Proton Wira

The Proton Wira (also known as the Proton Persona in Europe and some other international markets, not to be confused with the 2007 Malaysian Proton Persona) was introduced in 1993 and is based on Mitsubishi Lancer Colt. More than 220,000 units were sold between 1996 and 1998. This car was, and still is, very popular in Malaysia. The word Wira translates into English as "Hero" but instead of using this as the name in English-speaking countries, Proton chose to use the word Persona. However, from about 2001 onwards, the car has been sold as the Wira in the United Kingdom, whilst in 2002 the Wira was put into production in Iran by Zagross Khodro. Variants of the Wira include the Proton Wira Aeroback and Proton Wira SE