The 2022 Perodua Myvi facelift was spotted uncovered in a commercial shoot last month, and here it is now, open for booking in Malaysia. This comes four years after the third generation of Malaysia’s best seller surfaced in late 2017. Perodua has a knack of surprising everyone these days, and we get a dose of wow here as well.
Perodua Smart Drive Assist (PSDA) will
make its debut on the Myvi. Not just Advanced Safety Assist (ASA) – which was
expanded to more variants in a 2020 update – but the full Smart Drive Assist as
seen on the Ativa. “Intelligent Safety – stay alert with all-round driver
assistance that detects hazards,” reads the flyer. The new variants are the top
1.5 AV, 1.5 H, 1.5 X as well as two 1.3 G variants. All are automatic – P2 has
discontinued the slow-selling base 1.3L manual version. PSDA will be available
in all 1.5L cars as well as one of the 1.3 G variants, Perodua says. In the
Ativa, PSDA includes the latest ASA 3.0 plus Lane Departure Warning, Lane
Departure Prevention, Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Keep Control and Blind Spot
Monitor.
The Smart Drive Assist umbrella also
includes Parking Assist (front/rear sensors, reverse camera, rear cross traffic
alert) and Headlamp Assist (Auto High Beam or Adaptive High Beam, depending on
variant). Will the Myvi get some or all of these kit? We’ll see. No explicit
mention of the expected change from 4AT to CVT yet, although there’s a hint of
better fuel consumption in the flyer. “Modern Technology – get more savings,
more km for work or play,” it reads. “
Elsewhere, there’s a new colour, as
Cranberry Red joins Ivory White, Glittering Silver, Lava Red, Granite Grey and
Electric Blue. The new Cranberry Red is exclusive to the AV, which cannot be
had with Lava Red. Granite Grey is not available for the 1.3 G.
