Good news! Perodua announced yesterday that all its cars will come with dual airbags and seat belt pretensioners from July 2012. This includes the Viva, which is Malaysia’s cheapest new car. The compact car maker added that there will be no price increase with this move.
One thing that led to this is the UN ECE R94 new safety regulations regarding frontal collision that the government has been pushing. Although R94 regulations aren’t just about SRS, the airbags and seat belt pretensioners (they preemptively tighten the belt to prevent the occupant from being thrown forward in a crash) will go a long way to prevent serious injury and deaths from road accidents.
even the basic 24k viva?
Speaking of safety, Danny, why a lot of new cars now do not have the auto lock feature?
We have a lot of Grand Theft Auto cases now, I think that the likelyhood for someone to get mobbed is higher than the chances of being trapped in an accident.
Furthermore, people will get trapped as well if they locked the car manually even without auto lock feature so what difference does it make?
Yes…all variant
Maybe they just phase out the low end model… (the one without the airbag/seat belt pretensioners)
why now? they can do this long ago rite..
ni kalo tak terpaksa..mampus produa tak bagi bnda2 camni..kalo bagi pon harga kompem naik!!
Jangan jales. Daripada Proton basic persona & saga yang masih tak ada airbag.
Amoi, regulation yg JPJ implement ni utk semua kereta la.. Even Saga LL pon dh implement airbag la start production Julai 2012..
tapi Proton cars install the compulsory airbags pun price no increase like Perodua ka?
jangan jeles bila basic persona dan saga pasang dual airbag…
HAHAHA
Jangan Jealous?? ada standard ke Proton nak Jealous dgn Perodua… pi blajar cara buat keta sendiri dari pasang kereta orang lain… then claim hantar 600 engineer ke jepun utk membina myvi… what a shame, dah la tin milo.. ada hati nak compare!!
Memang Proton jales …. sales tak naik naik lagi …. year in year out making loss. hahah
yup betul..perodua car are sucks…kereta gegar sana gegar sini..soundproofing hampeh…menyesal beli alza!!..
jeles?
hahahahah..jangan jeles proton bagi 4 AIRBAG..
produa ada????
correct… lagi syiok main “Paddle shifter” dgn rasa selamat dengan adanya 4 airbag.. wooohooo…
ada turbo…memang lagi best!
perodua baru nak bg pretensioners seatbelt ke?????
saga da ada lamaaaaaaa dahhh…
jeles x??? hahahahah
I reckon you’re are among the early buyers who have to live with only one airbag or none at all that it pisses you off.
Anyway that is why there are regulations (peraturan) a.k.a force (paksaan) by which Perodua must comply.
The next thing is to make Stability Control a standard.
Malaysia must have BLIS and Lane Change ASSist. All these drivers change lane without looking at mirror and no signal.
We must also be innovative. Have an Anti-Cilok feature installed in all cars so that no more queue jumping and using emergency lane. Once a car go into emergency lane, brakes automatically apply and bring car to complete stop.
Queue jumping, easy! Ask gov to add cam for emergency lane. So anyone is using the emergency lane will be stop by the police
Nice move by Perodua not to increase the OTR price. But kesian to those who just bought Perodua cars before July 2012.
Takpe la…baik ade dari xde
yey.. viva 660cc will come with dual airbag and pre-tensioner belt…. so viva driver could drive as fast as they want and hope that the SRS will save them.
LOL. love the sarcasm. i wanna see how strengh of viva skulls could save driver although it equipped with airbags.
but not all drivers knows how to use seatbelt. trust me..it happens..just see ur frens and some family members. they dont use seatbelt. airbag wont functioning without seatbelt.
warn them like i did:
“aku bawak laju, baik korg pakai seatbelt”
hahaha
That is not good enough. I think it is pertinent that malaysia increase its passive and active safety standards to mirror EUROCAP and American safety standard. We need to put safety first by making car manufacturer install as standard equipment 6 airbags, Vehicle Active stability system, Traction control and Blind spot active detaction.
Make manufacturer like Produa and Proton conduct extensive test and result of this test public. Produa produce substandard cars you can see the result in any crash or accident which causes most death and injury…….
Please make our car safe and safe driving for all malaysian.
salam 1 Malaysia
with all the things you mentioned installed, i think the cheapest car in malaysia will be priced at RM50k at least. those equipments are costly, and definitely will add to the overall cost of the car, and the customers are the ones that suffer usually.
i think it’s a good move that perodua will install airbags and seat belt pretensioners in all models without adding the price. this will at least give the cheaper models some protection against collision, and not make the models over-burdening to those low incomers.
improve driver habit first, rather than wanna make 6 airbags, esp, blindspot, blablabla… if monkeys are behind the wheels, still no use.
you may manna look at Britain accident statistics 30 years ago where there’s no safety features as today, try compare it with today malaysian statistics.
prevent better than cure!
agree..but that will raise up the cost. and majority msian still didnt know much abt car safety..for instance ppl will still buy 150k sedan with esp and only 2 airbags. T & H will still push msian to buy their luxury car with only basic safety spec. as a buyer we have to change our midset and ask for more.
Well at least they are doing something already by putting 2 airbags even for the most lowest variant. Good Move I would say.
from viva 660 to Alza standard (previously come with no airbag). No price increase. Tq
Syahril Dahlan,
Perodua Bangsar
sbb terpaksa bagi kan???
Because Perodua’s car already expensive!!
next we want stronger chassis and thicker sheet metal with no price increase
i dont think for about rm25k brand new viva 660cc u can call it expensive..
Tata nano can make it below RM10k…
Pity those who have bought juz last month…In that case, perodua should retrofit lah the airbags esp for the basic low spec viva etc
This is a good step. Don’t know why u guys complaining as once Perodua knows how much consumer value safety features I’m sure they will consider abs and traction control in all models next. We of course would like side curtain airbags as well ;-)
i agree with abs. tc? curtain airbags? i doubt that
yeah right, they only know the value of their customers safety after rules enforced it. LOL
tq perodua…eventhough passenger will still die in high speed crash, this airbag could prevent serious injuries to body…and it work for minor accident..
being 2 airbags as standard still not enough..what about abs and esp as standard? that would be more helpful to prevent accident…
It is good move for local automotive manufacturer to comply the regulation. At the same time, we need to educate the public to drive safely on the road.
i have seen a few case where the car with deployed airbags, but the driver was died. Maybe the victims did not buckled up the seatbelt or they miss understood that airbags, ABS or ESP can save them in all accident condition, until to forget drive safely…
Anyway, better have it than zero…
they hiked the price before the implementation
I am just hoping that we as Malaysian must aware that these are only safety equipments that only serve as to minimise fatality of road accident.
We need to improve our attitude towards safe driving and make it apart of our culture. Vehicle manufacturer also need to improve their vehicle safety system to be at global standard. Government also need to improve our road and traffic system and condition. It seems that we need to improve the whole transportation ecosystem for a better life.
why the add sounds like u people be grateful perodua is not charging for the airbags…. ah pls ABS and Airbag should be standard feature in any car…in this time and age…..
i say thanks to our govt. bcoz some people always blame the g for bad things but good things they lupa nak say tq the g.
Finally, the government is doing right in enforcing the rules. If not because of this very law, don’ t count on car companies to make them as basic amenities. Not even in a so-called national company like Perodua.
Viva the government and thank you very much. Next, cleaner diesel and stricter road/summon rules please.
Vote for BN yeah.
how about reducing the high car price then I will vote for BN and praise BN…
next step is to enforce the equipment of ESP in all cars.
bagus sebagai permulaan,ok la 2 airbag,dri langsung x ada lagi la korang complain…
bagus sebagai permulaan,ok la 2 airbag,dri langsung x ada lagi la korang complain…tq perodua
haha ! so wat air bag ?? ESP is a MUST !!!
so who going to benefit most in this case?
- the buyer, driver and passenger?
- the airbag manufacturer?
- the workshop/service center who now get more job of replacing airbag after it burst?
- the insurance company that now have more reason to increase premium with excuse increase repair cost?
Credit where credit’s due. Don’t just blatantly criticize everything because it’s P2/UMW/Crony you morons. Good move by P2 and informing it to future buyer.
But, the manners of Malaysian drivers has to be put in priority also. It starts with one self first, these safety features are just there to provide supplementary safety. Lots of monkeys nowadays driving like nobody’s business.
If govt can give tax rebate/reduction/exemption/incentive for hybrid cars for ENVIRONMENT, why not do similarly for cars equipped with high numbers of passive/active safety features – for SAFETY?
Then the automakers wont have to increase their prices (need to make sure they dont treat the reduced/exempted tax as additional profit then :))
Yeah sure, this will reduce the revenue for govt but then again it is spent for the rakyat’s safety – which shud be in line with the holy motto “Rakyat Didahulukan… (People First)”
Thumb up for me to be your next MP hahahahaha…
2 airbags and ABS should be STANDARD features for cars selling in Malaysia. VSC and TC should be HIGHLY recommended optional safety features. Cars without airbags and ABS are very dangerous.
kalu 10 airbags pun, but body buat dari tin milo, haaampes jugak.. neway, Perodua baru nak implement seat belt pretensionerske?? aduuuh
satu langkah yanng bernas tp bodoh at the same time.
why government always take reactive(before) measure?as it said, srs (SECONDARY restraint system). they always take a solution after a threat or accident have occurred.why not put the PRIMARY measures first such as putting anti lock brakes and esp…..as this will prevent the accident at the FIRST PLACE!
it is Supplementary Restrain System (SRS), NOT secondary.. LOL
nice one bro. haha!
It’s ‘Restraint’, not ‘Restrain’.
ooo festive season dah dekat, mesti mau kurang kemalangan maut yang selalu ada sebelum ini. biasanya lebih banyak airbag, bole bawa lagi laju laju la kereta itu supaya cepat sampai .. yahooooooo.
Good move from P2.
Like!
Electronic stability control, Brake assist, Traction control, side curtain airbags mana?!?!
if these regulations start enforce this month for all model of cars, i wonder what will happen to some old stock of cars remained unsold? eg. P1 or?
Give me a working airbag coz my sister’s airbag on her less than 1 year myvi does not deploy on a front collision!!!eventhough u give 6 airbags also still useless!!perodua sucks….
at what speed is dat? airbag dont just deploy at any crash… if the control unit calculated dat airbag is not needed to deploy, it doesnt, coz pretensioner is enuff.
if it does, ur sister might be killed by an airbag deployed wrongly, like those cases where a honda crv deployed over a bump and costs a woman’s eye!
highway speed around 80kmh. Will airbag deploy at that speed?
ok lorr… any free airbag installation for existing model on the road like they did for the rear seat belt?
confirm cannot, sadly.
the airbag need a control unit and special wiring in the car. also, the seat belt has to be airbag compatible, so that means, it is designed for use with an airbag equipped car.
unlike the seatbelt installation, that only needs the anchor point. this is not too easy.
Sorry. :|
Those who bought Alza SR (Smart Ride) will become Stupid Ride.
No matter how many types of safety features installed in the car, make sure the driver really know how to drive safe.
The thing is that, more and more people drive like a mad man / woman. Act like a crazy people and think that the road is his / hers.
At the end, just like what we can see. More and more road users killed each day.
Active safety => PREVENTION
Passive safety => PROTECTION
Protection is done. Now its time for prevention.
What? Why not giving ESC a mandatory too!
because of the regulations, then p2 decide to implement airbags. what if there is none new safety regulations? the profit margin remains bigger, hence more bonuses for staffs and daihatsu members.
Proton should learn from perodua, which consider the safety 1st, well done perodua!
First the rear seat belt, now these?
Talk about “strive for change” or is it “change if we have to”.
This clearly show how they rip us all this while by offering us no air bag car.
This is a complete off-topic comment from me. I think JPJ should place a mandatory for all automotive manufacturers to install at least 4 air-bags (including side air-bags), ABS, and Electronic Stability Control (or any type of vehicle stability control) without hyping the car prices. As our country have more rain and slippery roads that would endanger road users. Why compromise safety where these basic safety features should be prioritized first rather than the appearance (interior and exterior) of a vehicle? From what I’ve noticed, the cars sold in Malaysia often place appearance first rather than safety features first. Anyhow, all the automotive manufacturers should start placing safety features first rather than placing shinny alloy rims as standard feature rather than basic active and passive safety features. Good move from Perodua.
saya baru shj beli perodua alza ez pd 17 julai yg lepas..mmg betul berita ni..sape2 yg beli sblum tu mmg rugi
Well done, but why not include ABS into the fold? It’s better to prevent an accident in the first place.
Now i know why their slogan was ‘building cars people First’! gud move perodua…
kancil from the year 1998 already have pre-tensioner….yeah!!jeles ker????
haha about time