Malaysian automaker to open order books for the Axia, the sibling of the Daihatsu Ayla.
Perodua is about to open the order books for its upcoming compact hatchback, the Axia, which is a nod to its impending launch in the not so distant future. So if you are eager to be one of the first to get your hands on one, this bit of news should interest you.
Based on the Daihatsu Ayla that is sold in Indonesia, the Axia will feature styling that detracts from its indonesian counterpart due to the difference of tastes between Malaysian car buyers and those from Indonesia. As such, the Axia will have a different upper body designed by Perodua’s in-house team. According to the automaker, it has had the capability of doing so since the introduction of the first Myvi.
Pronounced as A-zee-a, the Axia will feature a new all-aluminum engine, which was on display at the Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show last year. It has a displacement of 1.0-litre with 4 valves per cylinder. Mated to this small powerplant is an electronic automatic transmission made at a new Perodua facility near Seremban in Negeri Sembilan, which is the first factory in ASEAN to make electronically-managed automatic transmissions.
Speaking of the car, Perodua’s President & CEO, Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh, said, “We believe that the Perodua Axia is competitive in the region, which is why the word “Asia” was incorporated into the name; in addition to this, this vehicle also represents a whole new standard for us. This standard can be categorised by 4 key highlights, which are environmentally-friendly, very spacious for a compact vehicle, easy driving, and economical in terms of the overall cost of ownership.”
Perodua claims the Axia will be able to achieve 21.6km per litre of fuel and as a result qualify it as an Energy Efficient Vehicle (EEV) under the provisions of THE LATEST NATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE POLICY.
The Axia is said to have a 260-litre boot capacity, which should be big enough to fit four travel bags. By comparison, the Perodua Viva only offers 149-litres of boot space, a whopping 111-litres less than the upcoming Axia.
The car will be offered as four different variants, which are Standard E, Standard G, Special Edition and Advance. All variants will come with a 5-year warranty from Perodua, far more than of what most other manufacturers have been offering as of late.
If you are interested in buying one, it may please you to know that you will be able to put your name down of an Axia as of August 15 (Friday) at any Perodua showroom nationwide. Estimated price for the base model car with a non-metallic paint colour for Peninsula Malaysia is RM24,900 and booking fees vary from RM250 - RM300 depending on the variant chosen.
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