R3 MME06 Driver Selection Program
Other than giving us the Proton Satria R3, Race Rally Research has been doing alot for the local grassroots motorsports community with their Street Shoot Out series and other activities. 9 amateur …
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Team Proton loses a member
Team Proton missing a member: Datuk Kisai right-most. Proton's executive director of engineering and manufacturing Datuk Kisai Rahmat has resigned and his resignation has been accepted by Proton's board of directors effective …
The Automotive Industry, first half of 2006
The Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA) has revised it's forecast for vehicle sales this year, lowering it to 520,000 units instead of the previous 565,000 units figure. The new forecost would mean a …
Proton Satria Neo Sedan
Graphics designer Theophilus Chin impressed us earlier this week with his take on how a small-sized sedan based on the Proton Savvy would look like. Here's another piece of his work, a …
R3 Waja and R3 GEN2 Updates
Here are more details on the upcoming R3 Limited Special Edition Vehicles (LSEV) based on the Proton Waja and Proton GEN2, due to be launched in August. For one, the specifications posted …
Proton Savvy Sedan Photoshop
It is common these days for car makers to develop sedans out of hatchback bodies. You have the Honda City based on the Honda Jazz, the Nissan Tiida Sedan based on the …
R3 Waja and Gen2 coming up?
A little bird told me that Proton's Race Rally Research division will be launching new R3 special edition variants of the Proton Waja and the Proton GEN2 very soon. While these will …
Perdana Replacement Model to get I4 engine?
CarPoint Australia has a preview article on the new Proton Satria Neo, but that's not important. What's interesting is something in the article regarding the upcoming Perdana Replacement Model, said to be …
Satria Neo: 2,000 bookings so far
Booking figures for the Proton Satria Neo for the past month has reached over 2,000 so far, meeting it's initial sales target of about 2,000 to 2,500 a month. These are combined …
Proton to expand Indonesian operations
Proton will be bringing in new models like the Gen2, Satria Neo, Savvy and Waja into the Indonesian car market in January 2007. It currently sells the Proton Wira there, which are …
Perdana Replacement Model in April 2007
Utusan Malaysia reports that Proton will introduce a new model developed together with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation in April 2007. MMC president Osamu Masuko says that Proton and MMC are in the final …
Proton Satria Neo Handling Demonstration
These videos demonstrating the handling capabilities of the Proton Satria Neo are thanks to "Wajakuat" who originally hosted them on Youtube. I've put them on my server for faster loading speeds. There …
Proton Satria Neo Track Gallery
Here are some photos of the Satria Neo on the Sepang International Circuit track. We took the Satria Neo for a few spins around a half-track and it was a pretty enjoyable …
Proton Waja Facelift
Spotted, a Proton Waja facelift undergoing road tests. We have a new alloy rim design, and new tail lights. Photo sent in by reader Daniel. UPDATE: More details and photos of the …
Proton Satria Neo 1.3 and 1.6 Detailed Review
Proton launched it's iconic two-door hatchback, the Proton Satria back in December 1994. The Proton Satria was based on the Mitsubishi Colt and came in 1.3 litre and 1.6 litre variants. Two …
Proton Satria Replacement Model Launch this Friday
The Edge Daily reports that the Satria Replacement Model will be launched this Friday, on the 16th of June 2006, confirming many of our speculations on the actual launch date of our …
Proton Satria Replacement Model Teaser Site
Proton has put up a teaser site for the Satria Replacement Model over at Desire. Teaser ads with the URL were shown at KL International Motor Show the last 3 days. The …
Proton Waja Z Supercharged – 150hp
Utusan Malaysia carried a report yesterday quoting an unnamed source that Proton would be unveiling a new Proton Waja model which would be equipped with a Kleemann supercharger system by the end …
Proton Mitsubishi feasibility study
Proton has completed it's technical feasibility studies with Mitsubishi, and is now waiting for commercial feasibility studies to finish. These feasibility studies are part of an MoU signed in February 2006 to …
Proton back in black; partnership with PSA Peugoet Citroen
Proton closed it's financial year ending March 2006 with a profit before tax of RM28.2 million on total revenues of RM7.8 billion. Q4 results brought in RM1.8 billion in revenue for a …