DaimlerChrysler Might Bring In Chrysler
DaimlerChrysler Malaysia CEO Frank Steinleitner says the company might decide to bring in Chrysler cars into Malaysia next year. To test the market, they will bring in a few Chrysler models in Q3 2005 to […]
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Satria Replacement Model Road Tests
Here are some more spyshots of the Proton Satria Replacement Model. It’s currently undergoing road tests in Malaysia. Has anyone actually spotted it on the roads yet? The background in this photos indicate that the […]
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Toyota Allion D-4
The Toyota Allion is a sedan which seems to be be something like a larger Toyota Vios, following most of the same design cues, but with a Toyota Corolla Altis size. I definitely prefer this […]
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Do Not Leave Children In Parked Cars
Stanford University School of Medicine have found that temperatures inside a parked car can raise significantly if the sun is out, even if ambient temperature is average. The effect is similiar to a greenhouse effect, […]
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2005 Honda Airwave 1.5 VTEC
Honda’s Fit platform has been a big success, especially here in Malaysia. I am not sure if everyone knows this, but the Honda City and the Honda Jazz is basically the same platform, in a […]
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Rafidah has letter
Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz has prepared a letter for Tun Dr. Mahathir as instructed by the Cabinet. It contains the facts that were presented to the Cabinet in the previous meeting. Rafidah was instructed to […]
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F1 Fans Dislike Sepang
FIA recently announced the results of the biggest F1 survey ever done. Something interesting which I noticed in the results of the survey. Apparently most Formula 1 fans dislike the Sepang track. Other tracks which […]
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Proton too inward-looking
This basically sums up why Malaysian car-owners try to avoid Proton as much as possible. Customer complaints are sidelined, the product has quality issues from Day One, product efficiency plummets before its time due to […]
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The Petronas E01
You’re looking at the product of the first Malaysian commercial engine project, the Petronas E01. This project started back in March 1997 with a collaboration between Petronas engineers and development partners. The engine applies knowledge […]
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Rafidah remains tight-lipped
After the weekly Cabinet meeting, reporters hounded the MITI headquarters at Jalan Duta, hoping to get comments from Datuk Seri Rafidah Aziz on the current Proton vs. MITI issue. This is what happened. Journalists were […]
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Government Commited to Removing Protection for Proton
Our PM was quoted saying this in a report by Associated Press. Proton is our car. We want Proton to succeed. We have been protecting Proton. The protection is being reduced gradually because that is […]
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Rafidah to reply Dr. M
Rafidah declined to comment on Proton Advisor Tun Dr. Mahathir’s remarks on Proton’s disadvantagement to the influx of cheap Korean and Chinese cars, after the Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. (Though I don’t really think the […]
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Misconceptions over Proton subsidy unfortunate
A piece from the long transcript at a press conference with Tun Dr. Mahathir, Proton’s advisor. Proton is protected simply because Proton has a job to do to build up the automotive and engineering capability […]
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AC Schnitzer ACS7
This is an even more souped up version of the ultimate luxury sedan. The AC Schnitzer ACS7 based on the E65/E66 7-series. The BMW 7-series combines two excellent properties of a car, luxury and driveability. […]
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R3 Preview at Dreamcars Asia 2005
Proton’s Motorsports Division RaceRallyResearch will be showing a preview of the complete line of R3 cars at Dreamcars Asia this 7th July to 10th July at the New KL Convention Center. The Proton Gen2 R3 […]
