Proton Prevé model

PREVE Racing

Proton Tuah a.k.a Preve early concept

Proton Prevé – rendering of the P3-22A hatchback

At the preview drive of the just-launched Prevé earlier in the month, mention was made that the next Proton offering on the cards will be the P3-22A, which is a hatchback variant of the form. The word on the grapevine hints that the car is “ready,” though at exactly what level remains a mystery.

Automotive manipulation guru Theophilus Chin offers a take on how things might shape up with the next one, working on the assumption that it’s a hatchback (and not a notchback). The hatch version of the Prevé is likely to have export markets set squarely in its sights – what do you think of Theo’s venture of a Prevé without a tail?

http://paultan.org/2012/04/20/proton-preve-rendering-of-the-p3-22a-hatchback/

Left-hand drive Proton Prevé caught testing in Shah Alam!

The Proton Prevé has been launched, so what are these testing pics doing here? Snapped by the male (it has to be) behind justanothermale.blogspot.com, these two pics are of left-hand drive Prevés undergoing testing in Shah Alam.

The first image shows the rear of the Prevé sporting an “LH DRIVE” sticker. In what looks like a highway rest stop, the blogger approached the cars for a chat with the testers and snapped a pic of the steering on the left side.

No surprise here, since the Prevé is Proton’s first global car, and exports are part of the masterplan. Traditional export markets for Proton are the UK and Australia, where the Prevé will be launched in September. More recently, the national carmaker started selling in neghbouring markets such as Thailandand Indonesia. These are all right-hand drive markets.

The emergence of LHD mules signals Proton’s intent to sell the Prevé in countries that drive on the right side of the road. Possible markets are China (where Proton has a collaboration with Youngman) and Middle East countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iran.

Click here to read our Prevé launch report and here for drive impressions.

http://paultan.org/2012/05/09/left-hand-drive-proton-preve-caught-testing-in-shah-alam/