Toyota Yaris Cross B-Segment SUV launching May 15, 2023 in Indonesia – Perodua D66B coming soon?

Toyota Yaris Cross Indonesia

Media invite to new Toyota product shared by Indonesian website Autonetmagz

Toyota has sent out media invites to Indonesian media for a launch of a new product on May 15, 2023, which is next Monday. The media invite mentions the world premiere of “Toyota’s New Urban Cruiser Icon”.

We believe this is most likely a new B-segment SUV to slot in between the Toyota Raize (A-segment/Perodua Ativa) and the Toyota Corolla Cross (C-segment) products. It might be called the Toyota Yaris Cross, but it will have no relation to the Yaris Cross being sold in Europe, instead it will be built on the same DNGA platform as the Toyota Vios (called the Yaris Ativ in Thailand).

Daihatsu notchgate affected models

Daihatsu ‘notchgate’ affected models mentions an unreleased product

We know that there’s another DNGA platform product that’s in the works, close enough to launch that it has undergone crash testing, but yet to be launched. This is because a table included in the Daihatsu ‘notchgate’ press release mentions one model in development that has not yet been launched but has undergone crash testing.

We also know that Perodua is working on a product codenamed the Perodua D66B, which has long been rumoured to be a larger SUV than the Perodua Ativa. Renderings of a ‘Perodua Nexis‘, which is one of the names that Perodua has trademarked in the past went viral sometime in late 2022, and was done up by @idiyaz.cg based on a Euro/Japan market Toyota Yaris Cross.

Perodua Nexis

Perodua Nexis rendering from @idiyaz.cg Instagram / Behance

So what will be launched on Monday is likely a new B-segment SUV product from Toyota, based on the Daihatsu DNGA platform, that will be sold by Perodua as the Perodua D66B sometime in the future. The Perodua D66B might also be the first Perodua with mass sales availability of the e-Smart Hybrid system used in the lease-only Perodua Ativa Hybrid.

As mentioned earlier, Toyota already has various B-segment SUV products used in different markets:

1) Toyota Yaris Cross

Toyota Yaris Cross Japan

This is the European market Toyota Yaris Cross, which won the 2022 World Urban Car of the Year award. It is an expensive “first world” Euro/Japan model that is based on TNGA-B instead of DNGA-B.

2) Toyota Urban Cruiser HyRyder

Toyota Urban Cruiser HyRyder

This is B-segment SUV sold in India, but it is neither based on DNGA-B or TNGA-B. Instead, this is built on a Suzuki platform shared with the Suzuki Grand Vitara.

When will the Perodua D66B be launched?

This could be anyone’s guess. If we look at the last DNGA-based SUV launch timeline, the Toyota Raize was launched in Japan at end 2019, but the Perodua Ativa was only launched in March 2021, so that’s about a 1.5 year gap between the launch timing of the two products. However, the new 2023 Perodua Axia was launched around the same time as its Daihatsu and Toyota cousins.

In any case we don’t think the Perodua D66B will be launched this year as two new models in a year isn’t likely for Perodua. In the meanwhile, if you have a bit more budget than what a Perodua Ativa will take up, you can look forward to the Honda WR-V instead.

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Comments

  • Dah Menang Semua on May 13, 2023 at 9:41 am

    VIOS: Sedan version of Alza
    VELOZ: Premium version of Alza
    CROSS-B: small SUV version of Alza

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    • Datuk Seri Lau Li Kung on May 13, 2023 at 10:40 am

      P2 is unofficially known as Toyohatsu rebagding assembler

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      • toyota owner on May 13, 2023 at 1:25 pm

        lol all malaysia national car are just rebadge assembler now.

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        • Sohai on May 13, 2023 at 10:27 pm

          Because Toyota Malaysia only selling small size vehicle, so start 2023 onwards there will be more than 50% of Toyota models will be come from rebadge 3rd-world Die-Hard-Sure models … start 2023 only sohai bili toyota …

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          • Fordist on May 15, 2023 at 10:29 am

            Sohai can buy car like
            Mitsubishi Attrage 1.2L,
            Nissan Almera Turbo 1.0L,
            Kia Rio 1.4L

            Don’t need to thanks

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    • Cross is a global model

      vios veloz is a low cost model for poor countries only.

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      • Toyohatsu on May 14, 2023 at 11:52 am

        You didn’t read the article, did you?
        “This is the European market Toyota Yaris Cross, which won the 2022 World Urban Car of the Year award. It is an expensive “first world” Euro/Japan model that is based on TNGA-B instead of DNGA-B.”

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      • James on May 14, 2023 at 12:21 pm

        Not right,
        DNGA Toyora Raize selling well at Japan.

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  • Wahaha on May 13, 2023 at 10:23 am

    Perodua: Boss(Toyota/Daihatsu) any new product?
    Boss: yup we’ve got a toyota yaris cross.
    Perodua : Ok team let’s develop a new model. Perodua D66B project.

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  • Taihatsu Yaris Amen suv on May 13, 2023 at 10:38 am

    When can starts pre-booking? Will be hot selling with long queues during open bookings day!

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    • kuwaiti pastor on May 14, 2023 at 11:50 am

      hallelujah to corolla cross yaris cross and upcoming crown cross

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  • Vios 1st gen on May 13, 2023 at 12:51 pm

    If sell in malaysia, hopefully not fall under greedy umw to mark up the price.

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  • Pocoyo on May 13, 2023 at 1:01 pm

    Holy hell, why can’t they just bring in the TNGA-B Yaris Cross? It has been on sale in Singapore already. DNGA do not deserve a Toyota badge

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    • Aight on May 13, 2023 at 4:25 pm

      My man, do you know how expensive the TNGA platform for Emerging Markets? Not to mention it’s a B Segment product which means pricing are playing bigger role here.

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      • Keyboard warrior on May 14, 2023 at 10:32 am

        In Japan, the Yaris is priced around RM70-75k. Which if it is in Malaysia it might cost as much as the new Vios. Surely much worth the money to spend on a true Toyota product.

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  • dompet ringan on May 13, 2023 at 1:03 pm

    D66B? More like DumB.

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  • X30 coming soon

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  • Wow, Toyota Yaris Cross Asean version, with HEV option. Angry looking car again. haha

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