Having been launched in 2021, the Perodua Ativa has been on sale for over three years now, which could make it ripe for a facelift, given that the related Daihatsu Rocky/Toyota Raize twins were launched in 2019.
For comparison, the Myvi facelift arrived four years after the third-generation car made its debut, while the Bezza facelift came along three and a half years after the original. Here, visual rendition maestro Theophilus Chin has offered his take on a ‘deep facelift’ of the Malaysian carmaker’s compact SUV.
The visual rendition here borrows heavily from the Toyota Crown Sport, with changes to the Ativa applied to most of its bodywork save for its glasshouse, including the windscreen, windows and roof. Even the red-and-black colour scheme of the Crown Sport is borrowed here, too.
Much of the front fascia is taken from the Crown Sport and draped over the taller, narrower Ativa form, including its lower intake and foglamp housings. In place of the Crown Sport’s split level headlamp arrangement, the upper section of the front fascia has been ‘deleted’ and in its place, a more conventional grille and headlamp arrangement fills the gap.
Similarly at the rear, much is taken from the Crown Sport, from its tail lamp assemblies, rear quarter panel vents, rear bumper and license plate position. Viewed in profile, even the door panel sculpting, lower trim and wheel house cladding is carried over from the Crown Sport, albeit adapted for the Ativa’s proportions; the wheel design is carried over, too.
The most recent sighting of potential, upcoming changes to the Perodua Ativa was in August last year, when a Daihatsu Rocky with updated driver assistance equipment was sighted in Dengkil, Selangor. ADAS kit update aside, that example of the Rocky appears unchanged in appearance.
At present, the Perodua Ativa is priced from RM62,500 in X trim, ranging up to RM73,400 for the range-topping AV variant with the two-tone metallic paint scheme, according to the Perodua website.
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Can we add some ‘real world factor’ into this national car render? Like cost. Capability. Volumes. So we not drag some malaysian to some ‘big dreams’
Where is perodua nexis???
Why paultan said april launch then now no news??
Author Anthony Lim please comment
https://paultan.org/2024/02/16/perodua-d66b-b-segment-suv-to-be-launched-in-malaysia-by-april-2024-says-kenanga-research/
looks ugly. Lets hope it wont turn out looking like this.
I would prefer the original Rocky design, to be honest.
Let’s hope the final outcome is not like that. Still prefer the current design where it looks more aggressive and robust.
Activa is an ugly car. No matter how you redesign, it still ugly. The design only rival the 90s Sportage in the early 2000.
if it is indeed true. then this is really beautiful.
Waste of time.
Highly unlikely. The changes envisioned here are too much and thus costly.
Typical Perodua facelifts historically would change the front and back bumpers only. Changing the hood, doors and tailgate shapes are too far fetched
Misinformation. Waste of time. Why bother with these renderings that has zero basis.
Saya dah beli perodua Arus guna tidak sampai sebulan sudah rosak,masalahnya bawa pergi claim sangat lambat Dan dapat perkhidmatan yang kurang memuaskan
Why waste time render this render that? You are not part of P2 design team. Nobody gives a shit to what you render.
You just did an entirely new model car, no way ativa can be like this it should be a bumper change from other rebadge from toyota daihatsu subaru