When the Proton Satria was first introduced in Malaysia 30 years ago, the current owner of this Cherating Green Satria wasn’t around yet. Shane is a 23-year-old university student who is simply passionate and knowledgeable about all things Satria and his car has its own social media channel! Meeting him in person and learning more about Satina the Satria was worth the trip to Shane’s hometown of Ipoh. Though some might see it as just a bone stock Satria, as Shane delved in more on Satina’s histo

Proton’s tenure in the UK started off with a bang but ended with a whimper as Malaysia’s first carmaker barely made a dent with buyers who have better options and aren’t constrained with biased regulations. But somewhere between its dramatic rise and silent fall, Proton introduced the Proton Satria GTi to attract buyers. Malaysia’s first hot hatch was sold officially in the UK, Germany, and Australia but the majority of the around 5,000 units built between 1999 and 2006 were sold in Malaysia. In

Like how Singer is to Porsche or Eagle is to Jaguar, local outfit, Dream Street Restoration (DSR) can be associated with Proton when it comes to the art of restoring the Malaysian Tiger’s legacy models. We are well acquainted with the father-son team here who graciously gave us the opportunity to experience two of their projects beforehand, the C99 Wira 1.8 EXi and the Proton Putra. Recently, DSR has opened the doors to its garage in USJ 1 and it’s a place of fantasy for fans of Proton’s cult he

In an alternate universe, Proton is quite successful in Europe and the Proton Satria Cabriolet is a real topless Malaysian cult hero. Sadly, we have yet to meet this parallel world and in our reality, the Satria Cabriolet remains a novel concept that was kept away from Proton for around two decades. That is until news broke in 2020 that saw Proton auctioning off some of its historic possessions including a few rally cars, a Satria GTi that was powered by a Petronas-developed engine, and a couple

With today's Proton hedging its bets on SUVs and mainstream models, past models like the Proton Satria Neo has become all but forgotten. It's safe to say that Proton will not be building another low volume, 2-door hatchback just to satisfy a small segment of the market. Having said that, the Proton Satria Neo wasn't without its qualities, although interior build quality wasn't one of its.... qualities. That aside, does the Proton Satria Neo make good sense as a used car purchase? Well, I think I

The Proton Satria GTi was many teenagers' dream car back in the noughties, and also the first hot hatch that many young working adults aspired to own. And it's easy to see why. Handling tuned by Lotus, grunty naturally aspirated engine, a slick manual transmission. All the right ingredients for a great time behind the wheel. Till today, used examples of the Satria GTi are still very sought after. Like this unit we have here. This particular Satria GTi was manufactured in 2000 (with 110,577 km on