Consider it or not, the Perodua Ativa D55L is priced cheaper right here in Malaysia in comparison with its Japanese counterparts of their house market. Made official yesterday, Perodua’s new compact SUV has an estimated value vary of between RM62,500 and RM73,400. In Japan, the Daihatsu Rocky goes for the equal of RM65k to RM82k, whereas the Toyota Raize is surprisingly barely cheaper at RM64k to RM80k.
That is undoubtedly a novel state of affairs, because it’s not one thing that we will say typically, with Malaysian automobile costs and taxation being the way in which it’s. Often, we report the alternative: mannequin X launched in nation Y at (a ridiculously low) RMxxk. Except in fact, we’re speaking about automobile launches in Singapore and extra not too long ago, Thailand as nicely (although that has extra to do with the weakening ringgit than the rest).
The Ativa’s value announcement has been met with surprisingly polarising reception. Whereas these within the trade (us included) are usually impressed by Perodua’s excessive specs-affordable value sport, a lot extra complained on the Web that they anticipated the brand new SUV to be cheaper nonetheless. Malaysians, we’re a tough bunch to please, aren’t we?
Trying on the costs intimately, the case will get even stronger for Perodua. The Rocky begins from 1,705,000 yen (RM65,300) in Japan for the bottom L variant, and that’s a kosong mannequin with metal wheels and plastic caps, and no radio even! The Rocky X at 1,848,000 yen (RM70,800) seems nearer to our base Perodua Ativa X (RM62,500).
The highest Rocky Premium that goes for two,145,000 yen (RM82,200) is the closest mannequin that involves matching the RM73,400 Ativa AV’s specs, being outfitted with Lane Hold Management, Blind Spot Monitor, Rear Cross Visitors Alert and Adaptive Cruise Management. And even then, you’d nonetheless have so as to add one other 99,000 yen (RM3,800) for the 9.0-inch head unit (customary on Ativa H and AV).
Talking of add ons, we will once more contemplate ourselves fortunate in terms of the premium color choices. On the Ativa AV, choosing the two-tone particular metallic (black roof) will value you an additional RM800 over the usual metallic colors. For the Rocky, it’s a 77,000 yen (RM2,950) possibility!
It’s just about the identical cope with the Toyota Raize in Japan. The entry value is barely decrease in comparison with the Rocky solely as a result of the bottom Raize X (1,679,000 yen, RM64,300) is just not outfitted with the Good Help pack, which incorporates Pre-collision Warning, Pre-collision Braking (AEB), Entrance Departure Alert and Pedal Misoperation Management. The Raize X”S” provides that again on, priced at 1,745,000 yen (RM66,800). As we now know, all that’s customary throughout the Ativa vary.
Thoughts you, the Rocky and Raize ceiling costs talked about earlier (RM80k-RM82k) are for the highest 2WD variants to take care of parity with the FWD Ativa. As is the norm in Japan, each fashions have 4WD choices (for snowy areas), pushing their costs as much as 2,367,200 yen (RM90,700) for the Rocky Premium 4WD and a couple of,282,200 yen (RM87,400) for the Raize Z 4WD.
Do be aware that the Ativa’s costs right here additionally embrace the present SST exemptions and naturally, ever-changing (and at the moment beneficial) international trade charges are at play right here, however on the time of writing, all figures are correct.So, nonetheless assume the Perodua Ativa D55L SUV is overpriced?
GALLERY: Daihatsu Rocky in Japan
GALLERY: Toyota Raize in Japan
