It ought to come as no large shock that the Proton Persona’s days are numbered. In any case, non-identical twin sister automobile Iriz took its final breath in September this yr, ending an 11-year run. As we speak’s Persona was launched in 2016which makes it nearly a decade previous now, and a facelift surfaced in 2019. Probably the most current replace was again in 2021.
We all know that the Persona won’t survive past this yr as a result of it didn’t seem in any of Proton’s future plan displays on the Proton Tech Showcase, which opens to the general public right this moment at Proton’s Centre of Excellence (COE) in Shah Alam.
The Persona is just not within the AMA platform plannor did it seem within the X/S sequence slides or GMA mannequin technique. The great briefing on the occasion’s media session touched on future fashions in Proton’s ‘college period’ that begins subsequent yr (2025 is the yr P1 graduates from highschool, CEO Li Chunrong mentioned), however no Persona.
One other signal that the traditional nameplate – which was additionally used within the UK within the Wira period – will probably be retired (briefly?) is information of the i-GT engine household changing all Campro VVT and GEP3 (1.5T within the X70, S70, earlier X50) engines by 2026. The Persona and the now-departed Iriz shared a 1.6L VVT engine, with the hatchback additionally having a 1.3L choice.
The Persona’s departure would depart a niche between the A-segment Saga and the ‘C-segment’ S70 sedans, in each dimension and worth (RM25k between the highest Saga and base S70).
There have been rumours of Proton fielding a less expensive S70 with a 1.5-litre naturally aspirated engine (presently turbo-only) to function a B-segment sedan and plug the mentioned hole. This may sound unusual, however keep in mind that the S70’s donor automobile – the Geely Emgrand – is powered by a 1.5L NA engine elsewhere, though that’s a direct injection unit and never a PFI like the newest Saga’s i-GT engine.
As for the transmission, Proton did point out that it’s “exploring a CVT with torque converter software,” so this rumoured ‘price range S70’ can be extra of a great candidate than the Saga, which has simply been launched with an everyday Punch CVT within the Premium variant. Farewell, Persona.
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