Proton Persona

I bought a second-hand Persona Hi-line AT several months earlier at a very good bargain price. For such price, this automobile gives me quality, condition and features. It comes standard with ABS, EBD, disc brakes on all wheels, dual airbag, audio switch on steering wheel, remote trunk opening, alarm, auto door lock, good quality audio system (made by Blaupunkt).

Spare parts are also affordable. I agree that boot space is spacious.

Performance is quite good for me. Accelerate to 130 km/h is relatively easy, and cruising is very stable at that speed. Handling and cornering is good.

In a nutshell, I don't complain for all I've got in this car for that price !

As far as after sales service goes, some improvements must be made when it comes to quality of work in major Proton Edar Indonesia workshop.

I Brought it in Singapore, During the Low COE and the Proton Exora. Only the Exora is weekend. The Proton Persona Is Great brought it Manual Transmission Previously Owned a Proton Gen-2 Which is Like the Same of this Car but.

This Car is Much Better I Drove this to Work Every WeekDays. Fetch my Wife From Work All. Even when i drove midnight is Safe for me in a 1.6M Proton. The Boot is big. I Was Late for Work In Friday I Drove like 120km Is Stable. I Drove this to KL Most of the Time to meet my Brother In Law Drove it to 160Km Which Is Stable. Fetch My Kids From School and they Don't Complain about this Car. It's A Budget Family Car. My Son which is 21years old. He Drove my Car to Buy Food and Fetch My Little 9 and 10years old kids.

Recently Proton MY just released their facelift Persona Elegance with different grills, fog lights, rear LED type lights, minor upgrade interior, 2 din blaupunkt audio with integrated bluetooth, USB and ipod connection to the car. The side mirror also spotted with indicators to keep up with trend. However we've yet to see in SG, But anyway i've drive my friend's Persona H-Line 1.6AT as a co-driver during our inaugral trip to Pahang recently along with 1 Exora and a Honda Fit 1.3. What i can say the handling is superb compared to Wira or Waja. On a certain extend i push the car to almost 145kmh on our way there. Comfort wise i give 4.5 stars for a Malaysian made car that totally change my perception towards Malaysian car that is Proton. However there's room for more improvement and i notice SG Proton is slacking in bringing more facelift models suchs as the black roof GEN2 CPS/Satria Neo CPS/Saga SE/ or even H-line Exora, C'mon in current COE prices there's need to upgrade more accessories for buyer to consider buy! BTW Persona is a good buy if you're searching for no frills sedan.

Proton persona is the improved version both mechanically and physically of the proton GEN2 by the consumer's feedbacks.

The persona has curves and body shape which is reasonably sized. It has an engine with good response and is very good on the highway.

Actually, it has good looks.

Good lotus suspension.

This car has many competitors such as the nissan sunny, kia cerato forte and hyundai avante. All offers good value for money. but persona has lotus suspension that the others dont have and has unique looks.

Rent my Uncle 1 month old Persona IAFM yesterday. Drove to SG to Pontian through and fro. FC is simply superb better than the first batch w/o IAFM i pressume. Use 6.6 litres for 100km(auto) of journey with just K&N drop in filter and 16 Enkei inch rims. Driving position is slightly better. Comfort wise is above average. Pick up a bit better than the previous one.

While driving, i can stretch my leg if im on long journey. Relax is what i can describe when driving Pesona. Not much of extra function but easier to manage and handle.

i had bought the Pesona car in July 09. So my experienced for now is that this car is easy to maintain. The feature is very simple and straight forward so i didnt take long to adjust to the system. So far, i had drove up to 120km/h. It steering does wobbling when i reach that level but the car are very stable.For a family of five including myself, this is generally the suitable car i can see in the market. With big spacious booth and room for my leg, i enjoy driving as i can feel the comfort especially long journey. Simple yet afforable typical family car.

Just recommend my bro in law to this car. At first glance he thought its a Gen2 but after much consideration he find it very practical with boot storage, Comfort and even tons of cheap spare parts across causeway. His list of choice include Toyota Vios 1.5G, Kia Cerato Forte 1.5, Toyota Corolla Axio 1.6 and even a few others make where pricing, Parts are not in his favour. He frequently travel to JB as my in law stays there.After a few test drive he is very convinced that this car fulfill his expectation. Never mind the critics have to say about Proton. So far not a bad car to consider.

I love Persona

I write on behalf of my uncle who is a proud owner of this car. Overall wise is okay. Should have import the special edition with leather seats, GPS, Leather wrap steering and gear stick, Bright speedo and 16 inch sport rims. From my POV its better to fit LED lights as standard.

- Handling, steering much better than Gen2.

- FC for a 1.6 is ok, soso for performance. What would u expect, Racing? Nonsense!!

- Interior & exterior design & styling can do better.

Everything is ok except why Proton had to copy from the current Gen2 to make it sedan? Anyway i feel Proton should include GPS touchscreen as a standard items with the pricetag. Not bad for a 1.6 sedan.

A very average car. Poor build quality, noisy engine.

Saving point is the price. Howevre, whether the maintenance cost will higher than the cost savings is something that will only be known few years down the road.