Basic Review

2010 Proton Exora Basic review from Malaysia

"MPV for the masses"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Back wiper not syncing.

Front right absorber noisy.

Uncontrollable air conditioning.

Smell-leak from petrol & fumes.

General comments?

As a whole, this is an MPV perfect for a 6-7 person family to travel in comfort. Space, length, wideness.

My model is a basic with only one airbag. No ABS, EBD, DVDs, 2nd row air conditioning, sport-rims. But the Body Control Module (BCM) is STILL superb.

In many POV, this is still better than the Livina and Citra, especially engine wise. It is not UNDERPOWERED as many have claimed, as going up hill at 90kmh is still achievable with the correct driving skills.

It is economically drivable as long as you don't expect to get a low efficient engine driving 140kmh 70% on the wheel. 100-120kmh drive for 2 hours gave me 12km/L count. 1.6 with 120hp, that should be considerably efficient.

Accessories wise, too bad Proton vendors are still quality-starved! Many smaller items will wear out faster than you can count to 10.

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Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes
Model year 2009
Year of manufacture 2010
First year of ownership 2010
Most recent year of ownership 2010
Engine and transmission 1.6 CPS Manual
Performance marks 9 / 10
Reliability marks 9 / 10
Comfort marks 8 / 10
Dealer Service marks 8 / 10
Running Costs (higher is cheaper) 7 / 10
Overall marks (average of all marks) 8.2 / 10
Distance when acquired 0 kilometres
Most recent distance 15000 kilometres
Date of Entry 11th April, 2010