Proton in tight with A1GP
31 Jan, 2008
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Car Advice attended a lunch yesterday with Proton Cars Australia Managing Director John Statari and key talent from the A1 Proton Team Malaysia in Sydney.
Proton is a major backer of the team and will use this association with A1GP racing, to promote Proton cars around the world.
It’s a clever association because I’m here to tell you, that A1GP is here to stay.
As of next year, all A1GP cars will be using Ferrari engines from the F430 road car, which will mean a significant power increase over the current Zytec built engine.
I also heard the chassis will have significant Ferrari input, which along with the 430 powertrain, should see interest in the series, go through the roof.
Of course Proton already benefits enormously from their outright ownership of the legendary English sports car company Lotus, known for their God like status when it comes to performance and handling.
Proton Cars Australia will be launching the Persona in March this year, so we’ll post a First Steer on the car, the moment we have driven it.
Anthony Crawford.
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January 31st, 2008 at 11:12 am
*****PRIMO!*****
Well the blonde in the top photo looks good..
As for Proton, its a NOWHERE brand.
They have a
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January 31st, 2008 at 11:12 am
The association with Ferrari is huge for A1’s stature.
Bernie wont like this ‘1′bit!
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January 31st, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Don’t care about Proton.
However, if anyone has the phone number for the blonde…
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January 31st, 2008 at 12:40 pm
The blonde, you mean bottle blond.
She’s a bit chubby in the thighs, lacks class.
I don’t want here any more than I want a Proton car. How come, if Proton associates with such exalted company, none of it rubs off on their cars?
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January 31st, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Reckless 1
Nah shes alright
as i said before if she came free with a jumbuck instead of a atv then i would buy one for sure
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January 31st, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Haha, Bubba, you have been frequenting the wrong places if you think she’s alright
But if she came with the Jumbuck, I might even buy one, as long as it also came with the fleet discount…..
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February 1st, 2008 at 8:00 am
HA HA suppose so
in regards to frequenting wrong places, lived in new zealand for most of my life and just made it here. Anything that isnt related to me is a bonus
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February 1st, 2008 at 8:32 am
They will need to sell the blonde as an included accessory for them to sell any..
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