During the FELDA Hari Peneroka 2009 event in Segamat, Proton has official revealed the new Saga SE and Exora with Manual Transmission.

The Saga SE is targetted to be priced at around RM43,000 with a manual transmission and RM2,000 extra for the automatic transmission. The colour variant of Brilliant Red and Solid White colour will be available for selection. The Saga SE has a distinctive dressed up with its black rooftop and front grille which many people had done it to their original Saga to have a feel and look like the new Evo X.

Furthermore, the car had full aero kit from front and side skirting, rear lip spoiler, rear skirting with black diffuser. Of course, the car does come with alloy wheels which look different than the ordinary model.

For the interior, it gets new finishing with leather seats and door trims and matching leather-wrapped steering wheel, pearl white meter panel, dark chrome air-conditioner vents and a CD player with mp3 capability.

During the same event, the Exora with a manual transmission is also unveiled and showcased. This MPV is priced at RM64,548 for solid paint and RM450 extra for metallic paint.

Both the new models are officially open for booking at all Proton Edar and EON showrooms. The Saga SE will only be available for sale from 15th August 2009 onwards and the Exora MT from 16th July 2009 onwards.

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The picture of the above Toyota Prius is taken close to the Toyota HQ in Shah Alam by FastMotoring crew.

There is no solid news to the media whether or not the Toyota Prius will be officially introduced. However, from the sign and signal been seeing the Toyota Prius driving around in Shah Alam for testing and evaluation. I think we can expect the Prius to be launching any time in this year.

Furthermore, the Honda Civic already had been selling their Hybrid model since 2007. However, the Civic Hybrid is running on 1.3 engine while the Prius is running on 1.8 engine. It will be more powerful for sure and I think it will cost a little more than Civic Hybrid. Likely, we can expect the Prius is priced at around RM150k to RM160k, since hybrid cars will entitle on tax exemptions which stated in Malaysia government budget last year.

For our local Toyota fans, some news update for all of you. From our internal source, UMW Toyota is ready to launch the facelift model of Toyota Camry, we can probably expecting in this month (July 2009).

Click here to view 5 spotted photos of Toyota Prius

Since May 2009, there are two Petronas stations at Putrajaya offering the RON 95 Unleaded. Petronas launching third petrol station in Malaysia that sell Primax 95 at the Petronas station at the Middle Ring Road 2 in Kepong on last Tuesday. In addition, the Petronas station in Kepong was also the first Petronas station in Kuala Lumpur.

Currently in Malaysia, Petronas is the only company offering RON 95 for now. The new petrol grade is priced at RM1.75 per litre.

During the launch event at Middle Ring Road 2 in Kepong, Petronas Dagangan Senior General Manager from the Retail Business division mentioned that PDB predict that by the time RON 95 is available nationwide on 1st of September 2009, there will be more people switching to RON 95 Unleaded.

Peugeot reveal photos of its face lifted 207 for 2010. The 207 will be in three body shapes, three and five door hatchback, Station Wagon and the hardtop convertible. All variants of the 207 feature a redesigned front end with a new grille, as well as LED tail lamps.

The introduction of the facelift model 207 also sees a range of new standard equipment like a head unit with Bluetooth connectivity. Peugeot also spiffed up the interior with fresh trims, new instrument panel designs and the introduction of other new equipment features.

Furthermore, Peugeot claims that the 207's range will be gradually updated with the introduction of engines meeting the Euro5 emission standard. Prices and full details will be revealing at their showrooms this August in Europe.

For the Malaysia market, I have no clue when the 207 will be introducing locally since the 206 Bestari are still suffering on poor sales results by Naza. We visited a peugeot showroom awhile ago and the peugeot sales man indicated that there's rumours to have Peugeot 206+ coming soon. In the other hand, the Peugeot 308 are doing pretty well in Malaysia as I think the car priced just right.

Click here to view 5 photos of 2010 Peugeot 207

Nissan's announced that the new GT-R has made its way into the Italian edition of the Guinness Book of World Records for another victory.

Recording a 0-100km/h sprint time of 3.5 seconds, Guinness has declared the Nissan GT-R to be 'the fastest 0-100km acceleration by four-seater production car' in the world.

The featured model is a 2009 Nissan GT-R develops 360kW and 584Nm of torque that powered by a 3.8 litre twin-turbo V6 in stock condition.

The BMW X1 will go on sale in Europe after its world debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show in this September. A few BMW enthusiast sites have got a full set of photos of the all-new X1 small SUV and it is not a spyshot. It is offical photos for marketing purposes.

However, due to BMW has not made the release official, there isn't any technical specs to share over here in FastMotoring. But we do know that the X1 is based on a modified version of the 3-Series platform, and that the soft-roader is be equipped with the 'xDrive' all-wheel-drive system.

According to previous reports by the speculators around the internet, the initial petrol range will include an entry-level 2.0-liter four cylinder with outputs of 143HP and 170HP and a 3.0-liter straight-six producing 265HP while the diesel lineup will consist of a 2.0-liter 4-cylinder unit available with 143HP, 177HP and 204HP.

The tiny SUV will be roughly 110mm shorter, 60 mm narrower and 140mm lower than the X3, the new X1 will be marketed as an upscale alternative to compact SUV offerings like the VW Tiguan.

Click here to view 40 leaked photos of BMW X1

If you are seeking a drive of your life. Why not consider an European Breeds that originate by the French with little tolerate and tax benefits of local assembling (CKD).
 

On end-July onwards, the fresh and hot Peugeot 308 Turbo with Panaromic Roof is made available with only RM113,888 OTR with Road Tax and Insurance. The Peugeot 308 Turbo now comes with a full-length panoramic glass roof. Previously, the Turbo variants doesn't come with the panoramic roof when initially launched. The rest on technical, there is no change.

The roof uses a material called as Athermic glass which you get the sunlight without most of the heat. Furthermore, there's an electric sun-blind which allow to further cover from the sunlight.

In India, the indian has Mahindra. In China, the chinese has Great Wall Motors.

On the 24th of this month, the GWM (Great Wall Motors) went on sale in Australia with 2 models. The key selling point of GWM is mainly on the pricing factor. However, GWM does builds four-wheel-drives, light and small cars. But at this stage, there is no news whether they will be exporting other models besides those Pick-up to the Aussie land.

The GWM SA220 ute is rear-drive only, the V240 ute comes in either rear-drive and 4WD. All three seat five people in a dual-cab configuration.

The GWM V240 2WD debuts as the cheapest ute in its class (the Proton Jumbuck/Arena is cheaper in Australia but also smaller and seats only two people), at $23,990 on the road. The GWM V240 four-wheel-drive price at $26,990.
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The all-new 2010 Volkswagen Polo will officially go on sale in Germany on 26 June 2009, but the VW is reporting that it has already received more than 24,000 pre-orders of Polo. "The new Polo is the right car at the right time and provides an example for the automotive industry at a difficult time", said Christian Klingler, Sales and Marketing Manager of VW.

In Europe it is offered with a comprehensive engine lineup that includes a new 1.2-liter turbocharged TSI petrol making 105HP and a 1.6-liter turbo diesel producing up to 90HP. Prices in Germany start from €12,150. I predicting on pattern of VW Malaysia importing new model, the 1.2-liter turbocharged TSI petrol should be arriving next year.

The next BMW M5 is due to arrive sometime in 2011 or 2012 and as the release date draws near, the more speculation news arise.

* 2008 BMW M5

Two set of story we got indicate that BMW may continue to use a V10 powerplant in the next M5, although there's still some evidence that the twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V8 currently fitted to the X5M and X6M could be tweaked and fitted to the next M5. Potentially, the next M5 engine will be tweak up and over 600 hp.

Besides the talking about the powertrain, the BMW is also expected to use an F1-style KERS system to increase performance and fuel economy, along with an engine start-stop setup and an eight-speed dual-clutch gearbox. We forecast the next M5 to make its debut sometime in 2011, with sales beginning in early 2012 in Europe.