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Spied: Bigger wheels on 2021 Proton Iriz and Persona - improved looks for both cars?

Sanjay · Jan 29, 2021 12:00 PM

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Proton is not making any bones about testing the upcoming Proton Persona and Proton Iriz facelifts - we've seen them touring around Malaysia many times, and now we have info that they'll be getting bigger wheels. 

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A closer look at the multi-spoke wheels. Seems promising!

Last year, both cars were spotted rolling on new wheels and courtesy of our friends at Funtasticko, we've learnt that they're 16-inch units. That's a small size bump from the current 15-inch wheels both cars come with.

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Is this the upcoming Proton Iriz 'R3 Edition?'

The wheels are just small part of the facelift exercise. Recall that the pair will drop their not-very-punchy CVTs for a torque-converter 4-speed automatic transmission, in addition to introducing new variants of the duo - one of which is highly touted to be the 'Iriz Active'.

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Also, it's been previously reported that both cars could be unveiled at the end of next month or early March, but the extended MCO could delay the launch to April.

If you happen to spot these cars - or have any other spyshots for that matter - feel free to drop a line to us!

Sanjay

Senior Writer

With humble beginnings collecting diecast models and spending hours virtually tuning dream cars on the computer, his love of cars has delightfully transformed into a career. Sanjay enjoys how the same passion for cars transcends boundaries and brings people together.

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