By Posted on Jan 16, 2012
PROTON Motorsports and renowned Japanese automotive parts manufacturer Carrosser Co., Ltd. (CUSCO) today unveiled the Satria Neo at the 2012 Tokyo Auto Salon which will officially be on sale for enthusiasts and rally teams in Japan for motorsports use.
Carrosser is the official authorized PROTON reseller in
Japan and is responsible for the importation and
distribution of the Satria Neo in Japan.
The Satria Neo's introduction in Japan is the result of
PROTON Motorsports and Carrosser undertaking a
joint-development to produce the Group N 1600cc Proton
Satria Neo rally cars which was first put on display at the
Tokyo Auto Salon in 2011.
A strong testament to the durability and performance, the
Group N Proton Satria Neo rally cars competing in last
year's Asia Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) went on to
make a clean sweep of the 2WD categories. PROTON won the
APRC 2WD Manufacturer's title, the APRC 2WD driver's title
with Malaysia's Karamjit Singh, and the APRC Junior
driver's title with Japanese driver Akira Bamba. Meanwhile,
in the Japan Rally, Shuhei Muta also drove the Satria Neo
to win the JN3 Class champion.
Developed for the Japanese domestic market, the
CUSCO-engineered Group N Proton Satria Neo rally cars are
sold by CUSCO to competitors competing in the Junior Rally
Championships in Japan and Asia Pacific. "The introduction
of the Satria Neo in the Japanese market will enable PROTON
to cater to enthusiasts and rally teams competing in the
niche motorsports market," said Datuk Abdul Razak Dawood,
the head of PROTON Motorsports.
PROTON and Carosser have also jointly-developed Group 'N'
components for the Satria Neo for rally use.
"Besides the collaboration on vehicles, we are also looking
to expand our business, not only in Malaysia, but globally
in terms of jointly-developing performance parts and
accessories together with Carroser."
A well known company for producing top-of-the-line
aftermarket performance parts for both the Japanese and
international tuning markets, CUSCO is regarded as the only
independent firm in Japan to compete in all categories of
the All-Japan Championships: track racing, rallying, dirt
trials and gymkhana.
Meanwhile, Carrosser President Tsutomu Nagase said the
collaboration with PROTON Motorsports was in line with
efforts to reinvigorate the Japanese motorsport
industry.
"The honorable accomplishments of the Satria Neo in
competition proved the great potential and high performance
aspects of PROTON machines which can be applied anywhere in
the world," he said.
"The main objective of this joint-development is to further
deepen the prosperous relationship with PROTON Motorsports
by presenting the Japanese market with a sporty automobile
that has proven its capability as a solid motorsports base
machine. Moreover, Carrosser will strive to dedicatedly
support various teams and end users utilizing PROTON
machines in any given genre of motorsports especially the
APRC."
Also on display at the Tokyo Auto Salon are the Proton
Artiga, a concept based on the Satria Neo, featuring a 1.6
liter supercharged power plant surrounded by lightweight
carbon fiber body components, and the R3-developed
1.6-litre Saga.
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