Kia Grand Carnival Platinum lives up to its grand title by being positively replete with quality features. Goodies include leather trim, sunroof, rear air-conditioning controls, interior metal-look finish, Bluetooth access with audio controls on the steering wheel, roof rails, powered third row quarter windows, and heated exterior mirrors. On the More
Quite simply, this is Australia’s cheapest car; the Proton S16 sedan is priced at a mere $11,990 which includes on-road costs. That makes it the equivalent of about four month’s average income. A truly stunning price. Value for money is obviously the biggest appeal in this Malaysian car and to More
Malaysian car-maker Proton has released an all-new version of its small-medium Persona sedan with a fresh new style and improved performance. Where the previous Persona, sold here between 1995 and 2005, shared most components with the Satria hatch and M21 coupe and was based on an old Mitsubishi Lancer, the More
And now for something completely different. Buy a Proton Jumbuck for $14,990, specify at least $1000 worth of accessories – and the company will toss a $2300 quad bike into the rear tray for no extra charge. The offer is only available during the month of January 2008, and on-road More
Proton has introduced its new Satria coupe in Australia. Interestingly, the Malaysian maker has giving it a pseudo-Italian title of Satria Neo as part of a marketing campaign aiming at having buyers seeing the Satria as a competitor for the European cars, rather than Asian ones. The Australian Proton guys More
Proton’s Savvy is – dare we say it – a savvy buy in this day and age of rising fuel prices. With low fuel consumption this new car from the Malaysian maker is a little city car of the type that roams the streets of Europe in huge numbers. From More
Proton Wira, Persona and Satria are some of the original Proton imports to Australia from the ambitious Malaysian car maker. Despite their varied titles, all three are virtually the same car. They are strongly based on old Mitsubishi Lancer models, Proton having been assisted by the Japanese giant in its More
Proton calls its new model the generation two – abbreviated to Gen.2 – because it’s the next major step forward in the life of this very ambitious Malaysian maker. When set up in the 1980s, Proton wisely sought assistance from established car makers, principally Mitsubishi, for much of the design More
One very controversial feature distinguishes the VZ Monaro from its predecessor, a pair of bonnet scoops. Everyone who had the chance to talk to us during our road-test period wanted to discuss them. Some thought they looked just great, others liked the concept but weren’t over impressed by the execution. More
Proton Satria GTi is one of our favourite cars when it comes to having affordable fun behind the steering wheel. Point it at a winding road and its handling is ready, willing and able to offer plenty of grip, good precision and plenty of feedback. All this thanks to the More
