Proton P3-21A 2012 coming soon

Information about proton P3-21A

Finally all the details of Proton P3-21A is leaked to the world wide web include the exterior, interior, specification and the safety features. The leaked of Proton P3-21A features include the accessories, safety and the specification is take “Premium” variant of Proton P3-21A.

Proton P3-21A is using Proton Campro Charged Fuel Efficiency (CFE) engine, which is same with Proton Exora Bold which launch just two months ago. The CFE engine enable to puts out 138 hp and 205 Nm, the power of CFE is similar with 2.0L NA engine.

The exterior of Proton P3-21A.

The interior of P3-21A which we can see here, there are have magnesium Paddle Shift 7-speed attached with steering, audio switch at steering control and soft touch plastic dashboard. The head unit attached with Proton P3-21A premium is using brand of BOSCH Head-Unit (2-Din, Touch Screen Monitor, Navigator, Bluetooth, USB, AUX, MP3)

Button attached with head unit :

1. Air bag – enable or disable indicator
2. Seat belt reminder for front passenger – buzzer
3. Switch to lock and unlock all doors – easy for passenger to unlock
4. ESC – “off” or “on” button and indicator
5. Rear demister – “off” or “on” button and indicator

Proton P3-21A smart features :
Headlamp warning buzzer
Buzzer activates when engine off and headlamp will “on”

Yes 4G modem
In car internet powered by YES Huddle
This feature enables WIFI connectivity in car

The Proton P3-21A car meter is attached with Smart info display (SID), the features of SID include :

• Average vehicle speed
• Average fuel consumption
• Instantaneous fuel consumption
• Journey time
• Drive to empty

Summary of specification of Proton P3-21A :

• Auto Cruise
• Keyless Push Start (ON/OFF)
• Magnesium Paddle Shift 7-speed & Manual Mode (+/-)  gear column
• Audio Switch Steering Control
• Soft touch plastic dashboard
• Emblem at Steering Wheel
• ISOFIX
• Rain Sensor
• Light Sensor
• Front LED day light
• Sport Rim 16″ (10 Spoke)
• Multi-link rear suspension
• Auto fold/unfold side mirror
• Auto Off Rear Demister
• Follow Home Lamp
• Headlamp Warning Buzzer
• Trunk Remote Release
• Front & rear socket 12V
• Utility Hook
• Low Rear Hump
• Front & Rear Fog Lamp
• Anti-Trap Power Windor (Driver side only)
• Seat Material (Water repelent fabric) rear seat can fold 60:40
• Smart Info Display (SID)
• Autolock & advance lock system
• Magnisium Inside Door Handle
• Keyless Entry
• BOSCH Head-Unit (2-Din, Touch Screen Monitor, Navigator, Bluetooth, USB, AUX, MP3)
• YES WiFi Modem (first ever car in Malaysia)
• S Mode (Sport) BCM (Body Control Module )

Safety

• 4 Wheel ABS & EBD with 4 Wheel Disc Brake
• TC (Traction Control)
• ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
• BA (Braking Assist)
• 4 AIRBAG (enable or disable indicator)
• 5 Star Australia NCAP (ANCAP)

Dimension

• Length = 4.543m
• Width = 1.786m
• Height = 1.524m

Chasis

• Boot Space: 508 litre
• Turning Radius: 5.3m
• Full Tank Capacity: 50 litre
• Aerodynamic (rintangan angin): Cd Factor = 0.30 (Audi TT Cd Factor = 0.29)

Powertrain

• Proton 1.6L Campro Charged Fuel Efficiency (CFE) with 7speed Pro-Tronic CVT3 (VVT)
• 0-100km/h : 9.6 seconds

Variant

• Executive MT, 1.6L IAFM+ with 5-Speed Manual Transmission (MT)
• Executive CVT, 1.6L IAFM+ 6-Speed Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT)
• Premuim CVT, 1.6L CFE 7-Speed Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT)

Color

• Solid White
• Tranquility Black
• Genetic Silver
• Fire Red
• Blue Lagoon

Proton P3-21A 2012

Here my thought about P3-21A

SPECIFICATION

Engine 1.6 liter Turbo yang berkuasa seperti enjin 2.0 liter serta mematuhi piawaian Euro-Five
Vehicle Seek Lamp 
Wiper Auto Speed 
Auto side door folding mirror 
Push Button Start / Stop 
Sensors for Automatic Wiper and Headlamp 
GPS Antenna for Navigation System 
Impact Sensing Door Lock 
Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT) 
Security Alarm System, Immobiliser and Central Locking 
Shift Lever with Tektronix Mode and Paddle Shifter on Steering Wheel (bagi mod Automatik) 
ABS & BA (Brake Assist)

EXORA

Here abaout EXORA

For 2012, the Exora has been given a full styling makeover. The front end has been spiced up with the new front bumper, featuring a very prominent vertically placed air intakes on each outer edge, flanking the slight-smiley lower radiator grille. The headlamps, while continue to be housed in the same casing, has been given a smoked treatment. The previously floating aerofoil upper radiator grille has been ditched, and making an appearance is  the new signature grille for Proton, a formal-looking unit with hard-edge surrounding panel and a chrome garnish mounted close to the leading edge to the hood. The same grille outline was spied in the leaked P3-21A photo, so this is what we can expect in the future after all.

While some manufacturer (local rivaling brand included) sometimes goes crazy with creating "air-intake" with blanked, non-see through, plugged-off panel, the air intakes in the Proton cars has always been functional. Check-out the meshed grille in Proton Satria Neo rear bumper if you don't believe me. In the Exora Bold, the vents fed the radiator behind it. Both sides are not blanked off.

Interior Design

The Exora Bold Premium is the highest line in the 7 seater Exora model ( the top line is the 6 seater Prime, but that's another story), and it gets a whole bucket of bell and whistle Proton currently has in its parts bin. For the Bold line-up, the tempest grey interior color scheme is retained. While the Executive version of the Exora Bold make do with Liquid Silver finished centre console (and fabric seat which I've yet to see), the Premium version gets the cubic motif instead, with silvered aircond vent, as well as fully leather-upholstered seats and door trims. While I am yet to see the lower-priced Exora Bold, the Premium range feels very premium indeed with its two-toned leather. The steering wheel is wrapped in similar material too.

The rest of the interior is what we know and love unchanged from Exora since 2009. The driving position is car-like, unlike my current driving, a sub-MPV which now feels van-like in comparison. The thick spoked steering wheel falls natural to the hand, with perforated leather offering gripper central region.

Engine 

The Exora Bold Premium is powered by the newly introduced CFE engine. The light-pressure turbocharger is one of the innovation added to the new engine derived from the Campro family. Many people mistaken CFE as a Campro turbo, while it is much more than just simply that. 

The project started a while back under Project Pheonix tag. It aimed to develop a high-torque engine suitable for MPV application. Truth to the current trend in engine downsizing, the CFE was aimed to have a 1.8l to 2.0l level of performance without incurring the high fuel consumption penalty of higher engine capacity. However, Proton started off with the base 1.6l anyway. Adding a turbocharger is not simply a bolted on job. Due to the higher combustion pressure derived from larger volume of air fed in, the loading on the cranktrain and engine structure are increased. The conrod, crankshaft, strength of cylinder block+head+bedplate as well heavier duty for coolant and lubricant flow are all need to be re-look and re-sized accordingly. 

Proton has long been criticized for sticking to 4 speed automatic transmission, while the rest of the world (except maybe the low-end Toyota) has moved on the 6 speed tranny. While the chase to the number of forward ratio could be endless, it is better to be one up on the rival. No? There's no higher number of gear than what CVT can offer. CVT basically offer infinite number of gearing due to its nature of operation. In this case, Punch gearbox was chosen, and it a global brand name as far as CVT is concern.

The Exora Bold packed 138bhp@5000 rpm and 205Nm@2000-4000 rpm of power and torque respectively. The CFE is slightly smaller in cubic centimeters compared to CPS engine, 1,561cc against 1,597cc. While the lower price Exora Bold soldiers on with CPS + 4AT drivetrain, the turbocharged Premium version can reached 100km/h in less pedestrian 13.3 seconds (against 15.7 second of CPS + 4AT combo) and reached 185 km/h of top speed ( up from 165 km/h of aforementioned drivetrain combo).  Fuel consumption suffers a little with quoted 7.8 l/100km compared to 7.4l/100km of the CPS engine.

CFE Engines

Here my thought about CFE Engines

The Brief.

CFE. It means Charged Fuel Efficiency. The engine was born out of the necessity rather than the desire to soup up the Campro engine to rival the Lamborghini. It was back in 2009, when the Exora MPV was at its final validation stage. It became clear that the Achilles heel of the much lauded Proton's first MPV would be its powertrain, where even the CPS mechanism won't be enough to mask the lack of torque, long plagued the Campro family, and the unsuitability of small capacity NA gasoline to power such as weighty people carrier.  Proton has concluded that it would develop a turbocharged variant of the Campro engine instead of buying-in a 2.0L NA gasoline engine. it was decided pretty much from the beginning to stay away from the Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) - although that such a trend at that time and a commoner today - to accommodate the low octane rating and fuel quality of Proton's export market and its home market itself.

The Design.

As the CFE is Campro based, there was a necessity to carry over the cylinder block, or else, Proton might as well make an all-new engine if the cylinder block needs to be totally redesigned. Hence an intensive round of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) were performed to assess the limit of the Campro's block without compromising its stress-endurance and jeopardizing its coolant effectiveness. 

The results of the FEA and CFD indicated that the cylinder block could be retained with the improvement to the water jacket to sustain the higher heat duty of the forced-fed engine. Another changes required was the modification to the oil gallery to include the piston cooling jet. The stroke of the crank also has been shortened to 86mm , a 2mm reduction. This is because the height of Campro's block did not provide sufficient space to increase the piston crown strength with the size limitation to withstand the compression ratio which it self is boosted by charged air from the turbo

Perhaps, just maybe the necessity to retain the major engine components from the donor Campro was the driving factor of 'just' 138bhp and 205Nm instead of 156bhp and 240Nm of the Peugeot's engine. In its bid to make the business sense, the output has to be capped somewhat before it start needing an all-new engine design altogether.

The reduction in stroke, while retaining 76mm bore has reduced the swept capacity to 1,561cc from 1,597cc. Compression ratio was set at 8.9:1. To accommodate the higher cylinder pressure, a new piston design with 19mm floating piston pin. The turbo boost was kept between 0.6 to 0.8 bar.