Hi guys.. Now exora bold premium is in what batch..? 2nd batch..? My family is taking this model into consideration next year. From penang tho.. So owners like pgkia are most welcome to give some little updates.. =) reason for taking this model because cheap and big.. and powerful also..

Manage to test drive both EB and preve today ;p
EB not bad, i push up to ~160km/h on 'kampung' road and it didn't shake much (still stabil, even the road is not as even as the highway plus ;p) but it can't beat the rear suspension system offered by preve (multilink)...
But one thing i noticed...both EB and preve kinda sluggish at the beginning...it start to have full pickup when the RPM near to 1.8-2K....is this the behaviour of the CFE engine??? Anyhow, i found out that preve more sluggish than preve...hmmm...any comment guys...

your driver seat feel rocking rite? mine is the same... already send back 2 times to proton, they said they had fixed it, after 1 day, it happen again.. for both front seats.. huh...will send again next week...

its already stated the turbo kicks in @ 2k RPM
thats why its not recommended to get the IAFM+ variant..unless u take manual version

just want to ask... anyone here got Service price list for EB... As i've only have the price list for Exora CPS only... At least if someone here have the service price list... EB owner can have rough estimation on the service price..

you'll feel sudden boost in power as you nearing 2,000 rpm because thats where all the peak torque are. All 205Nm of it in between 2,000rpm to 4,000 rpm.

As for the throttle response, the Exora Bold has a better tuned throttle response than the Preve.

During first service, technician say not a problem, seat got free play.
I just say ok..
Then I found out that one fella from Terengganu has same problem and got replacement.
I straight away called to Icare and report my problem.
Next day PE call me and asked me to come for appointment.
Then on 2nd service, the service lady informed that the seat is ok and even offer me to check on different car under service..
She tried to rock the driver seat and would not move..
She was surprised and she got the point.

Next thing i know, she passed me a slip stating that new front seat (driver and passenger) has been ordered.

My advice.. Don't believe SC 100%. Checked at other forums or users. Then call to ICARE...

You hear the sound when you are outside. I don't hear much sound when inside the car.

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Added on May 3, 2012, 2:52 pmIt stays at 900rpm to 1000rpm when in "N" gear.

You are right , I never own Campro engine . Thanks for the reassurance. Looks I just have to get used to the sound.

[COLOR=purple]I notice another new problem yesterday,when the car hits a pot hole ( road condition near my housing area is bad) there is an electric "izzz" kind of sound coming from the front passenger side . Why is this?[COLOR=purple]

Today morning my wife asked me why the engine sound is still on even after she switched it off?. Thanks to this forum and the members here, I reassured her it is due to the cooler and nothing to worry about.


This post has been edited by Longy: May 3 2012, 02:52 PM

that wan was standard issues, you can find in at previous post as few owner already mention it... If i not mistaken is due to ABS or something else (forgot edy)... Just go visit SC and the mechanic will tighten it...

opss..this one looks like a new issue for me, besides the engine suddenly off during driving due to the untighten nut at the battery connection...

so for this new prob (ABS or something else), which area actually is not fully tighten? after tighten, issue solved?

i dn't think its "untighten" problem for the ABS part

When you say rock, are you referring to the seat back or the entire seat? Mine is seat back.

Only the seat back. I can rocking it by hand and got click sound as well.
Last Monday, PE called.
My replacement seats has arrived already.
Only problem, I was unable find free date to do it.
Maybe end of this month will go to SC.

Sejuhy,
The whole 2nd and 3rd row seat rocking? What's the real root cause of it? Hope you can share with us, as you know, some SC not expert enough to find the root cause...

This is how Exora Bold fared in 0-100 & quarter mile :

0-10 km/h: 0.99 sec
0-20 km/h: 1.58 sec
0-30 km/h: 2.23 sec
0-40 km/h: 3.00 sec
0-50 km/h: 3.88 sec
0-60 km/h: 4.90 sec
0-70 km/h: 6.04 sec
0-80 km/h: 7.38 sec
0-90 km/h: 8.89 sec
0-100 km/h: 10.58 sec
0-110 km/h: 12.51 sec
0-120 km/h: 14.72 sec
0-130 km/h: 17.28 sec

60': 3.11 sec @ 39.0 km/h
330': 7.68 sec @ 80.8 km/h
1/8 mi: 11.50 sec @ 104.0 km/h
1000': 14.79 sec @ 119.1 km/h
1/4 mi: 17.57 sec @ 130.7 km/h

I put in these figures into an Excel to calculate the horsepower. For aerodynamic drag, I assume Exora Bold has coefficient drag of 0.33 & frontal area of 27 square feet. Vehicle weight + my weight = 1555kg.

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Peak HP is 111.76. Assuming 18% power loss at transmission, engine hp would be about 136.29hp, within Proton's spec of 138hp, if u take 2-3% calculation error margin.

PS : Sorry no torque values as I cannot log RPM, and no dyno test as I'm on tight budget this month

guys is there a forum where we can share experiences on the exora bold? as it seems this thread has far outlived its starting topic. have tried to register with EOCM numerous times but was rejected. btw just got my bold last week, and im lovin it!

yup, me too. how can we register EOCM?

Hi, which SC you go? Do they give you any difficulty and reluctant to change the seat for you initially and you need to bang table only they change for you?

i managed to register with EOCM quite easy. but not with my current nick lah... they are being overly cautious due to some spam issues.

u might want to try again with a more humane username hehehe

SC in melaka. Yes intially bit difficult to request for change.
Only after I called to ICARE and complained.
They set appointment with SC head.
At first he say not sure of the status.
He called to vendor or proton. Not sure exactly..
Then confirmed that there are issue with my batch.
I get my car at the end of feb. How about yours?

I suggest you go to other SC to have 2nd opinion.
You may also post your story to exora club at FB.
https://www.facebook.com/protonexora
They will be able to advice you on the issue.