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 Suprima vs Mark X vs Inspira, Suprima vs Mark X vs Inspira

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zenix
post Mar 19 2018, 01:02 AM

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QUOTE(skrtskrt @ Mar 8 2018, 05:35 PM)
Hi sifus, been a lurker here for a while now but as I'm planning to get a car soon, thought i create an account and ask for advice. So as the title denotes, I'm looking for a used car to be daily driven. As of right now I have the Suprima, Inspira 2.0 and 2006/2007 Mark X in mind. The reason I've included the mark x is because I've heard it is remarkably reliable despite being an older car and I am looking for a car that can suit my driving style that is rather aggresive and heavily right footed. Need a car that can be a reliable daily driver as well as a good zippy one for the occasional spirited drives. I like the suprima but am abit worried about the maintenance as it is a turbocharged car although my friends tell me it handles great. The inspira looks nice for me, but as with the suprima has a cvt and I'm not sure how bad is the delay and whether or not the throttle response is weak in the lower gears( drove a nissan once, the cvt was awfully draggy and irresponsive below 80kmh) and in that sense I much prefer AT cars with the better power delivery. I know performance doesn't go hand in hand with reliability but I'm pretty much trying to find the best balance between the 2. 

So as I see it all of these options each have their respective pros and cons and wanted to get advice to choose between them or any other cars that I've missed out on that fit the bill. Thanks smile.gif
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Since you're a lead foot your expectations of the cars mentioned are much higher than they really are.
I'm probably going to get flak for this but i'll be honest with you.
The CVT gearboxes in all Proton's are crap.
You're ever only going to feel anything if you floor it all the time, else it'll be like an old man taking it's own sweet time.
Suprima wouldn't give you much "turbo feel" unless you always floor it and drag the gearbox to lower gears.
So Inspira/Suprima out.

Mark X is decent but it's supposed to be a luxo d-segment saloon so it's first gear if you don't floor it, it will be sluggish, second is feels sluggish too.
Third gear is where the fun begins.
You can also cruise happily at low rpm above 150kmh because of a very tall 5th gear.
It's RWD so it can be tail happy in certain situations.
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post Sep 1 2021, 09:26 AM

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QUOTE(outpace @ Aug 31 2021, 11:21 PM)
In regards of the tail happy thing, how does it drive in the rain?
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unless you drive like a maniac it is a stable car

 

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