Thursday, January 28, 2010

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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Perodua Viva Airbags

This is the newly launched car by Perodua.

Pros:The interior of the car looks very space efficient for a small car of 660 c.c. It has DVVT variable valve timing and FEVE engine. Pretty impressive for a car with maket price of only RM 28 400. The fuel consumption is 18.7 km per litre which is indeed very economical for town ride. All the four doors can be opened much wider than other Perodua car. There is even a tray for storage under the passenger seat since theft of valuables in car are so rampant now and the designer do take this point into account. For audio there is radio and cassette player which is more than enough for my listening pleasure during driving. There is a lot of le room and headroom for a tall person like me.

Cons: The only thing I can think of is: Why there is no air bag in this model while the 850c.c. and 1000c.c. all have airbags. Are lower income group of people's life cheaper?

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Perodua Viva - 2010 Review



No other car epitomize this better than Perodua Viva Elite. It is by no means bargain-basement cheap, considering that Perodua is considered a national car maker and is afforded tariff exemption, special tax incentives et al.



Not paying much attention to this Perodua model initially, I was surprised at how decent this rebadged Daihatsu Charade (of previous generation) can be. Things that matter like ABS, twin SRS airbags are there. Even the wing mirrors are electrically foldfable. Hear this UMW Toyota: (well, they are of the same core business group anyway), where's the electric folding mirror action for the RM175k Toyota Prius?

Then there's also adjustable seatbelt anchorage points on the B-Pillars. Similar items in Toyota Avanza and even Nissan Grand Livina? No.

Though the seats are not the last word in comfort - its flanks support and backrest are a little thin/stingy but the thigh supports are surprisingly adequate (at least for my short stature) i.e. ant-posterior length-wise up to the mark. Once again, even the ever popular (D-segment!) Toyota Camry is a little shortchanged here. Serious.

Drive wise, there is nothing much to complain about. It's sprightly enough, light footed and willing on the move. There's even 4 -speed auto now, versus the Kancil 850 EZ which my better half owned 8 years ago. Idling vibrations is still noticeable, even though idling engine speed is pretty high at 1000rpm. The instruments panel are simple, clean and easily legible. something that the other 'major' national carmaker needs to learn for its Neo model or even its new Evora...er, I meant Exora.

The chassis gets a tad floaty as you breach our national highway speed limit but I guess flogging it to, say 130 km/h is much akin to wearing your office leather shoes to do a marathon.

Funnily, the alloy wheels managed to look like wheel caps, which is something rather 'bizarre' considering that some good wheel caps can mimic otherwise these days!

In contention for a NST-Maybank COTY award 2009, whether the Viva Elite will present better value than the Hyundai i10 remains with the end-user. While the little Hyundai does handle better and has a better interior, the Viva's trump cards are its features.

At the end of the day, most motorists at this entry-level budget segment will likely emphasise on Viva's resale value in the future as a key consideration factor in their purchase.

Or perhaps another choice may be the newly relaunched, facelifted and renamed Naza (Kia) Picanto?

Monday, January 4, 2010

Perodua viva

Perodua has announced a new rearranged line-up for the its popular ViVA compact hatch. They have already introduced the entry level 660BX on Monday to take the place of the retired Kancil at the lower end of Perodua's model spectrum. Now comes the new 1.0-litre 'Elite' premium versions to top the ViVA range.

There are two trim levels for the Elite - the Elite and the Elite EZi. The former is available in both 5-speed manual and 4-speed automatic transmission, whereas the latter has automatic transmission only.

Differentiating the ViVA Elite from the standard ViVAs are a newly designed front fascia, seat fabrics, 12-spoke 14" alloy rims, an MP3/WMA digital audio unit, and UV protection glass. Compared to the MyVI SE the cosmetic enhancements on the ViVA Elite is far more tastefully done, though the hood protusion and rear diffuser give it a touch of amusement rather than an image of sportiness.

The ViVA Elite EZi gets even more features in the form of side mirror integrated signal lamps, rear spoiler, power folding side mirror, twin airbags, and Antilock Brakes with Electronic Brake force Distribution and Brake Assist.

Speaking at the launch at Mandarin Oriental hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Perodua MD Datuk Syed Abdull Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar said, "The ViVA Elite promises the best of both worlds; you can now have a car that is fuel efficient, affordable to maintain and yet delivers all the comforts that are a must in today's urban lifestyle."

Sitting between the basic 660BX and the Elite are the 660EX, the 850 and the 1.0. All the 660 and 850 versions are available only with manual transmission, whereas the non-Elite 1.0 is an auto-only model.

In a show of refreshing frankness and honesty, Perodua revealed that they were stung into action by a drop in sales of the 1.0-litre and by the 660 variant not performing as planned. The presentation made to the media also pointed at an Exora-inspired surge that saw Proton overtook Perodua's sales figures in June 2009.

Their response now sees Perodua offering to the Malaysian public the cheapest car and the cheapest automatic car on sale in the form of the ViVA 660BX and the ViVA 1.0 A/T respectively.

At the press conference after the launch Datuk Syed Hafiz revealed that Perodua is aiming to sell 2,600 units of the new ViVA Elite. As of launch date, 1,500 cars have already been delivered. Having already sold 77,000 cars for the first half of 2009, Perodua is confident of hitting its target of 150,000 sales for this year

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