[PHOTOS] Have You Seen Leaked Photos Of Perodua's New Car?

The latest model to be launched by Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua) is an energy efficient vehicle (EEV) that is being priced at RM24,900.

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Perodua said the the latest model is its most fuel efficient car that can potentially travel up to 21.6 km/l and have an overall low cost of ownership.

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In a statement, Perodua said: “We believe that the Perodua Axia is competitive in the region, which is why the word “Asia” was incorporated into the name; in addition, this vehicle also represents a whole new standard for us.”

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The Perodua Axia will debut in four variant guises – Standard E, Standard G, Special Edition and Advance. The base Standard E model will be priced from RM24,900 – this is for Peninsular Malaysia and with a solid paint exterior. Here’s another big announcement – the Axia will come with a five-year warranty, which is a first for a Perodua.

"We welcome all Malaysians to come to our sales showroom to know more about our latest and most exciting offering," he said.

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Another bit of information released is that the car will have 260 litres of boot space, which Perodua says is shaped to be able to fit four travel bags.

An undisguised photo of what appears to be Perodua’s next car was leaked onto the internet. The photo seems to have been snapped inside some kind of storage area.

These are probably the best photos yet of the car, showcasing it pretty much completely undisguised. Not a bad looker, isn’t it? Making the biggest statement appears to be the elongated honeycomb-design front grille, which is quite bold as is. Could this be a sport variant of some sort? Time will tell.

Around the back, you would be blamed for thinking this was a Myvi, with the rear bumper being very similar in design.

The interior is as previewed by the Perodua Global Model A (GMA) Space at the KLIMS13 show back in November last year (2013), apart from the fact that this particular unit has a large touch screen audio display system in the middle of it – another suggestion that this could be the highest-spec variant.

Also previewed at the KLIMS13 show was a 1.0-litre engine with their 1KR-DE three-cylinder mill. No performance figures were offered at the time, but seeing the aluminium-block engine, you can expect some 65PS and 85Nm of torque – bear in mind that these may vary according to the fuels used.

Being made of aluminium, it weighs 69 kg, which is 10 kg lighter than the 1.0 litre cast iron block engine that Perodua currently uses. Perodua claims the new engine will be able to deliver a minimum fuel consumption of 20-22 km per litre.

Perodua says its new Global EEV hatchback will be built on a licensed Daihatsu platform, but will use its own body. The Daihatsu Ayla itself is based on the Japanese market Daihatsu Mira e:S, and the new Perodua will likely share this platform as well.

Perodua filed for the trademark ‘Axia’ with the Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (MyIPO) in February 2014, under class 12 and class 37, which are generally car-related. Then in late May 2014, it filed for two additional trademarks – ‘Atrivia’ and ‘Eliana’, under the same classes.

When the Axia name was discovered, Perodua president Datuk Aminar Rashid Salleh said it was not the only name submitted, and that Perodua had not decided on a name. So it could either be Axia, Atrivia or Eliana for now. Which name do you prefer?