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  Proton Compact Car – new 1.3 and 1.6 VVT engines, new platform can support hybrid, electric powertrains

  8 September 2014 / 115 comments

  Proton Compact Car coming out of your ears? Well… here’s more! The spiritual successor to the Proton Savvy will be powered by new four-cylinder VVT engines – a 1.3 litre unit producing 94 hp at […]

   

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  Proton PCC will have eight variants and seven colours

  8 September 2014 / 72 comments

  More on the Proton PCC (Proton Compact Car, previously P2-30A GSC and soon the Proton Iriz) – there will be eight different variants and seven colour options to choose from. The eight is split equally […]

   

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  Proton PCC interior revealed – full official details

  8 September 2014 / 123 comments

  We now have the first proper photos of the upcoming Proton Compact Car (PCC, or Iriz), and it includes a full view of the B-segment hatchback‘s interior. Not bad at all, right, boys? To be […]

   

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  Proton Compact Car: stability control, traction control, hill hold assist, Isofix standard across the range

  8 September 2014 / 57 comments

  Among the raft of information we managed to gather today at the Proton Compact Car media preview event, one thing really stood out – safety. The Proton Compact Car will come with stability control as […]

   

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  Proton Compact Car to be launched this month, top spec of “game changer” to match direct rival in price

  8 September 2014 / 87 comments

  Proton CEO Datuk Abdul Harith Abdullah said today at a special media preview event that the much-awaited Proton Compact Car will be launched on September 25 at the Tanjung Malim plant, where it will be built. […]

   

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  Jaguar XE – one more teaser before world premiere

  8 September 2014 / 2 comments

  Thought we’ve seen enough teasers of the Jaguar XE? Wrong – the company has just released one more on its Twitter and Instagram accounts before it pulls the cover off its BMW 3 Series fighter later […]

   

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  New Peugeot 308 GT – refreshed looks and specs

  8 September 2014 / 25 comments

  Peugeot has released details and images of the new 308 GT – a sort of warm hatch designed to provide slightly more performance than your regular run-of-the-mill 308 variants. The 308 GT comes in two […]

   

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  GST set to encourage demand for vehicles – MAI

  8 September 2014 / 29 comments

  The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in 2015 is set to encourage demand for vehicles following the termination of Sales and Service Tax (SST) that would lead to price drops, according to a […]

   

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  Miguel Fragoso appointed Lotus Engineering Director

  8 September 2014 / 9 comments

  Group Lotus has announced the appointment of Miguel Fragoso as its Engineering Director. He will have overall responsibility for all aspects of engineering at Lotus and will report to CEO Jean-Marc Gales. A chartered engineer […]

   

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  New Proton PCC hatchback teaser image in blue!

  8 September 2014 / 98 comments

  Proton has updated the teaser image for the upcoming Proton Compact Car on its betulbetulonz.com.my microsite. This time, a front three quarter image of a blue hatchback is shown. We couldn’t assemble the image perfectly […]

   

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  Aston Martin Lagonda – Oman testing photos released

  8 September 2014 / 7 comments

  The Aston Martin Lagonda was last seen boarding an Oman Air plane to Muscat for hot weather testing – now that it’s there, Aston Martin has released another slew of images showing its Middle East-only flagship […]

   

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  Jaguar Mark 2 gets restyled by Ian Callum and CMC

  8 September 2014 / 2 comments

  Jaguar Design Director Ian Callum was recently involved in a project with Classic Motor Cars (CMC) that saw the famed designer apply his own personal twist on the classic Jaguar Mark 2. The project started […]

   

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  SPYSHOTS: Trailer load of Renault Zoe, for COMOS?

  8 September 2014 / 16 comments

  A trailer load of Renault Zoes has been spotted in Malaysia by reader Ng Quan Joe – could this be the first batch of cars for the COMOS EV car-sharing scheme? Back in May, we told […]

   

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  Volvo XC90 First Edition – 1,927 units sold out online

  8 September 2014 / 7 comments

  Volvo launched the all-new XC90 last month, and promptly put up a First Edition for sale. 1,927 units of the big SUV were up for grabs, exclusively online, and they sold out in 47 hours […]

   

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  Ops Strobe Light, non-reg number plates to begin Oct

  8 September 2014 / 87 comments

  Beginning October 1, the Road Transport Department (JPJ) will be carrying out a nationwide special operation on non-regulation number plates and the use of strobe lights on vehicles, Bernama reports. The operation will be executed […]

   

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