More on the new Perodua Alza, which was teased yesterday by the nationwide automaker in a new video posted on its social media channels. We now know precisely when the order books for the D27A will formally open in addition to to when the on-the-road pricing will be introduced.
This will occur on June 23, in accordance to an inner round that was despatched out to sellers yesterday. In the doc, which was sighted by this publication, the corporate introduced that the OTR worth announcement for the MPV will be made on that date, and order taking – in addition to worth availability within the system – for the automotive will formally start then.
That’s not all. The round additionally particularly mentions a “model name unveiling” on the day, pointing in the direction of a chance that the long-serving Alza nameplate will be retired. As to what the new identify might be, it’s anybody’s guess, however some hints could have been dropped final month.
Then, it was reported that the corporate had filed a couple of logos with the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO), registering the Traz and Nexis names in April. Both had been filed underneath class 12 and sophistication 37, encompassing classes which are car-related.
These after all could or could not make its method on to the mannequin, on condition that the carmaker did the identical again in 2014 when it registered the Eliana and Atrivia names subsequent to a trademark filing for the Axia, the nameplate that was used in the long run. Guess we’ll discover out on June 23 whether or not the new automotive will nonetheless be known as the Alza, or one thing else.
As beforehand indicated, and reiterated within the teaser video yesterday, the new D27A will be primarily based on the Toyota Avanza and Daihatsu Xenia. The profile of the Perodua MPV is just about similar to its shut cousins, albeit with some noticeable styling variations.
In entrance, the D27A seems to have an X-shaped face styled alongside the strains of the Ativa, and as illustrated by Theophilus Chin in his earlier renders (sans the vertical DRLs). The headlamps have additionally been reshaped to be extra angular in contrast to these on the Avanza and Xenia, which doubtless means a Perodua-specific grille is on the playing cards. Also to be discovered are rectangular fog lamps.
At the again, the tail gentle design doesn’t appear to differ a lot from the Avanza’s, because it bears the identical L-shaped signature, with the clusters bridged by a trim piece with the Perodua brand within the centre.
As is already identified, there are three variants, a base 1.5L X CVT (variant code BP5XZ), adopted by a mid-spec 1.5L H CVT (BP5HZ) and a range-topping 1.5L AV CVT (BP5VZ), with 5 exterior colors (one strong and 4 metallic) to decide from. The strong, Ivory White, in addition to Glittering Silver and a new Elegant Black, can be found for all three variants, whereas Garnet Red and new Vintage Brown will solely be out there for the H and AV variants.
As for what is going to energy the D27A, we beforehand reported that the mannequin ought to get the Avanza’s 2NR-VE 1.5 litre naturally-aspirated Dual VVT-i four-cylinder mill with 106 PS and 138 Nm of torque. This seems to be just about confirmed, judging by the ‘Dual VVT-i’ badge on the fender as seen within the teaser video. The 2NR-VE within the Avanza is paired with a D-CVT driving the entrance wheels, and we must always anticipate the identical for the D27A.
