It’s out even before it’s out. The much-awaited first EEV (Energy Efficient Vehicle) sedan from Perodua, which is completely designed by Malaysians, with strong support from Daihatsu Motor Company of Japan, will be open for booking at all Perodua showrooms nationwide starting this Saturday (16 July).
Update: The Bezza prices have been revealed. The 1.0L Standard is priced at RM 37,300 (manual) and RM 39,300 (auto); 1.3L Premium X, RM 42,800 (m) and RM 44,800 (a) and the 1.3L Advance, RM 50,800. Solid and metallic colors are priced the same and all come with Perodua’s 5-year or 150,000 km warranty.
“The long wait is over as we will soon launch our very own sedan on 21st July 2016 (we will know the retail price then). This sedan is the culmination of decades of technology collaboration and technology transfer with our partner Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd,” Perodua President & CEO, Datuk (Dr) Aminar Rashid Salleh said.
“It is with their guidance that we are now able to stand on our own with this ground breaking new model and it is the sedan that fits every Malaysian needs,” he said.
“This Perodua sedan, named Bezza, is our second transformation model (after the Axia) and our first global-ready car with the 1.3L Advance variant packed with advance safety features,” Aminar said.
The Perodua Bezza is produced at its EEV-certified plant (Perodua Global Manufacturing Sdn Bhd), a modern facility with an automation rate of over 75% (the same plant produces the Perodua Axia).
“The sedan name takes inspiration from the word ‘Beza’ in Bahasa Malaysia, which means ‘different’. And that is exactly what Perodua’s first EEV sedan is – distinctly different,” Aminar said.
It breaks all conventions when it comes to what you expect from a compact sedan. The double ‘Z’ in the name, which somewhat resembles the number ‘22’, also subtly alludes to the fact that Perodua has been in the market for 22 years.
The ‘Beyond Compact’ tagline also communicates that the Perodua Bezza goes beyond drivers’ expectations of what a Malaysian sedan offers. The advanced technology, amazing usability and affordability are built upon Perodua’s trademark of quality, reliability, value and care.
The sedan comes in 5 variants, the 1.0L manual transmission & automatic; the 1.3L “Premium X” manual & automatic and the 1.3L “Advanced Version” automatic.
The Perodua Bezza 1.3L Advance comes equipped with a Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) which detects and reduces skidding thus allows the driver to maintain stability while driving. This variant also comes with Brake Assist (BA) and Traction Control (TRC) which allows the car to maintain traction on a slippery road. It also has the Hill Start Assist (HSA) that prevents the car from rolling back on slopes when the brakes are released, giving the driver time to switch to the accelerator pedal.
In addition to these safety features, the Perodua Bezza variants come equipped with ABS, EBD and also intermittent speed-sensing windshield wiper; this improves visibility when driving in the rain.
Following Perodua’s signature design, the sedan is made with quality, comfort, spaciousness, reliability, affordability and looks in mind. The car’s design is based on customer feedback and preference, from both urban and rural users.
Source: motortrader.com.my
“The result is that potential buyers were looking for a sedan which has global features but at the consumers’ price. This sedan car has one of the biggest boot spaces in the market with 508 litres available in its class. It is also versatile enough with the foldable rear seats configuration (60:40) which result to 8 +1 seating configurations to allow for maximum flexibility to address a variety of situations for the customer. It does not compromise the interior which has plenty of leg room for a compact sedan,” Aminar added.
The Perodua EEV sedan is a first-of-its-kind for the compact car company as the car comes in a new 1.0 litre 1KR-VE engine with VVT-i and a 1.3 litre 1NR-VE engine with Dual VVT-i. The manual transmission has 5 speeds while the electronic automatic transmission (E-AT) has 4 speeds.
The Perodua Bezza 1.0 litre engine officially gets up to 22.8 km per litre (manual transmission) while the automatic can potentially travel 21.3 kilometres on a litre of petrol with eco driving.
“This feature is part of the model’s fuel saving technology adapted to Malaysian weather – another first for Perodua and a first for a national carmaker,” Aminar said.
Meanwhile, in eco drive, 1.3 litre’s manual transmission variant can potentially travel 21.7 kilometres per litre, while the automatic, 22 kilometres per litre as it has the ‘Eco Idle’ System (Advance variant only). The full tank can potentially travel up to 792km driving. The ‘Eco Idle’ system automatically stops the engine when the car is idle and restarts upon release of the brake, helping to reduce fuel consumption and emissions. Drivers can deactivate this feature if they wish.
“The Perodua Bezza improvements to the exterior design also result in the best drag coefficient (CD) in Perodua history,” Aminar said.
Another first for Perodua is the push start/stop button and smart entry with smart key which available in the 1.3L variants only.
As for the multimedia toys, the Bezza 1.3L Advance variant is equipped with a multimedia-mobile link device where a user can access social media and entertainment features of their Android gadgets when the vehicle is static. Users can also interface navigation applications such as Waze and Google Maps through this “Smart Link” feature. On top of these features, back passengers can also charge their devices at a USB port located at the rear centre console.
“We believe that convergence between mobile technology and the car is inevitable. With that in mind we want our customers to use this technology as safe as possible when travelling,” Aminar said.
The Perodua Bezza variants is packed with amazing features such as shark fin antenna, remote boot release, one-touch power window with jam protection, front & front corner sensors, reverse camera, reverse sensors amongst others.
“With features available in luxury vehicles incorporated into the Perodua Bezza plus its attractive design, smooth ride, quality at affordable pricing, increasing our export footprint will become a reality,” he said further.
The car is available in 6 colours – Sugar Brown and Ocean Blue (1.3L variants), which are new metallic colours for Perodua, as well as existing colours of Lava Red, Ebony Black, Glittering Silver & Solid Ivory White. Perodua uses eco-friendly water based paint which also provides a better finish.
Perodua will be holding their Raya Open House at all showrooms and service centres nationwide on 16 July 2016 from 9am -5pm and are inviting the public to join in the festivities.
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