Reader Chris Song sighted this Honda Brio in Malaysia back in April this year. This Honda Brio is quite similiar as the Kia Picanto posted earlier in the sense that the car is completely undisguised, which is not what a car manufacturer would usually do if it were testing its own model for introduction. It’s even white in colour, just like the Picanto.
At least this time we have a clue as to who the trade plate on this car belongs to – it has been previously sighted on a disguised 2nd generation Perodua Myvi, which means this trade plate most probably belongs to Perodua. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Picanto we previously posted belonged to Perodua as well.
Perodua must be doing some kind of benchmarking exercise, and it so happens that the Brio and the Picanto are both A-segment cars, with wheelbase lengths between the 2,300mm to 2,400mm range and a both length of under 4 metres. Guess what Perodua is within that segment? The Perodua Viva.
It’s been about 5 years since the Perodua Viva was launched in May 2007, which means it’s at the end of its lifecycle (assuming a normal length lifecycle) and due for replacement. So I think what Perodua is doing is trying out different cars in the A-segment to see where the standard is right now, to get input for the next generation Viva.
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Cool alright.
good find… yea the viva has been quite a while now… and till now the model hasn’t got any major facelifts yet… wonder if it’s a brand new model or just a facelift with a so-called “improved driving sensation”
No matter what, their cars are from daihatsu, just take a look at their lineup and you’ll know if there’s new update or not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daihatsu_Mira#L275_series_.282006.29
Current viva is 6th gen, the link i posted above is 7th gen. So yea, most prob new Viva.
Nothing special about viva except a small, crumpy yet expansive car….
brio is completely hideous
They js use the plate only la..dont think too much…xD
Malaysian way of benchmarking is different. They see others’ quality and then back it off a few notches.
“Oh imported cars also use cheap plastics, so we can do it too. We can then say that even imported cars use cheap plastics to the Malaysian public”
U got that right.
Their benchmarking is just to see what they can get away with(out)
Sad sad thing, considering the Brio is already the most basic of the cheap hondas…which is not to say you’d get much.
I wont be surprised if one day they benchmark against the Tata Nano……
bro..Perdana lifecycle is how long? 20 years?
including galant lifecycle..ancient already.
Perdana stop production already..since 2011 if i am not mistaken..
Perdana production 1995-2010
Honda in Perodua?
Another ugly car from Honda
i heard the current viva will be replaced..yay!..
Surprisingly proton has 1 white brio as well for benchmarkng
because white solid variant is the cheapest one compared to metallic
P2 no need to do research…just copy n paste!
plus, do sume cost down activity.
Apparently 6th & 7th generation Mira look light year ahead of Junk Picanto & Butt ugly Brio.
Hopefully P2 will launch Viva replacement base on the good looking Mira e:s.
Kudos to P2 for conducting sensible benchmarking. Hope that the next Viva will be Lagi Best than the current one also.
Let’s hope for the best… 7 generation Mira on our roads… Might be called the ” new viva”…. Viva la Perodua…..
That is one fugly Brio, bro :P I bet the Picanto’s interior will thumb this Brio too!!
so no sedan project? Japan owner ask P2 not to interrupt sedan market?
fugliest tail lights ever, gonna be overpriced too.
Cool story.
Y would Perodua buy a car for benchmarking when the Japanese are doing it?
Haiyaaa…what the hell benchmark with another Japs. Benchmark la with continental…and then P2 can improve to continental level…not oriental level.
benchmark here and there, yet quality is stool-like. never pass the bench level
I spotted this car again heading down karak highway driven on high speed on the third lane. Unfortunately I was riding my bike on that day so I wasn’t able to snap some pictures.
Then things turned for the better after I passed the DUKE highway heading into town.
I managed to follow close and they seem to be doing some comfort level test on the Air cond. There’s a temperature prob on the outside and one each on of the air vents.
Overall this car looks fine except the back. Maybe they decided to steal prius c’s back and shorten it. its small and its got a seriously small boot. Smaller than Myvi in my opinion, the huge rear glass is going to be security issue too, going way pass the rear seats. Its easier for prying eyes to see what’s inside for them.
If price for this car is below rm60k, its going to seriously dent the local car manufacturers.
I drove this car before back in March 2012 in Krabi-Phuket. If im not mistaken, 1.6 engine, super fuel savings, and not too mention is cheap in thailand.