Top Gear - Proton Satria Neo

Hi there...

Today we all would like to talk about Satria Neo, one of the car model produced by Proton. It is a 3 door hatchback with FF layout. There are two types of engine that powered the car. There are 1.3L straight-4 twin-cam Cam-Pro engine which produces 94bhp and another using 1.6L straight-4 twin-cam Cam-Pro engine which produces 110bhp.

The car was said as 'Budget kudos of Matalan, but not actually as bad as you'd expect. Rough engine note aside, it rides OK and the motor's reasonably peppy. Dodgy interior styling, though'. for the performance, the car received a rating around 3 stars out of 5. The car was said that you can feel the power when you are driving the 1.6L version but it isn't as quick as some and needs to be worked hard.

For driving and handling, the car received 4 stars because it handles well with a decent amount of grip at the front and well contained body lean with sharp steering. That i personally agreed because all proton cars starting with the Gen-2 handles so well. I still can drive around corner with high speed but i don't feel anything but just grip, grip and grip...

The lack of space causes this car to only received the rating of 1 stars in the spacious rating because the head and legroom are in short supply in the back and the boot isn't very big while 2 stars rating for the build quality with slight improvement over previous Protons but it still feels and looks too budget.

3 stars for the equipment with the entry SX includes a CD player, air con and electric windows while the GSX adds 16in alloys and climate control while safety for only 1 star because it just had 2 airbag and no traction control but it does has the ABS brake.

For owning it received 3 stars rating for the good fuel economy and low road tax while 1 star only for the value because it wasn't cheap enough for a budget brand.

Overall rating this car received 3/5 stars. Allthough the proton have come out with huge improvement, but it is still too expensives. The main rival for Proton Satria Neo are Fiat Punto, Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Fiesta