Chevrolet Lumina SS

By Peter Palm
Whether you prefer the “home town” designation of Holden Commodore or the local title Chevy Lumina, the important part of this celebrated Australian-built General Motors product is the “SS” badge, which means that a 270 kW 6,0-litre V8 lurks under the bonnet and feeds 530 N.m to the rear wheels only. No smaller engines will be available, and to keep the dealer’s job simple, only four versions of the Lumina will be available - the saloon or Ute with either 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmissions. The saloon’s auto ‘box is USA-developed and offers the option of manually selecting gears, via the gearlever (not paddles) and without override at peak revs. The Ute, on the other hand, uses an automatic transmission with a conventional shift sans manual selection.Apparently, a billion dollars was spent on redesigning the Lumina and styling now receives the Chevrolet family touch with even a resemblance to the much smaller, Korean-built Aveo saloon. Flared wheel arches, a huge rear wing and four tailpipes add the necessary muscular looks to go with the under-bonnet urge.
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Proton Satria Neo

By Gareth Dean
To me, all cars carry an association; Honda Civics remind me of a bovine-related collision I had on an English country road one night, Toyota Hi-Aces have a fist-shaking, expletive-riddled association of being cut up in traffic and Proton… well, I learned to drive in an old Persona Compact with a dodgy gearbox – enough said! Would the Proton Satria Neo be able to undo those memories of smoking clutch plates and bashed alloys?At R134 995, the Satria Neo sits in the same price bracket as similarly engined offerings from Ford and Renault. It is on the specifications front where Proton hopes to get the edge on the competition; ABS with EBD, climate control, airbags, rear parking distance sensors, MP3 compatible CD player with Bluetooth capability, electric windows and mirrors are among the standard features of the car, the only optional extra thus far being leather upholstery at R4 999. A rather vocal 1,6-litre mpi DOHC engine, which generates 82 kW, powers the Satria Neo from 0-100km/h in a claimed 11,56 secs on the way to a 190km/h top speed. This unit is mated with a five-speed manual gearbox with a notchy feel to downward shifts – oh dear, those driving lesson memories have re-emerged!

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DeTomaso Pantera

Do you seriously believe you could outrun a Pantera 200 squad car?

The late Gary Wilson's GT5. The first Pantera inducted into the PI Hall of Fame

Pictures from The Extreme Nights including Girls with Cars

More car pictures from The Extreme Nights Autoshow

The Extreme Nights
Some of cars that participated on The Extreme Nights autoshow at Bukit Jalil , Malaysia

Variation of Daihatsu Charade



Some of modified Daihatsu Charade Espri & Aura from Kuantan Charade Syndicate.Standard conversion DeTomaso.

Charade Aura 1.3 EFi
My very own ride.Still under progress on modifications.

Custom DeTomaso front bumper,standard rear bumper,custom 'goal post' spoiler,custom sideskirts,GTTi side mirrors,15" Proton Savvy rims.Pearl metallic magenta for body color.


Daihatsu 1.3 EFi 16 valve engine.Not so powerful but the acceleration is amazing as it's fuel saving engine.Fuel is POWER!! :p

You won't find many of these 2 doors of Charade Aura in Malaysia.

Converted front Gtti/Gttx bumper to it and it runs on 17inch Mhadi Caesar into Yokohama a539 40x17x205.Nissan Cefiro's Moonroof was fitted to g1's roof and side reinforcers were cut just to fit the large roof housing.

Spotted local Daihatsu Charade Aura,pretty much a standard g100 except for a 1L Twincam intercooled EFI engine and some 'slight' modifications.

Standard turbo boost at 0.7Bar(10.1 PSI), K&N Filtercharger, chromed intercooler piping, created heat shield for the air filter and a HKS Sequential BOV. Absolutely loud BOV sound. Very high pitch chirp during hi-boost and a 'pshhh' sound during lo-boost. Cars literally moved out of the way when this BOV vents its pressurized air.

Cool ya'll!!

Alejandro De Tomaso was born in Buenos Aires on 10th July 1928. His father was an eminent politician, who had been appointed minister of agriculture in the thirties; his mother belonged to one of the oldest Hispanic families originally controlled Argentinian agriculture.According to the founder's narration, the symbol of De Tomaso stands for the iron tool used to brand horses in his "estancia", while its colours are those of Argentinian flag. When Alejandro interrupted his studies, he already foresaw his destiny: he would have devoted his life to automobiles. At the age of 27 he arrived in Modena, the right place for racing a Maserati car in 1955/56 and for the famous constructor Osca in the three following seasons.