That evolution is very nice. Ironic that I read this seconds after sending you an email with a picture of one!

Lovely stuff, absolutely textbook.

I used to work for a well known car rental company, delivering and collecting cars back when Proton was a thing. I can’t speak for the coupe but we used to fight for the keys to a persona. Don’t get me wrong, they were out of date even back then but the engine was a delight to rev the ***t out of, far more fun the fleet Rovers, Golfs and Escorts. Oh and most had AC as standard too. A big deal back then

Yep, I also spent some time in the Compact/Satria and Persona/Wira. Their biggest crimes were a dated and cheap cabin, and the fact that they were overpriced for what they were. They were actually good fun to drive, reasonably well-equipped and OK to look at. The Coupe and Satria GTI were the Protons of choice, but I've got a soft spot for all of them.

There’s one not that far from me, looks to still be in use but I doubt it gets out much. Didn’t even know they made a Coupe until I saw it.

Ooh, is it an Evolution or standard Coupe? Can't remember the last time I saw one on the road.

I had one back when i was 20 i am now 33 and just bought one same colour not spec tho relive the youth lol

I adored thus car when it was launched in Malaysia way back then. Alas, ay 20-something with two toddlers in tow, even approaching the wife was considered a waste of oxygen.

Hence I waited. At 50-something, I acquired a 2000 year unit out of twin, unseen! Flatbedded it 600km to KL city. And in 2021, it was reborn.

https://www.wapcar.my/news/36733/amp

This one is a keeper.