Proton Persona: Price vs Quality

My latest affection is the new Proton Persona. Many people lost their trust in proton. For me, with recent change of management, I have more confidence in buying proton car. Their promise is that they already changed the parts and flaw which they identified in previous model i.e. Gen 2.

As for me, my family have been using proton made cars for years and I think is value for money. Despite the usual maintenance, of course some parts, bits and pieces needed to be changed after 3 or 4 years. I, myself is currently using a second hand satria and it still works very well and can go up to 150km/h with its 1.3L engine.

Thanks to paultan.org, before they launched the Persona, I managed to have a brief idea on how the persona or what people claim as Gen2 sedan via computer generated images posted in his blog. My view is that Persona is how Gen2 should look like when it was launched a couple years ago. A better passenger space, boot space and better interior. Running on 1.6L Campro engine (similar to Proton Waja's engine capacity), I think Persona is best fit for those who want impulsive riding + less fuel consumption. I have friends in Proton and they said that the current Proton Waja model is the most fuel economic car when it comes to long distance journey.

In terms of price compared to cars of its class (Myvi, Honda City, Toyota Vios), Persona is better being a Malaysian Product besides Myvi, which does not have any huge import tax imposed on it plus its an upgrade version of a previous model.

Proton Persona 1.6AT H-Line Metallic – RM55,800
Proton Persona 1.6AT M-Line Metallic – RM52,800 (my choice)
Proton Persona 1.6MT M-Line Metallic – RM49,800
Proton Persona 1.6AT B-Line Metallic – RM48,449
Proton Persona 1.6AT B-Line Solid – RM47,999
Proton Persona 1.6MT B-Line Metallic – RM45,449
Proton Persona 1.6MT B-Line Solid – RM44,999


I've ordered mine and very eager to get and experience the difference in its handling and comfort (which many pioneer test drivers had claimed so). For sure It'll be better than my Satria which has served me well for the past 3 years. I just want to change to a 4 doors cars with a higher engine capacity and more rooms in the luggage compartment (where I can put my 12" speaker box and still have more rooms for other stuff). Wink2. OK guys, I'll share my driving experience soon when I get my new "TOY". transmission ends...