{"id":386995,"date":"2010-03-03T18:18:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T23:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/03\/03\/geneva-2010-proton-emas-gets-by-with-a-little-help-from-its-fri\/"},"modified":"2010-03-03T18:18:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T23:18:00","slug":"geneva-2010-proton-emas-gets-by-with-a-little-help-from-its-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/386995","title":{"rendered":"Geneva 2010: Proton Emas gets by with a little help from its friends"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Geneva Motor Show<\/a>, Hatchback<\/a>, Lotus<\/a>, MISC<\/a><\/p>\n

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ItalDesign-Giugiargo Proton Emas – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em>
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\nIf Proton<\/a> is going to make it on the global scene amidst the big players, it’s going to need some help. Fortunately for the Malaysian state-owned automaker, help isn’t far behind.<\/p>\n

With the world’s major carmakers bringing more and more of their design and manufacturing work in-house, firms like ItalDesign Giugiaro have been left scrounging for new clients. Proton is one such, and this is what they came up with: the Emas<\/a> city car concept.<\/p>\n

A sharp design – rendered in five-door, three-door and outback-style Country forms – will get Proton only so far. For the mechanical side of things, they had but to turn to their (relatively) recent acquisition, Lotus<\/a>. The British engineering firm developed the Lotus Range Extender<\/a> hybrid powertrain propelling the Emas – to say nothing of the new Evora 414E hybrid<\/a> – and by all indications had a hand in the chassis development as well, a traditional core competence for the makers of the Elise and Exige.<\/p>\n

Will the spritely Proton make it to production? There’s no official confirmation yet, but you don’t bring in ringers – some of the best in the field at that – unless you’re planning on making a run for the pennant. While the regular season is in progress, why not have a look at our live shots in the gallery below.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: Geneva 2010: Proton EMAS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gallery: Proton Emas concept by ItalDesign Giugiaro<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nPhotos by Noah Joseph \/ <\/small><\/strong><\/em>Copyright (C)2010<\/small><\/strong><\/em> Weblogs, Inc.<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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