Proton Preve R3 Concept at 2012 Malaysian Rally

Proton Preve R3 Concept at 2012 Malaysian Rally

Proton also showcased a nice white Proton Preve R3 Concept beside the Proton Satria Neo S2000 Edition Supercharged Concept. The Preve R3 was dressed up in an R3 bodykit, and it also had the familiar R3 rims that they’ve been using on their concepts. The front bumper like the standard Preve’s bumper but with R3 parts tacked on. There are also side skirts, and a kit for the rear as well. The indicative price for the bodykit is about RM3,xxx.xx as stated in a brochure, but the price doesn’t include the R3 wheels and tyre package.

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  • AI-generated Summary ✨

    Comments overwhelmingly support the Proton Preve R3 concept, with many expressing pride for Malaysian engineering and calling it a potential competitor to European and Japanese cars. Some comments criticize the bodykit as inadequate or question Proton's design strategy, while others highlight issues like quality and pricing concerns. There are a few off-topic remarks and opinions on national identity and politics, but the majority focus on the car's design, performance, and potential. Enthusiasts praise the R3 kit for enhancing the vehicle's appearance, view it as a symbol of Malaysian capability, and express hope for improved features in future models. Overall, sentiments are positive, with a strong sense of national pride and optimism about Proton's progress in automotive innovation.

  • mokmeng on Jul 16, 2012 at 4:11 pm

    nice…

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    • nice. if they sold this for standard..
      sure double the sale..current one is somewhat bland

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      • Massive on Jul 21, 2012 at 10:37 am

        hey, you still don’t get Proton’s strategy, do you?
        Proton purposely make Preve to look uglier than the Tuah concept. So that they can produce better looking Preve next year. Then they can sell the new body kit, squeeze more money form buyers right?
        I bet it will take 3-4 year for the Preve backlight to merge just like Tuah concept.

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        • john johny jonathan on Sep 05, 2012 at 10:39 am

          not only proton la .. all motor companies do the same thing .. come on laa … don’t show your hatred.
          It is business man…

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    • lokpi on Jul 17, 2012 at 3:01 pm

      Nice to see, Higher the price..

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    • Prefer VW CC R Line 2013 or BMW M5 ! German love !

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  • too expensive…

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  • Faruk on Jul 16, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    Where is Sapphire?

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  • dstar on Jul 16, 2012 at 4:17 pm

    Corner antara Front bumper, Lampu & Tayar nampak macam BMW.. heee

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  • R3 Bodykit.. How about under the Hood? R3 spec or not?

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  • merepek on Jul 16, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    German beware.. coz this R3 will shake your butt :)

    Malaysia BOLEH!

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    • ae101 on Jul 16, 2012 at 5:30 pm

      yeah will shake bmw butt, shake merc butt and jeremy clarkson is so proud to drive one.

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      • Mario Gomez on Jul 16, 2012 at 6:07 pm

        Don’t merepek here,this rubbish will be smoked by any German cars on the road.

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      • merepek on Jul 16, 2012 at 6:19 pm

        why do we need approval from england white butt to say our product is good or not??

        we dont need their approval..
        we have good product..
        it’s been selling no 1 in malaysia since 1980s..
        proud to be malaysian :)

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        • idiots on Jul 16, 2012 at 6:31 pm

          so ur saying proton is a better brand than others? -.-

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        • beatnik on Jul 17, 2012 at 8:00 am

          This is what we call ‘Jaguh Kampung’

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        • yeah..
          we don’t need their approval.
          we have standards of our own.
          we can improve and be global.

          Our homeland is not the same like theirs.

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        • kelvin on Jul 17, 2012 at 6:18 pm

          I second beatnik. If you want Proton to be admired by many, play the same level with the big boys.

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        • @beatnik
          ‘jaguh kampung’ old news ma
          now already won international rally many times already, this is what we call ‘Jaguh Global’

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        • Johnny on Jul 19, 2012 at 10:55 am

          It’s because Top Gear are professional car critiques. That’s why.

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        • professional critiques but bias. professional for the means only to get money

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    • Johnson on Jul 17, 2012 at 1:35 pm

      Memang MALAYSIA boleh tapi bukan itu saja bagi BN/UMNO lagi kaya dengan R3 tipu helah proton untuk kasi untung.proton tak guna.mahathir cakap proton untuk org yang miskin,tapi siapa yang miskin kat malaysia bila mahathir kais banyak melayu kaya?
      beli proton ada 7% discount?

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      • clemenza on Jul 17, 2012 at 8:48 pm

        dah bertahun2 tinggal di malaysia masih tak tahu BM..balik ke negara asal anda!

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        • Johnson on Jul 18, 2012 at 10:48 pm

          Malay is not my language you idiot.
          There are double standard everwhere.NO justice.Proton basically produce rip off crappy cars and yet sold at high price and high maintenance.chippo quality yet many ppl are force to buy because of very high tax imposed on foreign quality cars just to protect proton and mahathir linked crony company.Know your politic in malaysia lepes itu you cerita pasal kereta.PASAL mahathir kita semua susah kalau si bodoh itu tak cipta kereta proton you can buy VW at only RM60k
          So go figure out.Stop buy proton and support those cronies.Crony company MD driving PSoh cars but you driving proton crappy chippo cars.I know my language.And to say the least BM copy english.You go back to gov school and study the crappy syallabus they have.NO wonder with this type of education MALAYSIA produce crappy chippo cars.

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        • johnson_suck on Jul 19, 2012 at 7:36 pm

          proton also pays tax, what say you?
          do you think if no proton, you can get vw at 60k? in your dream lol

          and if you stay in malaysia, please learn malay language, even if it’s not your language, understand?

          malu la duduk malaysia, tapi bahasa malaysia pun lintang pukang, bukan nak sempurna, sekurang-kurangnya senonoh la sikit (english is not my native language)

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      • oh my malay language!!
        oh my eyes!!!

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  • mystvearn on Jul 16, 2012 at 4:27 pm

    No info on transmission and engine?

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  • Really was hoping for a boot design change, especially the lights. Oh well got to wait again to get one…

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    • Chyan on Jul 16, 2012 at 6:24 pm

      Preve was just launched a few months ago and you hoped for a redesigned back end? Well, that’s not even realistic.

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      • imho well, if they really want this to work, they should listen to buyers opinion right?
        instead of being unrealistic, this is the matter of whether how desperate they want to get the product right in terms of designing which looks eye catching and suits the entire car design for the general public…. right?

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  • wendy on Jul 16, 2012 at 4:51 pm

    nice!

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  • i would have considered it with leather seats and smoked rear lamps.

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  • Budu power on Jul 16, 2012 at 5:08 pm

    Harap harap tidak jadi macam ni lah.
    http://busuk.org/ping/view/251115

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    • Rachel on Jul 17, 2012 at 3:12 am

      btw,its double the price of preve,BOOOO!!!

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    • 1 out of a thousand can be defective..

      Like the comment said there, you still have warranty, just queue up and wait for your turn. even in toyota i have to wait for my vios.

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    • kenapa driver tersebut tak pergi warranty? apa ke bengap

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    • so cruel huhu….sure time to time proton sale will drop…why do like this..proton only in malaysia…if Toyota sure no problem….they will not effected at all because sold in many country. this is totally not a proper way to express regret…it could be a provocation….the true no body could judge clearly…poor you proton…

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    • invst on Jul 17, 2012 at 3:23 pm

      i smell something fishy

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    • john johny jonathan on Sep 05, 2012 at 10:59 am

      SABOTAGE

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  • Expatriate VN on Jul 16, 2012 at 5:10 pm

    As usual, the best engine they can give is 1.6 come with decorative side skirts and kitfor this family sedan!

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  • i have seen these before, the interior and seats in black leather with red stitches. nice.

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  • Desmond on Jul 16, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    atleast the price is well cheaper than those Honda Modulo kits =D

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  • anti-vios on Jul 16, 2012 at 6:04 pm

    not good enough tp call R3. just compare it with other R3.. somehow, its lack of spirit…

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  • Tiësto on Jul 16, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    Way nicer than dugong TRD.

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  • Hung Tuah on Jul 16, 2012 at 6:14 pm

    sama saja…. enjin teruk, QC teruk, harga teruk,

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  • matlimmutu on Jul 16, 2012 at 6:35 pm

    hmm.. not R3 enough.. so simple.

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  • protonsucks on Jul 16, 2012 at 6:43 pm

    eh protong fanboys always will bash Toyota and honda when they did TRD and MODULE kit. now proton also same do some R3 kit. y no complain ? its obvious that its just protong fanboys being bias to protong cars

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    • urmama on Jul 16, 2012 at 7:19 pm

      all the best to u.. all i can give to u is a LIKE to show support =p

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    • squall_shinoda on Jul 16, 2012 at 8:03 pm

      Toyota salesman detected…!!!

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    • Kalun on Jul 16, 2012 at 8:19 pm

      I don’t bash but do you think that toyota feels kinda old? I am ok with proton plus i do bash proton before until i preve and exora cfe came out. I saw it has a potential.

      I do like toyota too but i prefer Kia or Honda over that. Kia and Hyundai is a main competitor for Toyota and Honda. Hyundai’s reliablity increases very drasticly until most of us did not notice it. Seems like the most driven car on the road(not malaysia) is kia because its cheaper and reliable.

      Hyundai will be replacing Toyotas place anytime soon in term of reliability.
      Yes, You guys will bash the kimchi car because it will dominate the world of cars. Trust me, kia will be cheaper without tax.

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    • bengkitsucks on Jul 16, 2012 at 10:45 pm

      that’s slap on kit, cosmetics are not tested, R3 kit are tested already. why pay sake of beauty only, i’d rather have its functions too

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    • Ponorogo on Jul 17, 2012 at 12:23 am

      Proton is the best…how dare you compare it with T&H…LOL

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      • Johnson on Jul 17, 2012 at 1:40 pm

        Is proton best?Pls la…. is it proton best BN/UMNO is the best.Best in rip[ping of the nation.All thanks to mahathir who invented proton to feed those lazy malays who just like to sit and do boss work.proton is the worst invention of all time.you buy proton you are one of the poor bastards in MALAYSIA

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        • You are bustard with your English name…

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        • Ponorogo on Jul 17, 2012 at 8:57 pm

          Sometimes people just too stupid to understand sarcasm…

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        • zafi zeppelin on Jul 17, 2012 at 10:43 pm

          Johnson,you should mind your language…no need of such racist remarks here…

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        • Poor bastard in Malaysia on Jul 27, 2012 at 1:48 am

          Thank you johnson. I drive a proton because i dont have the money to change the car yet. When i have the money, i will change it IMMEDIATELY!

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        • I_Hate_Johnson on Apr 08, 2013 at 3:57 pm

          Racism doesn’t have place in Malaysia…u can rot in hell johnson!!!

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  • rear light on Jul 16, 2012 at 7:12 pm

    ala..mahal2 sgt, tgu je bodykit kedai accesories..

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  • Ricky James on Jul 16, 2012 at 7:51 pm

    Seorang pembeli Proton Preve yang berang dengan Pintu Preve yang longgar mengembalikan Preve yang baru dibelinya di Pusat Service Proton di Inanam Sabah!!! Beliau malah melepaskan geramnya dengan menconteng badan Preve tersebut!!! Bilalah Proton dapat mengeluarkan kereta yang berkualiti!!!

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    • SGBLM on Jul 16, 2012 at 9:45 pm

      Jangan bual kosong sahaja, tunjukkan lah gambar supaya rakyat Satu Malaysia ni semua percaya … bila tiada bukti, cerita gajah terbang pun orang percaya …

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      • BMW BEST on Jul 17, 2012 at 12:20 am

        Perkara ni pernah happened la bro…
        tengok link ini
        http://busuk.org/ping/view/251115

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        • Bual kosong jugak.. tak nampak pun pintu longgar. cuma attention seeker ja.. haha

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        • takat tampal kertas camtu terus kau percaya ye. come on aa

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        • SGBLM on Jul 18, 2012 at 11:25 pm

          Kalau BMW kau tu best sangat, pergi lah drive BMW kau tu, yang nak duk menyebuk dalam artikel kereta nasional yang kononnya takde kualiti ni kenapa?

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        • fghyt on Jul 19, 2012 at 7:39 pm

          can you give us the owner name? give us or the thing is just a troll

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    • honda_fan on Jul 16, 2012 at 10:49 pm

      aku pun nak try citer nih:
      Seorang pembeli Honda Civic yang berang dengan plastik dekat tingkapnya yang longgar mengembalikan Civic yang baru dibelinya di Pusat Service Honda di Tanjung Rambutan!!! Beliau malah melepaskan geramnya dengan menconteng badan Civic!!! Bilalah Honda dapat mengeluarkan kereta yang murah tapi berkualiti!!!

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  • Kalun on Jul 16, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    Looks the same as original but something make it has an ummpphh that causes it to look better than stock.

    Not Bad! Pearl white please!

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  • SGBLM on Jul 16, 2012 at 9:43 pm

    The car itself is impressive, unfortunately, the bodykit is not. Too much R3 hype these days, but R3 don’t look like they are putting in a lot of effort in trying to max out the car …

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  • Ponorogo on Jul 17, 2012 at 12:28 am

    Just release the sapphire version dear proton…this r3 bodykit didn’t give much x-factor to this car…

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  • Dr Mamak on Jul 17, 2012 at 12:37 am

    Really an eyesore

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  • went to showroom last friday. the salesman said white paint has the longest waiting list!

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  • Y every post want to talk bout jap car? Really sick about those jap car supporter, dont they realize their car already no diff wv rubbish?

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    • bobob on Jul 17, 2012 at 10:47 am

      env jap faggots supporter.. they want to increase second value of jap cars so they have to give bad impression to proton..

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  • mitzzz on Jul 17, 2012 at 9:19 am

    My sister bought Myvi after a few days the gear jam….ask to change to a new car Protua change the gear box insetad……..my CRV bought new left side A piller plastic tingy tercabut….all Honda did was canabalised from a new car. Front bonnet paint macam over lap I guess they bang the front and paint it hastily …. other car manufacturer also QC bad……our local people tak apa attitude….customer can claim later ada warranty ma…..please do things right the first time la …

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  • mitzzz on Jul 17, 2012 at 9:33 am

    I think now day car designers have lost their design inspiration….usually we look forward to european car manufacturer like Mercesdez, Alfa and BMW for design cue for the future then we see follower japanese manufacturer copy the design then modify a bit. Now days Japanese designers follow Kia just because Kia hire a european to design their cars….this guy left Audi if I’m not mistaken. Now days european manufacturer only have 1 design and all the other model follow that design interior and exterior. In a way it save cost but its a bit boring to the consumer. A clear example VW if you sit in a VW golf or VW Scirocco or even Tiguan the dashboard design is almost the same. A bit boring isnt it….but we malaysian praise VW or BMW.

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  • bobob on Jul 17, 2012 at 10:39 am

    Pegi mampos ngn sume komen kt atas.. Yg penting aku suke model ni.. Xpyah sapphire pn xpe.. mne ade 1.6 bole cecah 220km/h and still stable.. (Citer drp preve owner sndiri).

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    • Ponorogo on Jul 17, 2012 at 8:55 pm

      Hik3…pity you…i believed you never heard of peugeot 308 turbo…

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      • pug 308 turbo has smaller rear room and much smaller boot and more expensive

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        • Ponorogo on Jul 17, 2012 at 10:32 pm

          Hik3…pity you…they got 408 also…he didn’t mention the price as one of the factor…isn’t it?

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  • matlimmutu on Jul 17, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    tested preve n exora bold. somehow i think exora bold is better.

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    • read somewhere before..the engine tune up for bold is different than preve….i think the bold has better torque…so you feel the pickup better? is that correct? not too sure, but i recall reading there is a difference between bold and preve engine….

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      • noname on Jul 17, 2012 at 10:29 pm

        its true the tuning in preve and bold are different… i read somewhere but i forget the link and lazy to search back, the tuning (D mode) in preve is tuned to be fuel saving. that’s why they have S mode which surpass the so call fuel save tune in D mode and the driver feel a lot of (way a lot) power kick in when in S mode compare to D mode. they call it pay as you go thingy. mean more power = high fuel consumption, fuel save = low power.

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  • based on budu post: so cruel huhu….sure time to time proton sale will drop…why do like this..proton only in malaysia…if Toyota sure no problem….they will not effected at all because sold in many country. this is totally not a proper way to express regret…it could be a provocation….the true no body could judge clearly…poor you proton…

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  • fraz006 on Jul 17, 2012 at 8:28 pm

    somehow drb has better taste than previous proton management.

    nice rim choice. nice bodykit. good choice to omit any poyo spoiler.

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  • Proton should just close shop…then at least we will be able to afford better and safer cars…

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  • Johnny on Jul 19, 2012 at 10:54 am

    They should put this as a standard body kit. It’s just come minor protrusions at certain areas, not really R3! A R3 body kit should look much different from the original.

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  • OsemTV on Aug 07, 2012 at 4:39 pm

    Ohh noo. Proton Preve 3g, Awesome. very nice. Go malaysia Gooo..

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  • subaruking on Aug 27, 2012 at 7:44 pm

    I have smoke a lot of preve and any other low boost turbo craps.There all bow in front of me.

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  • kalam on Feb 25, 2013 at 7:58 pm

    singapore do not produces national car, still cars price high.

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  • R3 is a nice racing concept and suitable for proton,..proud to be malaysian

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