2021 Proton Persona Premium Malaysia Day Review | Evomalaysia.com 

Crazy, the way you express how much you love the country is exactly what I have in mind since I decided to relocate back home in 2018. Getting pay 5 times more not really making me happy tbh. I was told by the elderly since I was little, "study hard, get a good job, work in oversea." That's the classic teaching for most of the 'Chinese Kids', I made it, I've travelled more than 30 countries , relocation, and ? How far we still want to go to 'achieve the success' set by others ? Anyway, too long windy. Hope to join you guys one day.

Sadly I'm leaving the country this coming November I'm really going to miss Malaysia. I came here in 2007 from becoming a postgraduate student to an academic. Beautiful Malaysia I love you.

I agreed with you Bobby on stress level and competiveness in developed countries. Just hoping this whole Corona shite over so we can get normal again. I miss road trip.

Still in love with my old Persona Elegance 2011. From the design to driving pelasure. The only downsize is the fuel consumption which i think the price compensate if compare with other C segment (yes, old persona is C segment). Overall, i hope it will last long so i can tell story to my grandchildren our love story ❤️.

Proton Persona & Proton Iriz is really nice car....fun to drive & handling is superb

Aiming for this car to replace my Pug 208, way more practical and easier to maintain. Seems like Proton has a come a long way now and I’m all for it!

Guten Morgen Bobby! That sentence nailed the video 😁🙌🏻. As for the car, I must say that I envy Malaysians for having such an abundant choice of spacious B-segment cars, especially sedans. Heck even a Perodua Bezza and Axia are more spacious than some of the B-segment cars we got here in Europe. Europeans, in particular Germans and Swiss, hate sedans and prefer station wagons and hatchbacks, I don't know why though. On top of that I have the feeling that the cars are quite expensive for what they offer, because here you can still find lots of cars still having manual windows and not even parking sensors, which are not even existant on an Axia E. Yeah I get it, we are required to have ESP, traction control, ABS and 6 airbags as standard, but I have still the feeling that manufacturers cheap out on the car's specs. I wish they would start selling Proton and Perodua again in Europe, but the Euro 6 regulations make it impossible and the surge of plug-in hybrid cars will make such choices unattractive. Most fresh grads get anyway used cars, because new cars are here mostly a corporate thing and a private customer is not willing to buy a brand new car which depreciates anyway like 20 % when leaving the showroom. The Proton Persona (and the Iriz) seem to have a great value for money proportion. Yes they have only manual air con, but they got all around parking sensors, reverse camera, LED headlamps, steering wheel control and on top of that USB ports everywhere. They also seem spacious and even huge Europeans would feel comfortable inside such a car. The voice command thingy is a really nice touch, because most of the cars get here very flimsy built in voice command technology and even Google Assistant is not working that great like the GKUI system found in Protons. For the price of around RM 54k, you can't go wrong at all. The rear headrests though are unacceptable. For me they would be a dealbreaker. Do you think the Persona is a good car compared to what we get served in Europe? 🤔

love to see the proton car nowadays..the colour looks premium..i believe there are already investing new paint shop in this pre geely era..

Thanks Bobby for being humble to drive the persona... Quite different compared to your short review with myvi... 😬

Totally agree. I am Malaysian but born and am a resident in Singapore most of my life. It is ultra capilatist here. Anything you do, you need to operate at max capacity to survive and to attract that high a volume of business you need to kill off your competitors. Not good at all. The stress of living in Singapore really makes me appreciate the beauty of life in Malaysia and I feel so happy whenever I return to Malaysia. Hope the pandemic ends. I miss Malaysia.

Well, you and Kon had me booked a Persona 2022 already. Thanks for the review.

Wow bobby on persona !!!! Love it MAlaysia Boleh

This is the review I'm waiting for...most honest review about persona 2022 on RU-vid!

Honest and authentic review. Will consider buy the standard one.

Happy Malaysia day Bobby and everyone. Glad you proud being Malaysian as I am. I just got my Persona couple days ago...the handling was sweeeeeeet. 50K++ car is no brainer la. BTW, you need haircut bro 😅

Notification came up just hit it right away!

Love your review on the Persona, Bobby. Fully agree it's a great car overall vs other B-segment vehicles. Proton, well done! Perhaps improvement on the NVH... don't mind paying more for it👍

Bobby are you driving the Iriz next round???

Cool video..nice review...though want to make point, as having worked in SG over 7 years, yes it is stressful and as a foreigner, you are squeezed to the max,but it is life experience that moulds you to take on challenges..but for malaysia, especialy in its mnc corporate environment, it is still equally stressful and driven to produce...but paid pittence...so in the end ...it depends..man

Persona boleh.. Next Iriz please

As a child in the 1970s, even after the May 13, 1969 race riots, we still felt more united and muhibah. It was a common sight than to see malay hawkers in Chinese coffeeshops, with both Chinese and Malay customers for them. Unfortunately, that is no longer the case, although in Kuching, you can see that! The rot set in during the 1980s, especially when the differentiation was not only race but religion too. No wonder 1.8 million Malaysians have emigrated in the last few decades, with almost 1.2 million to Singapore alone, as reported by the Human Resource Minister in March 2023. And with 90% of Chinese studying in Chinese schools, compared to my time in the 1970s, when national schools were so secular and academically superior, no middle class Chinese thought even of going to Chinese schools. Chinese schools were dying a natural death in the 1970s. But the increasingly Malaynised and Islamised national schools from the 1980s onwards threw the Chinese schools a lifeline, and middle class Chinese left the national schools in droves for the Chinese Schools.

Bobby is a philosopher when he talks about country culture / way of working

This Persona is going to be my first car and I’m so so excited to get it!! Waiting for the car to be in stock! Edit: Just got the car two days ago and I love it!!! The only thing that bothers me is the radio display, it's not user friendly. It requires some time to get used to. Apart from that, it's a pretty solid car!!!

it looks like Geely has made right decision buying Volvo. some of their product has significantly improved, probably they learn 1/2 things from Volvo

I remember the very first lesson I taught my girlfriend when driving is HOW TO BRAKE PROPERLY🤣

Bosssss! Sudah boleh rentas negeri. Boleh request Persona baru naik Genting tak? 🙈

Hi bro. Thank you for super informative review! I am considering this or a 2nd hand 2.0 inspira. Im not really a heavy footer, but i like pick up for overtaking on highway. Unsure if an inspira is an overkill, considering i only drive like max 140 on PLUS. Would a persona be enough? My old car is a proton waja mmc. I also hate how the cvt on exora bold works.

Finally a review from Mr Bobby🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

Bobby : Malaysian must drive Malaysian car and I love you Malaysia ! Bobby : GUTEN MORGEN!! ( german) Also Bobby : THOMAS !! SAWADIKAP !

Finally get my car but when idling it just vibrate as much as the grandma’s hand at next door. Or just my unit engine mounting problem ?

That front new ledlamps is bright as hell 😂

Good info about braking, weight transfer.. Bobby

I am driving Proton Persona CVT 2017 and I love Ulu Yam stretch too!

Fantastic review. Might just lock me into a new Persona

8:29 A rare Kia Koup flew by

Came for the car, stay for the content

Where's my fuel cup,that's hilarious,quote of the century,I can't stop laughing.......!!!!.

Last time you tested the 2017 Iriz, you said that there was a freeplay on the steering wheel. How about this one?

I love the way you think. Subs!!!

Great handling and comfort is definitely a strong point of Protons, that should be expected. But I don't think the 2022 Iriz/Persona is a value for money purchase for the package you're getting. The drivetrain is one major reason for me. It'll make a great used purchase though. (Plus point of going used, you can try find a manual variant, and the manual is a whole lot better than the CVT. You can't get new ones with manual anymore)

Love your videos.. Can you do preview for Persona Executive?

with radio on, does the engine's sound bad?

Day and night compared to the 2016 car......shit man now I feeling trading in

Is the handling differs in a noticeable way compared to the 2019 model?

Bro. Interstate travel is already open. Can you drive this up to Genting now?

Hadir cam bese Teruskan upload video

wait , was audio during driving a voice over? also , i dont know why the new logo on the steering wheel reminds me so much of the Vauxhall logo

the way you pronounce Ulu Yam is way more Malay than a Malay itself. lol no cap!

为什么没有中文版？

Hi Mr Bobby, I am Ganesh, I have made my mind to order a persona, however the standard version of it. I would like to know is there a difference in terms of NVH between the variations of Persona? Just to know. Thank you.

Please do a review on the iriz Bobby

Beautiful roads thr

3:27 Can someone tell where is it? Always see this roundabout in pov video.

How do you rate the handling and comfort to Toyota Vios..thanks

Bobby did u live before independence .. bcs u are very patriotic

Bobby have double chin?

This car got no stock and waiting period up to 6 months 😂 selling like a hot cake

New persona used polo gti? Haha

does the CVT change?

Oh My, what is with the 70's hairdo?😂

20:45 lol

wow persona lipas

More comfortable than Mazda 3? Sure or not worr Bobby 😂😂

Yaaaaaa. Drunk ke hahaha. Tangki pun tak tahu mana. Ahahhaa 😅😅

low quality product, mesin tua buatan lotus, makanya ga laku