Since UMW Toyota Motor has dropped the Avanza from its website here, that could only point to the imminent arrival of its replacement. The all-new 2022 Toyota Veloz; as the Avanza's much more modern successor will be called in Malaysia, will need to be priced competitively to reclaim the seven-seater compact MPV segment. We whip out our abacus to try and estimate the price in Malaysia with some educated guessing.

In Thailand, the Veloz is available in two trims; the base Smart and the flagship Premium. They’re priced as follows:

• Toyota Veloz Smart – 795,000 Baht (~RM 102,570)
• Toyota Veloz Premium – 875,000 Baht (~RM 112,890)

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Now, time to justify some of the reasoning behind the estimate we arrived at. We’ll be using the outgoing generation Honda BR-V as the benchmark for the numbers. The logic is that up in Thailand, the Veloz and BR-V are both imported from Indonesia.

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Similarly, the BR-V is CKD in Malaysia while the Veloz will be produced by Perodua. Therefore, this would imply that the local taxes and duties can be cancelled out from the calculations.

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Over in Thailand, the BR-V is also available in two trims; the BR-V V and the BR-V SV. Pricing is as follows:

• Honda BR-V V – 765,000 Baht (~RM 98,700)
• Honda BR-V SV – 835,000 Baht (~RM 107,730)

A little fingering of the trusty office abacus reveals a difference of 3.92 percent between the lower trims and a larger 4.8 percent between the flagship trims. Applying that difference to the BR-V pricing over in Malaysia lands us in the region of the following as an estimate for the Avanza/Veloz pricing when it’s launched here:

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For comparisons sake, the outgoing BR-V in Malaysia is priced as follows:

• Honda BR-V E – RM 86,726.00
• Honda BR-V V – RM 93,420.27

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Now, bear in mind we could be really off the ball with these calculations and our office abacus hasn't been recalibrated for some time. So, take it with a pinch of salt but these numbers are a strong indication of the new Avanza/Veloz pricing once it's launched in Malaysia.