In the last episode of The Nine Lives Of Chloe King (as screened locally) she receives, as promised by her Mum, if she raised half of the deposit needed, keys to her dream wheels, a gold-colored Kia Soul. Yes, a Kia and not a Proton. And why might anyone ask? Cos Protons, for all their self-glorifying in the local motoring scene arent allowed in the US. No class. No standard. Sorry Tun. From the onset, Proton has never got it right. Where they excelled in performance with their Orion, Magma and Megavalve engines, they fared badly in the cosmetic and fittings dept which can best be described as pathetic. The Wira, however fared a little better but too lacked in the fittings dept. Then they decided to get a little adventurous with the Gen2 by tinkering with the power-plant, perhaps in an attempt to be amongst the elite of bonafide car-makers like Rolls, GM, Renault, Toyota rather than dilly-dally with re-badged Jap-engined contraptions. Unsurprisingly, the Gen2 was mired in tech-glitches from day 1 as with the Saga FLX. Then comes the IRIZ and what an unMalaysian name for a national car. Sounds like aunty Iris who lives in the neighbourhood. Thriced-divorced and hoping among hopes to score with her 4th. Good luck aunt Iris. On the other side of the national-car spectrum, we have the Axia which boasts better fuel-consumption as compared to the hooker-like bells and whistles of the Iriz. Just like aunt Iris whos opted for a bolder shade of red for her lipstick in an attempt for her 4th, Proton too has gone further in the frill-dept to entice the car-buyer. Id opt for the latter if given a choice. Wake up guys before you turn into another Govt liability like MAS. Apparently, not even the great Tun can save the day for Proton given its current pace and progress. By the way, do sedition laws cover criticizing the national car?
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 12:17:43 +0000
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