New Myvi 2011

New Myvi Modern,Stylish, Youthful...And Lagi Best..

The Perodua Myvi first arrived on the scene in May 2005. With 487,400 units sold since then, the five-door hatchback has certainly been popular with the public – that it has been the country’s best-selling model for five years, from 2006 to 2010, states it all.
Of course, as good a run as it has been in terms of numbers, there’s only one way to ensure further success, so it’s time for a change, or at least a complete makeover for the car. The first-generation Myvi was facelifted in August 2008, but now a full revision is at hand with the arrival of the 2011 Myvi. 

The New Perodua Myvi comes in 3 variants, categorised as Standard, Premium and Elegance. All three will be available in the new metallic colour aptly named Mystical Purple. The New Myvi incorporates more than aesthetic changes. It is designed with a wide range of engineering, aerodynamics and feature set improvements. 

When it was first conceived, Perodua pitched it as a compact car that was easy to maneouvre and used for multiple purposes with a broad spectrum of users in mind.Over the years, it has evolved to become a refined compact car that continues the Myvi tradition of reliability, with upgraded features and improved vehicle performance.
The new Myvi is slightly shorter and lower than the outgoing model, with the new slopes and curves on the sheetmetal enhancing its aerodynamics to reduce drag.
On the outside, the new model has a deeper sloping bonnet and an air spat on the front bumper to make the car more fluid. A downward scoop accentuates the new projector headlamps.
Wheel arches are puffed up to look sturdy, while blacked-out centre pillars, electrically retractable wing mirrors plus upper and lower character lines on the sides are some of the new features.
At the back, the car gets sleeker LED combination lamps.

The height of the car is 5mm lower at 1,545mm than the old Myvi while the width has been retained at 1,665mm. The new Myvi is shorter in overall length by 60mm, and the sleeker front and rear bumpers make it look more compact.
The manual transmission Myvi now has a longer range of 17.5km/l compared with the previous one of 17.1km/l, while the automatic transmission version has a range of 14.6km/l against a range 13.5km/l compared with its predecessor.The turning radius remains the same at 4.7m to ensure easy parking in tight space,easy cornering and U-turn,and better maneoverability.

Inside, the rear 60:40 split configuration seats are extendable by pulling the seat cushion forward over the leg space, offering a flat surface that one can sleep on (well, you can imagine the fun to be had with this one). Alternatively, they can be folded down in full flat mode for cargo purposes. Elsewhere, items such as a shopping hook (or teh tarik holder, if you will) in the Premium and Elegance variants offer up to 3 kg of carrying load.The seats themselves feature padding and shoulder areas that have been reshaped to provide extra comfort, and the new seat fabric feels softer, the company states – the Standard gets standard grade fabric, while the Premium gets a high grade one.

Safety-wise, all variants get dual SRS airbags, which is a welcome move, and the driver’s side gets a seat belt pre-tensioner force limiter. Three-point seatbelts are now to be found for all three rear occupants, and both Premium and Elegance versions come with ABS and EBD and brake assist, but a big plus is the inclusion of ISOFIX mounts on all models for the easy and secure installation of child seats. Something like Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) would have been welcome, but we were told that the reason for its omission is because of the front disc/rear drum brake configuration and the absence of four-wheel ABS.