Review
Proton Satria Neo hatchback
Price: £8,495 - £9,495
/5
- Pros:
- Good levels of standard equipment
- Reasonable economy
- Comfortable
- Cons:
- Low standard of interior and exterior quality
- Poor handling
- Not very refined
pictured: Proton Satria Neo hatchback 2007 3 door
reviewed by Carbuyer
At a glance
- The greenest
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£9,495 - The cheapest
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£8,495 - The fastest
- 1.6 Sport 3dr
£9,495 - Top of the range
- 1.6 Sport 3dr
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Drive
Weak engines and light steering mean that ultimately the Satria Neo lacks driveability
Despite the fact that both of the Satria Neo's engines were developed in collaboration with Lotus, neither manages to deliver much in the way of driver thrills and both of the underpowered petrol engines sound like they are struggling when driven hard. The five-speed manual gearbox which comes as standard feels stiff, while steering is vague and the unbalanced chassis means that ultimately the Proton offers very little in the way of driver engagement.
Value for money
The Satria Neo might not look like much but considering its modest pricetag, you can't really complain
The latest version of Proton's Satria Neo lacks the styling, technological and performance based advances that you would expect from an updated model. It is comfortable though, and it comes with generous levels of standard equipment too, especially considering its modest £8,500 pricetag.
Running costs
With its reasonable fuel economy, cheap road tax and low insurance costs, the Satria Neo is cheap car to own
Proton claims that the Satria Neo can deliver fuel economy of 42.8mpg on top of this cheap insurance and reasonable road tax costs mean that the Proton is a relatively cheap car to own and to run.
