Above: Shannon Noll poses with The Stig

The best advertising is free advertising: even better than that is free advertising plus great feedback. According to Proton Cars Australia’s Billy Falconer, that’s exactly what the Proton Satria Neo has been receiving on the set of Top Gear Australia.

The Satria Neo is driven each episode in the ‘star in [...]

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Proton’s R3 Satria hot hatch is still under development but that didn’t stop Proton bringing it to Melbourne this week.

Proton are currently ‘keeping mum’ on the R3’s engine type and specifications, but they have hinted that we can expect a significant power increase over the standard Satria’s Campro 1.6 litre twin cam multi-valve engine.

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If you thought buying a hot hatch meant you were limited to German and French manufacturers then think again. Malaysia’s Proton will be giving Australia a sneak preview of its next generation hot hatch when it unveils the Proton R3 Satria at the Melbourne International Motor Show on February 29.

The R3 Satria has been developed [...]

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The new Proton Persona will be making its debut at the 2008 Melbourne Motor Show in February next year but Proton have decided to give us a sneak peak anyway.

The Persona is based on the Proton’s Gen2 Hatch platform and is powered by Proton’s very own Campro 1.6 litre engine with 82kW and 120 Nm [...]

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