PROTON is offering up to £1,250 towards its Lotus-inspired Satria Neo and Neo Sport models as part of a finance deposit contribution scheme available until the end of the year.

The Malaysian company is the owner of British sports car icon Lotus and the Satria Neo model boasts a sporty interior coupled with Lotus ride and handling.

It has a 1.6-litre CamPro 16v engine, 16-inch alloy wheels (on GSX versions), electric windows, reverse parking sensors and rear spoiler all as standard, along with a centre-mounted exhaust and race-inspired bucket seats.

Prices are from £9,995 for a car that has been tuned for precise steering response and also comes with anti-lock brakes, EBD and twin airbags as standard.

Other Protons available under the finance scheme include up to £750 towards the five-door Savvy city car, £750 towards the four and five-door GEN-2 saloon or Persona and up to £500 towards the LPG dual fuel GEN-2 ecoLogic.

And Proton is also offering motorists three years free servicing on the Savvy until December 31.

Sales and marketing manager Simon Park said: "The Proton R3 Malaysia Rally team have been setting an incredible pace this season, and the Proton Satria Neo S2000 rally car has fared exceptionally well.

"We hope that rally fans will be inspired to get a piece of the action by taking advantage of our finance deposit contribution scheme and enjoy the Satria Neo and Satria Neo Sport."