Saw a white Persona just now at Bandar Utama. Doesn't look as sleek as the Persona Elegance but it still looks good. Not ugly like the Fiesta Sedan, and luckily no upskirt like the Bezza.

Went for a test drive today. The car was OK to me until I was brought on a test drive. The way the car drives with ESC is absolutely awesome. Had a SA demonstrate the car's ability to take tight corners full throttle over 100kmh and how effective the ESC system works overall on grass and slalom

CVT is not bad. There's just a very small delay now. So far my experience at the Proton Centre of Excellence has been OK. They don't work that fast but they get most of the job done. The seats are comfortable and support the leg, but the rear seat backrest are a bit of a let down, though when I spent a lot of my test drive time as a rear passenger being thrown around I still felt comfortable.

Edit: Compared to the old Persona, the lack of adjustable headrest isn't a big deal because you don't need to sacrifice back support for head support and likewise in the new one.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Aug 28 2016, 10:55 AM

Hi mat79, you mentioned that the ESC in the Preve works with the brakes only. Is this the same for the Suprima S also?

What's the reason for this? Not supported? ESC on both engine and brakes should be better right?

I see. I was very impressed with the ESC/TC system on the Persona. 70% of my test drive involved emergency maneuvers like braking on half grass/road, hard braking during 100KM/H cornering, and full throttle cornering at over 80KM/H at the corners around COE all done by the sales advisor.

Got. The system gave so much artificial grip. The test drive was around 15KM+ in total I believe, and the car was driven like it's stolen. When I drove it, I was driving sensibly and it was just OK to me especially since the tyres make the car wobble a bit, so to have the car going around the corners so wildly without feeling like it was gonna go out of control was a surprise.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Aug 28 2016, 06:53 PM

Go for a Suprima S if you want a car with more power, better handling (Persona itself has good handling) and more cabin space. The fuel consumption isn't good for the CFE engine though, so if this is a big concern stick with the Persona. The way the gearbox is tuned now makes it quite an eager to move car. Also, beware of extra maintenance costs such as the Turbo, turbo hose, more expensive tyres and etc for the Suprima S.

If you're willing to buy a Suprima S Std, consider buying a 2015 stock Suprima S Premium because the price difference may not be that large depending on how much discount you get for it.

The Suprima S Std apparently has ESC now. I thought Protong made an error when they printed the brochure for the Suprima S, but as it turns out they updated it some time ago.

Edit: Better re-confirm with Protong though. I believe I saw the Suprima S std at mutiara damansara a month ago (with the brown dashboard panel), but I don't remember if it had the ESC button.

This post has been edited by TDUEnthusiast: Aug 28 2016, 08:20 PM

Better call protong to re-confirm and if yes, for which year. I think Mutiara Damansara has a Std unit on display.

I feel the same too. Engine still loud. I like the dampened feeling of the doors a lot.

Good to know that someone who cares about quality is working in protong now. The air Cond vents in the new persona are way better than the ones in the suprima S. I hope they will do a revision to the current vents for the suprima s because it's really dreadful to adjust.

Are you sure that it's the timing belt? If its the FEAD belt it's normal to replace it every 30 to 40k km.

Did you use your front fog lights? I'm not sure about the new Persona, but they might be flashing you because it.

There's one PDI done at protong's factory, and another one will be done at the place of purchase, but this doesn't mean the car will be delivered to you w/o any problems like my case. Go through the entire exterior and interior of the car and make sure that there's no damage or defects before signing the paper.