Perodua Viva Bodykit Artist’s Impression
Theophilus Chin works his magic with Photoshop again to tease our imagination with his concept of how a special edition kitted up Perodua Viva might look like. His Perodua Viva Special Edition was created by adding the original Daihatsu Charade’s front bumper, widening its corner vents, adding fog lights from Peugeot 207 GTi, widening the front and rear wheel fenders, adding bigger wheels and rims from the Peugeot 207 GTi, deeper side skirt, black B and C-pillars, darkened headlights surrounds, a new grille from Mazda 3, and finally doing the body up in a metallic red-ish tone.
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May 17, 2007 @ 11:49 pm
Still ugly :p
May 17, 2007 @ 11:51 pm
The grill resembles Proton’s Wau design too closely to be pretty. Foglamp’s a nice touch there.
May 17, 2007 @ 11:52 pm
strangely, the grille is from mazda3. mazda3 has a wau grille? hehehe
May 18, 2007 @ 12:11 am
Take the Myvi SE bodykit and put on it.. Sucks.. no special feeling.. should be like the new mira custom.. then i can say wow…
May 18, 2007 @ 12:23 am
the grill is… (shakes head) doesnt match with the viva.
May 18, 2007 @ 12:25 am
Grille can make it just rectangular shape?
May 18, 2007 @ 12:36 am
i think the original viva looks better, except the wheels.
May 18, 2007 @ 1:03 am
dear Paul,
Is it ok for you to ask Theo to ‘redesign’ incoming Nissan Asian MPV, Grand Livina
to look alike the Murano or at least Qashqai, Skyline, Presage, Infiniti FX350 etc?
He must be famous after that. Thank you.
May 18, 2007 @ 1:35 am
looks like a hamster with the fat “cheeks” and slanty eyes hehe
May 18, 2007 @ 1:53 am
I think Theophilus did an amazing job here. He could’ve gone overboard and overdesigned the car but he didn’t. He made it look stylish and yet aggresive at the same time. I especially love the rims and tyres.
The colour is great too. Keeping in line with it’s phiosophy, I’m sure.
May 18, 2007 @ 6:31 am
it looks like.. grandma wannabe punk look…
ladylike
May 18, 2007 @ 7:39 am
The wheel looks like 16-17 inchers, which probably dont fit without any adjustments. Good job Teo, but i still don’t like the Viva. Not a pretty design by todays standard, even in the premium form.
May 18, 2007 @ 8:24 am
Still ugly and not adorable.
May 18, 2007 @ 8:27 am
Daihatsu Mira (2006) halfcut found at Seremban… might as well buy it n do a transplant + conversion. Everything PnP. Looks a lot better than stock Viva…
May 18, 2007 @ 8:56 am
These are not personal attacks of my chopping skill right? Hehehe… Freedom of speech… i like…
May 18, 2007 @ 9:01 am
Skill is definitely there, because it looks realistic.
May 18, 2007 @ 9:03 am
Standard Viva nicer..this one ugly..urghh
May 18, 2007 @ 9:09 am
maybe Viva is not so good looking to begin with….anyway….realistically done Theo! Good job!
May 18, 2007 @ 9:44 am
Infinitt said,
May 18, 2007 @ 9:03 am
Standard Viva nicer..this one ugly..urghh
But i don’t like standard one … this one new better … more sporty … but anywhere the standard front bumper design same as myvi , now the new design also copying the myvi SE ??? same artis ?? erm when P2 will sell this model ?? too fast have SE ??
May 18, 2007 @ 10:17 am
Nice car and good idea.
The car become more sporty with nicer grill and headlamps.
But what i dislike about this car is the rear lamp is quite plain…. looks like kenari.
Existing rim is quite small, the new idea is good…but big rim on 1000cc…. doubt.
May 18, 2007 @ 10:46 am
NOTHING SPECIAL…
May 18, 2007 @ 11:16 am
Nice tasteful “mod” by Theo. Bumper, wheel arch extension, wheels all look like an improvement on the std car, which has a grill and too tiny wheels I hate.
Maybe a slightly lower ride height and get rid of the unsightly door visors and it would look perfect
Good job
May 18, 2007 @ 12:57 pm
nice kit , bt on the wrong car !
May 18, 2007 @ 1:29 pm
u have the taste theo, by applying black on the b-pillars and black housing headlights… i love this move… i have nth to comment bout this car but do hope u can show us more of ur creative imagination on this car… cheers!
May 18, 2007 @ 2:34 pm
yeah nice …..ive always like B and C pillars to be blackened out….looks more exquisite……but still im not liking the side profile of the car…..maybe can widened it a little? especially the doors……too much straight lines..
May 18, 2007 @ 3:00 pm
creative and imaginative. anyway, the grille is not really nice in my opinion. overall, an improvement to the stock viva. keep it up.
May 18, 2007 @ 3:20 pm
this grille is tidy by theo, ori looks cheap
May 18, 2007 @ 6:23 pm
Theo,
Hmmm..I like the Vios-like front grille.
What I don’t like is the front bumper, it doesn’t jive with the front grille. What you could do is to extend the grille all the way down to the bottom of the front bumper; but maintain the width of the grill as it goes down.
In addition add a horizontal black plastic molding that will cut across the middle of the grill. Something like what the Audis are doing at the moment.
May 18, 2007 @ 6:59 pm
we all know a viva GTi or any perodua will never happen, perodua is too busy earning money with mainstream models that they forget about sport models.
May 18, 2007 @ 7:06 pm
In John Lennon’s song… IMAGINE hehehehe… Imagine Perodua becomes a global player, imagine the next Copen is badged as a Perodua…
IMAGINE…
May 18, 2007 @ 7:18 pm
ab said,
May 18, 2007 @ 6:59 pm
we all know a viva GTi or any perodua will never happen, perodua is too busy earning money with mainstream models that they forget about sport models.
==agree…….for the moment. it will happened but not so soon.
May 18, 2007 @ 7:37 pm
Cool, but I don’t think that perodua has any plans to make a sports model
May 18, 2007 @ 9:07 pm
I think it will look more sporty in black. Need more chrome on the grille for more expensive look and should drop the “wau” grille design eventhough it’s from Mazda 3.
Overall, it’s still a amazing job by Theo!
May 18, 2007 @ 9:24 pm
ab said,
May 18, 2007 @ 6:59 pm
we all know a viva GTi or any perodua will never happen, perodua is too busy earning money with mainstream models that they forget about sport models.
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absolutely agree with ab’s statement.
all i can do now is dreaming/imagining a supercharged viva in my head.
May 18, 2007 @ 11:56 pm
I heard rumours they are bringing in turbocharged engine from japan to test in our local P2 cars.. i heard before is to test on the Viva.. Maybe the result is not the best and they take in the 1000cc engine.. Coz the engine is japan is 660cc turbo and malaysian ppl is always keen on CC but not on the real output of the engine… I prefer turbocharged or supercharged with smaller CC.. Already got proves that they are more FC then high CC cars..
http://www.autozine.org/0_News/Archive/2007_05/News_frame.html
Search for the 8 May 2007 and see it.. more Europeans company are using Downsized turbo engines, like VW 1.4 TSi, Mini/BMW/PSA 1.6T, Renault 1.2 TCE and more on their mid-line sedan.. Almost from 2.0 liter to under 1.6.
May 19, 2007 @ 12:06 am
Imagine a 145hp 1000cc Viva…
May 19, 2007 @ 12:20 am
Pls admit this
viva is ladylike car
Japanese designed this car for ah soo and aunties..for easy riding from A to B destination…
wanna be sporty look? wanna look fierce?
Have u even seen grandma wearing blink blink dress and color her hair like a punk fesyen just becoz she want to be a garang look image..?
May 19, 2007 @ 10:47 am
Good skill…
May 19, 2007 @ 4:11 pm
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peYno said,
May 19, 2007 @ 12:20 am
Pls admit this
viva is ladylike car
Japanese designed this car for ah soo and aunties..for easy riding from A to B destination…
wanna be sporty look? wanna look fierce?
Have u even seen grandma wearing blink blink dress and color her hair like a punk fesyen just becoz she want to be a garang look image..?
==here u r again giving nonsense. think before u talk boy. u mentioned earlier, women nowadays have more purchase power. so they might have driven bigger car and left this for u. how then? hmm……..u also driven this car back in japan, right? meaning u r like grandma, ah soo, or ah kua? ah…….still makes me laughs….hahaha. glad that i don’t need laughing pill today..whahaha………..never change indeed…hahaha.
May 20, 2007 @ 8:00 am
looks nice but expensive too mod!
Viva aren’t a low cost car!
but in bolehland they considered are!
seldom would ops to bodykit mod as most buyer of Viva already spend a big sum(based on their income)
why people with higher income get a Viva ???
they’ll sure get a Myvi or etc!
May 20, 2007 @ 7:13 pm
saw in fifthgear on channel78 (new channel in astro) bout budget car…..this model is very worst in term of handling and comfort, they even said cannot live with it everyday….even worst than kelisa i think. But i haven’t test p2 vers
May 20, 2007 @ 8:00 pm
this car worst than kelisa???
if JC destroyed kelisa…
May 20, 2007 @ 10:21 pm
Ride and handling only….not overall. I need 2 testdrive someday
May 20, 2007 @ 10:22 pm
hope P2 eliminate the flaw
May 20, 2007 @ 10:34 pm
JC destroyed kelisa not becoz of the car… but becoz of perodua..no passion, no soul only making profit
viva oso produced by perodua.. so it might has same fate like kelisa
May 21, 2007 @ 2:14 pm
nmh said,
May 20, 2007 @ 7:13 pm
saw in fifthgear on channel78 (new channel in astro) bout budget car…..this model is very worst in term of handling and comfort, they even said cannot live with it everyday….even worst than kelisa i think. But i haven’t test p2 vers
hehehe! finally a channel thats suit us.=)
but with a condition…….xtra $..haiz….
May 21, 2007 @ 2:47 pm
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peYno said,
May 20, 2007 @ 10:34 pm
JC destroyed kelisa not becoz of the car… but becoz of perodua..no passion, no soul only making profit
viva oso produced by perodua.. so it might has same fate like kelisa
==JC destroyed the particular kelisa model, dude. that model, 850 indeed not nice. watch it over again. i guess i m rite that u r poor in english. my goodness, somemore given nonsense. the photo give u some different taste. still pointless from u. hahahahaha.
May 21, 2007 @ 3:34 pm
oic…JC destroy 850 kelisa ke?…..He need 2 try 1000cc…JC might happy abit i guess
May 26, 2007 @ 5:57 pm
sxe10r said,
May 18, 2007 @ 9:44 am
Infinitt said,
May 18, 2007 @ 9:03 am
Standard Viva nicer..this one ugly..urghh
But i don’t like standard one … this one new better … more sporty … but anywhere the standard front bumper design same as myvi , now the new design also copying the myvi SE ??? same artis ?? erm when P2 will sell this model ?? too fast have SE ??
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I think u should read the topic and the article carefully…
June 8, 2007 @ 5:19 pm
I’ve noticed a little thing about the Viva’s range of engines, and here are my findings:
EF-VE
659cc
35kW/7200rpm
58Nm/4400rpm
ED-VE
847cc
39kW/6000rpm
76Nm/4000rpm
EJ-VE
989cc
45kW/6000rpm
90Nm/3600rpm
The top-of-the-range EJ-VE is inarguably a tuned version of the EJ-VE found in Myvi 1.0L, with higher power and torque. And it is also the latest generation of 1000cc engines from Daihatsu/Toyota (correct me if I’m wrong).
The 850cc ED-VE, in my opinion, is a little mixed-bag. I theorised that ED-VE’s roots came from ED-DE, the reduced-displacement version of Kelisa/Kenari’s 1 litre EJ-DE. Such theory came from the fact that Daihatsu does not have a 850cc engine since long ago. ED-DE was used in Kancil 850 Automatic (latest model) and Kelisa 850. Now, it is used in Viva, albeit equipped with DVVT. If my theory is correct, then ED-VE would be a slightly inferior engine since it is adapted from the older ED-DE (and thus the EJ-DE). Furthermore, according to official figures, it has fuel efficiency that is lower than the 1 litre EJ-VE (17.4km/l vs. 17.5km/l) despite having lower displacement. This would reinforce the inferiority argument as well. (Again, correct me if I’m wrong.)
The 660cc EF-VE is actually the second (or possibly third, if you count EF-VD) latest generation of non-turbo 660cc engine from Daihatsu (http://web.archive.org/web/20041119214445/http://www.daihatsu.co.jp/showroom/lineup/mira/mecha_spec/top_02_01.htm). However, compared to the Daihatsu’s EF-VE, the Viva’s version has lower maximum power (35kW/7200rpm vs. 43kW/7600rpm) and torque (58Nm/4400rpm vs. 64Nm/4000rpm). My question is what modifications or compromises that Perodua engineers have made to result in less maximum power and torque ratings from the original EF-VE? Could the Viva’s EF-VE possibly be made to match Daihatsu’s EF-VE performance (through after-market modifications)? What are the tradeoffs to achieve this?
Would be very grateful if someone could shed some light on this.
June 15, 2007 @ 5:57 pm
Guys, I think you all tried to resemble the Viva to Mira. Please… this is a total misconception. Try to observe the streameline of the Mira. It is much curvy compared to Viva. The Viva is actually a discontinued 5 door version of the Daihatsu Coure (1999-2003) model. Supprised isn’t it. So DO NOT, I repeat do not try to compare Mira to Viva. They are totally two different kind of model. But the spec of Viva and Coure are the same. Well, i hope i have shed some light here.
September 17, 2007 @ 1:25 am
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