yeah.. i could not help myself poking fun at my gf(she owned 1st batch iriz) after that test drive and molested the new persona.
improvements could be found everywhere from proton own current best model the iriz(except the funny wheel proportion,uglier rim,funny two tone color)... even she also admitted and felt butthurt..especially during the first note coming from the started engine.. no more bassy noisy note this time. Too bad for those who like bassy and loud exhaust note.

legroom is bad cause it is now a B segment car.  (rear disc brakes from old persona is downgraded to drum brakes in this new persona  ).........u want more legroom ? get C segment (honda civic) or D segment (honda accord) cars

I see! Maybe I should drop by showroom lol. But then my current PE is still doing fine.

Yesterday evening I went to Proton showroom to look see look see. Didn't test drive because the traffic was bad ...but a few observations on the Premium :
- The interior is much better than first-gen but then the first-gen interior wasn't even good to begin with. It's no Mazda2's level of interior. Some parts still feel a bit cheap to me. It's a major improvement never the less.
- The engine is quiet (only listened to the engine idle sound). But then I remember my PE wasn't that noisy when it was new. lol Now it sounds really rough after 6 years of abuse.
- Built is quite sturdy. Again my PE wasn't too bad when it was new. The main question is how long it can last.
- The rear passenger seats are more comfortable than PE. PE's seats are too low and lacking depth (because the car, overall height is low). New Persona width is  narrower though. Legroom is about similar.
- Yes the boot volume is really huge. Unbelievable for such a small exterior boot!
Huh? Got new engine coming?

woah, persona really that much improvement eh?
thinking of trading my saga flx for this baby and based on the comments here, that seems like the right move

Is it ok if i change my 7 years waja to new persona?   but at the same time, my wife has Iriz
The salesman tried to convince me to buy Preve and said not worth to get persona since i have Iriz. but i'm not interested with preve since proton did not improve engine/cvt refinement and part reliability.

Judging from the photo..the design improves greatly and look macam City or Civic? Hmmm kena test drive baru tau but I am always skeptical about Potong = /

Spec on the sheet is quite good for the 55k but not sure the quality is how...deteriorates quickly after 3 years? XD