Perodua Myvi: New Perodua Myvi

The Perodua Myvi has received a facelift 3 years after it was launched, at a time which would appropriately be mid-point in its lifecycle. There are updates with the exterior, interior, equipment as well as price, which naturally have been revised higher.

Continue reading after the jump for full details of the updated Myvi…

On the exterior you get a new look on the front and the rear, more of the front than the rear actually as the rear only gets a new bumper. The front gets a new bonnet and front bumper with new foglamps but the headlamp remains the same. All 1.3 liter models get UV protection glass which are said to be able to repel 91% of harmful UV rays.

Perodua Myvi Facelift The interior receives the option for a blue Optitron meter panel for the Premium version, a style that was introduced on the Myvi SE. The rest of the Myvi range continues to have the amber Optitron meter, and the white meter is now gone. The meter panel is now of a three-gauge design with the speedo rearranged to the middle instead of previously located on the left. The rev meter has been moved from the right to the left.

The dashboard is now two tone with a separate colour for the lower section. The area where the audio and climate controls are have also been revised. The integrated audio system gains the ability to read MP3 and WMA files from CDs, and there is now a USB port (1.3 Premium only) for you to plug in a thumb drive or a media player. The system also has a Bluetooth handsfree feature (1.3 Premium only) to pipe your phone calls through the car’s audio system.

Perodua Myvi Facelift The seats have also been redesigned with a new cover design (for 1.3 liter only) and for the premium versions now feature the ability for seat height adjustment up to 45mm.

The premium version also features a teh tarik hook at the back of the front passenger seat. All versions get an underseat tray under the front passenger seat.

The engines are unchanged. The lower end models use a 1.0 liter EJ-VE inline-3 DOHC engine with variable valve timing producing 58 horsepower at 6,000rpm and 88Nm of torque at 3,600rpm while the 1.3 liter models use the K3-VE inline-4 DOHC with variable valve timing producing 86 horsepower at 6,000rpm and 116Nm of torque at 3,200rpm.

The following is a table of the facelifted Myvi’s equipment. Click for larger version.

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And the following is the new pricing for the facelifted Myvi:

Perodua Myvi Facelift 1.0 SR M/T (Solid)	RM38,924.10
Perodua Myvi Facelift 1.0 SR M/T (Metallic)	RM39,447.30

Perodua Myvi Facelift 1.3 Standard M/T (Solid)	RM43,400.00
Perodua Myvi Facelift 1.3 Standard M/T (Metallic)	RM43,900.00
Perodua Myvi Facelift 1.3 Standard M/T (Special Metallic)	RM44,300.00
Perodua Myvi Facelift 1.3 Standard A/T (Solid)	RM46,400.00
Perodua Myvi Facelift 1.3 Standard A/T (Metallic)	RM46,900.00
Perodua Myvi Facelift 1.3 Standard A/T (Special Metallic)	RM47,300.00

Perodua Myvi Facelift 1.3 Premium M/T (Solid)	RM46,200.00
Perodua Myvi Facelift 1.3 Premium M/T (Metallic)	RM46,700.00
Perodua Myvi Facelift 1.3 Premium M/T (Special Metallic)	RM47,100.00
Perodua Myvi Facelift 1.3 Premium A/T (Solid)	RM49,200.00
Perodua Myvi Facelift 1.3 Premium A/T (Metallic)	RM49,700.00
Perodua Myvi Facelift 1.3 Premium A/T (Special Metallic)	RM50,100.00

Interest rates are now apparently between 4.1% to 4.3% depending on loan period.

8 colors are available and you can see all of them after the jump. The Medallion Grey looks like the same colour as the one offered on the recently launched Perodua Nautica, while Carribean Blue is a type of light blue. There are now two whites – one is the Ivory White which we all know and the other is Pearl White.

Two colours are designated “Special Metallic” colours and cost an average of RM400 more than the other colors – Glittering Silver and Pearl White.

Perodua Myvi Facelift