Mazda’s MX-5 sports car is one of the major automotive success stories of the late 20th century. This pretty little Japanese roadster single-handedly re-ignited interest in a market segment which many thought had ceased to exist in the 1970s. Small, relatively-affordable, enjoyable open-top cars had been around since the dawn More
Malaysian car maker Proton announced at the Brisbane Motor Show that it is now selling its Satria three-door hatchback in Australia. Based on the Proton Persona four-door sedan and five-door hatch, the Satria is aimed at a sportier market than the other Protons marketed here to date. The Persona is More
It’s long been an axiom that if you line up a gaggle of luxury cars, all eyes go straight to the Jaguar. Nothing has changed. The XJ6 series remains the best looking big sedan on the market with a presence that few cars can match. When Ford paid several More
The Proton Wira is a conventional small car with a transverse four-cylinder engine driving the front wheels. It’s most interesting feature is probably the fact that it comes from Malaysia. Proton cars began as a joint venture between the Malaysian government and Mitsubishi Motors in Japan in the early 1980s. More
Australia has become a smorgasboard of world cars, with models arriving from Britain, France, Germany, Holland, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Spain, Sweden and the USA. The international line-up has been joined by the Malaysian-built Proton Wira and will initially be sold through 23 dealers in all States. It’s the More
