i'm waiting to test drive this car with my gf...1 of few cars we gonna test drive...wanna trade in her myvi....currently eyeing for inspira,forte,preve (for family car category)...if can,gonna trade in my waja too for other car...

You're spot on. This is how I drive my Honda City IDSI and Exora Bold CFE. In normal condition, just need to maintain about 2100 RPM for EB, and 2600 RPM for IDSI to smoothly accelerate. To overtake, use the S or L mode. The surge is there. Especially for EB, the engine will scream when I floored the pedal, but the speed gain is so smal, comparatively. Malaysians are probably could not get used to drive with CVT. That's why Honda dropped it altogether and replaced with conventional AT for the new Honda City, I believe.

No need to wait for Preve, if you just wanna test the 1.6 IAFM+ CVT variant (since we are talking about max torque @ 4k RPM), the Saga FLX SE shares the same powertrain and characteristics, minus the weight.

The CFE CVT variant reaches max torque at 2k RPM.

flaming?sarcasm?

And not just Proton, might I add.

and for stopping distance, why preve out brake all its benchmark competitors, look at preve disc size front n rear, it 15 inch disc, n check the others in b@c segments. Try to compare the size, evem for focus

I dunno the story leh, do educate us 

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Added on April 8, 2012, 12:08 am

Not long after it was launched, I saw a Gen 2 stalled in the middle of the road, upon closer inspection, I see the entire left front wheel has come off, complete with hub and disc. The lady owner was standing beside the road crying 

ya lor can't wait for that long, shld be getting 2nd batch.

hmm,if 1st batch got problem, how soon or which batch normally they will apply the fix?

well...if u compare it like that
i would say the CFE is faster but the mivec will be more fuel efficient
after all, mivec is a more advance engine...campro is like old fashioned outdated engine with a low boost turbo afterall

has anyone asked before regarding the headlight?

from the TVC it seems like its a H.I.D bulb.

but from what the brochure, it never really mention either is on halogen or hid.

yup, cfe just an old junk with old tech. Mivec, vtec n vvti are really uptodate engine. Thats why its so lame for vw when lancer launch with 4b11 with mivec technology, vw still using outdated ea113 without incorporate variable valve tech where the japs n koreans been using them for centurty(i think :-),he..he..), n recently ea888 has that, but then its too late, the japs already come out with valvematic. Direct injection is old tech, turbo also old. Only vtec, vvti, mivec@valvematic are the uptodate n latest tech :-).

Couple with old easyu 32 bit torque based ecu, where all japs n koreans been using in their cars for century. And using old cvt tech, where others are using torque converter based, dry clutch based, this punch using wet clucth based which is outdated. Same as old getrag manual gearbox, better stick to mitsu who is the maestro creating mivec for engine, so, gearbox must be full of awesomeness too.

Dun worry, prtn wont surpass them. Keep using the updated tech. No need to look at old junk euro 5 engine :-). Its nothing.

wow, 70k car needs to fully utilize all rpm, then how about ,merc s class, bmw 7 series, did the owners pedal to metal@ its chauffeur pedal it to metal everytime the boss inside, coz he pay a freaking 700k. :-).

This is cvt, thats why many still dont understand how to drive it by thinking pedal to metal is the best way to achieve speed like 140kmh. While those in 2.0 na manual  and conv auto busy pedal to metal to achieve 140kmh in drag, in cfe,just press 3k rpm, u r already there. No pedal to metal, to stress the engine, really comfortable, where others need to bear the metal clunking sound at redline coz they are paying more than 140k, so need to explore all the rpms. By paying 70k which is nearly half of it, so, need only to explore half of rpms available coz if want the all rpms, get the expensive one.

Ops forget, u also have 90k car that u can explore all the rpms. So, no need to pay more.

aiyo...state these info la...( i dun think i need to write this):

1) how much u fuel up ur tank?
2) market price/litre at the time u fuel up ur tank?
3) type of RON
4) mileage b4 and after or simply put total KM
5) ur speed..dun care whatever speed u want to put...average ka fastest ka...whatever...

then in the future, u can use the data...do i need to teach how to diff current price and future price? come on la...just change the price la...

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Added on April 8, 2012, 10:33 pmbut of course..this way...we make others headache...for those who are lazy...

nothing hard...what i said is only for those who want to calculate using RM...if u can understand my intention carefully,then good..if not,i can't help la...

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Added on April 9, 2012, 3:27 amanyway....RM5=2.631litre...valid as 09/04/2012...ron95...

going back to the LED, if it is so, it will only turn on when the light is on, then i wonder what it is function? If it is not a DRL, then is it just a extra show off no function part?

i was presuming it all the while that it is a DRL, which u could turn on and off,

just like the others. very very weird design, i still think a lot of improvement needs to be done on this kind of small and tiny items, just like the push start button with no smart keyless entry.

just like someone said, concentrate too much on the engine and GB, then did the interior at a very fast pace, without thinking of what should be done and what should not.

i wonder is it like the Jetta, u know ? something like that.

5yrs or 150k km...

hmm why not giving 200k km?
will the cvt last 200k km?

wonder wat will happen if water goes inside...if u see in real life..the lubang much more big

Just to add my 2 cents:

we found the front seats of the preve to be large, soft, supportive, and very very comfy. this after having just come from a premium 2L inspira. and bro, the preve is bigger in every dimension (except about 30mm in length) and by all accounts it is unlikely for the inspira's interior volume to be higher, and certainly, it wouldnt be 'almost similar like city' because this car is larger than the civic!