The R3gister - Race Rally Research (R3)

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This is certainly a long time coming. The review I mean. Not the car. Ok, well technically, to be accurate, the review of the car. And to be honest, this is probably the hardest review to date. Why? Because the Satria Neo R3 has a lot to live up to as the latest limited edition vehicle from R3, and also because I need to be impartial and brutally honest, being an owner of the Satria R3 - the car that is being ultimately ‘replaced’ by a newer, better-looking platform.

It has not been the smoothest of journeys for the 25-man strong Proton Motorsports Division, what the general public fondly knows as R3 (Race Rally Research). Battling red tape and budget constraints since its inception, attributed much to its umbilical cord attached to the Proton mothership, R3 has been rather silent from the scene much through 2006. The successful R3 Time Attack Series (formerly known as Street ShootOut - SSO), which saw the birth of the ‘Short Course Special’ SSO cars - SSO Satria and Putra, sputtered a horrible death, much to the disappointment of the grassroots motorsports fraternity. The very series that not only helped build R3 brand visibility and presence, and inspire the spawning of the first ever retail limited edition R3 vehicle - the track-special Satria R3. Dead. Continue reading »

…well, almost. Stay tuned for a in-depth look at R3’s all-new Incognito Black baby.

The first few retail Satria Neo R3s are just trickling out of R3’s little motorsports factory and Zerotohundred has been kind to eager petrolheads and R3 supporters with a review. Expect great photos as with every ZTH review. Read all about it here.