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A driverless car which is controlled by computer and uses lasers to avoid obstacles is being demonstrated in a Northamptonshire town.

Proton today launched a very special version of their Neo CPS – the Proton Satria Neo R3 Lotus Racing. Priced at RM115,000 it has various equipment upgrades including a power upgrade and a new aerodynamics and styling package. The Proton Satria Neo R3 Lotus Racing is powered by the standard 1.6 liter engine coupled with a manual transmission that has been tuned to output 145 hp at 7,000 rpm and 168 Nm of torque at 5,000 rpm.

Biodiesel is supposed to be available at the pumps in stages from mid next year, but Sime Darby plantation has already started using its own blend of biodiesel called Bio-N (pronounced Beyond) in its upstream operation vehicles nearly two years ago, since March 2008. The initiative started at the East and West Estates and Mills on Carey Island and later expanded to other estates and oil mills in Selangor and Negeri Sembilan.

Proton invited a few Persona Elegance pre-launch booking customers from East Malaysia to the launch of the new Persona Elegance at their COE headquarters by the KESAS highway yesterday. They were also here to visit Proton’s plant, Proton’s test track and of course the launch itself. It’s all part of the My Proton Journey program.

MD of the Proton Group, Dato’ Haji Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir, he introduced the new Persona Elegance, an updated model of the sedan which was launched in August 2007. He revealed that a lot of surveys were conducted to understand customer needs and customer profiles before working on the new model.

Petronas is currently running yet another of their generous contests where you could stand to win up to 100,000 ringgit in cold hard cash. Entering is quite easy, all you need to do is spend RM30 minimum at your Petronas pumps or at the Kedai Mesra convenience shop in a single receipt. Then answer two questions with rather obvious answers, fill up your details and you’re done.

Lexus Malaysia has officially opened its second facility in the country with the introduction of its new 3S centre in Penang.

Lexus Penang, which is operated by Telagamas Motors and is located in the heart of Georgetown, will offer the same level of approach and service as the flagship centre in Petaling Jaya, and naturally offers customers in the northern region the opportunity to view and test drive Lexus vehicles without having to travel to KL.