Perodua Alza

Toyota’s compact car specialist subsidiary Daihatsu will launch a new full-hybrid ‘kei’ (mini) car within financial year 2021, reports Japan’s Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun.The business daily also added Daihatsu’s first battery electric vehicle (BEV) will go on sale on year later, in financial year 2022.Daihatsu Move Canbus shownUnlike mild-hybrids, full-hybrids can accelerate from standstill using electric power alone, thus offering a smoother driving experience in stop-go

Hans

Dec 29, 2020

Just recently, we reported that the next-generation DNGA-based Toyota Avanza will ditch its current rear-wheel drive config in favour of a cheaper and less complicated front-wheel drive format.While it may appear that the Toyota Avanzas donor car, the Daihatsu Xenia, could also ditch the rear-wheel drive layout, a recent report from Indonesia has stated otherwise.According to OtoDriver, the next-generation Daihatsu Xenia will likely retain its rear-wheel drive configuration – a feature tha

Eric

Dec 09, 2020

Like the Perodua Alza, the Toyota Avanza is popular (in Indonesia) but ageing. However, development on the next-gen Avanza is ongoing, based on this photo and it is getting a front-wheel drive (FWD) layout!It was uploaded by a Facebook user named Rizal ZeroTwo and showed what appeared to be the next-gen Avanza undergoing testing in Indonesia.This photo pretty much confirms our suspicion that the next-gen Avanza will be FWD as opposed to the outgoing generations rear-wheel drive set-up. As you ca

CY Foong

Dec 01, 2020

It’s one of the oldest new cars that you can still buy in Malaysia, but the Perodua Alza is still one of Malaysia’s favourite MPVs. It’s a market that is slowly diminishing as most Malaysian families prefer getting SUVs instead.But while the Alza had turned 11 just a few days ago – it was launched on 23-November 2009 – its Japanese twin cousins were more or less domestic flops. The Toyota Passo Sette and Daihatsu Boon Luminas were sold for only 4 years between 2008

CY Foong

Nov 29, 2020

For those who visited the 2018 Kuala Lumpur International Motor Show (2018 KLIMS) would have seen Perodua’s mildhybrid technology showcase, sitting quietly at Perodua’s booth.Sources say that the next-generation Perodua Alza will be based on the Daihatsu New Global Architecture (DNGA), possibly merging with the Toyota Avanza.Considering that the current-generation Toyota Avanza has been around for almost a decade and a replacement model is due, we believe that the Avanza that OtoDriv

Eric

Nov 24, 2020

With all the attention focused on the upcoming Perodua D55L, one could easily forget that Perodua has another surprise up its sleeves.Case in point is the next-generation Perodua Alza, which could see the light of day sometime in late-2021 or early-2022.Recall that the Perodua Alza is one of the oldest new cars you can buy today, as the model was introduced in Malaysia way back in 2009.Over the course of 11 years, the Perodua Alza received numerous updates, though mechanically, it remained large

Eric

Aug 18, 2020