Such is the sheer number of cars and displays at Perodua’s Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS) stand that you’d be forgiven for missing a “Coming Soon” screen at the centre of it all. It’s not helped by the fact that the LED panels frequently rotate, rather annoyingly obscuring what they’re showing.
But if you’re patient, you’ll be able to spot a few shadowy angles of a new model from the national carmaker. At first, the full-width light bar across the front end and the bonnet-mounted Perodua badge brings to mind the QV-E, but the vertical illuminated lines on either corner marks the car out as something entirely different.
The headlights are also integrated into the daytime running lights as a single unit, rather than being split as per the EV. Also visible in the video are inverted L-shaped taillights.
From what we can tell, there are only two existing models that are ripe for replacement. The current Myvi and Bezza are eight and ten years old respectively, and the next generations of both have been speculated on for some time. Of these two, the Myvi seems to be the one most in need of a refresh, given that the Bezza remains Malaysia’s most popular car (well, until last month, that is).
It’s the car’s profile that is throwing us off. The abstract flowing lines hint at a long and low car with a sleek roofline that curves towards the rear – almost like a Porsche 911. This would rule a Myvi out, as that car is supposed to be a practical, pragmatic hatchback.
We could perhaps see the Bezza adopt a fastback design, much like the latest Vios. It must be said, however, that Perodua itself has previously admitted that the next-gen sedan is still years away from entering production, so a launch this year looks unlikely. We’re also pretty certain that the car is not related to the C2 Concept also being shown at KLIMS, as it presages P2’s next EV instead.
In any case, the next Perodua model will continue to be developed in partnership with Daihatsu, as opposed to being an entirely in-house effort like the QV-E. Sporting a Perodua-designed body (or “tophat”), it should continue to utilise the ubiquitous 106 PS/ 1.5 litre 2NR-VE naturally-aspirated four-cylinder engine and a Dual-Mode CVT.
Perodua also has aspirations to bring hybrid powertrains to market, and this new model could be the perfect springboard. It could use either Daihatsu’s e-Smart Hybrid – which uses the electric motor for propulsion and the combustion engine solely as a generator – or Toyota’s system from the Vios and Yaris Cross that features a planetary gearset to manage the two power sources.
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no other car company in the world dare to do ah long business under the guise of batery rental service
NIO started the trend.
“Such is the sheer number of cars and displays at Perodua’s Kuala Lumpur International Mobility Show (KLIMS)”
Perodua actually displaying models this year round?
It would be wonderful if those nice girls from PT’s private auto finance video ad are there too…
Perodua with another disasterclass failure. At this point Perodua is that 1 stupid person who cannot even pass UPSR, while others just graduated first class honors from university, entering the workforce earning decent income to support themselves. Meanwhile Perodua still figuring out 1 plus 1 equals what. Bodoh.
At least P2 design and manufacture their own EV (even though the battery is sourced from CCP, but Japan also do the same), they even collaborated with local universities, their only blunder was due to the battery leasing fiasco.. Your beloved P1, only re-batched Geely cars and call it a day, still no sign of RnD for our local engineers and institutes, no wonder we start seeing issues in P1 Facebook forum, only time will tell..
typical P2 fan gays defending a soon to fail EV project from the same company that burn RM800m on a useless EV with Ah Long scheme where battery sold separately scam, and the delusional CEO just laugh like failure is normal. He’s probably not even fit to work in McDonalds or KFC, let alone manage a car company. PERODUA GAGAL if not for Miti tongkat their balls like an overprotective parent. Noob Perodua. Just quit embarrassing yourself losers.
Hahaha, try harder ChinaBOT!! Again just like I said time will tell what your CCP cars will be (can already see some negative feedbacks and low RV in social media).
Is hurling insults at P2 mngmnt enough to achieve your objective? Do they even care as long as the Bezza, Axia, MyVi, Alza models continue to dominate the monthly top ten sales figures? Can you influence the mindset of the car buyers to reverse the trend?
obviously this trend wont change because as the guy above said, meetee is protecting perodua. remove the protection, let china cars come in to sell at RM60k and perodua will be wiped out in one year.
Since you know that my questions are being directed to that ‘Perodua gagal’ guy above, you should have let him reply my comment if you really have got a brain, but instead, you had to reply my comment like a nosey busy body, which definitely means you have no brain.
They should stop bringing up QV-E. This name is a bad omen.
I have no issue with perodua exterior..Interior space utilization and comfort is perodua weakness and hope they can improve it..first gen myvi and alza is more comfortable than the current generation..the interior space in 1st gen and 2nd gen myvi is better than then the current one..interior design is not perodua strong suite also looking at the qve..Hope they understand it and improve in their next offering..
This car truly inspired by your lavatory water closet design