-CPS Neos..
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