In Cars, Local News, Perodua / By Danny Tan / 8 November 2017 11:53 am / 124 comments

Big news for Malaysian motorists! The most popular car of recent times, the Perodua Myvi, has been reloaded. The third-generation Myvi (the name has been retained) will be open for booking tomorrow, priced from RM44,300 to RM55,300. The price range is a big surprise, and here’s why.

UPDATE: Perodua has opened online registration of interest for the new Myvi, click here for more.

Let’s start of with something to quash all speculation – the new Myvi is not a rebadge of the Daihatsu Boon. The upper body is a 100% Perodua design. “The all-new Myvi is a the first Perodua model to have an upper body designed completely in-house, without foreign input,” said Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh, president and CEO of Perodua.

“Not only is this a testament to our technology partner Daihatsu’s confidence in our abilities. It also allows the car to be tailored to suit the needs and wants that are unique to Malaysians,” he added. Unfortunately, the car is not being shown to the public yet, although one can get a sneak preview of it at the Malaysia Autoshow at MAEPS in Serdang from November 9-12.

While the exact specifications have not been released, Perodua handed out a leaflet highlighting the new Myvi’s top features. What we know is that the new car is longer and wider, but lower than its high-roofed predecessor. Perodua also claims a 973 mm tandem distance (distance between the front and rear passengers) and an ‘8+1 flexible seating arrangement’ (nine layouts, not seats).

Five variants are on offer, and they are the 1.3 Standard G (MT), 1.3 Standard G (AT), 1.3 Premium X, 1.5 High and 1.5 Advance. The 1.3L and 1.5L engines offered are from the Toyota/Daihatsu NR family, with DOHC and Dual VVT-i. Base five-speed manual variant aside, all Myvis get a four-speed automatic gearbox.

It’s exactly the same engine line-up as the Toyota Avanza and not a carry-over from the previous Myvi. The 1.3L 1NR-VE is also same unit used in the Bezza 1.3L, and in the sedan it makes 94 hp at 6,000 rpm and 121 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm. The 1.5L 2NR-VE makes 105 PS at 6,000 rpm and 136 Nm of torque at 4,200 rpm in the Avanza. The 1.5L NR engine also powers the Toyota Vios.

Eco Idle auto start-stop, which made its debut in the Bezza, is available on 1.3 Premium X and above variants. Along with aerodynamic improvements, the new Myvi’s fuel economy is as good as 20.1 km/l for the 1.5L auto. The claimed FC for the outgoing Myvi 1.5L AT is 15.4 km/l.

Now to the features. All variants get LED headlamps with a ‘Follow Me Home’ function, keyless entry with push start (unlike some premium German cars!), 60:40 split folding rear seats and reverse sensors. 1.3L variants get four airbags (front and side) ABS, EBD and Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) as standard. They roll on 14-inch wheels. As mentioned, Eco Idle is available from the 1.3 Premium X.

Moving up to the 1.5L variants nets one 15-inch rims, front and side skirting, two-tone rear bumper, a rear spoiler and an integrated Touch n Go reader (insert you TnG card into the car and use Smart Tag lanes without the Smart Tag). Both 1.5L variants get six airbags – front, side and curtain.

The range-topping 1.5 Advance gets the big surprise – Advance Safety Assist (ASA). This is a suite of safety features that includes Pre-Collision Warning, Pre-Collision Braking, Front Departure Alert and Pedal Misoperation Control.

These are existing Daihatsu systems and they operate through a forward-facing camera on the top of the windscreen. PCW warns you when a collision is about to happen, PCB is autonomous emergency braking, while FDA alerts you when the car in front has moved on (in a traffic jam), saving you from being honked by the car behind. PMC detects an obstruction in front, and will not allow the car to accelerate. Needless to say, Perodua is targeting a five-star rating from ASEAN NCAP.

Not bad for a RM55,300 car, no? That’s the price of the 1.5 Advance with ASA. The new Myvi range starts from RM44,300 for the 1.3 Standard G (MT), rising to RM46,300 for the 1.3 Standard G (AT), RM48,300 for the 1.3 Premium X and RM51,800 for the 1.5 High. All prices are on-the-road excluding insurance. Gear Up accessories, including the just-introduced child seats, are available – see the list below.

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Six colours are available, and they are Lava Red, Mystical Purple, Glittering Silver, Ivory White, Granite Grey (1.5 only) and Peppermint Green (1.3 only). The latter two are new colours. Here’s the spec summary, in point form.

Perodua Myvi 1.3 Standard G

RM44,300 (MT)

RM46,300 (AT)

Gets as standard:

1.3 litre Dual VVT-i engine (1NR-VE)

1,329 cc, four-cylinder petrol

94 hp at 6,000 rpm, 121 Nm at 4,000 rpm (est. numbers from Bezza 1.3)

Five-speed manual or four-speed E-AT

LED headlamps with auto off and follow-me-home functions

Headlight levelling

LED tail lamps with light guides

Reverse sensors

14-inch alloy wheels

Keyless entry and start

Flexible 8+1 seating configurations

60:40 folding rear seats

Side pocket on front seat (for mobile phones)

Four airbags (dual front, front sides)

ABS, EBD

Electronic stability control (VSC)

Traction control (TRC)

Emergency Stop Signal (ESS)

Five-year/150,000 km warranty

Target five-star ASEAN NCAP crash test rating

Perodua Myvi 1.3 Premium X

RM48,300 (AT)

Adds on:

Eco-idle automatic start-stop system

Other exterior and interior trim (not released yet)

Colour options for Myvi 1.3:

Ivory White (solid)

Glittering Silver (metallic)

Mystical Purple (metallic)

Lava Red (metallic)

Peppermint Green (metallic) – new, exclusive to 1.3 models

Perodua Myvi 1.5 High

RM51,800 (AT)

Adds on:

1.5 litre Dual VVT-i engine (2NR-VE)

1,496 cc, four-cylinder petrol

106 hp at 6,000 rpm, 140 Nm at 4,200 rpm (est. numbers from Vios 1.5)

Four-speed E-AT

Combined fuel economy of 20.1 km per litre

15-inch dual-tone alloy wheels

Front bodykit and side skirts (dual-tone)

Two-tone rear bumper

Rear spoiler

Built-in toll reader (integrated SmartTAG)

Six airbags (dual front, front sides, curtains)

Perodua Myvi 1.5 Advance

RM55,300 (AT)

Adds on:

Advanced Safety Assist (ASA)

Pre-collision Warning

Pre-collision Braking (low-speed autonomous emergency braking)

Front Departure Alert

Pedal Misoperation Control

Colour options for Myvi 1.5:

Ivory White (solid)

Glittering Silver (metallic)

Mystical Purple (metallic)

Lava Red (metallic)

Granite Grey (metallic) – new, exclusive to 1.5 models





