Perodua Alza - The Newly

KUALA LUMPUR: The newly launched 1.5litre Perodua Alza MPV was sale on Tuesday. The prices range between RM56,000 to RM64,000 per unit for the standard model and between RM67,000 and RM70,000 for the advanced version.

Alza, which means “to rise” in Spanish, rose to the occasion when it was launched with the tagline “Versatile As You” at a ceremony that saw about 900 industry players, Perodua staff, local and foreign journalists and car enthusiasts. It has already seen 3,500 bookings in ten days. It was learnt that waiting periods for delivery to buyers of the Alza could be as short as ten days or within three months.

The 1.5-litre engine Alza comes in six variants - two standards and two premiums with either 4-speed automatic or 5-speed manual transmission. Two more advanced versions will go on sale from March next year with complete body kit, GPS with reverse camera, tinted windows and leather seats.
The seven-seater comes standard with projector headlamps, LED taillights, centre-mounted meter panels and a second row seat with a 150mm sliding room on rails.

Its audio system accommodates CD, MP3 and WMA formats with a USB port and Bluetooth connectivity thrown in for the premium versions. The premium versions also feature for the first time in Perodua vehicles switches for the audio system such as volume control and radio channel dial.
The meter panel’s multi-info display also shows average fuel consumption and maximum traveling range at the current fuel level.

Aimed at young families and single urban males and females, the Alza also debuted with a new colour, Classy Purple along with Ebony Black, Ivory White, Pearl White, Medallion Grey, and Glittering Silver.
Perodua managing director Datuk Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar said the best selling national car maker to sell between 3,500 and 4,000 units of the new MPV monthly. He added that the Alza was all about giving passengers the space they needed with the handling that feels like one is driving a car.

“It’s all about how you use space. All about being versatile and stylish and keeping it affordable to own and maintain. “With the introduction of the Alza, Perodua aims to maintain its pole position in 2010 in terms of sales with a target of 176,000, the highest ever for Perodua,” he told reporters before the launch.

It was launched by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Monday. Regarded as the “most Malaysian” Perodua to date, Perodua chairman TanSri Asmat Kamaludin said the MPV was developed with nearly 90 percent locally made components. It was developed over two years by Perodua with about RM300mil in investment.

The bestselling MyVi was developed with RM280mil in 2005 and RM240mil for the Viva launched in 2007. “The Alza represents the maturity of Malaysian automotive vendors in producing high end parts. “Overall, we have 100 vendors on the Alza project, of which 94 are local companies,” Asmat said.

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WOW!!! New Perodua Alza

KUALA LUMPUR: The much-anticipated newest addition to the Perodua family has finally rolled out. The seven-seater Perodua Alza, dubbed a “Car One Moment, MPV the Next”, was launched by Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin at the KL Convention Centre yesterday. The event was witnessed by about 900 industry players, Perodua staff, local and foreign journalists and car enthusiasts.

With 3,500 bookings in 10 days, the Alza, which means “to rise” in Spanish, goes on retail today with the standard and premium models selling for between RM56,000 and RM64,000, and RM67,000 to RM70,000 for the advanced versions.

Apparently the waiting period for delivery could be as few as 10 days or within three months. The 1.5-litre engine Alza comes in six variants, equipped with either the four-speed automatic or five-speed manual transmission. Two more advanced versions that will have a complete body kit, GPS with reverse camera, tinted windows and leather seats will go on sale from March next year.
Perodua managing director Datuk Syed Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar said the Alza was about giving passengers the space they needed and with handling that felt like one was driving a car. Regarded as the “most Malaysian” Perodua to date, company chairman Tan Sri Asmat Kamaludin said the MPV was developed with nearly 90% locally-made components. It was developed over two years by Perodua with about RM300mil in investment.

“The Alza represents the maturity of Malaysian automotive vendors in producing high end parts,” he said. “Overall, we have 100 vendors on the Alza project, of which 94 are local companies.”

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Perodua Alza - Excellent Fuel Economy

Continuation of Proton Exora effect, Perodua also going to set off a bomb in local automotive market with its new compact MPV car called Perodua Alza. It is a re badge of Toyota Passo Sette and Daihatsu Boon Luminas.

Perodua Alza is installed with 3SZ-VE 1.5cc engine type, which is best known for excellent fuel economy, smooth pickup and acceleration. The fuel tank capacity is 42liter. It’s fuel consumption rate is claimed to has average 15.47km/l for manual transmission and 12.74km/l for auto transmission.

Compare with Proton Exora which officially revealed that it has consumed 9.2liter per 100km, Perodua Alza can be considered quite good. Still, Proton Exora has its strong point. It has 125hp which much higher than Alza. Meanwhile, when talking about size, overall Alza has slightly smaller interior space as compare to Exora. So, these criteria might not be the main concern when buyer has to choose between them.

Finally came to the most important portion which is the price. Perodua Alza pricing will be set at RM56, 000 to RM65, 000 that cheaper than Proton Exora. This is a fair price for such size and quality. For those who have big family but not willing to spend too much, this is an excellent choice. If you compare it with MPVs like Grand Livina, Chery Eastar, Naza Citra, Kia Rondo and Honda Odyssey, which cost higher, Perodua Alza really worthwhile since it is The New Perodua MPV Car.

First MPV Perodua - Perodua Alza

Malaysian Second MPV after Proton Exora

Perodua is second car maker from Malaysia. First car maker is Proton. Perodua Alza is First MPV Perodua. Recently in Malaysia, MPV is become trend of people lifestyle.

The highest specification level of the Perodua Alza is actually a model called the Perodua Alza Advanced Version, which is basically based on the Perodua Alza 1.5 Automatic Premium and Manual Premium but with a few additional specifications.

Basically, You get a new body kit which consists of front, rear and side skirts and a different rear spoiler. On the inside, you get leather seat covers for all the seats, but the leather treatment does not continue onto the door trim. Also provided is a 5 inch touch screen LCD which has a Windows CE-based GPS navigation system with a SiRF Atlas IV chipset and 500MHz CPU. The LCD also displays a feed from a 150 degree lenses reverse camera.

Finally, there is tinted film for all the glass in the Alza which Perodua claims is GPS and SmartTAG friendly. Perodua states the specifications as following: 95% IR rejection, 99% UV rejection, 70% light for the front windscreen and about over 50% light for the rest of the glass. This tint has a 5 year warranty against peeling, oxidisation, cracking, discoloration and fading.

The Perodua Alza is be based on the Toyota Passo Sette (also known as the Daihatsu Boon Luminas) and has been called the codename Perodua D46T for the development stage. Being engineered from an existing Toyota and Daihatsu model, the only surprise for us usually is the cars refreshed and Perodua-ised exterior looks but even for that.