Perodua Alza

Perodua finally launch their range of MPV in Malaysia with Perodua Alza today. It is a 1.5-litre MPV that will be available on sale tomorrow. Currently we are only looking at 4 variant and another 2 more luxurious model will be out next March 2010. The four variants includes Standard model and Premium model with the option of Manual or Automatic. The colors available are Classy Purple along with Ebony Black, Ivory White, Pearl White, Medallion Grey, and Glittering Silver. 

The engine will have a 103hp at 6000rpm and 136Nm at 4440 rpm torque.

Overall the car internal and features are pretty much basic. With the premium model having some props of CD/MP3/WMA audio system with Bluetooth capability, dual SRS Airbags, steering wheel audio control switches. Also the Classy purple is only available for the premium too. Leather seat wrap is also available on the premium edition.

Current Perodua Alza price range is from RM56,000 to 64,000. Perodua Alza price in Malaysia will be as follows:-

Perodua Alza 1.5L Standard MT

Solid – RM55,490
Metallic – RM55,990
S. Metallic – RM56,190

Perodua Alza 1.5L Standard AT

Solid – RM58,490
Metallic – RM58,990
S. Metallic – RM59,190

Perodua Alza 1.5L Premium MT 

          Solid – RM60,490

          Metallic – RM60,990

          S. Metallic – RM61,190

Perodua Alza 1.5L Premium AT

Solid – RM63,490
Metallic – RM63,990
S. Metallic – RM64,190

I am actually impress with their later model that is expected to release on March 2010. This premium sports model will include bodykit, GPS and a reverse camera for safety. It will be priced at around RM69.990. But the engine will remain to be the same with 3SZ-VE. We found the brochure of this new Perodua Alza Premium Sports edition as below.

Perodua Viva Elite Exclusive Edition – RM42,000

The Perodua Viva Elite Exclusive Edition is the latest edition to Perodua’s Viva model line-up. It adds a few new features to the existing Perodua Viva Elite model, which so happens to be the best selling Viva variant so far (41.4% of total Viva sales) since it was launched. The new Exclusive Edition is available in a new colour – Classy Purple, in addition to two other colours – Midnight Blue and Ivory White. Other changes include custom colored alloy wheels, new combination leather seats, and Exclusive Edition trim level badging.

The leather seats are made out of smooth leather for the main body, while the darker bits you see above are suede velour leather. The Viva Elite Exclusive Edition is priced at RM42,000 on the road. Perodua aims to sell 600 units of the Viva Elite Exclusive Edition every month. The car was launched at Perodua’s new Puchong 3S center, which now combines the sales branch and the service center in a single location. The old service center has been moved to the site of the current sales center for better customer convenience and now includes 16 bays with 14 of them having hoists. Look after the jump for embedded brochures as well as a detailed photo gallery including live, exterior and interior photos.

Since being launched in July 2009, the Elite version of the Perodua Viva has been the model’s best-seller. This is probably not surprising as it offers good value for money with its comprehensive list of equipment.

Now comes another value-for-money version in the form of the Exclusive Edition of the Viva Elite, with enhancements and new features both inside and out. There’s leather upholstery with embroidered detailing and special stitching and the 3-spoke steering wheel has leather wrapping for more premium feel. The dashboard also has highlighting for the centre cluster with silver-coloured trim around the shifter and also on the door armrests. The instrument panel design is also unique to the Viva Elite Exclusive Edition.

On the outside, this version will be noticeable by its Classy Purple body colour (Midnight Blue and Ivory White are also available) as well as the custom-coloured alloy wheels. Priced at RM42,000 (on the road, with insurance, Peninsular Malaysia), the new Viva Elite Exclusive Edition is expected to account for 600 units of the total Viva sales each month. According to Perodua’s MD, Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh, some 240,000 Vivas have been sold since the model was launched in 2007.

Perodua Viva Elite

Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) targets to sell 13,000 units of its newly launched Perodua Viva Elite variant this year. This sporty Viva Elite would be well received by young professionals and young families seeking to project a different image. Viva was one of Perodua’s best selling models with 155,000 units sold since it was launched in May 2007.

77,000 cars sold by Perodua in the first half year, 53% comprised the Myvi and 43% Viva. Not yet found any promotion yet, like Merdeka promtotion. The 1-litre Viva Elite comes in three variants – the Elite (MT), Elite (AT) and the Elite EZi. Prices start at RM37,900 for the Elite (MT), RM40,900 for the Elite (AT) and RM44,900 for the Elite EZi.

As expected Perodua to sell more cars in the second half year in view of the coming festivities, lower interest rates and support from the finance companies. Perodua had been increasing its production from June to cater to the upcoming launch of its new multi-purpose MPV vehicle in November.

Perodua Viva Digest

 

 

 

 

I know some of you who are thinking of buying the Perodua Myvi are now considering buying the top of the range Perodua Viva 1000cc Premium instead. So I’m going to do a little comparison here. If you have anything to add, please feel free to comment and contribute to the discussion.

 

 

Power

Interestingly, it seems that the same 1.0 liter DVVT EJ-VE engine in the Perodua Viva makes more torque than the Perodua Myvi’s 1.0 liter DVVT EJ-VE engine. The Viva claims to make 90Nm of torque at 3,600rpm, while the Myvi 1.0 liter only makes 88Nm at 3,600rpm – that’s a minor difference of only 2Nm though.

Since the Perodua Viva 1.0 liter would clearly beat the Myvi 1.0 in terms of power to weight ratio, so let’s compare the Myvi 1.3 to the Viva 1.0 Premium instead. The Myvi 1.3 weighs 955kg and puts out 86 horsepower. That’s a power to weight ratio of 0.09 horsepower per kg. As for the Perodua Viva 1000cc Premium, it weighs 800kg and puts out 60 horsepower – that gives it a power to weight ratio of 0.075 horsepower per kg.

So we can conclude that in a drag race, the Viva won’t be able to smoke it’s larger sibling in stock form. That doesn’t mean the Viva is terribly slow – in a previous supermini shootout done together with folks at NST Life & Times, I found that the Myvi effortlessly smoked other superminis with larger 1.5 liter engines.

Another thing to point out is the Perodua Myvi 1.3 liter uses a 4-cylinder engine, and 4-cylinder engines are alot smoother than 3-cylinder engines like the one found in the Perodua Viva. 3-cylinders have more vibration, which might end up being felt by you in the steering wheel and other points in the chassis.

Fuel Economy

According to Perodua’s own charts, the Perodua Viva 1000cc Premium can travel 17.5km per liter of petrol on a combined cycle which I suspect involves alot of light footed driving and highway cruising. This is for the manual transmission. The Myvi 1.3 manual is rated at 17.1km per liter of petrol. Very similar fuel consumption, however the people on the streets who actually own the Myvi 1.3 manual reports actual mileage of about 13 to 14 km per liter if driven frugally.

As for the auto transmission, Perodua says the Myvi 1.3 Auto can get 13.5 km per liter, however the average man on the street usually gets about 10 to 11 km per liter. Comparing it to the Viva 1.0 liter automatic, Perodua says it can get 15.1km per liter, so expect about 12km per liter in reality. 

Thus we can assume the Viva automatic should be a little more frugal than the Perodua Myvi automatic, but for the manual transmission models actual fuel economy should prove to be about the same.

Space

The Perodua Viva is actually longer in the interior than the Perodua Myvi at 1845mm compared to the Perodua Myvis 1835mm, but a great margin narrower. Having a long interior is important, it ensures the rear passenger legroom is at comfortable levels, just like the Perodua Myvi’s. However, being narrower the downside is you can’t really fit 3 people in the rear bench comfortably, making the Perodua Viva more of a 4-seater than a 5-seater. The Viva’s boot is only 149 liters with the rear bench upright compared to the Myvi’s 255 liters, significantly smaller, however you can extend this size by dropping the rear passenger bench to create a 449 liter space.

Ride and Handling

Nothing much can be said about the Perodua Myvi’s handling abilities other than the fact that it’ll probably get you to work and back safely. From what I’ve heard from some journalists who’ve driven the car, I think I shouldn’t expect much of the Viva’s either. Which is a shame as the Kelisa was a somewhat fun drive. Many will miss the Kelisa’s zippy DNA which is reportedly missing in the new Viva. If you want a driver’s small car, go get the Proton Savvy.

Equipment levels

One thing I am concerned about is the lack of an integrated CD player head unit in the Perodua Viva, which means Viva owners will have to be careful about where they park their cars lest their mirrors get smashed and their head units stolen. However, this means the CD player can be easily swapped.

The equipment level of the Perodua Viva 1.0 liter standard is disappointing to be honest, not even proper alloy wheels are supplied, instead you are given steel wheels. This means a difference of roughly RM4k on average gets you airbags, ABS, proper alloy wheels, wing mirrors with signal lamps, roof spoiler, and etc. I’m really not sure if it’s worth it or not – I’ll leave it up to you.

The Perodua Myvi on the other hand has just about everything you need in the baseline 1.3 liter model. It also feels more premium because of an interior design that looks abit more higher grade, as well as Optitron-style meters which are self illuminating, unlike the backlit meter clusters of the Perodua Viva.

Safety

Both the Viva Premium and Myvi Premium have dual airbags, antilock brakes – the usual stuff. The Perodua Myvi’s Japanese cousin the 2005 Daihatsu Sirion scored a 4 star score in the Euro NCAP crash test for adult protection, while crash test results of the previous gen Daihatsu Mira that the Perodua Viva is based managed a 3 star rating.

Price

Perodua Viva 1000cc MT Solid: RM36,800
Perodua Viva 1000cc MT Metallic: RM37,200
Perodua Viva 1000cc AT Solid: RM39,800
Perodua Viva 1000cc AT Metallic: RM40,200
Perodua Viva 1000cc Premium MT Solid: RM40,800
Perodua Viva 1000cc Premium MT Metallic: RM41,200
Perodua Viva 1000cc Premium AT Solid: RM43,800
Perodua Viva 1000cc Premium AT Metallic: RM44,200

Perodua Myvi 1300cc MT Solid: RM43,007.60
Perodua Myvi 1300cc MT Metallic: RM43,530.80
Perodua Myvi 1300cc AT Solid: RM45,912.60
Perodua Myvi 1300cc AT Metallic: RM46,435.80
Perodua Myvi 1300cc Premium MT Solid: RM45,912.60
Perodua Myvi 1300cc Premium MT Metallic: RM46,435.80
Perodua Myvi 1300cc Premium AT Solid: RM48,792.60
Perodua Myvi 1300cc Premium AT Metallic: RM49,315.80

The differences between the non-Premium and Premium versions of the Perodua Viva is roughly about RM4,000, while in the Myvi it is only about RM2,900 or so. So yeah, Perodua Viva 1000cc Premium Auto Metallic at RM44,200 or the Perodua Myvi 1300cc Premium AT Metallic at RM49,315.80? That’s a difference of about RM5,000 there for a bigger engine, slightly more performance, a minor decrease in fuel consumption frugalness, a wider interior space, and a bigger boot. The boot space doesn’t matter to me – both boots are too small for serious usage unless you put the rear bench seats down.

Is that extra RM5,000 to go from A-segment to B-segment worth it, or would you rather save the money?