Proton Gen-2 Persona Joins UK Line-Up
With Lotus Influences
The Proton Persona was first launched in August 2007 in Malaysia, and soon after arrived in Australia. In its home country Malaysia the car was ordered by over 2,200 people before it was released, giving the car maker a big confidence boost. A couple of months later, Proton revealed the car to the Australian market and now it has been released in the UK and will be on sale by the end of the month.
In the UK the new model will be known as the Gen-2 Persona (instead of just Persona in Malaysia and Australia) and is powered by the new 1.6 liter Campro engine, engineered by UK-based sister company Lotus. The engine produces 110 bhp and 148 Nm of torque which is put to the road through a 5 speed manual or 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Standard equipment on the sub GBP 12,000 car include climate control with pollen-filter, electric windows, mp3-capable CD sound system, Anti-lock Bracking System, Electronic Brake Distribution, driver and passenger airbags, side impact protection bars, power steering and rear parking sensors.
well it does a good job at filling in the cheap car persona, it's got the bland styling, bland performance, and is made in one of the cheapest places in the world.
I am a Malaysian and I find your disparaging comments cheap and distasteful.
The Dodge Neon lives!!! From the back it looks like a retouched Dodge... all the while it impresses with... Side Impact Bars!? So very mid-90's... but that is why they call it entry level.
hahaha- no-one will buy it, Proton has zero presence in the UK, the only car remembered at all is the Satria GTi. The Gen2 sells poorly and we don't really like small saloons so this will sell even worse. You'd be better buying a Citroen or Skoda
A big confidence boost? lmao As if they could afford anything else. Looks like a clone of the Renault Mégane Sedan from the late 90s. Ironically "Personne" in french means nobody ahahahahah