{"id":1713,"date":"2020-05-27T19:30:03","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T11:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/?p=1713"},"modified":"2020-05-27T19:30:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T11:30:46","slug":"2021-perodua-alza-d27a-shaping-up-1-0-turbo-or-1-2-hybrid-dnga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/2021-perodua-alza-d27a-shaping-up-1-0-turbo-or-1-2-hybrid-dnga\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Perodua Alza (D27A) Shaping Up \u2013 1.0-Turbo or 1.2-Hybrid, DNGA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It seems that the reality is forming at Perodua to finally usher in a replacement for its venerable Alza MPV \u2013 while the 7-seater\u2019s sales remain surprisingly strong, with over a decade under its belt, it is about time that it is sent off to the figurative scrapyard in the sky. The Alza it seems is about to play a supporting role in Perodua\u2019s ongoing transformation into a value-brand rather than a budget-brand it seems, preceded only by the D55L that we are insistent must go to market as the \u2018Kembara.\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to a report from\nIndonesia, Astra Daihatsu are in the very early stages of preparing a\nreplacement for their Daihatsu Xenia, which is familiar to all and sundry here\nas the Toyota Avanza. For all intents and purposes the two cars are the same\nthere, sharing just about everything, including most of their skin. Astra\nDaihatsu however is saying that their next Xenia will be a 2+2+2 rather than\nthe 2+3+2 that we\u2019re more familiar with, which has led us to connect the dots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some time ago at the Gaikindo Indonesia International Auto Show 2017 (GIIAS), Daihatsu brought the world the DN Multisix concept, which previewed a low-roofed compact MPV that was tipped to be the precursor to a Avanza-replacing model. That Multisix was later brought to Tokyo in 2017, where it sat alongside the DN Trec concept, which has since gestated into the Toyota Raize & Daihatsu Rocky duo, which are tipped to be a foreshadowing of the upcoming Perodua D55L \u2018Kembara.\u2019 <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Autonetmagz<\/em><\/a> <\/em>had more to share, however. In addition to leaking the progress of the information, they report that the DN Multisix will go into production running on Daihatsu\u2019s New Global Architecture (DNGA), and be powered by either a 1.0-litre three-cylinder turbocharged motor, or curiously, a 1.2-litre hybrid powertrain. Notably, the former powerplant is heavily rumoured to go into production in Malaysia with the D55L \u2018Kembara,\u2019 whereas we all recall the strange \u2018hybrid powertrain concept\u2019 that Perodua had on display at KLIMS18, right? Could the D27A Alza be the model that brings electrification to the Perodua lineup?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Either way, what we\u2019re certain\nof seeing here is significant Malaysian input \u2013 it is no secret that Perodua a\ngem in ASEAN to both Toyota & Daihatsu, with the Sg. Choh company investing\nbillions of Ringgit into improving their R&D facilities in order to take\nthe lead. While we\u2019re likely to see another Aruz this time around (in the sense\nthat the differentiation will be less obvious among its Daihatsu & Toyota\nsiblings rather than the Myvi and the JDM Sirion & Passo), once again we\nwill have to highlight the level of involvement that Perodua will bring to the\ntable. With Malaysian engineers & designers from Perodua permanently\nstationed in Japan to work with both Daihatsu & Toyota, this is certainly\nno rebadge effort. This is not the Perodua of the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, if you\u2019re looking at\nyour bank balance and wondering if you can stretch for a new Alza, we have to\nrain on your parade \u2013 Perodua has emphasized on multiple occasions that it has\nthe capacity to release 1 minor model change & 1 full model change every\nyear. This year has seen the debut of the Perodua Bezza facelift, and it\u2019s\nwidely expected to see the arrival of the D55L Kembara too. Which means that,\nin all likelihood, the D27A Alza will be scheduled for a launch sometime in Q3\nor Q4 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plenty of time to gather a\ndownpayment, then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    It seems that the reality is forming at Perodua to finally usher in a replacement for its venerable Alza MPV \u2013 while the 7-seater\u2019s sales remain surprisingly strong, with over a decade under its belt, it is about time that it is sent off to the figurative scrapyard in the sky. The Alza it seems […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22,147,146],"tags":[241,240,101,89,97,239,163,186,214],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/2020-Perodua-2021-Perodua-D27A-Alza-Shaping-Up-01-05.20.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6t4pH-rD","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1713"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1713"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1722,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1713\/revisions\/1722"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.malaysianmotoring.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}