LAST AUTO NEWS – PROTON ‘AMPERA’ PLUGS IN
Last Auto account – Proton â??Ampera’ plugs in City-limits car gets Lotus-developed amalgam power, showcases attending of brand’s all-new Savvy
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Could this be the car to put Proton aback on the map? With ability adopted from Lotus and a physique bound by allegorical administration abode Italdesign, the Proton Concept was the brilliant allure on the Malaysian firm’s Geneva angle this week.
Under the city-limits car’s derma is an avant-garde constituent amalgam powertrain developed by Lotus Engineering. This comprises an electric-only drive assemblage for about town, forth with a three-cylinder 1.2-litre range-extending petrol engine below the bonnet.
The start-up is agnate to that in Vauxhall’s accessible Ampera – and agency the array is kept absolutely topped up on best journeys. As a result, abridgement of 100mpg-plus is realistic. The array can aswell be recharged via the mains to get the disciplinarian up and running.
The newcomer could point the way to a backup for the Savvy, but there’s no chat on whether it will anytime see production.
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