I spent too long talking about my son's Proton Satria GTi and now it’s a video

Right, it’s twenty whole minutes of me waffling on about a Proton. Not just any Proton, though – the Satria GTi. Yes, that one. The silver one. The one that pretended it was a Lotus after doing a couple of laps of Hethel and getting some chunky wheel arches. If you’ve ever wondered what happened when Malaysia bought Lotus and tried to make a hot hatch out of a Mitsubishi Colt, you’re in luck. If you didn’t wonder, that’s fine too – you don’t have to watch this. But if you do stick around, you’ll get some of the story: Proton’s unexpected rise in the UK car market – The brief moment it looked like it knew what it was doing – The Satria GTi’s Lotus-tweaked suspension, cosmetic enthusiasm and what made it (almost) brilliant – A quick therapy session about badge snobbery and McFlurries in car parks To bookend the nerdy nostalgia, there’s also a short walk around of a Proton GTi owned by my son – because apparently this is a family YouTube channel now. Oh, and there are some goats. It’s not Top Gear, it’s not a restoration and I don’t fall over while holding a gimbal — but there’s a decent amount of car chat, some dodgy opinions and at least one unnecessary engine spec factoid. What more could you ask for? Comments always welcome – unless you’re angry about Proton, in which case: deep breaths. Thanks for being here. Or not. Either’s good. --- Become an Executive member for exclusive* perks.    / @petrolblog   *They're not terribly exciting, but you will be supporting the rubbish channel. Thank you.