Proton Persona Facelift for 2010 is launching tomorrow (Thursday 18 March 2010).The spyshot of Proton Persona Facelift 2010 as claim here is taken today during noon when i was cruising on NKVE today.

As you can see a new design of tail lamps has been fitted on the new persona facelift. The new Proton Persona facelift in the trailer is fitted with bodykit. That’s with rear skirt,side skirt and bootlip as we can see here.

We did not manage to get the front shot of the car because it have been very dangerous.Notice that there’s also a show car for Proton persona with stickers on the top level of the trailer.Most of the Proton Showroom will have the car for display as for tomorrow morning.

More details will be here, when we review the car…

UMW Toyota Malaysia made some updates of the estimated Price List for the New Upcoming Toyota Vios Facelift 2010 that will be launch soon here. The previous estimated price was higher.

I guess due to the pressure of Toyota brand name worldwide, and new competitors such as Kia Forte, Mazda 2 and upoming Ford Fiesta – They decided to reduce the price of the new facelift Vios as compare to the earlier estimated price here.

Refer to the Toyota Vios Facelift 2010 Pricelist compare to the old Vios Pricelist. UPDATED!

Toyota Vios 1.5 TRD Sportivo (AT) has reduced RM990 as compare to the earlier estimated price here.
While the lowest spec Toyota Vios 1.5J (MT) remain the same. The price reported is estimated price from UMW Toyota.

We will update you with more news on the new facelift Vios once we got them!

Porsche has officially unveiled its 2011 Cayenne SUV at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The second-generation Porsche Cayenne preserve its authentic look in the luxury SUV segment. This time, the German automaker had fuel-efficient hybrid and diesel version.

As part of VW Group family, the new Cayenne received a set of LED daytime running lights and more aerodynamic side mirrors. Overall, the new SUV wheelbase length longer by 40mm compare to the previous model.

The interior of the new Cayenne looks better as the designed received some influences from the Porsche Panamera like the centre console housing various functions. Like in the previous Cayenne, there are the signature triangular hand grips up front.

All the model of the 2011 Porsche Cayenne having eight-speed automatic from the VW Group that also supplies it to Volkswagen and Audi and four-wheel-drive. The variants debuts as below:-

- Cayenne Diesel – 240hp 3.0-litre V6 turbo-diesel

- Cayenne – 300hp 3.6-litre V6 petrol

- Cayenne Hybrid – 380hp 3.0-litre supercharged V6 petrol and two electric motors backed by lithium-ion batteries

- Cayenne S – 400hp 4.8-litre V8 petrol

- Cayenne Turbo – 500hp 4.8-litre twin-turbo V8 petrol

Although the S Hybrid can achieve 12.1 km per litre on fuel economy, the Diesel is the most frugal at 13.5 km per litre. All motors are claimed to be more efficient than ever, thanks to the availability of automatic stop-start feature. Further to reduce its weight and fuel consumption, the weight of the car is reduced by an average of 180kg with lighter materials.

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The Honda CR-Z is basic hot compact coupe that runs on Hybird Technology. But now, the japanese aftermarket tuner have make it hotter than ever.

Spoon fitted the new CR-Z with its CR93 wheels along with upgraded calipers clamping onto 15-inch slotted discs. A ride height lowered by 50mm with a set of suspension upgrade, while the exterior parts has been replace with the addition of a carbon fiber hood, mirrors and front lip spoiler.

More importantly, a new N1 exhaust has been fitted and Spoon modded the ECU to churn out a few extra horsepower. There’s no word on what the rejiggered computer and exhaust is good for power-wise or how Spoon is manipulating the hybrid drive system to boost performance, but considering the track record of Spoon. We can expect some good results after tuning up.

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Toyota FT-86 which was designed at Toyota’s ED2 studio in Nice, France, had its European premier this week at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show.

The compact sized coupe measures that 4,160mm long, 1,760mm wide and 1,260mm tall, with a 2,570mm wheelbase, is being co-developed with Subaru that will also present its own variant of the 2+2 seater sports model.

As a reminder of Subaru’s involvement in the project, the near production-ready FT-86 prototype uses a 2.0-liter four-cylinder boxer engine from the Impreza while power is sent to the rear-wheels through a six-speed manual gearbox. The demo rides was fitted with 19-inch wheels with 225/40R19 tyres.

According to Toyota, the FT-86 is scheduled to be launched into the market towards the end of 2011 with Subaru’s variant to follow later on.

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Proton (Malaysia National Car Maker) will be premiering its concept car at the 80th International Motor Show in Geneva on 2 March 2010. The car maker advisor - Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad will be joining the event and launch the Proton Concept Car.

The concept car is a creative collaboration between Proton, Lotus Engineering and Italdesign Giugiaro. Moreover, the concept car is based on a hybrid propulsion system. The specially designed chassis also features a raised floor that can accommodate the conventional engine as well as the hybrid system’s batteries in the rear. The concept car leverages on maximising space, while maintaining the overall dimensions of a compact car.

The five-door, four-seater hatchback concept car has a total length of 3550mm and features a front-mounted endothermic engine for recharging the lithium ion batteries with a fully electric drive-train.

The car was conceived with the aim of maximising the interior roominess and improving access to the vehicle. The high position of the four independently-adjustable and sliding seats, allows passengers to fully enjoy the spacious interior. Thanks to the combination of these two technical specifications the car is easier to enter, as the seats’ H-points (or the position of an occupant’s hip) are at the same height as in an SUV.

Proton Holdings Berhad Group Managing Director, Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamad Tahir, said that the collaboration is part of its long-term strategy to match global automotive standards and expand its footprint worldwide.

Honda Malaysia is teasing their all-new Honda CR-V for 2010 facelift. It it set to launch at 11 of March 2010.  The above picture is extracted from Honda Malaysia website. As we are getting the Japanese version of Honda vehicles. We’ve prepare some of the pictures and info about what you would expect to see for the Honda CR-V facelift.

Only those who notice Honda CR-V often will notice the changes on the New Honda CR-V 2010. I had to compare the new facelift Honda CR-V photos and the old one side by side to catch a few differences. The facelifted Honda CR-V includes a larger upper grille with lesser chorme trim and a slight reshaped bumper. Try to notice the foglights area.

Click here to Read more upcoming Honda CR-V Facelift 2010 Malaysia and more photos

This Lotus Evora is coming to Malaysia next month. The Lotus Evora is coming back to his father company land, for those who not yet know, Proton which is a Malaysia Car Maker owns Lotus. The Lotus Evora will be officially launched next month according to Proton Holdings Berhad managing director Datuk Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir.

Many of you will be wondering how much will this car priced here. It is selling for £48,000 in UK which with direct coverted to RM252,000 with recent exchange rate. However it was said the price has not been finalized because the price has not include Malaysia’s High Import Tax.

The Lotus Evora was officially launch in England in July 2008, since then it has won 8 major awards till’ date.The 2+2 seat, mid engine, 3.5 litre V6, Rear wheel drive Lotus Evora produces 280hp from a Toyota Sourced engine which is from a Camry. With 0-100km below 6 seconds, the Lotus Evora can reach a top speed of 261kph.

Click here to Read more about the Lotus Evora coming to Malaysia and more photos

The Lotus Elise has facelifted as 2011 model year. Unlike conventional car facelift , the most popular Lotus Elise has quite a few updates on the styling and some mechanical tweaks.

With the design concept of “Less is More” which transcribe to less weight more power.  Lotus also introduce the new Facelifted 2011 Lotus Elise with a 1.6 liter gasoline engine by Toyota.

The new facelifted Lotus Elise can be easily identify by the new fascia up front, a redesign hood, new bumper, a wider grille and a slightly reshaped headlights. For the first time, Lotus designer has also include the daytime LED lights as it is the trend on cars lately.

The rear bumper of the Lotus Elise 2011 and the engine cover has been redesign with a set of new rims design which what Lotus claims that said to give the car a better air flow thus improve aerodynamics.

The more significant changes lies under the hood as Lotus Elise 2011 having a line entry level “S” model powered by a Toyota 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine.

Click here to Read more about the Facelifted Lotus Elise and more photos

The 1Malaysia government is expected to adjust the fuel price of RON95 to RM1.90 per litre and RM1.80 per litre for diesel along with the roll out of new fuel price mechanism which will be reveal in mid of March. That is RM0.10 increase per litre respectively.

The current price of RON95 fuel is at RM1.80 per litre and as for diesel it’s at RM1.70.

The price of RON97 it’s at RM2.05 but however there is no decision yet on the increase of price for RON97 fuel.

The Finance Ministry of 1Malaysia said that the government cannot provide more subsidy because of a spike in global crude oil price. Which is right now, as i write this article it’s USD 80.18 per barrel.

The government believe that increase of RM0.10 it’s acceptable to all automotive users.