It
looks like the Perodua Bezza, which has been around since 2016, is getting a
mid-life facelift, and given that examples of the refresh have been spotted on
transporters heading out of Rawang in a number of sightings, it looks like it
won’t be much longer before the sedan makes its official appearance.
Reader
Ahmad Mukhlis sent in a set of spyshots, and the car has also been sighted in a
separate set of photos posted on local site Car-Ideologi, and a number of
exterior changes are clearly evident. There’s a new front bumper, the lines in
the rakish design reminiscent of that seen on the Bezza concept from 2010, and
the rear bumper has also been revised, now featuring faux vent cutouts and a
diffuser in the same vein as that on the Myvi and facelifted Axia.
Elsewhere,
expect the Bezza to get the same treatment as that given to the Axia facelift –
this means ESP on more variants and the addition of ASA 2.0 on the
range-topping version. We may also see changes to the rear back rest angle too.
The
Bezza was given a mild update in 2017, less than a year after its debut. At
that point, there was only one exterior change alongside some interior
aesthetic changes, and this was an addition of a deeper skirt on the rear
bumper to cover more of the underside of the car – the new bumper on the
facelift looks to be a further improvement of this.
There
should be no changes to the engine options or output – presently, the Bezza is
available in 1.0 litre and 1.3 litre versions, paired with a five-speed manual
gearbox or four-speed automatic transmission. In the Bezza application, the
1KR-VE 1.0 litre three-cylinder VVT-i engine develops 67 hp at 6,000 rpm and 91
Nm at 4,400 rpm, while the 1NR-VE 1.3 litre mill offers 94 hp at 6,000 rpm and
121 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm.
