Facelifted Proton Persona

Proton recently claimed the Persona model have its facelift version, and it is better than the previous model! To me it's just another way to offloading those unwanted or overdued cars from its storages.

Personally I do not like Proton cars at all because of its ........ (as you should know). Couple with all these so call changes, facelifts etc, I think they are conning consumers' money all the while. For a persona to be sold at around RM 60,000 that's way too high for a local manufactured, uninspected car.

Proton has been the no 1 seller in Malaysia for years, but it's now down to no 2 for the last few years if not mistaken, and the obvious reason is ...... yes you know it! Not convenient for me to spell out one by one, and also save myself from blasting from those Proton enthusiates.

Frankly, car manufactured in Malaysia should be at a level of half the imported car's price, which means around the region of RM40,000 max. but due to protection of Proton government imposed heavy taxes and duties on imported cars so people have no choice but buy Proton instead.

Moreover with a little change here and there (I mean interior), square to round, copycat-blackbazel front headlamps etc, all these changes make me feel disgusting, and if anyone ask is this a Malaysian designed car, I would prefer to say "don't know" rather than yes! It's so aweful and ugly, and without proper study as to why other manufacturer design in such a way, what's the purpose of it and whether R&D is carryout prior to coming out with such design.

That's the major problem for Proton. What others have they want it too. What other don't have they want to be special. That's the way Proton differentiate themselve from others and that's how they are going to be for the next few years, perhaps decades to come.

Now even they are coming out with a prototype MPV and SUV, which by a glimps of look, I just turn it away because it's an ultimate disgrace for Malaysia! What on earth are they design the rear window to be triangular shape? With the normal rectangular design we've already had enough blind spot, what more would it be for a triangular shape?

No wonder once Jeremy Clarkson said Malaysia is fame for producing car that's meant for use in jungle only! True to his words. Maybe Malaysia trying to be number 1 again in certain aspect - Accident rate!

So excuse me if strong critisicms words used, but I can't help to have a dig at them! Proton Boleh! Malaysia Boleh! Memalukan sahaja!