Yup. Not that it’s more likely to see the sunshine of day (or will you show us mistaken, Proton?), however that hasn’t stopped rendering guru Theophilus Chin from imagining (or ought to we are saying re-imagining) a Proton Satria for the 2020s. A religious successor, as he says, to the Proton that by no means had extra doorways than three.
Do you see a little bit of Mk6 Polo in there? Nicely, the sooner eMas 3 that Theo did took that very automotive as its base, and we’d say that the resemblance is stronger right here, with fewer doorways. Is it additionally decrease than the five-door rendering? The wheelarch gaps look smaller right here.
And whereas Theo’s eMas 3 rendering borrowed closely from the eMas 7, right down to the headlamps, entrance bumper, bridge-type rear lights and even wheels, this Satria will get almond-shaped headlamps, a sportier-looking entrance bumper and particular person rear lights (bear in mind these?). The ‘naked’ nostril design is retained, however as a result of there’s much less steel right here, it doesn’t look so empty.
We predict this seems nice, however lest our minds float too far into fantasy land, let’s come again right down to earth a bit – the one inkling we now have that an eMas 3 might occur is Proton’s trademark submitting with the Mental Property Company of Malaysia (MyIPO).
The B-segment Xingyuan-based eMas 5, which has been confirmed for this yr, is a much bigger automobile which can tackle the Perodua EV and the BYD Dolphin. As such, if an eMas 3 does turn into a actuality (within the distant future, thoughts), it’s more likely to be an A-segment, BYD Seagull-sized factor.
However by no means thoughts – with the disclaimers out of the way in which, let’s proceed to sit down and admire these pocket rocket proportions. In a homogenised SUV world, my eyes haven’t seen these form of shapes in a lengthy time.
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