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2013 Toyota Passo +Hana Japanese Commercial
2013 Toyota Passo +Hana Japanese Commercial

7 Jan 2013, 12:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Our passion for Japanese Domestic Market cars that you’ve never seen or heard off, today we bring you the slightly cute Toyota Passo. The car was launched in 2010 and shares its looks and plat...

 
Girls at 2012 Thai Motor Expo
Girls at 2012 Thai Motor Expo

14 Dec 2012, 15:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / There was plenty to talk about at the 2012 Thai Motor Expo this year. Proton revealed the Exora MPV and the Preve compact sedan. Lexus brought the red Lexus LF-LC Concept we love so much and Mazda s...

 
They’ll Put a Lotus Badge on Anything These Days…
They’ll Put a Lotus Badge on Anything These Days…

24 Nov 2012, 10:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We were shocked when we saw this, the Youngman L5 GT which is, according to what it says on the back of the car, ‘Engineered by Lotus’. It is a new car, based on the Proton Gen 2, which ...

 
Mitsubishi Mirage Imagined as a Proton
Mitsubishi Mirage Imagined as a Proton

22 Nov 2012, 10:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We’re concerned about Mitsubishi. The makers of the Evo really don’t have make any cool cars. By far the worst for us is the Mirage, which looks much cheaper than the Colt it replaces ye...

 
Proton Exora MPV Unveiled in Australia, Coming in 2013
Proton Exora MPV Unveiled in Australia, Coming in 2013

19 Oct 2012, 16:42 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Proton is launching a budged car offensive onto the Australian market, as the Exora MPV will be joined by the Exora MPV next year. This affordable seven-seater will be offered with a 1.6-liter tu...

 
Proton Unveils Preve in Australia
Proton Unveils Preve in Australia

19 Oct 2012, 16:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Proton has just unveiled the Preve, at the Australian International Motor Show, in Sydney. It is a compact sedan which will go on sale in the country, with a starting price of $18,990 AUD. They clai...

 
VW Doesn’t Want Proton
VW Doesn’t Want Proton

29 Aug 2012, 11:47 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen Group’s labor chiefs are not willing to back any more acquisitions or mergers, especially now that they have 12 shiny belt buckles on their logo. They were especially adamant that t...

 
Germany Planning Complete Invasion of Britain - VW May Buy Lotus!
Germany Planning Complete Invasion of Britain - VW May Buy Lotus!

25 Jul 2012, 11:53 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After changing owners and firing its CEO, the ‘Lotus story’ is set to take another very unexpected turn. According to pistoneahds.com, VW has apparently manifested interest in purchasing...

 
Proton S16 FLX Launched in Australia
Proton S16 FLX Launched in Australia

20 Jun 2012, 10:38 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The 2012 Proton S16 FLX has made its official debut ‘down under’. It has been launched on the Australian market with several improvements, a new gearbox and new safety features as well. ...

 
Former Boss Dany Bahar to Sue Lotus
Former Boss Dany Bahar to Sue Lotus

20 Jun 2012, 09:51 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Dany Bahar was dismissed from his position as CEO of Lotus, after he was accused of misusing company funds (using the money to refurbish his homes). Another theory surrounding the decision says that...

 
Lotus Finally Resumes Production in May
Lotus Finally Resumes Production in May

1 May 2012, 14:45 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Lotus’s financial problems started ever since their parent company Proton was sold by the Malaysian government to DRB-Hicom, one of Malaysia’s leading corporations which is involved in t...

 
Lotus Insists Esprit Coming in 2014, Test Mule Testing Engine
Lotus Insists Esprit Coming in 2014, Test Mule Testing Engine

18 Apr 2012, 16:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lotus made big news las week with their Facebook shenanigans, and there’s not much more that their corporate image can take. The Germans might build some boring cars, but at least they build t...

 
Lotus Sticking to 5-Year Plan
Lotus Sticking to 5-Year Plan

16 Feb 2012, 17:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lotus wowed the automotive world when it came up with a whole bunch of amazing car at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, after a long hiatus. It was all part of CEO Dany Bahar’s five-year plan to comp...

 
Volkswagen Considering Proton Partnership
Volkswagen Considering Proton Partnership

10 Feb 2012, 15:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen could be making a production hub in Malaysia by partnering with Proton, Bloomberg reports, citing sources familiar with the matter. High ranking management and board member official are n...

 
Proton's New Owner Open to Selling Lotus
Proton's New Owner Open to Selling Lotus

18 Jan 2012, 16:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lotus is really having a tough time in bringing all those new sportscars to market, and the fact that Proton has basically nothing to do with the British firm’s platforms or ideals doesn&rsquo...

 
Why Proton Should Sell Lotus
Why Proton Should Sell Lotus

28 Dec 2011, 15:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We think that everybody knows by now just how difficult a time Lotus is having in bringing all of its new products to market and how money is tight. But now Bloomberg puts a new spin on the relation...

 
Lotus EV City Car Delayed But Will Be Cheaper Than Cygnet
Lotus EV City Car Delayed But Will Be Cheaper Than Cygnet

13 Dec 2011, 14:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Lotus took a “wait and see” attitude to the fact that the whole automotive industry was viewing their plans as being to ambitious. And here we are at the end of 2011, with numerous delay...

 
Team Lotus Becomes Caterham and Virgin Turns into Marussia for 2012 F1 Season
Team Lotus Becomes Caterham and Virgin Turns into Marussia for 2012 F1 Season

7 Nov 2011, 14:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The time to finally get things straight with the Lotus name running loose on race tracks. As you know, the 2011 season has seen Malaysian-owned Team Lotus fight Lotus Renault GP for the tack use of ...

 
Exclusive Interview with Lotus CEO Dany Bahar
Exclusive Interview with Lotus CEO Dany Bahar

16 Oct 2011, 19:26 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / It all started with a press release. A fancy one, with an image of Stonehenge and some claims that were at the upper limit of boldness. Something that was very not Lotus. Eyebrow after eyebrow, the ...

 
Bristol to Develop 200 MPH Electric Supercar
Bristol to Develop 200 MPH Electric Supercar

8 Aug 2011, 09:28 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Back in April, we brought you news of one famous British sportscar manufacturer making a comeback under new ownership. Bristol had been acquired by Kamkorp Autokraft, part of the Frazer-Nash group, ...