Hi,

Yes, I currently own the Sylphy. Going to go for Ford Focus soon.

I have lived with the Sylphy for 5 years. Test driven the Focus lately and Honda City that belonged to my friend. To me, the Preve Turbo is a more solid and worthy car than Vios, Almera, City and any other cars below RM100k, even the Cerato 1.6 although I have not test driven it. I will never look at Korean cars at all as a matter of fact.

The Preve Turbo's performance - ride and handling and power in acceleration is better than most if not all sedan cars below RM100k (City, Vios, Almera, Cerato 1.6 etc.). The ride is very solid both in city driving and the highways. Once you have driven the Preve Turbo, when you drive other sedan cars you feel the lightness in the car. When going over bad roads and slight undulation on the road, you will feel other smaller and lighter cars to be floating and not very stable at moderate to high speed. But with Preve Turbo, you feel safe and very solid as the car is heavy with reasonably firm suspension.

Space-wise the Preve Turbo also has the edge when compared to City and Vios. Of course, the Preve should be compared to Civic and Altis as in actual fact the Preve is in the same class as these cars.

The downside is the fabric seats that is slightly hard and not very comfortable, only when compared to more premium cars like my Sylphy with plush and thick leather seats. But when compared to cheaper Vios and City seats, it is more or less similar as the quality of the seats in the Vios and City is also not impressive. More comfortable seats, the car will need to be about >RM100k. 

The Turbo engine noise and CVT noise are a bit loud when compared to the quiet Nissan Sylphy. But not a big issue. If one does not travel above 110km/h too much, then it is still manageable. Once hitting 120km/h and above, the 1.6 Turbo engine and CVT noise are quite loud when compared to the 2.0 engine.

At 70k+/- there is very little to fault the Preve Turbo. In my opinion the car is worth it when compared to Vios, City etc. Of course if one wants a smaller car with better fuel efficiency, or the "exclusiveness" of these Japanese cars, then the Vios and City are "better". But if you want power, speed, handling, space and features, the Preve Turbo wins by a landslide. As a matter of fact the Preve Turbo should be compared to Altis and Civic 1.8, if not because of its low price. I will not consider the Vios or City as to me they are overpriced. They offer very little for the money.

As good as the Preve Turbo gets for RM70k, the handling and refinement lose to the Ford Focus that I have just test driven. Even sharper and responsive steering feel and firmer suspension with less body roll. But then it's comparing a RM70k and RM113k vehicle. Not exactly fair. You pay what you get. But still the Focus is very good value when compared to Altis and Civic. You get a lot for the car.

Bottomline, you won't go wrong with the PReve Turbo if looking at a sedan car in this price range. Quality issues are quite minimal. You are getting a lot of value for the car when compared to other bread and butter models out there. Nowadays youngsters coming out to work want to look good in a Japanese or imported car, paying 90% loan for the cars and taking long period of loans up to 7 years or more. They don't want to look at Proton. That is their choice, and their loss. I dare say the Preve Turbo not only offer more value but more thrill, power and driving dynamics than vehicles in the similar price range or up to RM15k-20k more.