2023 Perodua Axia Style – better looks with SUV cues?

2023 Perodua Axia Style – better looks with SUV cues?

This week has most certainly been all about the 2023 Perodua Axia, and one of the most controversial aspects of the second-generation model is its appearance. I can honestly say that it looks much better in real life, in the flesh than it does in photos but even then, it’s not a car that will be universally liked.

The flat front end, small and boring wheels across the range, understyled rear end make it perhaps Perodua’s most love-it-or-hate-it design yet. Theophilus Chin’s latest renders, however, might suggest that there’s an easy fix for that.

Missing in the latest range is an SUV-inspired Axia Style variant, which was available in the previous 2019 update for the first-gen Axia. These new renders show that a little bit of SUV-ness would go a long way in making the new compact hatchback look a lot more attractive, at least in my opinion.

2023 Perodua Axia Style – better looks with SUV cues?

It doesn’t take much. A set of bash plates front and rear, plastic body cladding all around, bigger and chunkier wheels, roof rails and a two-tone paintjob does the trick. The changes have a significant effect on the overall appearance of the Axia – the front immediately looks more menacing, while the rear even looks fairly fashionable now.

Perhaps Perodua is saving the Style for an upcoming mid-life update, or maybe not at all if it has deemed the outgoing Axia Style a sales failure. Whatever the case, what do you think of this theoretical (see what I did there?) 2023 Perodua Axia Style, folks? Leave your comments below.

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Hafriz Shah

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

  • newme on Feb 16, 2023 at 9:19 am

    This one looks horrible.

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  • the sharper eye on Feb 16, 2023 at 10:45 am

    this looked better than the P2 actual car.
    I dont like the roof railings tho, almost 90% of people dont use it here.

    But i like the 2 tones, especially how it wraps the rear windscreen.

    Also pay attention to how Theophilus has cleverly made the entire car more rounded and cute.

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  • Kajeng on Feb 16, 2023 at 11:06 am

    Nice, it’s like Kenari made to Kembara.

    But this is more fun now.

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  • Raja Celup on Feb 16, 2023 at 11:19 am

    Iriz rear black panel simply the ugliest and laziest design in automotive history.

    Geely should sack the chief designer!

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  • newday on Feb 16, 2023 at 11:36 am

    it really looks ugly

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  • Bhaskaran on Feb 16, 2023 at 1:23 pm

    Produa new axia car price very expressive model very nice

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  • Old gen Style variant looks nicer. This looks like a Frankenstein.

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  • Buruk giler

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  • Does it matter? on Feb 16, 2023 at 2:53 pm

    If they release the Perodua axia Style i hope it used the 1.2 WA-VE engine that produce 88HP with 140NM it would cost like RM51K

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  • lua sen on Feb 16, 2023 at 4:00 pm

    copy n tampal…langsung x kreatif…
    patut la smpi skrg bikin lakaran ss kat sini je…
    lpas ni, tentu die potong rear yaris activ n stick on axia —> bezza 2.0

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