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  Celebrating Zanita Zainuddin and her 26-year journey with Proton as R&D head of safety and intelligent drive

  11 March 2021 / 39 comments

  In celebration of International Women’s Day, we at the team decided to celebrate and honour the ladies of the industry. We tip our hats to the army of women in all positions that we’ve had […]

  
  

   

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  Proton Preve 1.6 CFE Turbo with a five-speed manual!

  22 February 2021 / 34 comments

  Can you believe that it has been nearly nine years since the Proton Preve was introduced? At the time, its 1.6 litre turbocharged CFE (Charge Fuel Efficiency) engine was the talk of the town. While […]

  
  

   

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  DSR-002 – Fully restored original Proton Satria R3, plus the amazing story of the bespoke factory project

  11 February 2021 / 16 comments

  You may have already seen the work of Dream Street Restoration (DSR), a restoration firm founded by rally driver and former Proton R3 team member Suriya Sankaran and his son, Dharveen Suria. DSR specialises in […]

  
  

   

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  Non-national brands now left with 38% market share – here’s how Honda, Toyota, Nissan fared in last decade

  10 February 2021 / 57 comments

  Sales of Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Mazda in Malaysia, 2011-2020 National brands Perodua and Proton have seen their combined market share rise in the last few years, propped up by continued strong sales by market […]

  
  

   

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  National brands have 62% share of Malaysian market, highest since 2003 – Proton up, not at P2’s expense

  2 February 2021 / 21 comments

  National vs non-national brands market share, 2001-2020 We’ve had some time to look at the 2020 Malaysian auto sales figures now, and we spot a trend within the total industry volume (TIV). All things considered […]

  
  

   

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  5 things a lot of Malaysians drivers do, but shouldn’t!

  23 January 2021 / 131 comments

  Malaysians may love their cars, but they’re a funny bunch sometimes, unwilling to spend on the right things but willing to spend on the wrong ones. There’s also no shortage of people who take the […]

  
  

   

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  Safest method for cleaning a really dirty engine bay – brush, towels and some elbow grease, not water hose

  20 January 2021 / 8 comments

  Cleaning your car engine bay can be an intimidating thought, especially if you’re planning to do it for the first time. There are many methods to go about it, such as wiping it down with […]

  
  

   

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  Pothole fatalities – how to stop the growing trend?

  6 January 2021 / 31 comments

  Recent road fatalities involving motorcyclists riding into potholes have again brought to the forefront the pressing need to address the long-standing issue that has needlessly claimed lives. Statistics highlight the increasing trend. A paper published […]

  
  

   

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  The personal cars of the paultan.org crew in 2020

  31 December 2020 / 30 comments

  So here we are. Six years after we first showed you the cars us writers actually owned, we’ve decided to revive the feature with an all-new lineup. We’ve been toying with the idea for years, […]

  
  

   

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  Lexus – premium brand or just an expensive Toyota?

  24 December 2020 / 54 comments

  I was at the traffic lights the other day when something dawned on me. I was in a two-seat Toyota with an engine behind my back. Obscuring my entire forward view was a Toyota Apartment […]

  
  

   

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