Taking pride of place at Perodua’s KLIMS13 stand is a concept optimistically called the Global Model Sedan (GMS) Buddyz. Targeted at Gen Y and Gen Z consumers, the four-door study features a clean, angular shape with striking lighting elements.
The Buddyz is widely believed to hint at a future production sedan by Perodua, which, we’re told, is entering the second phase of its feasibility study. Remember the Perodua Bezza concept from KLIMS 2010? This is an evolution of the Bezza following consumer feedback.
Perodua says the Buddyz is “the perfect combination of local and global automotive trends.” The front end evidently derives more than a couple of aesthetic elements from the Myvi, albeit dressed up with blue LEDs on the headlamps and sides of the front bumper. Round the back, red LEDs run across the bootlid.
The even more space-age cabin is claimed to be a fusion of “architectural design and discerning home decor”. There’s a swooping, ‘floating’ dashboard with no centre stack, a control dial on the centre console with an engine start button and a central display screen.
The driver looks at a futuristic two-layer instrument panel through a funky, slightly oblong-shaped steering wheel with audio switches and shift paddles. Those foot pedals are unique, to say the least, and there are screens built into the backs of the front seats.
We’re told the Buddyz isn’t based on any existing platform used by Perodua, and that the concept sedan has been developed from the ground up by a team of local designers led by Muhamad Zamuren Musa, representing a step towards the development of its own platform.
To me, it looks not very nicely proportioned from the side. While the interior looks okay, the side looks like a an elongated rear slapped on a stubby nose, just like the Maruti Suzuki Swift Dzire in India.
But it is good that Perodua is looking at a compact sedan. I think they could give the Saga sedan a run for the money then.
LOL “Buddyz”.. Really? Well it took awhile for Malaysians to digest “Myvi” when it first came out. Probably need some time for “Buddyz” now
The name is not as bad as the proportions. Some cars like the BMW 3 and 5 series, Audi A4 and VW models show how proportion makes a car beautiful. This shows how bad proportions make a car look terribly wrong.
Where is Theophilus Chin? We need him now, pronto, cause I think he will be able to production-ise it well.
its 2013. The name is ugly. The design is ugly. Learn from startup company like Tesla motors. When they do things, they do it beautifully. All the best perodua.
Though Tesla is way more expensive, but I agree. Model S and Model X are simply amazing.
Perodua is doing well because of me. Everybody knows Perodua use VVTi engine of Toyota. Because I kuat promote Toyota on this blog, Toyota sales have soared. But those who cannot afford a Toyota went for the next best thing. They bought a Perodua. It is like owning a Toyota in disguise.
So Perodua should pay me royalty and commission for their good sales. I will be brave anough to state, Perodua’s good sales is solely due to me, Sam Loo.
Yes, but Tesla hired a pretty good designer, who worked on the new Beetle, some GM models and was chief designer at Mazda America. i.e. someone who knows what he is doing.
This however shows why Perodua only rebadges cars. There are some nice ideas in there (especially ones that will never find their way into production models), but overall… it looks like a Myvi that had a drink too much and went to bed with a Preve. And it all went horribly wrong from there on.
Ha Ha Ha Proton surely cannot sleep well now…sedan car is the only product from Perodua and the final nail to Proton’s coffin if goes into production! Ha Ha Ha
proton cannot sleep well?… shit car like this proton can tapau anytime..
haaaa tapau laaa..ekekekkeke
positive competition my friend
ok kami tunggu production buddyz ni. rear brake disc belakang, tayar 17″.
jangan jadi senyap macam konsep Bezza.
OMG. ALL nice except see from side view. The interior is awesome… P2 well done.
lol..thats what i thought
The rear three quarters and roofline looks comical and badly proportioned. The interior is futuristic but i doubt it will make it to production as it is because this being a budget car. Seriously, this just shows P2 have a mediocre styling department and can’t came out with a good design without input from Daihatsu.
well at least this is 100% design n made by p2 themself..i want to know under the hood of this concept
3SZ engine and 4AT akashi kikai transmission
3SZ? Again, why not use 1NZ. We all knew 3SZ is high fc. Kedekut punya Toyota….
4AT? Ermmm….. Design dah cantik dan futuristic. Sekali 4AT da….
Perodua, if you can see my comment, I want to you to do this.
1. Make sure it weight below 900kg and use engine K3-VE. I’m sure this will continue famous of myvi legacy.
2. Rip off this futuristic interior. Reverse engineering, simpler interior if can to keep cost at low.
3. Sport rims looks huge…. Dont….. We know price of 15 inch and above tyre is expensive.
4. Front bumper looks too myvi’s. Its ugly. Try make it like vios or camry design. Pretty sure Perodua lover will like it.
5. Price. Do not start above 48k. Or people will go Mitsubishi Attrage.
Oh come on.. 100% design and made by p2 themselves? Most car enthusiasts can see that they copied a lot from the designs of other world famous cars. The front end styling is borrowed from Golf Mk7, and the knob for the start/stop button looks exactly similar to BMW’s media control knob.. Imitations is the sincerest form of flattery, but the design team should have come clean and admit they they actually “borrowed” some of the design cues from other manufacturers.
Front fascia has a strong trace of VW Golf MK7 GTI
Proof:
if this is the best concept design Perodua can ever conceive.. they might as well just keep it as a concept.. a failed one that is..
I agree. Now we know why they still rebadge.
To be very fair, i think we criticise Proton when they do stupid things. But at least Proton can independently do a car on their own. And it is not bad. Yes quality is so-so, and the power train is meh. but it is usable. And the design is not offensive. This, well proves that Perodua will remain in the rebadging business for a long time.
I thought Perodua belongs to Toyota? n so far i know they don’t have any R&D.. so I wonder what is inside this concept car? Is the car drivable???
is it me or is perodua trying too hard?
omg, its ugly!!
Yup LOL!
Interior kasi putih, add blue LEDs here and there, TADAA! Perodua’s idea of futuristic and high-tech car!
so sorry to inform those so call local designers, this design suck and the car side view is terrible especially the boot area!!!
This is nice.. Futuristic and unique.. Lets see the end product..
I think you got bad taste
Buruk giler
I absolutely love the front straight up, and the dash design. The rest of the body is somehow flawed. There’s just too much metal between the wheel arches and the hood, as well as the boot. That makes the wheels look puny. Well, I’m not an automotive designer or anything..
This car was designed by just using a ruler and a semicircle ruler, because everything is just so straight and round :o
A ahh.. I like it. Please perodua, put it into production.. You can ve my money. It’s better if parts are compatible with myvi’s. Good for upgrade.
Look like a swift with a boot
It can be a nice hatchback but horrible sedan. This is the most horrid sedan I’ve seen after Suzuki Swift Dzire. No, please make it into a hatchback and redesign a sedan from scratch.
I agree with you. Hatchback is better.
Probably a ‘liftback’ 5-door car (a flashback term from 1980s Corolla liftback) is a better proposition to Perodua for it’s future new model.
First Bezza,now Buddyz.Then finally rebadge any Toyota/Daihatsu’s sedan model.Thats Perodua…hehe
Next year KLIMS 2014, perodua will showcase “Bangau” concept.
“Bongok” and “Bahlol” should be released before Bangau. Perodua sucks at designing cars, and totally suck at originality.
it is more than ugly …
Guys, it’s a copy of Saab 9-5 and the ill-fated 9-3. Just take the Saab cars and compress the proportions, and you’ll get buddyz
Perodua.. Front ok dy.. Backside should be bigger & higher.. The rest ok.. Maximize passenger good idea.. Myvian very happy..
Apa ini? Back lights copy Tuah!
Side view, LOL! Should call it Perodua Kelakar.
I’m sure many are disappointed with this, after waiting eagerly since the teaser appeared.
perodua kelakarZ! with a Z
Perodua Kelakar is a good name! Another name to consider is Perodua Kartun.
May be Perodua designed this car as a joke and let us have a good laugh.
one word… UGLY!
Is it too hard to design a decent looking car? this is beyond ugly, a bodoh looking car
buddyz ? they took the name from digi ?
What is that?
??
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a car?
“Kami Buddyz, kami takkan terpisah.” Is this a collaboration between Perodua and Digi? Lol.
ugly as hell!!..whoever designed this crap should be fired
This is the problem for Perodua, good in rebadging, but when come to own design, like this lol, please lah produa designer, I bet you will not put this car into production….
Front copy Golf GTI kao kao..
interior looks ok…..dafuq is wrong with the person designing the exterior? lololol
buttttttzilla…. and ugly too.
Interior OK, exterior… hmmm
Haaaahahahahaha this is a joke right
Seriously the Bezza looks a lot better than this.
To me the butt looks like a Latio sedan in 8 bit resolution
I know it’s a concept, but it just looks really off
Very ugly -(
eeeuww in the highest degree
suckgly..perodua buddy doesnt even rhyme
indon ke yang design ni?
I thought Laferrari was a terrible name. Turns out this is worse
Dugong car for stupid. Period.
fugly !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s either looks like:
1) Something from the London Garage @ Bangla Bangers or 2) The Spyker D8 Peking-to-Paris (Spyker SUV Concept)…
I know it’s just a concept but seriously..??!!
From certain angle, the car looks like the Chinese paper car ready to be burnt during Cheng Beng for the afterlife.
bro, u made my day..take my thumb! LOLOL.. I will burn this to Sam Loo!
From front looks like Patail, from side looks like Rosmah, from back looks like Najib. Should be called Perodua Mah Jibail
They copied the paper car design for Chinese Cheng Beng festival.
ARGH, MY EYES!!!
if you change the badge to suzuki, it become the swift sedan.
Seriously perodua? Your parent company came out with cool concept car in Jakarta, did you guys got the wrong memo?
Proportion is too weird. Looks like a hatchback slapped on with a rear end. Personally though I think this is a good effort on Perodua’s part, though I disagree with the placement of the push stop/start button.
i think it is a great concept, have own identity, futuristic and no copy.
Perodua, for once, walk the walk. We don’t want to see concepts, we want actual results.
‘Till today, I am hesitant to support Perodua because they don’t do much technical R&D, as opposed to Proton, but still better than Naza at least. Perodua should not be considered a national carmaker. Only Proton deserves that title. Until Perodua makes their own platform and engine, I will not bother sticking up for them.
Perodua … dont be so arrogant, please hire and learn from master. Even Kia and Hyundai do.
Now Proton design team look like competent bunch… Good job Perodua…
In terms of styling, they still have lots to catch up with their elder brother, Proton.
dear mr zamuren…. is that the best you can do? hahaha lol. looks like a last minute job from your team
is it a theophulus chin swift extended side design + proton tuah concept rear lights
Its like cars from Cloudy with a chance of meatballs… it’s cute LOL
the son of dugong..hemm.
rearlamp p.tuah..wakakaka..puiiii
ieewww….
This is a stupid n ugly car, proportion also out of spec….that so call Malaysia designer quality…shame of that….
This is a real stupid n ugly car, proportion also out of spec….that so call Malaysia designer quality…shame of that….
YIKES..! I’m getting car sick just by lookin… but the interior is waaayy fine tho.
dude.. honestly its more than ugly! please remain rebadge P2. you are not qualify enough to produce your real car. so sad. im sorry. seriously!
So heboh2 promo perodua sedan show just to introduce this pile of garbage?
look like no other work to do
diorang busy rotate2 orang dalam company. kahkah.
Haha.. now they know how hard it is to build a car from ground up. Try again P2.
*Without Proton, this KLIMS seems gloom for me..
honestly, interior are great…
front…so so…but still nice to see…but
the rear…hmm…honestly fugly…
Not enough flowy curves at the sides. Un-proportional & too angular. Reminiscent of paper effigies burnt as offerings for the afterlife.
watzefak……… if this goes into production…. ill migrate somewhere else where i won’t see this car on the road…… seriously….
The proportion of this car looks a bit too much like an MPV. I’m confused, are the making a sedan or an MPV ?
Anyway, the name “Buddyz” is horrible. What is this ? A gayfest ?
I hope ‘local designers’ spend more time to learn how to improve car performance (improve cooling system, stability, efficiency, serviceability, durability, choosing right materials…etc) rather just doing cosmetic design.
Learn to build a REAL car, even just a small component (but important one), is much better than designing a never going on road superficial car.
sport rim standard civic fd 2.0..like if u agree, dislike if ur stupid..hahahahaa
baru p2 rasa apa macam nak buat design.
… have tried so hard to like… but sorry P2… this is seriously below par…
And you think Proton Saga and Savvy more beautiful? PIIRAHHHH
Proton Saga FLX is faaaar more beautiful in terms of body proportions. Proton knows exactly how to build cars with awesome body stance (Neo, Preve, Suprima, Gen2) eventhough the designers couldn’t put many body lines/curves (will dramatically increase panel production cost).
DRB is injecting a lot of money to Proton for more sophisticated, better quality panel/parts production. Let’s wait and see how the 2014 Proton “Savvy replacement” (based on Proton EMAS) looks like.
Yeah keep on sweet wet dreams lah Proton! Not the 1st time we heard it donkey years back
why u so butthurt?? u perodua salesman??
Looks like its based on the suzuki swift. The A pillar, door panels and front wing is almost identical.
macam buruk jerr, macam tak comel jerr.macam macam jerr
this cute car going to kiss vios good bye!
P2 future in doubt with these geniuses
the most horrendous looking car ever…in what way this concept is even can be classify as designed? i’ve seen more attractive car doodle from a pre-school kid then this
Most Malaysian cannot afford to buy a house nowadays, so Perodua decided to produce a car affordable for all Malaysian Household. Nah, we give you Perodua Buddyz! Adoiii.. car like this present in KLIMS? seriously?? Forever la Perodua / Proton kena Tapau with other car makers!
Abomination!
looks like a last minute rushing project…
typical, this event cant even compare with the international motor show. shameful
Not to start bad but ….just but….
This car started of with Myvi based with Golf R front bumper which is not original. From the side it looks like dwarf killer whale with a bad proportion and the rear lamp could do better because the Beemer alike rear lamp that soon will be out of trend if the car will launch so in the future. From the rear side angle view, its easy to tell that this car was made based on the Saga. It could be running on hybrid, and definitely not fully EV. Somehow there is one thing i like though, the tiny cute side mirror, so gwiyomi.
Depan macam MK7 GTi, lampu belakang macam kereta konsep Proton Tuah. Depan kira ok, tengok dari tepi bahagian belakang macam tak siap dan memang fail.
why have 3 pedals when the car doesnt have a shifter? LOL….
copied Tuah concept rear lights and someone crushed from behind.
Fuyoh! This one is freakin’ fugly!
buddyz!?.. it’s more like bugly to me…
Awarded 2014 world most ugly car
Glocal?
why r we mix and matching words… when the end result doesnt even sound nice?
I wont comment on the car…. its just too much to digest… do we need Golf GTi-esque feature on a sedan? Dont think so…
keep dreaming perodua’s fans…these car never be produce ever…juz for display…feels like wanna smack that ugly ass…hoh
What is this thing?
yuk look like paper ghost car.
Where is the car aircon?
It is not easy to design a concept car and somemore look cartoonist and ugly. They should call the name Comel and put some Hello kitty with it..
That’s as ugly as it could get.
OMFG!!!!!!!! WTF is this fugly shit?!
design looks interesting..but a concept is as far toyota would allow.
the front design is ok, but not without the shadow of other well known brand.
the side design esp the back door design is terrible! like the drawing of a 3 years old!!
see the slope of the back door, its simply abnormal.
and the interior is impractical and did not utilize space wisely.
look like Toyota Corrola LE eco 2014 with some weird perodua design…. i think la…..
hahahahha…
P2 concept car is named “Buddyz”
P1 concept car will be named “Macai”?
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No offense Perodua, but it looks like Saga just ffing R35.
i hav not seen the car wit my own eyes so i reserve my comments. but what i really terkilan is that P1 is not in the list of exhibitors. wat gives ? is this another political or business thingi or P1 does not have a concept car that is presentable ? the biggest n only Motorshow in Malaysia to showcase n build the brand n P1 missed it ! SAD !
Dear Designers,
You are fired!!
The plastic toy car in pasar malam looks better than this. The side mirror is replaced with the tiny penis? I could break easily.
Honestly the design is fugly. Beeza is ok but this? If Proton designs this, its understandable but Perodua?
Holy Shit. The exterior design is totally out. How come this kind of exterior design can be approved????
Oh my!
This is a new level of ugliness in the automobile industry.
Can’t imagine sitting on the terribly designed seats for an extended period of time.
Sakit!
Tail lamp looks like proton tuah’s tail lamp
Thumbs up for the rims.
What the heck with sailun tyre anyway?Cost saving to the max…
ape lahhh.. mcm kete hatchback kat kdai potong.. tampal bonet je da jd cmtu.. baek beli civic thun 1988, pastu tampal bonet
You’all knows how to comlain only. Show yours idea la. Sucker.
I thought Nissan Almera was the ultimate fugly car.
I thought nothing will ever become fuglier.
I thought nothing will ever redefine the word fugliest.
I was wrong.
this is really one of the fugly car that was produced..but the interior design and the light system quite impressive though..
if the price is around 30-40k..then its quite truly value for money
interior is awesome. Exterior the front looks OK. fugly ass spoilt it.
this car could be great if it is hatchback or something like mini moris style .
Concept! Concept!! Concept!!!
Change the name Please…Buud..zzyy..(Yarkkk)
Should be named as
“Peroduo DUNNO WHEN COME OUT PRODUCTION”
Nice interior ugly outerior..
I don’t know lots of things bout cars but I think we all know that a nice handsome car won’t make us think twice or thrice. This car makes me pening. Something’s off bout this car. Not a nice one.
Perodua Myvi is a bad car vs Proton Saga…both are the same la…! better ride motorcycle. I have so much problem since I bought a Myvi…trust me..MYVI-perodua SUCKS!