Friday, May 11

The little new cars for Pajama workers in Malaysia

Remember the ol' Daihatsu Charade... We haven't seen it for a while in Malaysia, because, all these while, its breeds of several generations been marketed under different names by a local partner company, made national auto company - Perodua. Since the early 90s, Kancil has been the favorite money-saving car to moves families of big households (it's common to see the tiny Kancil squeeze 6-7 persons!). It's also a favorite for teenagers and women. Then came Kelisa in early 2000s. Today, Kancil and Kelisa roams the roads of the nations in just about any town, big or small. Then came Proton Savvy and Perodua Myvi, the larger siblings. Both went thru stiff competitions, and it's still hard to call who won, between Proton and Perodua.

Perodua however reserved another secret weapon. And last night, it officially unveiled the new model for immediate sales - Perodua Viva. There really are cheap for those with less cash - from under RM30K! (about USD8000).

Read more about it below (information from Wikipedia), and check out the nice photos posted by Paul Tan on his blog.
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Perodua Viva

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Perodua ViVA
Manufacturer	Perodua
Production	2007–current
Class	Mini
Body style(s)	5-door mini
Platform	FF
Engine(s)	EF-VE(660cc), ED-VE(850cc), EJ-VE(1000cc) DVVT petrol engine, water-cooled, in-line 3-cylinder, 4-cycle, DOHC.
Wheelbase	2390
Length	Overall - 3575 Interior - 1845
Width	Overall - 1475 Interior - 1300
Height	Overall - 1530 Interior - 1250
Curb weight	660cc - 755KG 850cc - 865KG 1000cc Standard SX - 785KG EZ - 790KG 1000cc Premium SXi - 795KG EZi - 800KG
Fuel capacity	36 Litres
Related	Perodua MyVi Daihatsu Mira
Similar	Proton Savvy

Perodua ViVA is the latest car manufactured by Perodua, Malaysia's second national car manufacturer. Perodua ViVA was launched on the 10th of May 2007, originally planned to be the replacement of Perodua's current compact car models - Perodua Kancil and Perodua Kelisa. Once launched, it turns out that Perodua decided to market it as a Kelisa replacement only, and will continue to sell the Kancil. Perodua ViVA is based on the 6th generation Daihatsu Mira. All of the Perodua ViVA grades uses Daihatsu DVVT engines.