Perodua Jaguh sedan ‘leaked’ – but is likely a fake

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Hold on to your horses, folks. This isn’t quite the big revelation it appears to be. An alleged picture of the ‘leaked’ Perodua Jaguh sedan (above) has been spreading like wildfire on the Net, with many publications and websites, both international and local, reporting it to be the genuine article. It’s a sensational reveal if it is, but we have our reservations, so don’t get too excited just yet.

While the possibility of a Perodua sedan is very real indeed – company officials have said that they’re studying the idea of going down the sedan route – the leaked brochure seems less so. The car in question is tightly based on a Toyota Etios, with a Perodua face grafted on it. That’s not such a far-fetched dream by any means, as rumours of Perodua rebadging/re-engineering that model for local consumption is a familiar one.

The brochure’s bottom plane of select highlights is less convincing, though. The “4 star MyVAP safety rating” is questionable enough (ASEAN NCAP has now superseded the old car safety assessment programme), but look further and you’ll see that there’s also mention of a “sliding 2nd row seats”. On a sedan. Alarm bells, anyone?

Another damning evidence is the fact that we’ve seen this list of features before – on the promotional material of the Perodua Alza Advanced Version. Take a look yourself: we have a scanned copy of the said (and very real) brochure here.

So there you go. This is not the Perodua sedan you’re looking for. But it sure looks good, though, doesn’t it?

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Preferring to drive cars rather than desks, Hafriz Shah ditched his suit and tie to join the ranks of Malaysia’s motoring hacks. A car’s technical brilliance is completely lost on him, appreciating character-making quirks more. When not writing this ego trip of a bio, he’s usually off driving about aimlessly, preferably in a car with the right combination of three foot pedals and six gears.

 

Comments

  • kedidi on Jul 29, 2013 at 9:25 am

    agreed it is false alarm

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    • Wisdom on Jul 29, 2013 at 10:15 am

      If this is a superimpose, its really show how talented a malaysian can be…

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    • OMG…If this is true…it will greatly affect the P1 sales provided with the reasonable price (RM50k-60k)..

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      • powershot on Jul 29, 2013 at 1:10 pm

        come on, this is P2; definitely the price will be in the RM60k-70k range

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        • MPV hunter on Jul 29, 2013 at 3:12 pm

          Perodua is a hype. Using toyota story to sell their car. While the product just basic, noisy and aged the moment you bring it back from the dealer.

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    • Mozilla Chrome on Jul 29, 2013 at 12:57 pm

      They already failed at the ‘Jaguh’ name.

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  • palehotak on Jul 29, 2013 at 9:26 am

    modenas jaguh kot

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  • mycarmylife on Jul 29, 2013 at 9:29 am

    agreed , no big deal huh! just another yet to be scamming MY people of the hard earned cash.

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  • Thumbs up (if its real)!
    I would rather get this than Myvito
    The rear of Toyota Etios needs some work though

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  • sambalbabi on Jul 29, 2013 at 9:38 am

    jaguh? can’t they find a better name for it?

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  • xflow on Jul 29, 2013 at 9:49 am

    if true for sure can tapau saga and vios sales..
    unfortunately the gov will not allowed this to happen

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  • tenine99 on Jul 29, 2013 at 9:52 am

    if this car become reality, surely can beat proton saga flx/sv.

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  • kadajawa on Jul 29, 2013 at 10:00 am

    Hey I wanna pay deposit to Perodua now, how much? RM500 kah?

    Finally a sedan car from Perodua my dream comes true…let’s kick old outdated Saga out once and for all !!!

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    • kadajawa-sak on Jul 29, 2013 at 8:28 pm

      so lame, toyota only has CVT in higher C segment car like altis while proton already has that in saga. that’s what you call outdated?

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  • razzack04 on Jul 29, 2013 at 10:13 am

    Maybe Perodua buat.. just to gauge the people reaction and comments..

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  • WaJib on Jul 29, 2013 at 10:18 am

    How about Perodua Pahlawan…

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  • mr_em on Jul 29, 2013 at 10:36 am

    With a name like this, how about a Perodua Jaguh Kampung Special Edition (SE) anyone? :)

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  • Datuk on Jul 29, 2013 at 10:43 am

    hahahahahaha if its true, pls use the good name laaa

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  • Pororo on Jul 29, 2013 at 10:44 am

    Perodua, How about NO! adoi, ramai tak baca artikel sampai habis ke?? Tengok gamba, terus comment, “Yes, finally can kick saga lah, vios lah”.. Its stated there, the brochure actually Alza Advance Edition brochure, how come sedan rear seat can sliding.. Aiyoo.. sudah terang lagi bersuluh maaa….

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  • do'oh on Jul 29, 2013 at 11:04 am

    toyota etios?

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  • xoomie on Jul 29, 2013 at 11:07 am

    FLX killer will be born..

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  • Perodua Cicakman!

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  • Call it “MYTH”….
    But it looks good though…. Maybe it was suppose to be used for an April fool joke, but delayed….. Whoever did it, 2 thumbs up…

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  • For a while, Proton must have pee a little in their pants or rather their skirt.

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  • it is absolutely fake bcoz we should see them testing on the road before they print out flyers

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  • jolly_idiot on Jul 29, 2013 at 11:21 am

    Perodua jaguh kampung. Very suits datuk lcw.

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  • another theo’s work

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  • gtmaniac on Jul 29, 2013 at 11:34 am

    Fake. Pullstop.

    Well, contrary on what ppl believe, there are a number of sedans WITH sliding rear seats, like 80’s/90’s BMW 7 series and S-Class, which slide electrically. But dfinately not in this class.

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  • abahko on Jul 29, 2013 at 11:51 am

    is there a necessary to use malay naming convention, sounds lame

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  • azrai on Jul 29, 2013 at 12:20 pm

    I think it is a desperate tacticuse to stop people from booking the Saga SV. Think who will gain on this. Cui bono?

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  • lazyf on Jul 29, 2013 at 12:37 pm

    Perodua Jaguh with Perodua Alza’s standard/stock rim

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  • Megavalve on Jul 29, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    Cisss…Buat Proton terkejut aje…nasib baik lah fake

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  • brian on Jul 29, 2013 at 1:41 pm

    I do not think Perodua will come up with this model since it had stated that it will going to the energy efficient vehicle (EEV) direction but not hybrid. As I know, there will be two-model EEV come out by TMC for Asean market. One is Daihatsu Ayla/Toyota Agya, which will sure replace Perodua viva. In addition, another one is new Toyota Yaris eco, which Malaysia did not have since new myvi debut. So what do you think?

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  • frenzyaustin on Jul 29, 2013 at 1:43 pm

    Who the heck has so much money to design and print this fake brochure and cause a chaos on internet. Some men just wanna watch the world burn.

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  • What about this picture https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/1005765_10201169416452936_768329096_n.jpg ? Real or fake? Hmmm..

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    • ayamxxx on Jul 29, 2013 at 2:37 pm

      looks real like a genuine brochure.
      paultan please answer……..

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  • from what I know… there will be no Perodua Sedan for the mean time, because Perodua will be launch their new model to replace VIVA based on toyota agya and daihatsu ayla platform…. wait and see

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  • I saw a truck loaded with this car yesterday at taman batu muda, kl. I’m very much sure about this because when i saw the badge i was like “wtf! a perodua sedan!”

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  • PAIKIA on Jul 29, 2013 at 3:06 pm

    TIME TO MOVE UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL…HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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  • Cheng on Jul 29, 2013 at 4:01 pm

    Ok la tuh…sama2 ambik untung…see below maa
    -Proton Saga FLX SV vs. Perodua Jaguh
    -Perodua Myvi vs. Proton GSC (next year)

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  • M.Faker on Aug 16, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    Should add ‘KAMPUNG’ at the back of Jaguh.. haha. That will surely bruise EGOs..

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  • Mayiani on Sep 15, 2013 at 3:45 pm

    who knows…maybe its true…look at myvi, the latest myvi launced…it is looks exactly to Daihatsu Sirion..nothing change…there many factors..one of the factors is, to save cost…to make a new design for car will cost billions of money…thats why proton and perodua buy the ideas from others company…if not, maybe malaysian have to buy their own country cars for atleast 80K for a car…much differ than we can see now…saga flx is much cheaper than Viva…we must get out from the box..

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  • Blabla on Nov 16, 2013 at 11:48 pm

    It looks similar to the new Toyota Vios 2013……

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