Saturday 14 March 2009

Thursday 12 March 2009

Wednesday 11 March 2009

Proton Exora - Kereta MPV Malaysia!




This is the new MPV made by Proton, it has been launched but still waiting to sell to people. From the news said, this model will make a Malaysian automotive market will be hot. With the price below than RM80,000 it will be a hot car MPV.

The body look so big, with lot of people can leave inside the car. So it is suitable with the price i think.

Tuesday 10 March 2009

Proton Saga BLM



On January 18, 2008, Proton unveiled the successor to the 2007 Saga, which was planned to be phased out in June 2008. Retaining the Saga name, the new car is an indigenous design, essentially based on a stretched Proton Savvy platform. The new model is an in-house design developed in collaboration with Korea's LG CNS and Lotus Engineering. This model enables the Malaysian company play to its strength in the home market i.e. the three-box sedan. The Proton Saga is not planned for U.S. launch but will be sold throughout Southeast Asia, in China, India and Australia

As of February 2008, approximately 23,000 customer bookings had been made for the car since its launch and the corresponding waiting time for delivery during that same period stretched up to 5 months.

Specifications

The Saga comes in 3 different specifications with the choice of manual or auto transmissions starting from the base specced N model to the fully kitted M model. Aichi Kikai supplies the 5-speed manual while Mitsubishi the 4-speed automatic. The basic N model retails from RM31,500 to the RM39,800 high specced M model. The new Saga would be the cheapest Proton once the RM26,999 original is retired. Proton dubs the new Saga as "The People's Car".

Engine and performance

The new Saga is powered by the same 1.3-litre Campro engine (which was co-designed with Lotus) that is fitted to entry-level Gen-2s. The engine is rated at 94 hp (70 kW; 95 PS) at 6,000 rpm and 120 N·m (89 lb·ft) at 4,000 rpm . However, it has a new Integrated Air-Fuel Module (IAFM) which varies the airflow into the engine to improve efficiency, smoothening out the problematic dip in the torque curve in the lower and middle rev ranges. Its output matches that of a 1.3-litre in the Satria Neo. Power delivery characteristics in both cars are remarkably different. The torque could be felt after 2,500 rpm and all the way to 4,000 rpm. The car feels peppy to drive and acceleration to highway speeds is good. The 5-speed manual from Aichi Kikai is not geared towards the ultimate refinement at cruising speeds, but it does offer a good spread of torque everywhere, not to mention good overtaking power anywhere from 80-120 km/h. Suspension setup consists of MacPherson struts and a stabilizer bar up front with a torsion beam in the rear. Its Lotus designed torsion beam suspension enables it to turn in sharply, hold its stance well through corners, understeering to a sizeable extent. Fuel economy is very good, ranging from approximately 6 L/100 km (47 mpg-imp; 39 mpg-US) for the manual transmission to 6.2 L/100 km (46 mpg-imp; 38 mpg-US) .[7] for the auto and is considerably less when traveling at 80 km/h (50 mph) in fifth. Top speed is around 160 km/h (99 mph) and 0-100 km/h time is about 13 seconds. The electrical system has also been updated with coil-on-plugs instead of the traditional ignition cable system, eliminating power loss. Drive-by wire throttle however is not available.

Cabin and interior

It has boot space of (413 l (14.6 cu ft)). Because the new Saga, like its predecessor, is expected to be standard among Malaysian taxicab operators (1.6L Version), the car is designed to accommodate a compressed natural gas tank without considerably restricting boot space. There is ample room for 5 adults and the interior is bigger than the old Saga. Top-of-the-line version have a set of 14-inch tyres and ventilated disk brakes for added traction, providing the car with strong braking force and better road holding. Airbag is also fitted to the medium-specced models onward.

Awards

Since the official launch of the second generation Proton Saga in January 2008, the car has won 3 major automobile awards. Autocar Asean, the Malaysian edition of the longest running car magazine in history has awarded the new Saga "Winner of the Small Sedan/ Hatchback Category" for 2008. Shortly after that, the car was voted as the "Best People's Car" at the Asian Auto - VCA Auto Industry Award 2008. In November the same year, the new Saga won yet another major Malaysian automobile accolade when it was declared the "Winner of the Entry Level Car Category" under the New Straits Times/ Maybank Car of the Year Awards for 2008.

Wednesday 4 March 2009

Gen 2 looks HAMANN BMW X6 Tycoon ?

Hamann Motorsport is the most famous recently for such outrageous machines as Mercedes-Benz SLR-based Volcano Hamann, but his treatment of the more-secular turn X6 car, which probably never would have been to a high performance, high-style machine you 're maizy the Tycoon.

In Hamann BMW X6 Tycoon improves and is based on the platform X6 in almost every way. A couple of engine options, but the truth, gear heads want to look at treatment for Hamann X6 diesel. With xDrive35d engine as a basis, Hamann coaxes 315 horses and mammoth 487 lb-ft. torque on the crank. Granted, the X6 is a heavy car .. crossover. . anything, but we bet moves.

Hamann hints at even more powerful X6 Tycoon using xDrive50d as jumping-off point. If plans work as expected, but we talk a great platform moment.

On the external side, that Hamann X6 Tycoon body gets extension through a new front and rear air dams and skirts the entire package by wrapping around and extending around the wells. Aero package is complemented by the rear spoilers and roof-deck. In Tycoon looks so menacing and important, without too far into the realm overstated.

Most immediately eye-catching 23 inch design EDITION RACE anodized alloys wrapped in 315/25R23 tires front and rear. In Tycoon X6 will look like most houses in the city, even though he should be able to handle himself well on the back side of the road.