You’ve read our first drive report on the new Perodua Bezza – the automaker’s first-ever sedan will be launched very soon, but ahead of that, here are the relevant details about the D63D.
The Bezza sits on the Axia’s platform, so it’s not a “Myvi Sedan” as initially anticipated. It measures in at 4,150 mm long, 1,620 mm wide and 1,510 mm tall, making it 510 mm longer than the Axia, but similar in width and height. The Axia’s 2,455 mm-long wheelbase remains unchanged here.
Just for comparison, the Myvi is – obviously – shorter, but wider and taller, stretching the tape at 3,685 mm (-465 mm) long, 1,665 mm wide (+45 mm) and 1,570 mm tall (+60 mm), with a 2,440 mm-long wheelbase (-15 mm).
The inevitable comparison with the Proton Saga cannot be avoided, so here it is – the Proton is a larger car, at 4,278 mm (+128 mm), 1,680 mm (+60 mm) and 1,520 mm (+10 mm), with a slightly longer wheelbase (2,465 mm, +10 mm).
Three models will be available at point of launch, a base 1.0 litre Bezza Standard G and two 1.3 litre versions, a midline Bezza Premium X and range-topping Bezza Advance.
The Standard G and Premium X are available with five-speed manual and four-speed automatic transmission options, while the Advance comes only in four-speed auto form, making for a total of five variants in the line-up.
Both engines are new to the brand. The 1.0 litre unit seen in the Standard G is a 1KR-VE, which isn’t identical to the 1KR-DE2 seen in the Axia. The new mill features VVT-i variable valve timing (previously branded as DVVT), a higher compression ratio, reduced friction and improved combustion.
The revisions have brought output numbers up slightly – 67 hp at 6,000 rpm and 91 Nm at 4,400 rpm vs the Axia’s 66 hp at 6,000 rpm and 90 Nm at 3,600 rpm.
As for the 1.3 litre unit, the Dual VVT-i engine is new to the Toyota family and is not the same seen on the Myvi (K3-VE, 90 hp, 117 Nm). The 1NR-VE – which made its ASEAN debut in the facelifted Toyota Avanza/Daihatsu Xenia in Indonesia last year – pushes out 94 hp at 6,000 rpm and 121 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm in the Bezza.
Some fuel consumption figures, as touted by Perodua, and these range from 21 km per litre for the four-speed Premium X to 22.8 km per litre for the Standard G five-speed manual. The Bezza is said to be more frugal than the Axia – Perodua says that in 1.0 litre, four-speed auto form and measured in ECE mode, the Bezza is good for 21.3 km per litre compared to 20.1 km per litre off the Axia.
Other numbers, concerning kerb weight, and this ranges from 865 kg for the baseline Standard G 1.0 manual to 930 kg for the Advance 1.3 auto. As for boot space, the Bezza has 508 litres, nearly double that of the Axia’s 260 litres (+248 litres); it’s also 95 litres more than that available on the Proton Saga (413 litres).
All variants are equipped with dual-airbags, ABS and Isofix child seat mounts. Keyless entry with a push start button is a first for the brand, and is available on the Premium X and Advance versions, which also come with a USB port (5V/2A) for rear passengers (located at the tail end of the centre console).
The Advance also has Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) as well as Hill Start Assist, which holds the car for two seconds on an incline after you lift your foot off the brake pedal.
The Bezza also features 60:40 split folding rear seats, which is not a given feature for sedans. As for in-car entertainment, the Advance has a touchscreen double-DIN head unit with Mirror Link, while the Premium and Standard G make do with a more conventional audio system, with Bluetooth connectivity available on the Premium.
We’ll have more details on the Perodua Bezza very soon. For now, read our first drive impressions of the Bezza, which covers the car in greater scope.
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Saya tunggu 2018 Proton Saga
Yup 1.0l turbo more frugal, more powerful, more space
Perodua Bezza – “Ternyata berbeza”
Proton Saga – “Ternyata slowpoke”
Proton Persona – “Ternyata gelabah”
Where’s new Saga and new Persona 2016? Proton left behind yet again !!!
When Proton dealers close shop one by one … No one sell Proton cars for them. Then Proton plant becomes not sustainable.. Proton HQ cashflow negative…… Proton will begin terminate staff employment.
I used to work for Proton HQ
All this while Proton staff life too good – Gaji Buta. Company suffering still get monthly BIG SALARY.
Sadly, Proton staff still wont wake up . Still sitting on their laurels. I pity Tan Sri and DRB inherit such staff attitute and problems.
proton now all scratching heads now, last minute finding keyless entry system supplier and VSC system supplier for their upcoming Saga and Persona.
AT the rate Perodua is accelerating,Proton….in another 6-9 months,the vendors will cry…no payment,Mus will step in….another massive BAILOUT.
Dont forget…Lotus has yet to record Rm 1 profit since day 1.
Proton selling 4000 units last month,i reckon will sell only 2-3000 units monthly now.
By Christmas,at 40000units….tell the forum readers….another cash injection needed,obviously to sustain proton.
sedan will be a different play game. wellcome P2 for giving a fare comparision to the benefit of customer.
Saga flx ternyata slowpoke? Msti x pnh bwk ni….
Yes it is a slowpoke. Hidious CVT makes it all a wreck.
Today, Proton management are all crying. Usually Thursday, all the Proton management and workers are in joyful mood cause Malam Jumaat and they can go home and have fun.
But today, they cannot have fun. Stim pun tak boleh cause they know their Proton will have to close shop with this new Bezza
The whole world is talking. A Rm55k car can have VSC and keyless entry but Proton’s top of the range RM115k Proton Perdana aka Proton Prestige has no keyless entry.
How prestigious is this? In the heavy rain and hot sun, a Perodua owner just enters his car in seconds but the Prestige Perdana owner spends minutes fumbling around looking for his car keys.
I thought Iriz also have this with different name VDC (Vehicle Dynamic Control) active safety net which consists of ESC, TCS, ABS, EBD, BA and HHA
Don’t mind him. Bezza not yet sell. All of P2 model don’t have vsc.
67 hp. It will be like a rocket*.
*With ignition failure.
Smart German will always at minimum buy a Skoda.
Tunggulah ko untuk selama-lamanya
yang kau nak sentap knape
2 tahun pejam celik je
tunggu sampai mereput la… hahaha
Ntah bila saga turbo nak kuar.. Saga Campro pun tercungap2 nak kuar!
Proton fanboys today don’t know where to hide their heads. Malu betul. One company can make money and another company begs money. Mismanagement and corruption as well as sleeping at work culture. A culture of sleeping promoted and defended by MAS and Perkasa.
Calling Matt Damon
Why you always calling Matt Damon? He cannot help your laziness and your culture of sleeping during work hours as promoted by MAS Union and Perkasa.
do you really believe that they will remain open by then?
Beribu ribu tahniah congrats to Perodua for finally bringing the game changer Bezza sedan.
Wow, what a surprise and great relief to anxious rakyats craving for the ultimate Proton slayer! Based on previous feedback on Myvi and Axia, this Bezza should easily selling 100,000 units per year or 1 million in a decade whichever earlier.
So how can Perodua not to disappoint the potentially huge gigantic sales order for Bezza? Take over Proton assets to expand capacity? Whatever it is, Perodua must solve this ‘good’ problem in order to command 50% of car market and together with Toyota UMW (80% market domination).
Headache, headache, headache for Perodua! Can you please stop being so successful? Why not! As long they keep their head low profile humble and not to repeat Proton’s arrogance during their Wira good old days then probably Perodua can cement its cult status as the de facto car favourite loved by rakyat forever!
Kudos to Perodua! Rakyat everywhere entire Malaysia now are dancing singing laughing smiling celebrating in joy in welcoming the Bezza sedan with open arms and surely will jam-packed all Perodua showrooms lining up few kilometers to place orders and ditch old problematic cars for trade-in purchase!
May God bless your always Perodua! Finally rakyat prayer is answered now with the beloved Bezza sedan!
#1JutaBezza
#KipidapPerodua
#DongidapPerouda
#YukenduitPerodua
All the taxi drivers are going to print a picture of the P2 Bezza and place it in their bedrooms, with a caption, My Dream Taxi: Something that will not break down!
Perodua Bezza would be the last straw that breaks it?
Can the Start Stop be disabled? Also how does the aircond performs with Start Stop enabled in a jam?
It’s not the auto start stop system.It’s just a button to start the car instead of twisting the key
It is, just like the Mazda 2. But, it’s called Eco Idling under the Engine heading.
The models offers two
1. Push start button (keyless entry)
2. Eco Idle – the engine automatically stop when the car in idle position (similar to hydbrid function).
Theres a button right beside the side mirror controls of the Bezza which disables the Auto Start-Stop. Guess have to press it everytime the car gets started.
Usually on other cars they have the on/off button
They have ON OFF eco idle button. As mention in the other article.
Mimpi la P2 want to gip auto start-stop. Vsc also just got in the advance bezza model, i mean only bezza, not all advance P2 model. Because of that, some P2 fanboys become gila and talk alot because of this. Oo.. I’m not owning any national car.
If its anything like the Mazda system, the engine will stop after a certain period idle, but the Air Cond, Sound system, lights, etc will still function under battery power.
After a prolonged period, the engine will come back on to charge the battery even if the car is still on idle.
They should’ve put an option for a manual Advance…
Yup setuju
Bezza? Memang berbeza
Luckily they didnt do months and months of teasing.
Then if i were u, i wud be very very worried about reliability and durability w/o testing.
teasing. bukan testing. urghhhh.
No. He’s implying that P1 testing camo cars on the road is teasing, but thats a very important phase in R&D, real world testing.
P2 not doing any road test b4 selling means they wun know how it performs on the road. And thats bad news for reliability and durability. Theres only so much “testing” u can do in autocad, simulation software and closed environment track, but nothing beats real world roads especially in MY.
So thats what worries me. Is it overconfidence in P2’s part?
he means TEASING.. not TESTING! go get ur self new pair of glasses
See my reply above.
Actually yes I meant “teasing”. You know, as in weeks and weeks of ‘accidental’ headlamp reveals, doorhandle spyshots, bumper peekaboos, steering wheel macro shots and so on on this website. Which car company doesn’t do numerous condition tests anyway? There’s nothing special about it. But feel free to spin it anyway you like lor.
Whatever floats ur boat dude. But if u planning to buy this, then take my suggestion to wait 6 mths before buy, for them to work out the kinks while adapting this car to MY roads.
tak da baca ka,haih….if u ask about testing also Perodua did test the car…just not highlighted as many as proton model. well, they still many proton fanboy out there who concern about proton new models.
See above.
Najib will launch the car and millions rakyat will show our appreciation to Najib by buying this car,
That axia column should be -510mm.
Disappointed VSC not for all, no option for manual with VSC either.
Oh yes. It has been corrected. Thanks for the spot, tokmoh.
SAGA HEIGHT +10 NOT +20
Jepunis overlords saying MY poor pipu lives not worthy.
Why do you need VSC for manual? Its only useful for auto and a hindrance for manual.
This is budget family car. Not racing car. VSC is need either auto or manual. No wonder some P2 fanboys become gila when bezza advance have it. Make me wonder if they know what is vsc/esp/vdc.
Lauzi kar…..
Too Ugly, exterior look , interior.. especially dashboard, light headlight, back light not promising ….better stick back on rebranding trend, rebranding new daihatsu Mk3 please.
please take a look at the rear seat..
even 4×4 car rear seat better than this sedan ,
too straight 90′ lol . pity those gonna seat at the rear.
Not only rear seat , whole design look like 90’…. Ya our malaysia second gen till current one not bad, but this one.. omg.
What you expect from a budget car??? Turbo charged engine with horse leather skin???
didnt asked for turbocharged and whatever leather skin on seat. what you bashing about? Budget you said? what much they said for the car? just make better ? or copy the seat and interior form alza since they said they use same platform with alza.
sorry correct ” how much they said for the car?”
sorry correction(typed to fast) : or copy the seat and interior “from axia” since they said they use same platform with “axia”.
Nice gear console with leather cloth.
underpowered car….. definitely 0-100kmph will be more than 10 seconds.
Does it meant to be a sports car?
If 0-100 under 10 seconds, takeover cars easier and merge into highway more effortless. But for this segment, 0-100 is not priority.
Whenever any other car has less than 140 hp, people will complain underpowered. And now this has 67 hp and people say what do you expect.
This is not race or luxury car. It is people’s car. I think 1.3 model is capable enough for 930kg Bezza. However at 930kg, if this car get involve in an accident most probably it will be a very heavy damage
Go buy Impreza if you want less than 10 sec. Impreza can make under 5 sec.
Habes lah keta CAP RIMAU kena tapau..
Boleh ke rolling 1.5B tu? hmm hmm hmmmm
#KetaCapRimau
#GulungTikar
Looks like a proton with a perodua badge on it.anyway…bye bye proton!
Handling saga gak yg best
tengok kereta ni macam tak kukuh..kena hentam dari belakang terpenyek macam tempeyek…tengok myvi dan alza sudah la..banyak kes jadi tempeyek
“5 star ancap”
go buy BMW or MERC.
Yo.. Dis car got 5star ancap already.. Better than any ongoing perodua and proton saga/persona
lol only top range (advance only)
Unbelievable how happy simple people get about simple things.
For the price you pay, Ford, Kia, Peugeot, VW, anyone can offer you better build quality, better engines, better fuel economy, better safety features, better cars.
Ignorance makes Perodua a winner, as usual.
Simple logic is lost on simple minds.
Which country are you from? What kind of cars do these manufacters they offer under RM50k here?
Also, did you just type VW and better engines in the same damn sentence? Are you like Captain America, waking up after several decades of sleep?
Ignorance also makes people believe that everyone can afford a Ford, Kia, Peugeot etc in Malaysia, A country with amongst the highest car ownership cost on this planet, with our pitiful RM5k average income. Car prices can and is already bankrupting many Malaysians today, not everyone has the luxury of affording even a B-segment Japanese eco box. So yes, any ford, Peugeot, BMW, Lexus, Ferrari or Bugatti are infinitely a better car than the Bezza, engine tech to rival the space shuttle and the refinement of a luxury mansion. But for that sticker price, is providing countless Malaysian the ability to own something reliable and dependable and safe of compared to the alternatives, is a car for the people rather than being the best car in the world.
Simple logic is lost on simple people who don’t understand that there exist a world outside their BMW or whatever superior car they are driving. And is a damn sight better than getting them on bikes.
Well, there you go, simple logic escapes Malaysians.
The point is – don’t be happy and go out buying junk. Pressure the government to make international spec cars feasible and viable here in Malaysia with attractive tax and duties. It will save thousands of lives.
Why don’t we have international spec superminis here?
Because Malaysians just love their junk deathtraps.
Have to agree with you. They like the junk because the car is from jepunis lord, and just because of that.
Albert, gud time for u to ask ur bos to change department sell P2 instead of just sitting in ur toyota showroom! Better do it quick b4 sammy applies for it 1st!
Good time also for you to break out of your tongkat culture and work harder john. Don’t sleep during office hours.
I work efficiently. Thats why i can sleep in opis. u on the other hand, sleep cuz nobody coming to ur toyota showroom. Thats the difference.
Proton should really take a lesson from Perodua.
While Perodua is going for the conventional tried and tested 4 speed auto, Proton went for the disastrous low grade CVT. How could Proton get an important component so wrong?!
The expectations for this market are not difficult to understand. A reliable workhorse with sufficient space and cheap to run. Style is not even the factor here, let alone state of the art of anything.
Long term reliability and price aside, I think Perodua has a winner here. I can’t fault anything that I see so far.
4 speed auto drinks fuel like Lemmy Kilmister drank alcohol. No wonder they went with a weak, powerless engine. But together with a 4 speed auto that means even less power. CVT is the superior choice, lower FC and better performance.
It doesn’t matter what Proton offers, people will try to avoid it. Rebadge a Toyota? Suddenly people don’t want.
Smart German always choose highly competent car such as Skoda at the very least.
Where is projector headlamp?
maybe u should ask honda city the same question, not forget jazz…
Your saga ada?
Wish the width can be bigger
Put all the features for advance specs to myvi and I’m sold.
this effectively spells the death of proton
I would say that I quite like the dashboard design though. Plus the gearstick itself really grab my attention. Not like the Axia and Viva gearstick that not really changing since when? Kelisa perhaps? The interior itself looks more upmarket and more sophisticated.
Did Perodua retain the Optitron for the meters?
Can’t judge from the pictures as the headlights are turned on with the blue icon.
Wow an impressive effort by Perodua. Not only Proton will close shop but I am afraid other carmakers will also suffer. There will be Perodua Bezza flooded Malaysian roads due to overwhelming demands, no other carmakers can touch Perodua Bezza, it will be the king of the road, if they export it overseas it will destroyed the competition.
cant wait to buy one. Will be my next uber car.
What does the 8+1 mean in the flexible seating arrangement?
If they included 6 air-bags into the advance option, this would definitely kill Proton’s brand. But overall, great addition of Traction, Stability Control and Hill Start Assist in the advance version.
Traction…..? Please read the article properly….
ada mehh.. Traction Control. read article properly
Prodon should rebadge tis Bezza for the new SAGA REPLACE MODEL, call it “Saka”
How did they get 5 star Asean NCAP with only 2 air bags ….shouldn’t it be minimum 4 or 6 airbags to get 5 star rating ? The center console with the 3 round knobs also looks a bit dated but apart from that the interior looks good, nice garknob design unlike the fugly design from potong preve or suprima
Dulu sudah tipu banyak, takkan kali ini tak ada…
They only test frontal impacts, not side impacts. You need the airbags where the impact comes from.
See no drama from Perodua, they keep the development and spyshot of the car to a minimum for public and when ready to launch, one shot all info updated and pictures given to reporters when a schedule launch date ….unlike POTONG …..countless shyshot, tease until people go blind and vomit blood and keep pushing the launching date, delay this lar…delay that lar and finally launch come out like shit !!! USELESS POTONG waste time….go learn from Perodua how to design, build, and launch a car !!
they test at Japan bro..that’s why nobody see the camo car here.
Finally, someone who understand
But im curious. If pipu can get Iriz camo testing even at cold Sweden, why not this in Jepunis? Doesnt seem like they will be adapting this for MY road conditions.
Snow countries will never buy a Proton.
I’m sure Daihatsu will release another variant but using the same platform of this bezza in Japan & will sell for Japan, perhaps other smaller markets for a small EEV sedan.
kill 2 stone with one birds, test new engine maybe
I remember they used to gip VVT for even the poorest spec. Now poor pipu is unworthy to have VVT. This is how P2 values their customers
No offense but stay away from perodua if you value your life over everything. Once accident, the chance of dying is very high for a perodua
car. I’m not here to belittle perodua. It’s the hard truth.
Family sedan.. ;) Perodua Population Control.
PLS ADD VSC to Manual Variant!!
It’s a stepping stone car for youngsters who just started working. Well, you get what you pay for.
Asalkan bukan Proton.
Woah is good to hear that Perodua has come out with a sedan to strengthen it’s brand. As a student I like it very much it is small in size and it’s a EEV. This product really put Proton into shame. I would like to know how is the cabin quietness, the ride comfort and the stableness of the car when drive in highspeed(eg. 110-130kmh)? Hope to hear from you soon. ☺
“cabin quietness, the ride comfort and the stableness of the car when drive in highspeed.”
Hahaha.. you joking, bro?
only 1 car perodua can produce after 22 years. itu pun pakai platform kereta lain dan enjin kereta lain.
move on perodua. dpt benefit kereta nasiaonal tapi takde apa yg national dgn produk perodua.
waste of people money.
Perodua helped save billions of ringgit and billions of liters petrol for rakyat, not to mention save countless hours of productivity of which otherwise wasted if buying crappy problematic fuel-guzzler piece of trash car.
Iriz ady tapau myvi in fuel consumption.
how p2 help save bilions when that bilions goes to japan. org jepun jgk yg kaya. p2 jual kereta tak perlu rnd tp jual mahal.
PaulTan where is the crash test record please ???
Perodua chickened out on the design. If they had used the concept design, it would have been an amazing looking car. Now it looks like some vios/saga bastard child.
When Perodua designs a good looking car, then it will really be a game changer.
Good job Perodua!
No need to mention about game changer, Perodua is top of the vehicle sales for a decade and will continue to go higher with this Bezza!
This is good news for upcoming graduates who wish to purchase their first car.
However bad news for current road users, more traffic dohhhhhhh.
Meanwhile JPJ still sleeping.
Serious road infrastructure development in Malaysia needed.
KL city centre is too focused, packed with hundred thousands of cars everyday. Really feel gomen should expand their focus to divert traffic to less dense area.
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da 6 tahun pki proton gen2. da tau perangai proton, so pasni nak test produa plk.
dulu2 sy support ptotons bb proton ada r&d, x mcm produa yg mcm rebadge kereta saja. tp sendiri balik yg dpt susah bila kereta selalu buat hal.
What if the bezza keyless start fails ? Any option to start the car ?