For Malaysian people, most of them know about Perodua MPV, Alza. It will be on sale on 1 December 2009. The prices range between RM56,000 to RM64,000 per unit for the standard model and between RM67,000 and RM70,000 for the advanced version.

This 1.5 L MPV comes in six variants, 2 standards and premium with 4 speed auto or 5 speed manual transmission.
The seven-seater comes standard with projector headlamps, LED taillights, centre-mounted meter panels and a second row seat with a 150mm sliding room on rails.

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In the previous post I had tell you all about the exchanging old car campaign to purchase a new Malaysian car. I had also tell about one of the car available in this campaign, so let’s continue with another car from another Malaysian automaker, the Perodua Viva.

Perodua Viva actually has 3 varniants of engine but for better satifaction, I want to explain about the 1000cc engine. This Viva using the 1.0L 3 cylinders engine assisting with the DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder with DVVT (Dynamic Variable Valve Timing). This engine can produce the maximum power of 45 kW @ 6000 RPM and maximum torque of 90 N.m @ 3600 RPM. The premium version offer the 5-speed manual transmission and the 4-speed automatic transmission while the standard version only offer the 4-speed automatic transmission. Perodua Viva has 36 litres fuel tank capacity while this fuel moved to the engine by the Electronic Fuel Injector.

The data about the top speed and the acceleration is difficult to find because this is a campact family car, so the road test is not so important. But a source had estimated the performance on the road for this car. The top speed estimated for this Perodua Viva is around 160 kph (99 mph) while this car had said to accelerate from static to 100 kph in 12.8 seconds.

For the car like this, the comfort of the passenger has higher priority than the ride handling. So, the McPherson strut suspension has been used for the front suspension while for the rear suspension, the torsion beam with coil spring has been used. For safety, the dual SRS airbag has been installed but it is only available in premium variants. Also, the addition system in premium version is the installation of the ABS and EBD system. The description is not enough without the images of the car, so just take a look below.

Sources:
1. http://www.perodua.com.my/index.php?section=ourcars&page=viva&action=specs
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perodua_Viva

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As the Proton Exora will be launched next week, the Perodua had announce that they will also launch the MPV this year. It will make the battle between the two leading automaker in Malaysia become more interesting.

The great news about the Perodua MPV is it will be sold around RM57K to RM66K. Compared it with Proton Exora, the Exora will be sold for around RM70K to RM80K. Didn’t you think it is great for us, the customers because we will get more choices when it comes to using the local MPV.

The Perodua D46T will be based on the Toyota Passo Sette and it has the exterior dimension of 4180 mm long, 1695 mm wide and 1620 mm tall with the dimension of wheelbase is 2750 mm. From the trustful source, the Perodua D46T will be used the 1.5L engine, likely the 3SZ-VE in transverse-mounted front wheel drive configuration. The official picture of the new Perodua MPV had not been released yet, so let’s look at the Toyota Passo Sette and then you can imagine yourselves at how the Perodua D46T will be look like.

Source:
1. http://paultan.org/archives/2009/04/08/perodua-mpv-d46t-to-sell-for-rm65k-and-below/

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