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
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
