u know what... i think it goes a really long way in proving how much a person knows about cars when they start to compare 2 TOTALLY DIFFERENT category of cars ... 

SWIFT is a COMPACT
PERSONA is a SEDAN

the engine capacity is slightly different
the boot space is ALOT different
the price is also ALOT different ... OTR price is 20k higher

heck, even Proton and Suzuki are marketing these model for DIFFERENT markets/customers...

so why are you comparing ?

like so many previous posts have said ...
you ougtha know what YOU want in a car ...

city driving / kai kai / makan angin / cruising arnd uni campus + alot of money ... get the Swift / MyVI / Jazz / March ...

with family / travelling / balik kampung / go to work n come back + don't want to spend RM70k for something that's gonna cost RM45k in 2 years ... get the Persona / Vios / City / Accent ...

IMHO, get your car facts straight then compare between the correct models for the car that you need ...

for those who wanna 'smoke' other cars ... go buy a cigarette holder and stick at the bonnet...

NO MORE SMOKING BUSINESS!!! Persona is just a better car for that price. Swift? Its over priced!! Whatsmore its not fully imported.. so why do that? In the long term you will need to balik kampung and maybe take a road trip, then you will need a boot space. think about it....