You may recall that during the launch event of the Proton Iriz last month, Proton chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad revealed that although the hatchback’s new VVT engines meet Euro 4 emissions regulations, the company is considering acquiring engines from other manufacturers for export markets that require Euro 5 standards and above.
As such, European markets are in focus here, with Euro 6 standards having recently come into force for the approval of new vehicles. Now Proton chief technical officer Abdul Rashid Musa has revealed to us at the Proton Iriz press drive event that a diesel engine is among the foreign powerplants under consideration for these markets.
This would make sense, as Europe has an overwhelming preference for oil burners, and if Proton wants its Iriz to stand a fighting chance on the Continent, it absolutely needs to offer a diesel option there. If indeed such an Iriz is conceived, it will be the second diesel-engined Proton after the Wira 2.0D of the 1990s.
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