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..
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Satria Neo CPS performance spec
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Satria Neo CPS FINALLY revealed

ON THE 13TH FEBRUARY THE SATRIA NEO CPS HAD BEEN LANCHED BY PROTON AT THE APAC SUBANG.THE MAIN DIFFERENCE FROM THE PREVIOUS ONE IS OFF COURSE THE CAMPRO CPS ENGINE ITSELF AND FEW EXTERIOR CHANGES AND INTERIOR CHANGES ITSELF.HOWEVER THE NEO CPS IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN TWO COLOUR TRANQUILITY BLACK (METALLIC) OR SOLID WHITE (SOLID) RATHER THAN A WHOLE SPECTRUM OF COLOUR OFFERED BY THE STANDARD SATRIA NEO
THE 1.6 LITER CAMPRO CPS ENGINE FEATURES THE CAM PROFILE SWITCHING TECHNOLOGY(CAMPRO) (SIMILLAR TO A VTEC) AND VIM (VARIABLE INTAKE MANIFOLDTECHNOLOGY).THE ADAPTATION OF THIS TWO TECHNOLOGY WILL GIVES YOU A HIGH PERFORMANCE HIGH REVVING CAR IN THE SAME TIME, YOUR ARE ABLE TO BRING THIS CAR TO YOUR WORKPLACE WHILE STILL MAINTANING A LOW FUEL CONSUMPTION.
APART FROM THE ENGINE, THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR HAD BEEN TOUCHED UP BY THE PROTON ENGINEER’S TO APPEAL MORE AGGRESSIVE AND MUCH MORE SPORTIER.THE FRONT BUMPER HAD BEEN CHANGED TO A MORE AGRESSIVE ONE.THE REAR BUMPER FEATURES A DIFFUSER UNDERNEATH IT WHICH SHOULD GENERATE MORE DOWNFORCE TO THE CAR.AND RIGHT ON THE TOP WE CAN SEE A NEW SPOILER WHICH SHOULD GIVE MORE AERODYNAMIC STABILITY TO THE CAR.
FROM THE SIDE WE CAN SEE THE WHEEL ARCH IS BROADEN UP A BIT AND A NUT LIKE MOULD HAD BEEN INSTALLED AROUND THE WHEEL ARCH LIKE WHAT WE CAN SEE IN THE SATRIA GTI OR SATRIA R3.INSIDE THE WHEEL ARC FATURES A 16 INCH PEARL BROWN COLOURED ALLOY WHEEL WRAPPED WITH A SET OF CONTINENTAL CSC-1 TYRES.
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