Something very interesting in the Australian news today – Automotive Technology Group (ATG) shared gained nearly 3% after it announced that it had received an AU$600,000 order for 500 units of superchargers to be supplied to Proton.
The first deliveries would begin in October this year and delivery targets are about 50 units a week. ATG goes on to say that these superchargers will be manufactured to suit the Proton Satria Neo.
It looks like the supercharged Proton Satria R3 will be going into production after all! This is indeed some very exciting news, and finally that solid Neo chassis will be receiving a powerful lump that it deserves! The prototype supercharged Neo R3 featured recently made 180 horses and 200Nm. The ATG Sprintex supercharger is if a helical twin screw design, and ATG calls it the world’s most advanced supercharger design. A twin screw positive displacement supercharger has very little lag.
ATG and local company Proreka has also signed an agreement to study the production of the Sprintex supercharger in Malaysia.
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This story originally appeared on Paul Tan's Automotive News on Fri, 29 Apr 11 12:28:36 +0000.
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