Around 95% of all accidents are due to pure drivers misjudgments and mistakes. Electronic stability control (ESC/DSC/ESP/CST/VSA/ASC/PSM/whatever equivalent) is a computerized technology that improves the safety of a vehicle’s handling by detecting and preventing skids.

“It is the most effective safety device since the seatbelt” - Euro NCAP- Read more

Lancer, it’s a name that car fans love to conjure with and one that reared its head again this year when Mitsubishi’s Evolution X  was launched. The Evolution X is lightning quick, powerful and has huge levels of grip. The Lancer on which the Evolution X is based is a lot cheaper but it’s nowhere near as engaging or involving to drive. Read more

PROTON’s Persona has been named Best Model of the Year for Malaysia in the 2008 Frost & Sullivan ASEAN Automotive Awards.

Launched in August last year, Persona is the fifth model fully built by PROTON and has fast become one of the best sellers in the PROTON stable.

PROTON Holdings Bhd Chairman Dato’ Mohammed Azlan Hashim said that the award is testimony to PROTON’s promise to deliver “the right car, for the right market, at the right price and at the right time”. Read more

Well, looks like Proton is facing a real world situation outside of its usual ‘comfort zone’ (Malaysia) and is now having to entice buyers with incentives instead of Read more

AFOS is all-abuzz with the hottest news these days, with one of the most exciting race category ever to take place in Asia, the 1500Max Challenge or 1500Max for short welcomes its newest contender; Proton AXLE Racing Team. Read more

The newly introduced Asian Touring Car Super 1500Max Challenge has announced an impressive 12-round calendar for its first ever season, visiting four countries around Asia.

The brand new championship, which is aimed at attracting a bigger and younger crowd of touring car enthusiasts, will be running as part of the Asian Festival Of Speed season, adding new excitement to the already impressive event. ATCS 1500Max provides an International platform for drivers who have previously been competing in National One make races or local Touring Car Championships. Read more

After part 1 & 2, a lot of people approached me asking me what I thought of the R3 Neo, that is fine, I love talking about cars, I’m a petrolhead by profession so there’s no big deal with people approaching me about it. What really disturbed me was some people coming up and saying they agreed with me that the R3 Neo sucked and the original R3 Satria still is the best. Yes, I totally agree that the original R3 Satria is still the better car and the guys at R3 will also agree to that but what I don’t agree to is that the R3 Neo sucks. Read more

Started in 2008 as an effort by Sepang International Circuit (SIC) to promote motorsports; by providing a platform for local drivers to have a chance to be involved in competitive racing. Effectively the national championship for track racing, MSS gathers the best of Malaysian drivers and riders; pitting them against the top international racers from as far as Australia and Sri Lanka. Read more

Please be careful”. That was good enough advise for me and I made a dash for their baby as soon as I was handed the keys. We made way towards the east-coast highway and Bukit Tinggi and were joined by the R3’s lesser sibling, the standard Proton Satria Neo. The first impression of the car is that it looks good, no credit to Proton here but to R3, the colour and the bodykit fits perfectly with the entire aura of the car, it looks purposeful and almost looks as if it is aerodynamically inclined to create downforce but don’t get too excited. Our car rode on 17″ Enkei wheels wrapped in Bridgestone Adrenalin but expect the actual car to ride on Advanti’s with the same rubbers. Read more