Did anyone try the new Proton Iriz yet? Test drove it at the Malaysia Autoshow last week. Some things I took note:

1) The buttons are all very tactile and solid, except the light-stalk, which felt damn flimsy.
2) Black ceiling really makes the driving experience feel very "focused".
3) Car is incredibly quiet when you're driving normally/cruising.

Unfortunately during the test-drive, I accelerated and the CVT is really damn noisy It's damn loud wei

I didn't pay much attention to the acceleration, but from memory, it felt very much like a normal response - something I felt like in the Honda CR-V.

Handling is amazing, but the CVT's noise really turned me off. My Saga BLM is much quieter I can't imagine what the older Iriz models are like if this is supposed to be "quieter"

Nice car! Curious question: Is the headunit linked to the speedometer's display in anyway?

How did you find the Yaris? I test drove it and while I'm very impressed with its safety suite, NVH-levels, and the overall package, one thing turned me off from it entirely: The lack of a left foot rest.

It felt really uncomfortable test driving it, I can't imagine living for years with it. Very stupid omission, if you ask me.

Been almost a week since I've had my Iriz 1.6 Premium, thought I'd share some thoughts about the car thus far:

Good stuff:
1) It is really quiet! So much better compared to the first and second generation Iriz's. You'll still hear some droning from the engine and transmission when you lenjan the fella, but it's otherwise okay for normal driving. Gotta get used to a clutch-based transmission.
2) The handling is really top-notch. I cross-shopped this car with the Yaris and Jazz, but I think the Iriz really takes the cake for me. Hitting the backroads with this is just
3) Campros have always been pretty punchy, and this one is no different, really gives the Iriz a nice kick in the power delivery.
4) The seats are awesome for me, good support, comfortable, and pretty high quality.
5) I love the steering wheel's design and feel.
6) Super safe car, quite a lot of safety kit that makes you feel secured.

Bad stuff:
1) Those shitty tyres from the factory has got to go! Can't believe how many time VSC has kicked in when I'm taking an exit from the highway
2) The head-unit is quite buggy. Sound turns on when you reverse, it doesn't remember settings when you turn off the car. Can be rectified with an update from Proton, I think.
3) Not a fan of the reverse camera, the lines are a bit misleading to me.

Already made my mind up to swap it out in the next few months to PS3s

1) Yeah, I'm going to go for the PS3s soon
2) There's a well-known bug that audio would turn on randomly when you move it into reverse. The others are like the FM radio turning on and playing automatically when you start the car. The unit also don't save my settings such as me turning off the touch-tones Anyone else face this issue?

Yeah, there aren't any PS4s in 15". I'm not looking to upsize either, the 15" size is just right for me - the PS3 prices are quite affordable too. Can get a set of four just under a thousand at some places

Been noticing an odd thing with the lights of the car, (1.6P 2019 facelift) - anyone notice the automatic headlights a bit aggressive?

The lights will turn on in an early bright morning or rainy sunshine day. Then the bootlight has also been rather inconsistent, it turns on sometimes, and doesn't turn on sometime. Anyone experience the same thing?

Hitting the first thousand mark soon, guess I'll make sure they check it out...

Finally sent car for 1,000KM service! Service was great, Proton really improved a lot.

Sadly, my non-functioning boot-light has to claim warranty - they said it'll take up to 3 weeks (and maybe up to 2 months) for the part to arrive. The electronic switch isn't sending a signal to the light.

Also, they can't adjust the auto-light sensitivity it seems, it's hardwired. Anyone has tried getting Proton to adjust?

Do update us if the sensitivity can be adjusted! But generally the sales people don't know much about the cars lah.

They're both excellent choices for driving! If I'm not mistaken, the Iriz 1.6 Exec is a bit sparse in production now due to low demand, apparently.

Never driven the Persona, but the Iriz does very well in city driving cos smol. No issues thus far, but keep few things in mind lah:

1) CVT with clutch is a bit different than the ones in Hondas or Toyota's (torque converters), city driving may require some practice to be smooth.
2) Fuel consumption of both cars in the city isn't the best, but then again most cars aren't that great in traffic (approx. 400km per tank)
3) Outstation/Highway driving, Protons will always be king. Iriz suuuuuper stable hitting speeds and corners above the limits.

Best you go and test drive the cars yourself, but don't lenjan it like the SAs will tell you to. Try the slow driving, from stop etc.

I experienced this at the start too, but it's either I'm getting used to it or that first spongy half of brake travel has dissipated... I have to say, it's not really bothersome at this point It's not affecting my drive that badly - took the car to tougeh also okay only

What year and spec? Could it be the "Follow Me Home" feature - where the lights stay on after you shut off the engine for safety purposes?

Can take to any car seat shop to fill up with foam. It cost me about RM80 for my Saga BLM's side bolsters last time

You cannot do this with the GKUI headunit, only with the simpler ones on the lower specs (1.6 Exec and below). But it's not a great headunit anyway, I'm planning to change it out next year.

This post has been edited by Helldiver: Oct 31 2019, 10:49 AM

Can't have everything I'm looking into getting a headunit from Sony or Kenwood with Android Auto, but can be a bit costly, so gonna wait till the next year

I personally stay away from those types of Android players lah, they're not exactly built for cars and they're just a thinly skinned version of unoptimized Android in a headunit form

Where's your location tho? The one I did is in Kajang

You should get the manual 1.6 for previous models if you can find one!