please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message bufori motor car company type private company industry automotive founded 1986 by khouri brothers anthony george and gerry headquarters kepong kuala lumpur malaysia key people gerry khouri anthony khouri george khouri products automobiles revenue unknown number of employees 108 2012 website www.bufori.com bufori is a brand of hand built automobiles inspired by american 1930s coupes . the company is owned by three australian lebanese brothers anthony george and gerry khouri . in 1986 gerry khouri began to build three special sports cars in his garage one each for the three brothers which led to the formation of the company . the name bufori is an acronym that stands for b beautiful u unique f funtastic o original r romantic i irresistible . 1 the bufori motor car company pty. ltd. is a proprietary company limited by shares and registered in australia as is the bufori motor car company m sdn . bhd. in malaysia . originally all of the manufacturing and sales operations were conducted in australia but in 1998 full production moved to new facilities in kepong a suburb of kuala lumpur in malaysia . the production facility in kuala lumpur has an installed capacity of 300 vehicles per year and the company employs 108 skilled craftsmen . each unit is built by hand using traditional techniques in a 25 step production process . the body of a bufori is made out of carbon fibre and kevlar composite material which is light and ultra strong . every bufori is made to order and can be customised according to the owner s wishes . the bufori mki mkii and mkiii la joya are displayed at the malaysian national automotive museum based at the sepang international circuit since 2003 . 2 contents 1 models 1.1 bufori geneva 2010 present 1.2 bufori bms r1 2009 present 1.3 bufori la joya 2004 present 1.4 bufori mk ii series 1 and series 2 1992 2003 1.5 bufori v6i 1992 1994 1.6 bufori mk i 1988 1992 1.7 bufori madison 1986 1988 2 references 3 see also models edit bufori geneva 2010 present edit bufori geneva a four door car defined as a luxury saloon which was introduced at the 2010 geneva motor show hence its name . it features a 6.1 l chrysler v8 engine producing 430 hp . the powertrain was later on updated to a 6.4 l v8 producing 470 hp . the interior of the car is highly customisable . the rear centre console can accommodate an automatic coffee machine a chinese tea set with instant boiling water a fridge a cigar humidor or a mini bar . the rear lounge seats are electrically adjustable and feature heating & cooling as well as a pneumatic massage device . the seatback trays are electrically actuated . the rear doors are rear hinged so called coach doors and can be closed electrically by the press of a button . the car is also equipped with a thermal night vision camera and an adjustable air suspension . bufori bms r1 2009 present edit alex yoong with the bufori bms r1 race car . the bufori bms r1 is the race derivative of the bufori cs road car that is still to be launched . the car is a joint effort between bufori motor sports bms and axle motorsports . the bms r1 made its global racing debut at the 2009 macau grand prix with alex yoong as its driver . . bufori la joya 2004 present edit bufori mkiii la joya two seat coupe ; 2.7 l v6 efi quad cam water cooled mid mounted engine ; rear wheel drive ; tiptronic transmission 4 wheel independent suspension carbon fibre and kevlar composite body spaceframe chassis abs ebd traction control cruise control bluetooth set tyre pressure monitoring system . bufori mk ii series 1 and series 2 1992 2003 edit bufori mk ii series 1 and series 2 two and 2 2 seat convertible with soft top or removable hard top ; 1.8 2.2 l 4 cylinder dohc efi water cooled rear mounted subaru boxer engine ; rear wheel drive ; automatic or manual transmission ; 4 wheel independent suspension . bufori v6i 1992 1994 edit bufori v6i 2 2 seat convertible with retractable soft top ; 3.8 l buick v6 efi water cooled front mounted engine ; rear wheel drive ; 4 wheel independent suspension . bufori mk i 1988 1992 edit two seat convertible with soft top ; 1.6 2.1 l 4 cylinder rear mounted twin carb air cooled rear mounted boxer engine ; rear wheel drive automatic or manual transmission ; 4 wheel independent suspension . bufori madison 1986 1988 edit bufori madison two seat convertible with soft top ; 1.6 l 4 cylinder rear mounted air cooled boxer engine ; rear wheel drive ; manual transmission ; 4 wheel independent suspension . references edit official bufori website . official website of national automobile museum sepang . u 7ugt9 see also edit official bufori website list of automobile manufacturers wikimedia commons has media related to bufori vehicles . v t e automotive industry in malaysia automotive industry economy of malaysia transport in malaysia malaysian vehicle manufacturers national car proton national badged bufori demak inokom modenas naza perodua td2000 malaysian foreign joint venture vehicle manufacturers and assemblers active berjaya auto mazda malaysia mmsb berjaya china motor bcm deauto industries disb hicom automotive manufacturers malaysia drb hicom commercial vehicles dhcv honda malaysia hmsb isuzu hicom malaysia ihm mercedes benz malaysia mbm volkswagen group malaysia vgm hong seng assembly hsa isuzu malaysia imsb mbm resources hino motors manufacturing malaysia hmmmsb mitsubishi motors malaysia mmm naza group naza kia nkm nasim nsb naza euro motors nem n.b. heavy industries nbh oriental assemblers oasb r & a commercial vehicles sime darby motors sime darby auto bavaria sime darby auto connexion sdac hyundai sime darby motors hsdm volvo car manufacturing malaysia vcm tan chong motor tan chong motor assemblies tcma umw toyota motor assembly services assb defunct asia automobile industries aai associated motor industries malaysia amim bg motors cycle & carriage bintang ccb ford motor company of malaya general motors malaysia gmm kelang pembena kereta kereta kpkk kinabalu motor assembly kma sarawak motor industries smi tatab industries assembly plant malaysian coachbuilders gemilang coachworks shl coach sks coachbuilders wholly owned subsidiaries of foreign companies scania malaysia truck world auto assembly related topics malaysian expressway system sepang international circuit petronas vehicle registration plates of malaysia puspakom asean ncap retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bufori & oldid 744153385 categories vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1986luxury motor vehicle manufacturersmotor vehicle manufacturers of malaysiaretro style automobiles1986 establishments in australiamalaysian brandshidden categories articles needing additional references from september 2011all articles needing additional referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parameterscommons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 13 october 2016 at 12 44 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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