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Proton r3
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Sat, 08 January 2005 05:51
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Was reading about it yesterday in the Daily Telegraph auto section sounds interesting. Take one proton Satria GTI strip it off 100+kg add another 15kw of power, spec up brakes suspension etc. Sounds like it might be a pretty good car, I know its not a Toyota, but I reckong it would go pretty well. Limited edition of 150.
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Campbelltown, NSW, Austra...
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January 2004
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Sat, 08 January 2005 06:05
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Yeha by the sounds of it R3 will become like a sort of hsv of protons, so eventualy there will be one for the entire range.
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ACT
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September 2004
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Re: Proton r3
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Sat, 08 January 2005 06:52
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like the south korean brands proton is becoming a lot better now
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
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June 2004
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Re: Proton r3
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Sat, 08 January 2005 13:53
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protons r like holdens in malaysia. its just all over the place 
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Melbourne
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June 2004
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Re: Proton r3
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Sat, 08 January 2005 13:55
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isn't proton owned by holden?
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
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Sat, 08 January 2005 13:59
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proton is not owned by holden, or not that i know off. proton owns most of lotus i know. thats y gti has lotus handling
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Melbourne
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May 2002
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Sat, 08 January 2005 14:46
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Actually the Malaysian government owns a fair chunk of Proton, and yes they also own Lotus.
Being a former Proton Gti owner myself i can say that Lotus had done a brillian job on handling but as for the build quality they are a heap of shit, to say the least. I had varying problems such as paint flacking of to clutch pedel and front staibiler bar snapping. There was heaps more problems aswell. As for the R3 it would be a brilliant car to put on the track as it would stick to the road like shit does to a blanket, but for power even 15kw and 100kg shaved of would make it perhaps exciting compared to the Gti. Though i would not give the car 5 points for being able to make it to the end of the race.
Now im just waiting for them to invite me to test drive one 
Cheers Adam
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I Supported Toymods
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south Melbourne/KL
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June 2004
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Re: Proton r3
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Sat, 08 January 2005 15:12
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i had iswara and it was shit handling!!
like the saying goes, a proton is still a proton...
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Campbelltown
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November 2003
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Re: Proton r3
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Tue, 11 January 2005 10:39
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Proton Is 50% owned by Mitsibishi hence the fact that there cars are the old mirages (satria) and the lancer used to be the wira's. The gti and r3 Satri also run the 4g93 motor. The rest of the company is owned by the malaysian government I think. Holden owns daewoo
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Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: Proton r3
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Tue, 11 January 2005 13:46
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they got the wheel design for the gti from the lotus esprit v8 twin turbo
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