Had a look at the car just now. This one is definitely the most solidly built model to come out of proton yet. The doors shut with a reassuring thud, and there aren't so many unsightly gaps. Headroom is greatly improved compared to the original Gen 2 and overall the car looks and feels decent, with ok plastics&upholstery and a sensible layout. The door handles are more solid than the ugly scratch&win rounded ones in the first batch Gen2, and there is a glove box now. This is the car Proton ought to have introduced when they first released the original Gen 2. With the Persona I finally get the feeling that Proton has listened to the Malaysian public. If only they had listened to the rakyat all along and built a car that Malaysians wanted and needed....
Anyway, I hope for Proton's sake that the Persona does well. I think this car deserves that much, irregardless of who built it.