Proton Saga terbaik, mampu milik

Khairy Jamaluddin bergambar bersama Proton Saga baharu yang dilancarkan beliau di Shah Alam, semalam.

SHAH ALAM 28 Sept. - Proton Holdings Berhad (Proton) meneruskan legasi sebagai pengeluar kereta nasional dengan melancarkan mo­del legenda, Saga. 

Pelancaran model yang terdiri daripada tiga varian iaitu Stan­dard, Executive dan Premium itu merupakan sebahagian daripada strategi Proton bagi mengukuhkan kedudukannya dalam persaingan pasaran kenderaan penumpang di negara ini.

Ketua Pegawai Operasinya, Datuk Ahmad Fuaad Mohd. Kenali berkata, pelancaran tiga varian Saga itu dijangka memberikan impak positif terhadap jualan kenderaan keluaran syarikat tersebut selepas model baharu Perdana dan Persona masing-masing dilancarkan pada Jun dan Ogos lalu.

Malah, bagi model baharu Saga tersebut, kata beliau pihaknya yakin mampu mencapai sasaran jualan maksimum sebanyak 8,000 unit sebulan berdasarkan ciri-ciri terbaik yang ditawarkan pada harga lebih rendah dan mampu milik.

“Kesemua model Proton Saga menggunakan enjin IAFM (Intake Air-Fuel Module) berkapasiti 1.3 liter dengan transmisi manual dan CVT (Transmisi Berubah-ubah Berterusan).

“Bagi model 1.3 Standard (transmisi manual), harga yang ditawarkan ialah RM36,800; 1.3 Standard CVT (RM39,800) diikuti 1.3 Executive CVT (RM42,800) manakala varian 1.3 Premium CVT RM45,800,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas majlis pelancaran model baharu Saga yang disempurnakan oleh Menteri Belia dan Sukan, Khairy Jamaluddin di sini hari ini.

Yang turut hadir ialah Pengerusi Proton, Datuk Seri Syed Faisal Albar Syed Ali Rethza Albar dan Pengerusi DRB-Hicom, Tan Sri Mohd. Khamil Jamil.

Ketika diminta mengulas keupayaan Proton mengeluarkan model baharu tersebut dan dijual pada harga yang rendah, Ahmad Fuaad me­nyatakan, pihaknya membangunkan model berkenaan menggunakan platform Saga serta teknologi yang dimiliki oleh Proton yang mana kos pembangunan model tersebut hanya melibatkan jumlah sebanyak RM15 juta.

Selain harga yang rendah, model baharu Proton Saga itu turut menawarkan pengalaman pemanduan yang menarik kepada pengguna dengan pengunaan teknologi CVT selain ciri keselamatan yang terkini seperti ABS, ESC, kawalan cengkaman (TC), bantuan dakian cerun (HHA), agihan brek elektronik (EBD) dan kamera belakang.

Dalam perkembangan lain, seorang pelajar jurusan Pemba­ngunan Sumber Manusia, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Aliya Raidah Abdul Malek, 22, mencuri tumpuan hadirin apabila menerima sebuah Proton Saga baharu selepas berjaya menjawab soalan Khairy yang sebelum ini bertanyakan mengenai tiga model Proton yang bermula dengan huruf ‘S’ bersempena bulan September.

“Saya tidak sangka jawapan saya yang menyebut model Proton Saga, Savy dan Satria itu membawa tuah dan memenangi sebuah model baharu Proton Saga.

“Kebetulan saya baru me­nyambut hari jadi 11 September lalu dan selama ini saya ke kelas ha­nya berjalan kaki.

“Alhamdulillah hari ini tidak disangka-sangka saya memena­ngi sebuah kereta. Terima kasih Proton,” katanya yang berasal dari Kedah.

Leicester stars queue up to transform £105,000 BMWs they were given for winning Premier League title

• Leicester's players were given BMWs for winning the Premier League
• First team were supplied with 19 of the BMW I8 supercars worth £105,000
• Some of the players have started to add personal touches to their cars
• They have even decided to ditch the blue colour that the motors came in
• It's costing each player roughly £2,000 each for vehicle modifications  

Leicester City did things their own way last season when they won the Premier League title and it seems their players have felt the need to do the same again.

The first-team squad received a fleet of 19 BMW I8 supercars worth £105,000 each last month after Leicester's chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha promised to reward the players for their momentous achievement.

But now some of the players have started to add personal touches. 

Leicester left-back Jeffrey Schlupp was the first of his team-mates to get his car personalised

Schlupp's BMW I8 (right) went from the colour blue to being wrapped in matte black

Schlupp was the first Leicester player to get his car back from modification firm AC13 Premier

Rather than settling on the blue colour that they came in, a number of them have chosen to give their motors a completely new look.

Left-back Jeffrey Schlupp was the first to have modifications made this week by AC13 Premier, a Nottingham-based vehicle personalisation firm co-founded by former footballer Marlon Harewood.

Schlupp, a close friend of the ex-West Ham United striker, ditched the Leicester blue and decided to get his BMW wrapped in matte black.

Co-owner of AC13 Premier, Marlon Harewood (pictured), stands with a number of the cars given to Leicester's players as presents

The BMW supercars that the players were originally given were painted with the colour blue

A number of Schlupp's team-mates have also decided to opt for the colour of matte black

As the cars are wrapped the players can easily make modifications themselves

By the end of this week another six Leicester players will have had their cars personalised

The car keys of some of the Leicester players including that of captain Wes Morgan

BMW I8 SPECS

COST: £104,990 

BHP: 357 at 5800 RPM

0-60MPH: 4.2 seconds

TRANSMISSION: Automatic six-speed

WEIGHT: 1490kg

The process takes about four to five days and is costing the players roughly £2,000 each.

In the garage on Thursday were the cars of Riyad Mahrez, Demarai Gray, Danny Simpson, Ben Chilwell, Andy King and Wes Morgan.

It is thought that Mahrez may well decide to buck the trend of those who have gone for black or grey by opting for white.

Other final touches that will be made, as requested by some of the players, include wrapped rims and chrome finishes. 

Next week will see yet another fleet of cars arrive on the Nottingham forecourt and it is expected the majority of the first team will all have had their cars modified by the end of September. 

Riyad Mahrez's car is currently with the Nottingham-based personalisation company

The Leicester first-team were given the cars as a gift for winning the Premier League 

The BMWs were coloured in protonic blue to represent the Leicester club colours

The cars came following a  promise in May by Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha to reward the Foxes

The Leicester players aren't the first footballers to require the services of Harewood and his business partner Andrew Cole.

Wayne Rooney and Harry Kane have both trusted them to get get their cars looking exactly how they want them. 

Manchester United striker and England captain Rooney got his Audi Q7 personalised with a chrome finish.

The Leicester players will no doubt enjoy turning up to the King Power Stadium in their newly personalised cars when they host their next home game against Burnley on September 17. 

Wayne Rooney had his Audi Q7 personalised with a chrome finish by AC13 Premier 

Where luxury cars go to die: Inside the overgrown 'tyrant's car park' where Bentleys and Mercedes totalling millions have been abandoned by their rich owners

• The car park in Chengdu, China, is home for at least two Bentleys, two Land Rovers and three Mercedes Benz
• There's over 200 vehicles in various conditions that have been abandoned by their owners for different reasons
• Officials are struggling to decide what to do with the vehicles and weeds and bushes grow around the cars 

These startling images show an overgrown car park, where cars totalling millions have been left abandoned and taken over by weeds.

Inside this small lot in Chengdu, China, there are at least two Bentleys, two Land Rovers, three Mercedes Benz and even the odd motorbike according to People's Daily Online.

They all have one thing in common - they've been abandoned by their owners. 

Where luxury motors go to die: One of the Bentleys currently parked in the car park in Chengdu, which has been dubbed 'tyrant's car park'

Abandoned: The vehicles have been abandoned by their owners, often over a space of years. Many were swallowed by the plants

Gone: Dust has gathered on the surface as well as inside while vines and weeds have sprung up all around the vehicles (pictured) 

There are over 200 vehicles, dubbed 'zombie cars', in the lot.

The place they're kept in is called a 'tyrant's car park' because of the value contained in the storage space.

Some of the cars have been kept in the same place for more than two years as bushes and trees grow up around them, shielding them from the outside world.

The two Bentleys, one a Bentley Continental GT and another Bentley Flying Spur, are worth at least 3 million Yuan (£300,000) each in China.

Then there's the Audi, Land Rover and Mercedes Benz. 

Majority of the vehicles are involved in ongoing criminal case either directly or indirectly, which means they can't be claimed by their owners.

Others have been abandoned as they were ready to be scrapped or their owners lacked the correct paperwork. 

The cars have become a headache for the local authorities, who struggle to decide what to do with them.

While some have been cleared for auctions, others continue to arrive and be stacked up in the graveyard of cars. 

Huge: There are over 200 vehicles, dubbed 'zombie cars', in the lot, including several luxury cars. Their total worth is in the millions

Controversial: Majority of the vehicles are involved in ongoing criminal case, which means they can't be claimed by their owners

Bureaucracy: Others have been abandoned as they were ready to be scrapped or their owners lacked the correct paperwork

Back to nature: Some of the cars have been kept in the same place for more than two years as bushes and trees grow up around them, shielding them from the outside world 

Struggling: The cars have become a headache for local authorities, who struggle to decide what to do with them as they grow in numbers

Chasing camels in the desert and taking a cheetah for a ride in his Mercedes:

Inside the super-bling life of the Saudi playboy whose fleet of golden cars has taken London by storm 

• Saudi billionaire has caused a stir in Knightsbridge after flying over a fleet of gold vehicles to get him around
• His online social media accounts show him driving cars through the desert as well as burning rubber in London
• Little is known about the super-rich car-lover, who is thought to be linked to a branch of the Saudi royal family

Driving between Mayfair boutiques in a fleet of golden supercars might seem like the height of extravagance to most people - but for Turki Bin Abdullah, it's just an average day.

The super-rich Saudi has caused quite a stir in west London in recent days as his golden Bentley, Lamborghini and Rolls Royce have been seen touring the streets and parked outside luxury hotels.

But MailOnline can today reveal the incredible lifestyle of the vehicles' billionaire owner, who divides his time between the oil-rich Middle East and the luxury hotels of London and Paris.

Saudi billionaire Turki Bin Abdullah is the man behind the fleet of incredible golden supercars currently touring wealthy parts of west London

Bin Abdullah is shown on Instagram in one of his vehicles and with friends on a private jet as he head between the Middle East and Europe

In one of the most bizarre pictures on the Instagram account, a cheetah is pictured apparently strapped in to the driving seat of one of the cars

This is the view from behind the wheel of Bin Abdullah's £350,000 Lamborghini Aventador SV, which has been seen in London this week

The photos and videos posted on instagram document Bin Abdullah's globetrotting lifestyle as he takes his money and his cars between the oil-rich states of the Middle East to the most exclusive streets of Europe.

In one video, he is shown chasing a camel down a steep desert slope in his £370,00 six-wheel Mercedes G63. A friend jokes: 'My drive home from school'.

Another clip, posted just a few weeks ago, shows him filming himself as he drives his £350,000 Lamborghini Aventador SV in west London, followed by friends in another of his golden vehicles.

Another driving video shows him wearing two expensive watches on his wrist as he is apparently escorted by a police car on a road in the Middle East.

One of the most bizarre photos posted on the social network shows a cheetah strapped into driving seat of his Mercedes jeep as one of his 51,000 followers comments: 'That is some serious dollar'.

Bin Abdullah also posts photos of his cars parked in exclusive locations in Paris, London and Dubai as he flies them around the world to be with him at great expense. He is also seen frequenting expensive restaurants including Home Bakery in Dubai.

In a video on the account, the driver of one of the supercars is shown sporting two watches. In another, he posts the view from a luxury hotel

Bin Abdullah's pride at his golden fleet of cars is clear from the pictures, most of which feature one or all of them in a series of locations

Four of the golden cars, others of which are pictured here, have been seen in London this week, with some getting parking tickets

Bin Abdullah pays thousands to have his beloved vehicles brought to Europe every year. He is thought to transports them by plane

The gold cars were spotted parked outside the five-star Mandarian Oriental hotel near Hyde Park over the Bank Holiday weekend before being driven through Kensington. Their journey also took them to Cadogan Place, where the average house price is just over £5.2million.

It is not known how much it costs to cover the cars in gold chrome wrap, but previous reports suggest it is in the region of £4,000 per vehicle.

The annual influx of supercars from the Middle East has become well known in London and tourists now travel from around the world to look at the expensive machines and have photos taken with them.

It is thought owners pay in excess of £20,000 to fly their vehicles around 3,000 miles to London. Qatar Airways is one of the operators that facilitates the transportation, with airport staff securing vehicles to the floor of the relevant aircraft before flight.

Last year, following numerous complaints, the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea introduced a Public Spaces Protection Order in Knightsbridge.

Motorists are now banned from revving their engine, rapidly accelerating, racing, performing stunts, sounding horns or causing obstructions. They are also prohibited from leaving the engine of a stationary car running.

The Manchester United fan's social media accounts contain pictures of him with a number of Saudi officials, including this military figure

Another photo shows Bin Abdullah's cars lined up in a desert setting. All four cars, a £370,00 Mercedes G63, a six-wheel off-roader, a Bentley Flying Spur, worth £220,000, a £350,000 Rolls-Royce and a £350,000 Lamborghini Aventador SV, have been flown to London this year

The six-wheel Mercedes, a similar model to which once featured on Top Gear, is designed to be driven through the desert rather than London

The ultimate Top Trumps car: Bugatti's Veyron

 

• All new hypercar dubbed 'most powerful and fastest production car ever' unveiled at Geneva Motor Show
• First road car to produce 1,500bhp needs special tyres to handle the power and can reach 62mph in 2.5 seconds 
• Just 500 to be built with deposits already been taken for a third of them
• A 'Top Speed Key' is needed for the full 261mph, though Bugatti said it will go even quicker 

Bugatti's long-awaited successor to the Veyron has arrived, and the all-new Chiron not only looks outrageous it has performance figures that would embarrass F1 cars.

Officially launched on the eve of the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, it's been dubbed the 'world's most powerful, fastest, most luxurious and most exclusive production super sports car' to be built.

Based on the numbers, it will gazump everything else out there in a game of Top Trumps, with a 261mph top speed, 1,500bhp power output and a £1.9million asking price.

Blistering: Bugatti launched the Chiron, its long-awaited successor to the Veyron, at the Geneva Motor Show yesterday

That 1,500bhp is no mean feat for any car – Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes F1 car has a reported 900bhp – and is the only road-legal motor to have such an astonishing output.

It's produced by an 8.0-litre, W16-cylinder, quad-turbo engine featuring two-stage inter-cooling. 

Put into plain English, it's enough grunt to fire this Nasa-looking road shuttle from a standstill to 62mph in 2.5 seconds.

For this to happen you do need a special key, though, called the Top Speed Key – without it the Chiron will tap out at a top speed of 236mph. That's more than three times the national speed limit on a UK motorway, so barely pedestrian.

Even more frightening is that Bugatti calls the 261mph top speed as for 'road use' and believes it will go even quicker if the full power was unleashed. The highest speed listed on the Chiron's clocks is 500kph, equating to an eye-popping 310mph.

Planting all those horses into the tarmac requires some serious engineering knowhow as well as a permanent all-wheel drive system and bespoke tyres that were specially developed at an aerospace facility to endure the torment of all that power. 

Fantastic figures: The Chiron has top speed of 261mph, 1,500bhp power output and a £1.9million asking price

Luxury: The Chiron has been dubbed the 'world's most powerful, fastest, most luxurious and most exclusive production super sports car' to be built

Grunt: The Chiron's 8.0-litre, W16-cylinder, quad-turbo engine (left) featuring two-stage inter-cooling which can power the car from 0 to 62mph in 2.5 seconds. It even comes with its own luggage custom built to fit the front bay.

As well as being mind-meltingly fast, it will also be supremely exclusive, with just 500 being made in total at a rate of 50 to 65 models per year, Bugatti said.

And to match the other outrageous spec sheet figures, the price is no small digit either – Bugatti wants €2.4m for each one.

Wolfgang Dürheimer, Bugatti's president, said: “It is part of human nature to cross boundaries and set new records – to run 100 m faster than ever before, to fly even further into space and to enter new realms. 

'This striving is also our driving force at Bugatti. 

'The Chiron is the result of our efforts to make the best even better. 

'Bugatti has tested the limits of physics. 

'There is no area where we have not achieved significant improvements.' 

As well as being mind-meltingly fast, it will also be supremely exclusive, with just 500 being made in total at a rate of 50 to 65 models per year, Bugatti said.

Bugatti, said it plans to test the full potential of the Chiron's brute power by putting it up for a world speed record test – it could end the debate about the fastest car built, which is currently held by the Hennessey Venom GT with a 270.49mph top speed.

Even with a price tag like that you have to get an order in quick if you want one – the carmaker claims to have taken deposits of €200,000 or $250,000 for 180 Chirons already, way before the car officially goes on sale in autumn this year.

H.R. Owen is the only officially approved Bugatti dealer in the UK and is the only dealer officially approved to sell and service the Chiron and the Veyron. 

MORE MIND-MEDLING FACTS ABOUT BUGATTI'S NEW CHIRON HYPERCAR 

• The world's first production sports car with 1500 HP (at 6700rpm) – almost 300bhp more than the Veyron
• Maximum speed is 261mph with 0-62mph in less than 2.5 seconds
• The two main catalytic converters are six times as large as the unit fitted to an average family car
• The active surface of all six catalytic converters corresponds to an area greater than 30 football pitches
• The transmission has the largest, highest performance clutch fitted to a passenger car
• Monocoque chassis is as rigid an an LMP1 race car
• New braking system features Formula One technical modules
• The electrical system has the electromagnetic compatibility comparable to that of a military vehicle
• Bugatti emblem crafted from solid 970 fine silver and enamel
• More than 60,000 litres of air per minute are pushed through the engine
• In one minute, 800 litres of water are circulated through the engine
• Chiron has 10 radiators, the most sophisticated and highest performing cooling system fitted to a sports car

Exclusive: Just 500 Chirons will be built and Bugatti say deposits have already been taken for a third of them

Grand entrance: The new Bugatti is rolled out ahead of the 86th International Motor Show in Geneva

To reach the Chrion's incredible top speed of 261mph, the driver will first need to insert a special 'Top Speed Key' without which it will tap out at a still  awe-inspiring 236mph

The dealer's brand director, Anita Krizsan, has sold more Veyrons than anyone else in Europe and is one of a small number of people in the world to have experienced the full performance capability of the Veyron, doing so at the official Bugatti test facility in Italy.

She said: 'With only 500 due to be produced, the Bugatti Chiron is set to be a rare sight anywhere in the world. It is a real privilege, therefore, that H.R. Owen will be the only place in the UK that you will be able to buy the world's fastest, most powerful and most luxurious car.

'We can't wait to see the car arrive at our showroom in Berkeley Square in Mayfair when it is launched later this year.'

Bugatti, said it plans to test the full potential of the Chiron's brute power by putting it up for a world speed record test – it could end the debate about the fastest car built, which is currently held by the Hennessey Venom GT with a 270.49mph top speed.

Kereta Aston Martin James Bond dijual AS$3.5 juta

KERETA Aston Martin DB10 ini dijual pada harga AS$3.5 juta dalam satu acara lelongan di Britain baru-baru ini. - AGENSI

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LONDON – Sebuah kereta sport terkemuka jenama Aston Martin DB10 yang direka khas untuk filem terbaharu James Bond yang berjudul Spectre dijual pada harga AS$3.5 juta (RM14.71 juta) dalam satu majlis lelongan di sini baru-baru ini.

Pemilik baharu kereta itu yang tidak mahu identitinya didedahkan turut menerima nombor plat yang ditandatangani sendiri oleh aktor Daniel Craig. Craig melakonkan watak ejen perisik legenda itu dalam filem Spectre.

SATU adegan filem Spectre menunjukkan hero James Bond, Daniel Craig dan kereta sports itu.- AGENSI

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“Kereta ini berjaya dijual tidak sampai lima minit dalam acara lelongan yang dikenali sebagai James Bond Spectre: The Auction.

“Hasil jualan ini akan disumbangkan kepada beberapa badan kebajikan,” kata jurucakap firma lelongan, Christie’s.

Kereta itu yang menggunakan enjin konfigurasi V8 dan mampu mencecah kelajuan 305 kilometer sejam tidak boleh dipandu di jalan raya, demikian lapor laman berita Sky News. 

Kereta itu dibina di ibu pejabat Aston Martin yang terletak di London. - AGENSI

Car Wars: Bugatti reveals new Chiron that could take the title for the world’s fastest car

• Chiron will make its debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show in March
• It is said to be capable of accelerating from 0-60mph in just 2.3 seconds
• Also rumoured to have a top speed of 288mph, 20mph quicker than Veyron 

The Bugatti Veyron is set to be eclipsed by its eagerly anticipated successor.

The French car manufacturer has confirmed its new car will be called the Bugatti Chiron in honour of legendary race car driver Louis Chiron.

While technical details are sparse, Bugatti claims it will be the 'world's most powerful, fastest, most luxurious and most exclusive production super sports car.'

The Bugatti Veyron is set to be eclipsed by its eagerly anticipated successor; The Bugatti Chiron. It claims it will be the 'world's most powerful, fastest, most luxurious and most exclusive production super sports car', and although its design is still secret, it is expected to look similar to this car created by the firm for the Gran Turismo computer game.

This suggests the Chiron will make more power than the 1,500-horsepower Koenigsegg Regera.

KEY FACTS: THE BUGATTI CHIRON

Maximum power 1500bhp

Torque target 1106lb ft

Projected top speed 288mph

0-60mph 2 seconds 

Cost: $2.5 million  

The 2016 Regera is set to be able to accelerate to its top speed of 248 mph in less than 20 seconds - faster that any other production car in history. 

It claims to be able to do 0-60 in 2.8 seconds

However, currently, the Veyron is the world's fastest street-legal production car, reaching 0-60mph in only 2.5 seconds. 

Selling for around $1.5 million (£1.4 million), Bugatti only made 450 of the exclusive model which was named by Top Gear as 'car of the decade'. 

Rumours suggest the Chiron will be capable of accelerating from 0-60mph in just 2.3 seconds, with a top speed of 288mph - more than 20mph quicker than the Veyron.

Rumours suggest the Chiron will be capable of accelerating from 0-60mph in just 2.3 seconds, with a top speed of 288mph - more than 20mph quicker than the Veyron

The Chiron will have be a quad-turbocharged 8.0-liter W16 with torque output at around 1,106 lb-ft. The car will is expected to cost in the region of $2.5 million.

Bugatti claims that it has already taken 100 orders for the new car.

Chiron is now undergoing final testing in various locations around the world. 

In May, a disguised Bugatti Chiron was spotted undergoing testing on a German road.

The video - from Audo Bild TV - showed two prototypes travelling alongside a Veyron Super Sport and a BMW i8. 

The Bugatti Chiron will make its official debut at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show in March next year. 

The French car manufacturer has confirmed its new car will be called the Bugatti Chiron in honour of race car driver Louis Chiron (right).  It will make more power than the 1,500-horsepower Koenigsegg Regera (left)

In May, a disguised Bugatti Chiron was spotted undergoing testing on a German road. The clip shows two prototypes of the new Bugatti supercar - which will become the fastest car in the world

It is thought the new Bugatti will be called the Chiron and have a breathtaking top speed of 288mph 

Currently, the Veyron is the world's fastest street-legal production car, reaching 0-60mph in only 2.5 seconds