Last week, it was reported that the new national car project (NNCP) is set to roll on, although it will now be another four months before the prototype will make its first full appearance. The DreamEdge-led NNCP was supposed to get its public reveal at the Malaysia Autoshow 2020 next month, but the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak has pushed the event to July, leading to that particular delay.
Ahead of its arrival, resident automotive rendering expert Theophilus Chin offers a view of how the plus-sized B-segment sedan might well shape up. The headlights and tail lamps follow that which was revealed about the car in the teaser box set-up during the launch of the National Automotive Policy 2020 (NAP 2020) last month.
Aside from that, everything else is his interpretation of things, and the resulting renders show a short-tailed form with clean, European-styled, lines. We do know that DreamEdge will be in charge of penning the exterior and interior of the car, and though technical support for the project will come from technology partner Daihatsu, which confirmed its involvement in the project last October, DreamEdge has stated that it will not be another rebadged Daihatsu.
The new national car is likely to feature a regular internal combustion petrol engine or a hybrid powertrain, and promises to be an all-round performer that will be fun to drive, family friendly, highly fuel efficient and be value for money. It will also get a “modern and futuristic styling,” complete with up-to-date in-car connectivity functions, and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.
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The car don’t look so bad, but:
-where are the dealers?
-where are the service stations?
-a “national car” built by Daihatsu? Apparently it’s a new japanese “national car”?
OIlprices plunging to US 30 a barrel..petronas already sounding alarm bells.Do we have time to pursue this money pit project? It is a total shame this money pit project is ever conceived.just make the first prototype..give it as cenderamata to the brainchild.Then stop and salvage our fragile economy.Makes sense?
Apparently hard time fighting same segment with Bezza?
If the car is right, give full support. If not, just an another crap.
That’s a quite handsome render, though good looking car from this segment almost always ruined by small wheel size. I hope it comes with 215/45 R16 or at least 205/50 R16, modest rim size, not high or too low tyre profile, good for handling without sacrificing too much of comfort, and maintaining good looking proportion on a plus sized B-segment car.
Yea it looks so much better than the persona with the tiny tyres and the dugong-looking rear
Ppl would’ve believe if I told them this is the next gen Preve.
So they pretty much hired Preve designer. But why a follow Proton design?
Preve was designed by Italdesign Giugiaro
Better looking than any of our national cars to date
The styling is no enough smart and not aligned with the mission. Sure that not competitive during launch.
This 3rd national car is still a thing now?
no more dr M, new national car program to be scrapped soon
This is not govt project..its a private initiative
Strange enough when u have govt officials promoting a private initiative…. Also, the exPM once said sarcastically, if Malaysians doesn want to build cars, they can go farming instead… Strange but true, i didn heed his advise and i chosed hydroponic farming…
DreamEdge=RealityStruggles
A myvi sedan, with same powertrain,
D factory for the engine is in N9 oledi, supply myvis , aruz, vios , sienta, rush,
sure they can churn out extra
Front grill just like honda accord 2013-2019 model
How come it feel look like the current Kia Cerrato in Malaysia now, (not the new Kia Cerrato launch internationally). Well hope it can sell.
Dr m no more still got this 3rd car?
haha….
what a joke
enough of national cars, why need another one?
I think we can put this idea to bed now that Dr M has gone.
that’s a Honda Civic FD + Audi A5 hybrid right there.
Nothing wrong with the looks.
Just lack of ‘personality’
too many honda element there
Sure, it look nice.
But also…. generic?
So this is what happens when Malaysia try to localized Daihatsu DN F-Sedan?
Render oredi “make-up” the car.
Please show real car.
I wonder what this new car has got to offer. Is it just going to be just another car with nothing special? Let’s see.
If it’s not a PHEV, I’m not interested at all.
Dull, derivative, uninspired. Pointless.
In short, nobody cares.