The micro-sized Proton Emas, designed by Italdesign Giugiaro and engineered by Lotus, has made its global debut at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.
With many of the details revealed prior to the premiere, much of the Motor Show attention has been directed towards the vehicles’ styling and ergonomics.
The Emas family includes a three- and five-door hatch [...] - Tags:
Proton Emas
Proton, in partnership with Lotus and Italdesign Giugiaro, is set to unveil an all-new hybrid city car at next week’s Geneva Motor Show that claims to break new ground in automotive design.
Italdesign Giugiaro chairman, Giorgetto Giugiaro, said the unnamed concept is the outcome of several years of development and study by the trio.
“Our aim was [...] - Tags:
$11,990 for a car? Are they kidding. I’ve seen options for car stereos priced higher than that!
Model Tested:
2010 Proton S16 GX; 1.6-litre, four cylinder, petrol; five-speed manual; four-door sedan – $11,990 (drive away)
Driving dynamics; handling; practicality; price
No passenger or side airbags; No ESC or ABS
CarAdvice Rating:
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Proton Reviews,
Proton S16
Proton Holdings Berhad has posted another consolidated before-tax profit of $33 million in the second quarter of the Malaysian financial year.
The positive result was 58 per cent above the April-June quarter and takes total profits before tax to around $55 million.
Proton Chairman, Dato’ Mohd Nadzmi Salleh, put the improvement in operating profit down to an [...] - Tags:
Alister McRae came third in the Rally of Scotland driving a Proton Satria. This is a first ever podium finish for Proton in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.
Now living in Perth Western Australia McRae recently returned to his native Perth shire in Scotland to race the Proton Satria Neo to its best ever result.
Only seven days [...] - Tags:
Proton Satria,
Proton Satria Neo
The Proton S16 sedan will become Australia’s cheapest car when it goes on sale in December for $11,990 drive away.
The four-door sedan is powered by a 1.6-litre twin cam petrol engine, producing 82kW and averaging 6.3 litres/100km.
Proton Cars Australia general manager of sales and operations Billy Falconer says the S16 is a unique prospect and [...] - Tags:
Proton S16
Proton chairman Datuk Mohd Nadzmi Salleh told Malaysian press this week that there is potential for a management buyout of the country’s national car maker.
Mr Mohd Nadzmi said Proton had struggled to maintain it’s domestic market share and produce new models, but that he is willing to assist management with a buyout plan believing [...] - Tags:
After four months here at the CarAdvice office it’s time to say goodbye to our long term bargain basement ute, the Proton Jumbuck.
Following a raft of duties, and in excess of 7000kms of driving, the little lugger returned trouble free motoring with a couple of plastic rattles the only issues of any note.
The half-tonner put [...] - Tags:
Proton Jumbuck
Australia’s leading independent vehicle safety advocate, the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), has issued crash test results for three imported utes on the Australian market. All three scored poorly.
The highly anticipated Great Wall Motors SA220 and V240 utes from China received only two-stars out of a possible five, while the Malaysian Proton Jumbuck ute [...] - Tags:
Great Wall SA220,
Great Wall V240,
Proton Jumbuck
Proton has announced the name and the on sale date for its new entry level sedan, which promises to be the lowest cost four door sedan on the Australian market.
The new Proton, to be known as the S16 in Australia, will officially go on sale on November 1 and will sell for a drive away [...] - Tags:
Proton S16
“Three months and all’s well for our long-term Jumbuck”
The Jumbuck has virtually become the CarAdvice mascot since joining us in late May with just about everyone in the Melbourne office having rotated through the car for a few weeks each.
Despite the almost universally preconceived notion that each of us has had before getting behind the [...] - Tags:
Proton Jumbuck
Proton has returned to the black with a pre-tax profit of almost A$25 million for the first quarter of the Malaysian financial year – a 9.7 per cent gain on the same quarter last year.
The group says its improved performance was the result of a better product blend which also helped to minimise the [...] - Tags:
Proton Exora
Proton has announced that its Jumbuck utility model, as currently on long-term loan to CarAdvice, will be phased out over the next few months ahead of the launch of an all new model.
The company introduced the current model Jumbuck as a low cost half tonne pick up in early 2003 based on the previous model [...] - Tags:
Proton Jumbuck
Proton has today announced drive away deals on selected models this August ahead of the launch of new and updated models over the coming months.
The Savvy five-door manual hatch is being offered at $13,990 (drive away) during August while automatic models are just $1,000 more.
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2009 Proton Jumbuck GLSi – Long Term Update
“It’s odd, but I’m becoming quite attached to the little Jumbuck”
- by Matt Brogan
If someone had told me eight weeks ago that I’d grow rather attached to our long-term Proton Jumbuck then they may have been met with a rather snide “yeah right”. Funnily enough the little utility’s [...] - Tags:
Proton Jumbuck
Proton has confirmed the release of Australia’s lowest priced sedan for October this year to coincide with its new lower cost entry variants across the entire Proton passenger car range.
The new low-cost sedan was originally slated for early 2010 but will now be brought to market four months early as part of a cost efficiency [...] - Tags:
Proton have officially unveiled its Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) ready Satria Neo Super 2000 at a two-day rally festival held at historic Chatsworth House in the UK.
The team, with two-times British rally champion Guy Wilks and co-driver Phil Pugh, will be piloting the Neo S2000 which has been designed and built by British team Mellors [...] - Tags:
Proton Satria,
Proton Satria Neo Super 2000
2009 Proton Jumbuck GLSi – Long Term Test
Once a jolly Jumbuck came to work for CarAdvice…
- by Matt Brogan
The CarAdvice office has this week received its latest long-term loan vehicle, this time one of Australia’s cheapest cars, and indeed our cheapest ute, the Proton Jumbuck.
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Proton Jumbuck
Malaysian carmaker Proton Cars has revealed it plans to sell Australia’s cheapest car from early next year as part of a renewed assault on the Australian car market.
Currently the cheapest RRP for a car in Australia is tied between the Proton Savvy and the Hyundai Getz, both on $13,990.
Proton Managing Director John Startari has said [...] - Tags:
Proton has today announced the appointment of a new Director of Quality, ex-BMW man Dr Wolfgang Karl Epple.
According to Proton’s managing director, Syed Zainal, the company believes that with Dr Epple’s strong technical, managerial expertise and leadership he will be able to drive the quality transformation process for the Proton Group.
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