PROTON PREVE

MENGAMBIL masa selama tiga tahun untuk disiapkan, produk yang menjadi kebanggaan terbaru pengeluar kereta tempatan, Proton Holding Berhad (Proton) selamat dilancarkan secara rasmi oleh Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak pada malam Isnin 16 APRIL 2012 lalu.


Dipanggil Prevé (pray-vay) yang membawa maksud untuk membuktikan, sedan segmen C itu disifatkan sebagai model global buat Proton meneroka pasaran luar negara. Maka, tidak hairanlah jika penilaian terhadap model itu lebih kritikal daripada biasa.

SAGA FLX 1.3 Review

There’s much ado about the new Proton Saga FLX, and for good reason – the entry-level offering from the company now wears a continuous variable transmission, and the variant also finally brings stuff like ABS and EBD to the playground, so you can expect that there are plenty of questions as to how the just-launched variant shapes up.
Nothing like sampling the car then, and though it was a only a short workout, it did reveal enough about the new prospect and whether things buzz as well as the promise suggests.

Perodua S-Series, Apa Yang Berbeza?

Perodua kini melancarkan model yang dipertingkat dikenali sebagai Versi S. Selepas membuat kajian terhadap pasaran, Perodua menamatkan beberapa versi Myvi, Viva  dan Alza dengan menggantikan Versi S.

Perodua Myvi 1.3 Elegance ditamatkan pengeluaran, manakala Perodua Myvi 1.3 Premium digantikan dengan model Myvi 1.3 SE. Apa yang menarik, model naik taraf ini ditawarkan pada harga yang lebih rendah iaitu RM RM44,924.30 untuk model manual dan 47,924.30 untuk automatik.

Model Alza 1.5 SR basic telah ditamatkan pengeluaran, manakala model Perodua Alza 1.5 Standard pula digantikan dengan model Perodua Alza Standard - S. Kelebihan model ini dengan sebelumnya ia dilengkapi dengan Spoiler belakang dan lampu kabus. Harga yang ditawarkan juga lebih rendah berbanding model sebelumnya iaitu RM53,517.00 untuk varian manual dan RM56,517.00 untuk varian automatik.

Bagi model Viva pula, Perodua menamatkan model Viva 660EX, manakala model Viva 1.0BZ basic auto digantikan dengan model Viva 1.0 S Basic. Model ini juga mengalami naik taraf seperti dilengkapi dengan power steering. Harga yang ditawarkan RM34,774.30 (Solid) dan RM35,174.30 (Metalik).

Ketiga-tiga model baru ini didatangkan dengan warna baru iaitu Ozzy Orange.

Sekian buat kali ini.

New Saga FLX SE Review – Exciting and Affordable Dream Sedan

If you like the Satria Neo, but commitments like a small family that requires you to have a sedan with four doors and a boot, then you definitely must take a look and a test drive in a Saga FLX SE.  Saga FLX SE is an exciting yet affordable dream car that will appeal to the young. It sports a 1.6 litre engine that delivers 108 horsepower and 150Nm of torque. Compared to the 1.3 litre Saga, this is a different kettle of fish altogether; the additional 14 horses and 30Nm of additional torque opens up a whole new world of performance should you want it. Otherwise, you can still get 6.7 litres of fuel consumption per 100 kilometres.

Persona Elegance 1.6 Review

The Persona ‘Elegance’ is actually a face lifted Persona. The front end gets a new look; gone are the headlights and older grille and is replaced with a sleeker new face. Added to the body now is a complete body kit, plus a rear deck spoiler and a 15-inch multi spoke alloy wheels with a low profile tire combo, which looks good. A welcomed change is the new side view mirrors which is now large (previous side mirrors were inspired by superbikes but had reduced vision and little use) and with turn signals included. The car looks sportier and very handsome and offers more features than some mild facelifts provided by bigger car manufacturers in recent months which left us quite disappointed with them as we feel that they should have offered at least the same amount of changes that Proton has offered with their Elegance.

The interior shows a few new improvements and as usual, leather dominates the whole affair. Light gray panels are used to give the perception of space, which works effectively. The Persona is big anyway, offering interior and boot space as big as the competitors costing much more. The Campro 1.6L engine lives under the hood. This Proton sourced power unit gives sufficient power and you get a fair amount of torque where during our test drive; the car had no problems running up Genting or Bukit Tinggi, even with a full load. Transmission is a 4-speed box and it is acceptable. The gap between 3rd and 4th is quite wide, proving that the 4th is certainly a long overdrive ratio meant for good fuel consumption.

One thing we noticed with the Elegance is its quiet interior and this comes from better rubber insulation along the windows and also between the doors where you will notice the strip of rubber when you open both doors together. Japanese AFTA made cars costing more than this Elegance can't even match its cabin quietness. Proton interior managers have gone an extra mile by covering the interior of the door skin with animal skin material. Knock on those doors and you can hear how muted the metal skin is. Next comes the suspension.