Perodua CEO Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh says the company is allocating RM2bil for capital expenditure, including RM1.3bil for a new manufacturing company, Perodua Global Manufacturing Bhd.
KUALA LUMPUR: Perodua's first energy efficient sedan (EEV) the “Perodua Bezza” will be open for booking at all over 181 showrooms from Saturday.
The sedan, fully designed by Malaysians with a strong support from Daihatsu Motor Company of Japan, will be launched on July 21.
It comes in five variants. They are the 1.0 litre manual transmission and automatic transmission; the 1.3 litre “Premium X” manual and automatic transmission; and the 1.3 litre “advanced version” automatic transmission.
Perodua president & CEO, Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh said: “This sedan is the culmination of decades of technology collaboration and technology transfer with our partner Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd.”
“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.
Aminar said the Perodua Bezza is its second transformation model after the Axia and its first global-ready car with the 1.3L Advance variant packed with advance safety features.
The Perodua Bezza 1.3L Advance variant is equipped with a vehicle stability control (VSC) which detects and reduce skidding, hence allowing the driver to maintain stability while driving.
This variant also comes with brake assist and traction control which allows the driver to maintain traction on a slippery road. It also has the hill start assist that prevents the car from rolling back on slopes when the brakes is released, giving the driver time to switch to the accelerator pedal.
The Perodua Bezza is produced at its’ EEV-certified plant, the Perodua Global Manufacturing Sdn Bhd, with over 75% automation rate. The same plant also 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.
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 Perodua Bezza goes beyond drivers’ expectations of what a Malaysian sedan offers. The advanced technology, amazing usability and affordability, built upon Perodua’s trademark of quality, reliability, value and care.
The Perodua Bezza variants come equipped with ABS, EBD and also intermittent operated windshield wiper which changes speed in-line with the vehicle’s acceleration (speed sensing wiper).
This will further improve the car’s safety features as it 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 is based on customer feedback and preference. The respondents were from both urban and rural areas nationwide.
“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,” he said.
“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,” he said.
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 may reach up to 22.8km per litre for its manual transmission, while the automatic transmission can potentially travel 21.3 kilometres per litre 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, the eco driving 1.3 litre’s manual transmission variant can potentially travel 21.7 kilometres per litre, while the automatic transmission can travel 22 kilometres per litre with ‘Eco Idle’ System which available in the Advance variant only. The full tank can potentially travel up to 792km driving.
The “Eco Idle” system will automatically stops the engine when the car is idle and restarts upon release of the brake, thereby reducing 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.
On the multimedia paraphilia, the Perodua 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 gadget 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, reserve sensors and many more.
“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,” Aminar said.
The car comes in six different colours, which include Sugar Brown and Ocean Blue for 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.
Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.
