if you not believe, u buy one atoz and try to drive from genting to kl..sure nangis loorr

anyway, it's just my 2 cents only. baru setahun jagung je dalam arena permotoran ni. so Paul…any comments on this..? ur opinion(s), perhaps..?

In Malaysia, the big companies in Malaysia don't even want to buy Malaysian products. Don't talk about M'sia companies overseas..

hyundai have no fault.

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http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.a…

When Toyota launched its Lexus luxury car brand a decade ago it made no secret that it had Mercedes in it sights.

Ten years later, the Japanese are sending in the clones with increasing frequency.

It's not just the expensive models which European makers accuse Japan of copying. Consider, for example, the headlights on the latest Toyota Tarago. Now picture those of the Peugeot 206. Look familiar? Looks as if they should share the same part number.

When Audi's TT coupe and convertible were unveiled, diminutive Japanese maker Daihatsu had a car with an amazing likeness displayed at the very next Tokyo Motor Show called the Kopen. The latest Lexus coupe, due here before the end of the year, looks like a larger interpretation of Audi's Bauhaus design.

Daihatsu has also built a miniature Hummer and, bizzarely, called it the Naked. And in 1999 at the same show, Mitsubishi took the wraps off a car that, if you squinted, you would swear blind was a new Mini.

What about the "teardrops" on the headlights on latest batch of Hondas, such as the HR-V, Odyssey and the new Integra? A hint of BMW 3 Series perhaps? The tailights on the HR-V have a remarkable resemblance to the Volvo 850 wagon's.

From a distance, Toyota's square-shaped MR2 looks like a Porsche Boxster.

The original Toyota Celica was so inspired by the Ford Mustang of the era that today's enthusiasts call it the "Mustang Celica".

Now, even after 10 years, Lexus still hasn't broken its clone-like mould. The latest Lexus LS430 has the sillouette of the superseded Mercedes S Class and a headlight theme borrowed from the new S Class.

When the covers came off the fourth generation Lexus at the Detroit Motor Show two years ago, Mercedes-Benz broke its corporate silence over what it called "Japanese copycat cars" but stopped short of calling it plagiarism.

"People explain to us it is really an honour to have someone copy our cars, but I don't think we see it that way any more," said Harald Leschke, the head of design at Mercedes-Benz. "I think it is quite obvious that they admire the design, then try to do it their way. I'm sure in some industries this sort of thing is not legal.

"What surprises us most is that [Lexus] are prepared to do it, in public, and that customers are prepared to buy their copycat cars."

"I think it's fair to say all their cars have been influenced by someone else's models," he said. "They don't have a history so they have to copy someone else's."

Industry experts argue that a flagship Lexus made sense when it was considerably cheaper than the German benchmarks. But now that it is priced the same, there's less incentive to drive an imitation. Nevertheless, Europe's car maker have now become so concerned about Japan's sincere forms of flattery that they are wary of showing concept cars of future models.

Porsche, for example, has deliberately not shown "design studies" of its Cayenne off-roader because it fears a Japanese maker will be able to release its interpretation just as Porsche unveils the real thing.

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The lack of history is also an Achilles heel. "Japan had no horse-and-carriage era. True, the nobility were transported in carriages for a time, but these were import!!ed or the designs were copied.

"So the country skipped a critical phase in its maturation process as a car stylist. Too often, designers took the easy option and borrowed looks from around the world."

1. Perdana V6 is how many years old?

2. It's a Proton!

3. The technology & looks of the Perdana V6 is… outdated? Old? Never re-engineered? Stagnant for 10 years?

I love Hyundai.

Go Korea!

i studied in the US and got three korean friends… two used honda and one more owns a subaru.. all three bought japanese brand la…

haiyo, why they don't buy japanese cars in korea? because it's damn expensive just like here in msia!

sigh….

and some still want to compare the young proton and the shipmaker hyundai? stop it already la ok…

Proton's worry is a Chinese.

Chinese are comming!

"BYD has set its goal and intends to reach it. "It's our company's long-term target to be China's No. 1 automaker by 2015 and to be the world's leading car maker by 2025," said Jasmine Huang, a senior marketing representative for BYD."
http://rumors.automobilemag.com/6558283/green/chi…

I 100% bet Proton crushed by Chinese.

Save this article in your CD-Rom media, and see my comment after 20 years.

The Ward’s 10 Best Engines for 2009

* Audi AG: 2.0L TFSI turbocharged DOHC I-4 (A4 Avant)

* BMW AG: 3.0L turbocharged DOHC I-6 (135i Coupe)

* BMW AG: 3.0L DOHC I-6 Turbodiesel (335d)

* Chrysler LLC: 5.7L Hemi OHV V-8 (Dodge Ram/Challenger R/T)

* Ford Motor Co.: 2.5L DOHC I-4 HEV (Escape Hybrid)

* General Motors Corp.: 3.6L DOHC V-6 (Cadillac CTS)

* Honda Motor Co. Ltd.: 3.5L SOHC V-6 (Accord Coupe)

* Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd.: 4.6L DOHC V-8 (Genesis)

* Toyota Motor Corp.: 3.5L DOHC V-6 (Lexus IS 350)

* Volkswagen AG: 2.0L SOHC I-4 Turbodiesel (Jetta TDI)

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Hyundai engine listed as world 10 best engine.

Hyundai engine is faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar much much more sophisticated and advanced in terms of engineering. 5.0 & 4.6 V8, 3.8 & 3.3 V6, turbocharged 2.0L, 2.2L Diesel, 2.4L direct injection, et cetera just to name a few.

1.6L Campro TURBO? so what dude. workshop bawah pokok cherry also can do that la, in fact i was once in a team of bolt on campro project. This bloody engine is so not reliable, boost longer and the bearings gave away.

Korean has no such agenda (at least not the way Malaysia has). The car industry was developed by private enterprise where the motive is simple – to max profit. The Korean has no restriction to get oversea vendor as long at the price & quality is right. They also can terminate any vendor service if quality is compromised.

Here, Proton is stuck with the same vendor who supplied sub-standard over and over again becouse of national policy to help local vendor.

But, when I park beside Perdana, how much I feel my car is far far more high-tech than P. Just like you parked Wira beside Saga from 80's. Yeah I know P is an executive car and my car just an ordinary sedan. But that's what I feel in my heart.

The car already more than ten years in the market but Proton still didn't replace the car. Federal Gomen also want to buy Merc with 80mil contract per year. More and more state Gomen change their old Perdana. I feel sad about this.

Don't blame Korean for their new Hyundai Equus. Change our Perdana first then you can dance on the same floor.

Proton's actual competiotor is not Korean, It is a Chinese.

If malaysian see Korean as competiotor, you will fail. They already as good as Japanese top auto maker toyota/honda. (Other small Japanese auto maker, nissan, mazuda, mitsubishi, suzuki…etc… are already inferior than Hyundai/Kia)

I am 100% bet, if proton fall in bankrupt, it caused by 'Chinese' auto maker.

Chinese want Malaysia-China FTA, after that, 'Made in China' stuffs will dominate in Malaysia. Who buy a proton? Malysian will enjoy Chinese Geely who buy a Volvo technology.

Hyundai motor company found in 1967.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Motor_Compan…

And to alI the idiots saying that the Koreans are protected marker…

Unlike malaysia, Korean car import tax is only 8%. and their no.1 and no.2 foreign best sellers are Lexus and Honda.

World most closed protected market is Japan.(not Korea)