Ever wondered what the Perodua Kancil would look like if it was reimagined as a modern electric vehicle (EV)? Well, that’s exactly what Saharudin Busri, head of industrial design at MIMOS and the man behind Saharudin Design, came up with when he created these digital sketches of what he calls the Kancil EV.
The design concept was originally conceived during a digital sketching workshop attended by students from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM). During the workshop, Saharudin showed the front and sides of the Kancil EV, which is also envisioned to be a “Rahmah EV” that is affordable for Malaysian consumers – the Kancil was Malaysia’s most affordable car when it first launched.
According to Saharudin, the Kancil EV’s boxy look was inspired by the original Kancil and features retro-like styling, similar to how the Honda e was designed to be reminiscent of the first-generation Civic.
Distinctive cues include simple, straight body lines and slightly flared fenders, while the headlamps, which are squarish in shape (just like on the original Kancil), feature a C-shaped light strip and are connected by a chrome strip with the Kancil logo in the middle.
Elsewhere, the front end is fairly upright, and the bumper has circular fog lamps as well as a black lip. The way the pillars are angled also gives the Kancil EV a general profile akin to the original Kancil, replete with the practicality offered by a five-door hatchback design. Finishing touches include large wheels and cameras in place of traditional side mirrors.
The different colours of the vehicles are meant to differentiate the normal EV version (grey) from the EV Sport (red), with the latter sporting intake holes on the “grille” as well as air openings on the edge of the front lip.
What do you think of the Kancil EV by Saharudin Design? Can it be made into a real “Rahmah EV” for Malaysians? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.
This post was adapted from an article posted on our sister site paultan.org/BM.
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The battery will cost more than the car
Finally, Saharuddin can design a mature looking car and not a syiok sendiri childish one.
Design & create something more realistic that can be max production for economy of scale. If just for the sake of matter of design then …..
Every car you see on the road today has begun with unrealistic design like this. Especially those oversized wheels.
Ring ring..
Encik Saharudin, it’s the year 2000.
They want their design back!
I wonder why our both national carmakers have to do a complete redesign of every model, instead of a major makeover of their original designs like what shown here. The platform & chassis can be latest and new, but the heritage designs need to stay and modernised. Akin of what BMW was doing (their designs are weird nowadays), or Porsche, Aston Martin, Roll Royce etc. Or at least one of their model (it can be a halo car), like Ford GT, Ford Mustang, Mazda Miata MX-5, Mercedes G Class, etc
Because we sleep with different partners all the time and fathered different types of vehicles…
Mitsubishi, Renault, Suzuki, Geely… all have different gene.
Why must copy what others do?? I see people jump down from building why don’t you follow also?? I like if every batch looks completly different.Refreshing.
drawing vs design are two different things.
I like the design. Sleek but boxy, like the original
I love the design. Lets move into phase 2 which is production. We always stuck in phase 1 only. Draw until akhirat also no use like that
Wow. This is cool.
Problem with Perodua and their japanese overlord Daihatsu/Toyota, full EV car is not their priority.
In a few years, chinese companies will overtake toyota/daihatsu in having state of the art EV tech.
If Perodua JV with chinese EV companies, we can have an EV Kancil in very near future.
Doesn’t matter if it looks like a bullock cart or coffin as long as the price is affordable. IMHO, the govt should control its price and give incentives to own one as they had been talking about going green. But, but, but…. Ada udang di sebalik batu?
Forget about how it’s going to look like. It’s the affordability. BYD Dolphin in Australia is around A$39k. Minus A$3k govt subsidy, it’s 36k. This relates to RM 144k. How much will it cost if brought in?
When will all those junkies be scrap
I like the body design as a whole but the front look however if possible the designer can improve by creating it more aerodynamic looking.