Machines | Proton Satria Neo S2000 Rally car being tested at French Alps
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MEM was originally formed in 1982 as an outlet for its owner, Chris Mellors, to compete in British Champion Rallying but soon developed into a successful preparation company winning events and more than 10 championships all over the world since it was formed in 1983. Highlights include MEM winning the British Championship twice, the FIA Production World Championship with the Proton Wira in 2002, the US Pro-Rally Championship in 2003 for Mitsubishi USA and the 2004 FIA Asia-Pacific Championship, again for Proton. Building on this successful partnership between MEM and Proton in Malaysia, MEM was authorised to transform the road going version of Protons Satria Neo model and produce a ground-breaking conversion of the Satria into the full specification Super 2000 car that you see today. The Car Designed by Mellors Elliott Motorsport, (MEM), the new Proton Satria Neo Super 2000 rally car has just raised the performance bar for the rapidly expanding FIA Super 2000 rally series. The concept was developed by using a combination of innovative engineering designs, the 25 years of experience of the teams technical staff but, crucially, also the input from the teams owner and extremely successful driver, Chris Mellors. The result is an astonishingly small and agile car which from the very outset was designed for the driver. With an attractive and aerodynamic package for the front bumper, wings, rear bumper and rear spoiler complimenting the eye-catching Satria design, the Proton S2000 can achieve in full rally trim the smallest frontal area and the lowest roof height in its class even at rally ride height settings. Driver and Co-driver seat positions are fixed at the rearmost possible mounting points to maximise the cars weight distribution but with the pedal box and steering column both adjustable to suit different pilots. The MEM rollcage design uses 35 metres of lightweight Chrome Moly tube together with strategic body strengthening resulting in vastly improved torsional bodyshell stiffness and a no-compromise safety cell for the crew. The cleverly designed side crash protection bars are uniquely shaped to aid driver and co-driver access into and out of the car. The 2 litre Proton Super 2000 engine is derived from the 1.8 litre engine fitted to Protons Waja model and has been further developed by MEMs engineers to produce a reliable 278 bhp @ 7600rpm with a usable power band from 5,500 to 8,500rpm. Combined with the best 6-speed sequential 4WD Super 2000 transmission currently available, (the 532 version from market leaders Xtrac), the car sets new standards for engine performance and driveability. The fuel system innovates too with a quick-change fuel control cassette, (which includes all the fuel pumps, filters and valves), attached to the MEM-designed FIA FT3 safety fuel cell to aid rapid maintenance. Alcon provides the braking power with their latest Super 2000 alloy 4-pot calipers and ventilated discs which combined with the Neos low overall weight of 1150kg gives astoundingly short braking distances. The ventilated disc sizes are independently maximised for both Gravel, (15 rims), and Tarmac, (18 rims), but for both simplicity and cost the brake calipers are common to both setups thanks to a simple mounting arrangement. MEMs engineers have designed the suspension with a relatively conventional layout of wishbone and MacPherson strut, which means it will be easy and relatively cheap to maintain whilst remaining super-reliable. However, the design has cleverly maximised damper travel to such an extent that the bump stops are the only part that stops the body sills hitting the ground on full bump travel! This translates into achieving both an ultra-low tarmac setup with go-kart levels of body roll and a long-travel gravel setup with enormous ability to soak up the biggest bumps. With various anti-roll bars available for both front and rear and with MEMs 25 years of rally experience, the suspension setup can be easily fine-tuned for any rally surface or type. The latest technology is used in the electrical systems with a state-of-the-art Multiplexed wiring system capable of managing the entire cars electronics from a central unit ideally placed in the centre of the car in-between the driver and co-driver. Apart from the weight saving reduction that this achieves, it is simple to operate and, with automatically resetting circuit breakers, this is technology and reliability at its best. The result of all this is a car which not only has well-proven technical advances and novel design but also has simplicity where appropriate to ensure the best possible combination of performance and reliability.
Comments
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macm mane nak buat 4wd kat satria neo
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Please be understand The difference between Owner and Producer. Example, Owner Toyota from Japan but Built at Indonesia for example. That means, Toyota only invest at Indonesia, Not the Indonesia the owner. But what i proud most is, Proton is Owned by Malaysia and build by Malaysian with the cooperation from many top country technology, such as Japan and UK (Lotus).
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did you know that Bugatti Veyron also produce by Indonesian....
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Aku dah rasa and dah pakai menatang nie pergggghhh mmg gila... aku peminat kereta rally malaysia aku dah pakai wira waja and neo paling mantap neo mmg kaw punya...
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tak payah layn lah indo bodoh tu,dengki lh tu..
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bunyi mcm rotary engine
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Peh indon ni memang cemburu betul
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indonesia the richest country in south east asia? wtf did i just heard
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Hey asshole if it was true by then, why didnt he bought the company back? If he is so powerful and the richest why cant he do so? Dumb Ass Hole. You cant fool us.
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bro, mamat ni banyak sgt baca artikel yg klua kat indon sane. diorang punye media mmg kaki spin cerita..giler lawak, proton own by indon.. topik military pulak tetibe.. indon merdeka awal dari malaysia, tapi sampai sekarang tak maju2 sebab bangsa dia yg perangai mcm ni la bro. biarkan je
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apesal tiap kali ade video tentang malaysia, mesti ade indon yg menyampok? every video.. saya bekerja dgn UN, orang asing dari Canada, Turki, Spain, mcm2 lagi negara yg bekerja dgn saya pun pelik dgn fenomena indon menyampuk ni. weird..
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this is awesome ^^
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I do not want to sit there, there are TSUNAMI, I will die quickly and there currency value low, tired of work already difficult life of luxury
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really fast...i would like to have one...
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say what???engineers and researches are indonesian???fuck that....the proton engineers and researches are 100% malaysian....
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indon stupid people out, I waste time catering co stupid, remember the people of Malaysia, is somehow good for you to say but you're sitting on the side of poor countries, the same standard promoted good thing you're not stupid ....
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i found it funny when most of the negative comment came from Malaysian it self. and what is even funnier is most of them don't ever drive a satria neo.. grow up guys.. if the same car was put under a different brand such as toyota/honda.. you wont even say a thing..
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alah indon bodoh ni, cakap besar, orang kau dah la banyak merempat masuk malaysia, berlagak macam pandai tapi bodoh, negara dahla miskin, orang merempat tepi landasan keretapi, x sedar diri bodoh ngan miskin
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English please
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this indonesia people always got fantasy in their minds, cant sop jellyyyyyyyyyyyyy..