Ah, the Persona R seems to be getting sighted more and more often these days. It looks like Proton is ramping up the on road testing, but it must still be quite some time until the launch as there’s still lots of camo on the car. Reader Peter Low sent in these shots of two Persona R prototypes on the highway.
Actually since there’s not much to see with these heavily disguised spy shots other than a sign that the car is slowly moving closer to production, what’s more interesting is a certain blue car that was escorting these two Proton Persona R prototypes.
We’ll come to that in a post after this.
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what is the blue car?
looks like from inspira exterior.
I believe this is lancer /inspira. Please compare both car A, B and C pillars. It is a Lancer
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Pesona R is Tuah la right? if has 2.0 i’ll buy it..can use to rent a car too maa..
Wonder what powerplant’s going in.
8 cylinder 5.5 litre 36 valve 525 hp. Beats any Mercedes AMG model on the street !!
Be more realistic lah bro..
campro CPS with Turbo; light boost: maybe 0.5bar!
wow…when its going to remove the camo….sigh..=(
Like Gen2
:P
ops… if really like Gen2, then better stop this project..
ppl here having high hope on this car and P1 really need good product to build their reputation..
proton will be proton, expect some inspira like car.. u know what i mean, ugly bumper, ugly alloy rims
ugly, then dun buy la..
proton just do standard one… if u don’t like go modified it laa buy new bumper, sport rim, skirting etc…
It’s your money…so…it’s your choice..no one force you to buy it…just give some constructive comments…
Salam…
not bad…decent looking car….,hav some ”vauxhall vxr”mix in it…
‘R’ for Rubbish !!
Paul Tan for Prime Minister
May be R for Rugged Edition also not bad. For slavery purpose.
old fashion car…bastard!!
No more creativity Idea to make it new. After all they are low class and slavery series. Rasa Bodoh pun nyaman, ben de shuang..
How to make them improve if they have such attitude?
looks ‘opel’ like rear end…
the exterior is ok. how about exterior & performance…
See the rear light is round shape, different from the Tuah concept.
i think this new persona will hav a great exterior look….yeah!!
Horrible, terrible, vegetable.
Degraded body actually. The interior looks like outdated and rotten old nanny bra design.
proton obviously CANNOT design a decent looking car. from the spyshots, this persona replacement got very borring looks. mcm muka isteri jiran pakai botox. should give us a hot momma like nora danish.
if you said nora danish is hot momma….hmmm…
Berapa harganya nanti? tentu melambung macam keta import. kualiti tentu tinggi sampai power window pon sanggup bagi lifetime warranty. :)
any comment on its tyres?
think it’s 16″ , maybe 205/55 same with fd2 1.8
come on la…dont just bashing proton la…have u drive it or not? dont just give bad comment la…if proton rebrand lotus elise to be proton mass production, oso bashing proton! if u like, buy it, if dont dont bash la….even power window given lifetime waranty oso like to bash….then wut u want more?proton give u 1 more power window to spare ar?
You are right in some senses of bashing the brand but not about the power windows.
The power window is nothing new tech in the market and P1 has this problem more than 10 years ago. If it doesn’t get such a small part working properly, how can we trust it for other parts and new tech. Can they assure that its engine won’t stall suddenly or catch fire? or maybe have better turning radius than the current ones? Therefore, in what sense they are claiming that it is “Lotus ride & handling”? it is because Lotus is owned by P1 and it is just a psychology of marketing.
P1 should re-evaluate their strategy in order to compete with others and get its respect by Malaysian first. Because we hold the majority shares in its annual sales chart.
lifetime warranty what..no worry ma..no quality then they wont give this type of warranty.
but overall quality of P1 car still below par..after few months/years, sure ade bunyi2 pelik..and pls stop using those el-cheapo plastic trim..it sucks.
based on my observation. The new proton persona base is look alike opel astra
http://www.e-car-review.info/images/opel-vectra%20(2).jpg
OMG… What happen to your eyes? Which part is alike??? The door handles?
No offence, if P1 has such model design and selling below 90k, it will be a hot cake.
as it is a persona replacement, please put it under 70k.
Should be in the same price range of the model it replace.
Cannot always increase (more exepensive than the previous model) then by the 5th generation Persona replacement will be out of reach of Malaysian budget.
boleh ke bawah RM70k for 2.0 machine ?
OMG…nothing great. I do not know abt the engine and interior, but for the exterior,the existing Persona looked better than this lah.. So,buy persona now rather than wait this “R”.
Proton…if you really want to test your car …come to Johor la…Jln Gemas to Yong Peng…..many holes….not align……..bumper here and there….then you can test your car reliability, quality etc….no point maa test on the highway
You should ask your state goverment to solve the problem,instead of proton..this is a car forum,..mind you, please?
he give suggestion for test area,,, he don’t expect proton to sovle problem … :)
i think proton has all that test facility…do you ever see their advert at any proton sc (not the authorized sc)
nar, come sabah or sarawak better, if can survive here, thn confirm no problm
is this P3?
Good job Proton, Proton is finally ready after 25 years.
Let’s have the same tax structures as others, be it high/low.
Proton is going to have a fair fight in the global World now.
If this happens, it will be great! Cos proton will go bankrupt and be bought over by Tata or cherry
paul, i love to comment on proton’s design just like most of people here do yes e.g. the rims which I think the point is valid; current generation cars like the new city, mazda 3 or hyundai for that matter, the rims are gorgeous, you now what I mean – But again that’s not really the big point.
For me Proton should be concentrating on bigger picture. You see, these days manufacturers are not making mere or big changes in design, rather they are doing a ‘quantum leap’ or a revolution in design. We can see this in the new Mazda, Kia/ Hyundai/ Ford and the rest.
Also if you notice today, on our streets, Alphard, BMW, Audi or even jaguar (premium cars) are commonly sighted everywhere – a rare scenario before. Which means people’s demand and taste have moved upward. A case of strong demand from the middle and upper middle class group I would say. Entry level cars such City, Vios, Fiesta are keeping up to this trend and providing better package. B and C segment cars are getting so call ‘premium touch’ here and there.
I think this is where the industry is going, and I think Proton should be more and more sensitive to this. Yes Saga, Persona or Exora are good cars but its time to move up, its time to shift. Now it is the time that today’s story and proton car state have to change. People and demand are changing everyday and changing fast and that is my hope for this Persona R.
my opinion Proton should make better premium car!
for my personnal view I think Proton should make like the previous Persona.. now this new what its call ‘ R ‘,,? The exterior now is diffrent.. Persona trademark is at the back and front exterior.. Proton should do something about it.. Now this upcoming persona are similar to other car which is I cant mantion here.. The old Persona or Gen-2.. Now ‘ R ‘.. NO IDENTITY at al.. Why Proton..? Why Proton..? I think the last Persona Eligence is better looking.. Should do like *** manufacture, just make a bit big or medium big from previous production and cut and make a new trim and layer on it.. So dissapointed.. but all the conlusion wil see on the date of lunch…
the R stands for replacement, its name still persona la derr…read more and u shall be wise enough der…
well R meant for replacement kid..ask ur mum
There’s nothing wrong of retaining the model name. In fact, even auto giants also do the same and yet those cars sell like pisang goreng till now. Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic are here since almost 4 decades and they still sell a lot till now.
Pls build the car with upgradeable packages for export version such as:
1. 16/17 Rims and suspension
2. Firewall, wheel arc & door sound proofing
3. Extended warranty
4. Premium quality parts/accessories: Leather/PVC Dash cover, Leather steering wheel cover, OWS Racing engine oil/iridium spark plugs, two tone leather seat covers, ceramic tinting, throttle controller, AUX cable for iphone etc.
5. Bodykits (persona export version does not come with rear spoiler)
6. supercharger
7. Blue tint/led side mirrors
this car is quite tall, much higher and bigger than normal persona, got HID headlamp
Wah..looked like MAzda 3 sedan, but is the previous old model (7-8yrs), not the existing nice design….P1 go backward.
Please dont post anything proton anymore.
We dont bother and dont care.
yet you still read…
haha… talking about self conflicting…
number of comment shows otherwise…i think ur statistic and poll is wrong…
Simon, the solution is simple…..don’t read this blog….tolol
thumbs up if you do care about proton. (We’ll see who are ‘we’ that dont care about proton anymore)
the car design is not yet final and ppl already bash the exterior design… you guys are seriously funny… XD
and R is there for “Replacement” IINM… then why bash the R????
well sometime back ezora has same fate. same with saga and neos
Proton Tuah…”Takkan Proton Hilang Di Dunia?” / “Pastikan Proton Hilang Di Dunia!”
Nice! I wish I could peek the interior though
Whatever it is, I wish this new Proton car will comply to the following :
1) New aluminium block engine c/w VVT technology & new 5 speed auto gearbox.
2) Total kerb weight less than 1200kg.
3) Equiped with ABS, EBD, BA & airbag (optional).
4) Comply with Euro NCAP crash standard.
I don’t think the so called life time warranty fort he power window system is necessary at all if the future Proton cars comply to the requirements as above.
Whatever it is, I wish this new Proton car has following specifications:
1) New aluminium engine c/w VVT technology & new 5 speed automatic gearbox.
2) Total kerb weight less than 1250kg.
3) Comply to Euro NCAP crash standard.
4) Equiped with ABS, EBD, BA & airbag (optional).
The above requirements are much more important than providing “life time warranty to power window system”………………
this is not a new design…looks like a “RENOVATION WORK” on pesona & gen2 model…haha
maybe P1 also wanna launch something simutaneously with the P2 Myvi?
Keep our fingre crossed and pray for it! :)
maybe i will rise my middle finger if this only bodykit upgrade car…
there is nothing to peak on a test car coz it still used prototype not the real interior. But the only thing i could say that the dash is something new,never seen in proton,three tier dash,like in bmw but of couse,not the same quality,but seem like to use soft rubber(hopefullly) it is more driver focus, the meter panel is which u could expect from current proton,backlit one,there is manual override for the gear lever. The other part still use the from proton bin. But that is temporary until the production one arrive. The same as exterior,still use temporary part. Still wait to see the real one,only manage to glance on the prototype one.
Same old story.
Different outer shell, same shitty quality build inside.
same old comment from syoh.
different topic, but the same shitty comment from no1 basher.
but you comment does get shorter and shorter.. no more idea eh?
Dad tells me that when he finishes his car loan (Waja), he will buy this car.
Proton you need to move faster, too slow in coming out with new models …. if not will end up like the song 25 minutes too late by MLTR
Im just felt rather amused when seeing the guy for blaming the p1 for testing their performance variant at the high way,and ask for testing it on those worst hole bumping road condition instead..Hello,are u seriously thinking of we are testing on a lorry, truck,hammer,or a jeep the least? A rationalized common sense leading you testing and developing a car’s perfomance,handling,percision,stability on those extreme road conditions? Developing reliablity is one,and the perfomance is definitely another..such a car foolish for commenting in that way as well as his supporter…amazing…
he’s not blaming..he’s suggesting.performance test is one thing but they should also perform test on bad road condition.this is for NVH purpose especially for chassis part which tend to wear after running certain mileage.this is call simulation la brader.dont only talk about performance.malaysians are very sensitive to noise..and one more thing.dont think that all drivers in malaysia like u.there are many people out there drive their cars on bad road condition…
Great to know MD has addressed the Power Window problems on current & future models…but what about current waja owners that have no warranty……….are u going to leave them in a lurch with their power windows that have failed n will fail? What about the crappy door handles that break………….the expensive fuel pump?
The problem with the Proton is the people working there………….its a government run company……that has employees that behave like a government bureaucracy……..they take a super lax attitude………..if u guys want to be in the game with other players…then start being professional about things. Enugh said……………….
I believe although they give life time warranty. However, I believe that they will use certain ” hidden terms and condition ” to disturb you, so that in the end you wont get the so-called life time warranty.
Proton are use to do that. You know for warranty, as my experience before, the limit is RM2500 only. If your warranty claim exceed this amount, although your car is brand new and less than 3 months, your warranty deemed void as well.
New Honda City 1.5 Vtec have more power than old Persona,Elegance…i hope this model do not make user chosing import model because of the price are not suitable…
Yes, many people do love Honda City. Proton should consider making such car..0-100km/h in 10 secs, at least 120 hp. Driving at low revs constantly and low noise level.
if the engine is soft turbo cfe with 200nm of torque and 90% achieved at 2000rpm this car can handle high speed at lower rpm.
Agree, proton nvh is rather poor. Please I’m not bashing, I’m comparing.
Which proton are you comparing to? I still think that you are a basher and have never driven the newer Protons.
i’m refering to Saga in comparison to japanese makes, not perodua or naza though.. oh please dont label me that. I’m making criticism not negative remarks..
honda city..still???? Joker…
Proton Persona R
engine capacity : 2.0
price : +- RM120k
** insider information**
mahal seh! -.-
with head up display (HUD) ????
http://www.proton.com/Models/Our-Model-Lineup/Concept-Cars/Categories/Proton-Espire.aspx
awesome :-p