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Proton GEN-2 GSX - Car Review (2005 Oct)
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JUST when you may have thought the bad old days of dud cars had finally passed by, along comes a model to give us something to really gripe about.It's called the GEN-2 from Malaysian manufacturer Proton and such will be the depreciation in this 'fami... Proton GEN-2 GSX
Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX - Car Review (2007 Feb)
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WHAT'S in a name? There's probably no company better placed to explain the importance than Malaysian manufacturer Proton.If you start out producing cars that are cheap but reliable and you begin to build up something of a reputation with budget-consc... Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX
Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX - Car Review (2006 Aug)
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FANCY driving a Lotus for a shade over £10,000?Okay, the Proton GEN-2 GSX is not going to blow your socks off, but thanks to a significant input from the sports car legend, this  is a value for money option for a family.The exterior is as cute as a p... Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX
Proton GEN-2 GLS - Car Review (2004 Nov)
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CAR designers must sometimes feel like tearing their hair out when they hear the reaction of punters.My eight-year-old son hopped into the new Proton GEN-2 and instantly declared: "I don't like this one, daddy, it feels old."Explaining himself furthe... Proton GEN-2 GLS
Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX - Car Review (2007 Oct)
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PROTON is justifiably proud of its Lotus links, with bosses keen to push the part the latter has played in its design.And there's no doubt that the sporting name of Lotus carries far more kudos in motoring circles than Proton.The underlying message s... Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX
Proton GEN-2 GLS - Car Review (2004 Oct)
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THE what? I hear you asking. Not surprising, because Proton's new five-door family hatch has just gone on sale with barely a whisper of publicity.That, says Proton, is because the first batch from Malaysia is aimed at its existing customers - the ful... Proton GEN-2 GLS
Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX - Car Review (2008 Nov)
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PROTON has reacted to the credit crunch with a series of price-cuts that are making models like the GEN-2 hatch excellent value for money.The official price-tag for the 1.6 GSX may show £10,995, but with thousands of pounds being knocked off special ... Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX
Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX - Car Review (2008 Jan)
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TRYING to create a silk purse from a sow's ear is perhaps too harsh an analogy on Proton's efforts since it first started importing cars into the UK in 1989.But it demonstrates just how far the Malaysian company has progressed.Proton's link with with... Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX
Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX - Car Review (2005 Oct)
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IN most walks of life, it is always pleasing to see the so-called underdogs getting a result or two.Although Proton has been performing in the UK car sales league for some 13 years now, the Malaysian car maker's cheap and cheerfully reliable models, ... Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX
Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX - Car Review (2004 Oct)
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WITH Proton's sales in the UK heading inexorably towards terminal decline, the Malaysian maker is in desperate need of a new model to heave it out of the mire.Enter the GEN-2, which it is hoped will herald a new generation for Proton in the lower ech... Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX
Proton well-equipped but slow - Car Review (2011 Oct)
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PROTON'S five-door GEN-2 has impressed me in some ways, but there are a few downsides.It makes a decent second-hand buy, with high spec and reasonable prices, along with any remaining of the power train warranty of six years or 100,000 miles.It’s a g... Proton well-equipped but slow
Proton GEN-2 Persona ecoLogic - Car Review (2011 Jun)
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WHEN IT comes to saving money on fuel and cutting carbon emissions there are alternatives to expensive electric and hybrid options.In the surge of development leading to electric cars, tried and trusted gas power seems to have been left behind in the... Proton GEN-2 Persona ecoLogic
Right Car Right Price: Cars you won’t buy - Car Review (2009 Jul)
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Recently, Used Car Expert was criticised for writing about the same cars all the time. But the reason is that they are popular cars in the market. Popular means lots of supply, which makes for cheap prices and great deals. If you want to read about o... Right Car Right Price: Cars you won’t buy
Satria cheap but disappointing - Car Review (2011 Feb)
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PROTON reintroduced the Satria name in 2007 after a gap of three years, on a three door version of its larger Gen-2 five door hatch.It’s a pretty little car with neat rounded nose and uses the same 1.3 and 1.6 engines as the Gen-2.The 1.3 produces an... Satria cheap but disappointing
Proton Satria Neo 1.6 GSX - Car Review (2007 Dec)
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SUPERMINI'S must be stylish, zippy and sporty but they also need another important ingredient - character.And the Proton Satria Neo has plenty of it.Ignore its unconvincing name for a moment - that's the most disappointing thing about the vehicle.For... Proton Satria Neo 1.6 GSX

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Proton Gen-2 News, FAQs and Buyer's Guides

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Proton GEN-2 GSX - Car Review (2005 Oct)
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JUST when you may have thought the bad old days of dud cars had finally passed by, along comes a model to give us something to really gripe about.It's called the GEN-2 from Malaysian manufacturer Proton and such will be the depreciation in this 'fami... Proton GEN-2 GSX
Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX - Car Review (2007 Feb)
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WHAT'S in a name? There's probably no company better placed to explain the importance than Malaysian manufacturer Proton.If you start out producing cars that are cheap but reliable and you begin to build up something of a reputation with budget-consc... Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX
Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX - Car Review (2006 Aug)
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FANCY driving a Lotus for a shade over £10,000?Okay, the Proton GEN-2 GSX is not going to blow your socks off, but thanks to a significant input from the sports car legend, this  is a value for money option for a family.The exterior is as cute as a p... Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX
Proton GEN-2 GLS - Car Review (2004 Nov)
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CAR designers must sometimes feel like tearing their hair out when they hear the reaction of punters.My eight-year-old son hopped into the new Proton GEN-2 and instantly declared: "I don't like this one, daddy, it feels old."Explaining himself furthe... Proton GEN-2 GLS
Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX - Car Review (2007 Oct)
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PROTON is justifiably proud of its Lotus links, with bosses keen to push the part the latter has played in its design.And there's no doubt that the sporting name of Lotus carries far more kudos in motoring circles than Proton.The underlying message s... Proton GEN-2 1.6 GSX

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Used Proton Gen-2 Fault Guide

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