The Perodua Axia has been officially launched in Singapore recently by Perocom Auto, the official dealer of Perodua cars in the country. The introduction of the Axia in Singapore comes more than a year after the small hatchback was launched in its home country in September 2014. As for the price, there’s no point beating around the bush – it is SGD$75,888 or RM231,827.
For that money, you’ll be getting a Perodua Axia 1.0 Advance (AT), which is the range-topping variant in the Axia line-up. By comparison, the same variant will set you back RM41,967 (solid) or RM42,377 (metallic) in Malaysia (OTR with insurance). Power still comes from the company’s new all-aluminium 1KR-DE2 1.0 litre mill, with output rated at 66 hp at 6,000 rpm and 90 Nm at 3,600 rpm, mated to a four-speed auto.
The price listed is inclusive of Singapore’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Certificate of Entitlement (COE), which explains the ludicrous amount. However, each purchase includes a five-year/100,000 km warranty, plus a free five-year/100,000 km maintenance service.
Additionally, if you opt to register the car as an off peak car, the price tag can be offset by up to SGD$17,000 (RM51,925). Doing so will unfortunately forfeit your right to the COE rebate of SGD$40,000 (RM122,177).
After a bit of researching in Carbase.my, we discovered that for the price of a Perodua Axia in Singapore, you can purchase, in Malaysia, a brand-new Mazda MX-5, BMW 120i M Sport, Volvo S60 1.6 T4, Subaru WRX 2.0 CVT and even a Mercedes-Benz A 200.
GALLERY: Perodua Axia Advance (Malaysia-spec)
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