Proton Exora: the MPV Proton will launch!

Proton has announced the name of the new MPV Proton - Proton Exor! The Exora is based on the name of the Ixora flower, with the slogan "Keriangan Keluarga". The name and the currency have been taken up by the name of competition Proton MPV winner Norsholihan Bt Abdul Eanich who will drive and even the 7-seat people mover name, she helped after it was launched in April.

The company also revealed that protons Exora MPV will be priced at 80,000 for RM and will be available in 5 colors - Genetic Silver, Tranquility Black, Blue Haze, pyrite Gaia Brown and Blue. In terms of security, all variants will have at least 2 SRS airbags as standard, but it will be as far as possible in terms of total number of airbag. The Exora Proton will be built in the Shah Alam plant. Development cost was just over 450 million RM.

Proton will produce between 3000 and 3500 units of Proton Exora a months initially. After the local launch in April, the MPV will be quickly exported to markets such as Thailand and Indonesia in July. We'll see how the new Exora rates in an open market with our friends in the north against their favorite Toyota MPV.

For more information, please read past coverage on the Proton Exora to learn more about the new carrier, to be powered by the Campro CPS engine. Reservations will be open to a fee of RM1, 000 from this Saturday (21 February 2009) to leave.