hi,
kawan aku baru dapat Neo R3, its a limited edition unit(only 10 in this world). lame gile nk tunggu dapat kereta ni,almost 5month!ye la,proton motorsport division ni maybe running on limited budget or whatever.
(gambar x clear..sori)
my friend & I once went to shah alam where the car is produce (in a very top secret place where all your cameras or phones were kept away).mmg seronok gile bile aku masuk Race Rally Research tu, many Proton cars were in process of becoming a R3 prototype, the old satria R3, Neo MME, lotus exige MME, Neo R3, new SAGA R3(yup,i`m not bluffing).
satria Neo R3 ni is almost the same from other regular Neos yg ade kt luar sane apart from having a daring bodykit, enkei rims(17"\40),recaro SR4,R3 ignition coils, R3suspension, momo tuner steering,crossdrilled disc with racing brake pads(squeeeling in cold condition),and finally a piggybag chip. one more thing, bile aku check bonnet belakang kereta tu, proton ‘tinggal’ kan sepasang R3 extractor+center box dalam bonnet tu,hahaha!hm..i wonder why.(this is still a production car which needs to pass emission regulations ok!)
what makes an R3 car exciting is, kite boleh tuned atau upgrade using R3 products which are tested for racing, stage by stage. such as high Lift Camshaft, adjustable cam pulleys, CPS(Cam Profile Switch,watch out Mivecs and Vtecs..),VIM (Variable Intake Module), and many more!!the chasis is so good that you dont need a strut bar(stablizer bar so-called).proton tested a neo with a roll-cage is the same body flex as a normal satria Neo!
test drive time,huhuhu!! first this is, the driving position is spotted-on!almost racing position, with the recaros and momos(cool metallic bracket) plus the beautiful designed R3 gear knob(but the feet pedals are normal rubber compare to the satria GTi. bunyi ekzos menderum..bassY(aku reka perkataan ni),itu belum sumbat extractor R3 lagi tu.
keluar ke highway,slowly 3rd gear,tekan!!…..ait,xde mende pun!not much ‘grunt’ or pulling power kalau kite bawak secara malas.this car needs to be trashed!revved!always in boiling point..then thats where the magic lies. maybe aku dh biase bwk 1.8L which have more torque, where you can just step on the pedal laaaazily.Neo R3 ni kalau between 2000rpm-4000rpm seakan akan ‘lifeless’, you always need to always be in the right gear to be above it.fuuuuhhhh…aku cerita korang beb,bile dh 4000rpm onwards, mmg kereta ni fukimaks!!!easily until 7500rpm in a blip!(maybe the piggybag chip,note this is still a normal camshaft!) the handling is..lagend i should say!theres a plenty of confidents(those bridgestone potenza Re001 grips like sponges!+firmer dampings) you attack the coners as they were on train rails,hahaha!brakes,feels,quality top notch!!i`ll gurantee you with that!
satu yg aku notice pasal R3 ni, ko akan sentiasa di’cucuk’ oleh so-called "boy racer" atas highway,drive carefully ok my friend,huhu! my comments are,hm…proton should throw the neo R3 with a campro CPS engine,its a better perfomance engine.
tq for reading this!
so,BPT..next time la k! sbb enjin conversion tu mahal sgt,almost $7k!aku pun x kisah la sbb bukan nye aku bwk laju pun,nk main lumbe haram ke, track ke.
