Rally2 (ex-R5) News

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Originally Posted by RS

Are Proton on board with the R5 project? I.e. is it going to get international homologation?

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I hope so..

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It looks like small shopping bag (You know that type of car used by wifes). Why are the dimensions WxLxH so much different to other R5 cars ? Anyway, it is necessary to make official presentations on 18 inch tarmac wheels, this one is bad.

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Originally Posted by liposh

It looks like small shopping bag (You know that type of car used by wifes). Why are the dimensions WxLxH so much different to other R5 cars ? Anyway, it is necessary to make official presentations on 18 inch tarmac wheels, this one is bad.

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Looks can be deceptive…it’s a B class car like all other R5’s, just a bit higher than usual. http://www.proton-edar.com.my/en/Mod...e.aspx#PRICING & SPECS

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Originally Posted by RS

Are Proton on board with the R5 project? I.e. is it going to get international homologation?

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It has been announced as a partnership between Proton and MEM (like the Satria S2000). Proton troubled finances are also recovering, as Geely become a major stockholder, so all indicates this IRIZ R5 will really hit the road. Best luck to them!

Bit higher than usual means the car has an unsolvable handicap since the beginning.

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Originally Posted by Rally Power

Looks can be deceptive…it’s a B class car like all other R5’s, just a bit higher than usual. http://www.proton-edar.com.my/en/Mod...e.aspx#PRICING & SPECS



It has been announced as a partnership between Proton and MEM (like the Satria S2000). Proton troubled finances are also recovering, as Geely become a major stockholder, so all indicates this IRIZ R5 will really hit the road. Best luck to them!

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Compared to the S2000 she certainly isn't a looker.

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Originally Posted by Mirek

Bit higher than usual means the car has an unsolvable handicap since the beginning.

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The Fabia S2000 was also a bit higher than competition and it was a winner. This Iriz has a good wheel base and they can stretch it to R5 max width, so being a few more mms tall isn't a drama.

I saw the Proton Iriz today at Goodwood. If nothing else, it sounds good! Very early days set up wise, but it didn't look overly slow.

I got one clip of it if anyone cares to see it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_nZaHe16rU

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Originally Posted by Rally Power

The Fabia S2000 was also a bit higher than competition and it was a winner. This Iriz has a good wheel base and they can stretch it to R5 max width, so being a few more mms tall isn't a drama.

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Don't get me wrong but I believe that Škoda had a lot more resources than MEM to cope with it. To have a handicap at the start is bigger problem for smaller teams with lower budget. With Satria they actually had an advantage in the size of the bodyshell and even with that they could not make it fully competitive. What I wanted to say is that now they are not in better situation.