  The idea of a Proton SUV started off way back in 2006 at the Geneva Motor Show with the Lotus APX Concept. It was said to be built on the Lotus VVA platform and have a 300 horsepower supercharged 3.0L V6. These naturally aren’t numbers that are suitable for a Proton (too costly) but many dreamed of the idea that somehow Proton could equip the base platform and chassis with more modest equipment and sell it as a Proton. After all, Proton was missing an SUV in it’s line-up back then and is somehow still missing an SUV in it’s line-up today.
In 2010 it was announced that Proton had started a cooperation with Youngman to sell derivatives of the Proton GEN2 in China and supply engines to the Chinese company. The GEN2 hatch and Persona sedan did go on sale there, first with Proton designs and then later Youngman applied their own styling. In 2011, things got more interesting – we saw spyshots of an SUV that Youngman was developing based on the Proton GEN2 platform. Proton subsidiary Lotus Engineering was said to be helping them out with the development work. Then in 2012, the Youngman T5 was unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show. It measured 4,508mm long, 1,782mm wide and 1,559mm tall, had a wheelbase of 2,730mm which is longer than the GEN2, and at that point of time, it was said that it will be powered by Proton’s 1.6 litre CPS engine. We did get a good collection of interior and exterior shots which you can check out at the original Beijing 2012 Youngman Lotus T5 story. It looked good and people began to fantasise about it sold here as a Proton, but things have been since then. The T5 has not gone on sale yet and has not even been added to Youngman’s website. |
mofisa posted on 5-3-2014 02:40 PM
ini gambo lama dah la..
Youngman Lotus T5 nama dia..
assaffah posted on 10-4-2014 08:47 PM
Ye ke? Rasanya pernah baca yg proton nak keluarkan suv baru
dewamafia posted on 17-4-2014 01:59 PM
Bila nak keluar nih?
dewamafia posted on 17-4-2014 02:37 PM
hehehhehe...bz dgn kije le safah......tah camno leh termasuk plak hari ni...:p
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