Those lancer 18' looks fantastic on exora. Seen a few on the road. However, pickup and overall handling maybe will not be as ideal if compared to ori 16'. If on 15' even better but the looks compromised.

Recd my exora bold e/brown 4 July. Here is my initial review:

Surprised:
The engine is quieter and more refined than all the 3 units of exora bold i test drove back in Jan - Feb 12. The test units feel and sound rough and unrefined, just like my gen2 campro.

Interior/Exterior:
1.the quality of the stalk switches (light/wiper), aircond vents, up to Japanese standard. The rest , although not flimsy , has thin plastic material/cheap feel.
2.The front seats too small. My thighs (also almost turbo thighs myself) seem to be on the seat thigh support rather than within it.
3.One thing that I realise which was not mentioned before in this thread, the door metal is really thin. I was installing those aftermarket side moulding and used my knee to press to ensure good adhesion, lets say my knees went numb when I noticed how much the door sheet metal sunk in.

Confirmed with what was mentioned in this thread:
Con:
1. humming sound fr CVT when driving below 60km/h, I guess its a 'feature' we will have to live with
2. 'grrr' sound when going over bad potholes although not always.
3. lethargic pickup when driving in traffic jam/stop start ,coupled with the humm frm CVT. Its feels like as if one is
moving off fr 2nd gear, with 1st gear MIA.

Pro:
1. suspension is quiet and omfortable
2.Pick up from standstill, and low to medium very good, which makes all the weaknesses , quickly forgiveable. You will be hooked to your Exora on this alone.

Klate,
I share same feel/experience as you. The lethargic feel/cvt whine obvious only during very heavy traffic jam , constant stop/go.

The rubber band effect of the CVT only present when accelerating hard from standstill or very low speed (ie feel like slipping manual clutch) . When the car in progress , under my normal driving style ,the rubberband effect do not occur at all which makes the CVT even more enjoyable to drive as the engine speed translate more accurately onto required road speed for overtaking,negotiating bends, uphill climb, better engine braking etc. I also noticed stopping to standstill smoother when compared to normal auto.

As far as the S.A.T feature is concerned, I think it is redundant. The the rpm is artificially dipped just to simulate the the normal torque converter autobox with no corresponding improvement in pickup, infact pickup is retarded. The 'L' feature ( which has no mention at all in the user manual!?) probably function as 'S' where the gearbox is mapped for urgent progress but never liked it also as the engine became louder. I guess Proton was worried that the CVT is too
abrupt of a change and on the safe side included the SAT feature, or maybe its just a marketing gimmick.

Want to check on the 1st 1,000km service, are there any special work done like reflash of the ECU etc for the EB premium. Since my unit do not have any major prob , I thought of just going to those smaller authorised service center and get it done quickly.

Another question, where is the gearbox oil dipstick location (if any). Could not find it anywhere near the CVT gb.

Regardg engine die off,it will happen if slot from N to D or N to R and almost instantly step hard on gas pedal. Also rapid gearchange from D to N to R will cause the same (situation like hurried 3 point turns or quick parking which require rapid reverse/forward and where its like a million cars waiting for you to park). I experience engine off once only during rapid 3 point turn and on a few ocassions 'almost going to die off'.
SC explained that this is the characteristics of CVT where some gb hydraulics need to get going first. Need to adjust for this by allowing a pause of 1 to 2 seconds before accelerating just after shiftg fr N to D or R. So the CVT is tad slower to react than conventional AT but surely faster than manual gb , in normal use situation (off course manual is the fastest in theory if you let loose the car like a scalded cat!)

For those who are having the problem of bad smell fr the a/c upon the the first gush of air when switching on the a/c, well here is its simple solution of which I googled. Start engine , switch on fan speed to max. Switch the a/c switch and recirculating air to OFF. Let air blow for 15 minutes. It works on my 3 mth old exora CFE and maybe I should share this learning here. The smell is from mildew and mould build up. On why it happen so quickly on my car, I can only deduce from the fact that my car is used 95% of the time for very short trips. Also check the a/cond filter . Someone posted on youtube on how to do this, check it out. If your a/c comes with heater , like the Citra, switching to heater mode solves the problem as the mould get burnt and blown out.

Mine same, driver side max adj still can see body, so i guess its normal