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  Proton Iriz – full-length design process video released

  2 October 2014 / 64 comments

  You may remember that last month, Proton’s design studio released a teaser video of the new Proton Iriz ahead of its launch. Well, now that the car has been unveiled in its entirety, a full-length version […]

   

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  Honda HR-V – Euro markets get 1.5 i-VTEC, 1.6 i-DTEC

  2 October 2014 / 11 comments

  Last month, the European-spec Honda HR-V – set to debut at the Paris Motor Show later this week – was revealed, but Honda declined to disclose detains regarding the car’s powertrain options. Now, the first details of what […]

   

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  Skoda Fabia Combi wagon unveiled, debuts in Paris

  2 October 2014 / 10 comments

  The Skoda Fabia Combi wagon has been unveiled, coming hot on the heels of the regular Fabia five-door hatch that was shown in August. Both B-segment models will make their world premieres at the Paris Motor Show […]

   

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  Renault EOLAB concept – 1 litre per 100 km supermini

  30 September 2014 / 7 comments

  This is the Renault EOLAB, a four-door (one on the driver’s side, two on the passenger’s side, one tailgate) supermini concept with a single-minded focus on efficiency. Set to debut at the Paris Motor Show […]

   

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  GALLERY: Perodua Kancil to Perodua Axia, Malaysia’s most affordable car through the ages

  30 September 2014 / 87 comments

  At the Perodua headquarters in Rawang, we spotted two pristine examples of the Perodua Kancil. The red model is the first car to roll off the company’s assembly line, while the newer blue car is the […]

   

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  Mercedes-AMG C 63 and C 63 S – full details released

  29 September 2014 / 8 comments

  It looks like the Mercedes-AMG moniker won’t be limited to the recently-unveiled GT, but will filter down to the rest of the cars fettled by Affalterbach. The new naming scheme will start with this – […]

   

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  Ferrari 458 Speciale A spider – limited to 499 units

  29 September 2014 / 4 comments

  Unveiled ahead of its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show this coming week is the Ferrari 458 Speciale A spider – yes, a roofless variant of the Speciale coupé, itself a lightweight, ahem, special […]

   

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  GALLERY: Alami Proton open day at Proton COE – test and win Proton Iriz, visit R&D facilities and factory

  27 September 2014 / 147 comments

  We were at the Proton’s Centre of Excellence in Shah Alam today to catch the company’s Alami Proton open day, an event aimed at giving the public a 360-degree experience of the brand. Prospective customers will […]

   

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  DRIVEN: Proton Iriz 1.6 CVT – first driving impressions

  26 September 2014 / 262 comments

  Proton hasn’t really had a good track record at building a small car. In its nearly 30 years of existence, it actually only made two. The Tiara, launched in 1996, was based on the ageing Citroën AX […]

   

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  Proton Iriz meets Euro 4 regulations, foreign engines considered for markets with Euro 5 and above

  25 September 2014 / 162 comments

  At the press conference of the new Proton Iriz today, company chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed confirmed that Proton’s new B-segment hatchback meets Euro 4 emissions regulations with the current 1.3 and 1.6 litre VVT engines. […]

   

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  VIDEO: Perodua Axia 4-star ASEAN NCAP crash test

  24 September 2014 / 94 comments

  Now that the Perodua Axia has been revealed in full, ASEAN NCAP has finally released a crash test video of Malaysia’s most affordable car. The organisation released videos of the three other cars tested at […]

   

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  IIMS 2014: Thai-made Mazda 2 for ASEAN makes debut

  24 September 2014 / 36 comments

  The Thai-assembled 2015 Mazda 2 – built at the Auto Alliance Thailand (AAT) plant in Rayong – has made its debut at the Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS). Pre-booking for the B-segment hatch in Indonesia began last Thursday ahead […]

   

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  Honda Civic – Euro models get facelift, new Sport trim

  24 September 2014 / 19 comments

  Three years in, the European-market Honda Civic has been given a facelift, which will debut at the Paris Motor Show next month. The slick-looking hatchback and Tourer (estate) models get updates inside and out, as […]

   

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  Malaysian-assembled EV prototype coming Sept 2015

  24 September 2014 / 24 comments

  A prototype of a locally-assembled electric vehicle will be completed by September next year, according to the CEO of the Malaysia Automotive Institute (MAI) Madani Sahari. At the public introduction of the COMOS EV car-sharing programme, […]

   

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  Proton Compact Car – watch the launch live on Sept 25 from 9:00 am onwards, exclusively on paultan.org

  24 September 2014 / 105 comments

  Tomorrow will be a big day for Proton, as it will be launching its first B-segment hatchback, also known as the Proton Compact Car (PCC). We’ve built up to this day with a slew of spyshots, teasers, official […]

   

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