Perodua Nexis/Traz teased forward of launch occurring quickly – D66B B-SUV primarily based on Toyota Yaris Cross

After launching its first electrical automobile (EV) just some days in the past, Perodua has now teased its subsequent mannequin in a brief video posted on its social media pages just lately. We aren’t getting a lot in the way in which of particulars for now, however we will make an informed guess that that is the model’s much-awaited B-segment crossover codenamed D66B.

The D66B will share lots in frequent with the Toyota Yaris Cross, which obtained a five-star ASEAN NCAP security ranking in August this 12 months. The report card for the Yaris Cross said ‘Manufacturing Malaysia for Malaysia market’ and we all know that the B-SUV will likely be launched right here each as a Toyota and Perodua, with the latter rumoured to be known as Nexis or Traz when referring to trademark filings from over three years in the past.

As with the Alza and Veloz, the D66B Nexis/Traz will look barely completely different from its Toyota sister. Perodua is just prepared to indicate us a transparent view of the entrance grille of its upcoming providing within the teaser, which has an insert that includes L-shaped motifs in comparison with the U-shaped ones on the Yaris Cross.

The teaser video additionally features a closely darkened large shot of the D66B, which, after some tweaking, we will make out cues seen on the Yaris Cross just like the slender headlamps and sweptback chrome trim close to the C-pillars. Rendering whiz Theophilus Chin’s digital imagining of the D66B is an approximation of what we’d get.

We don’t but know what powertrains will likely be provided for the Nexis/Traz, however in Indonesiathe Yaris Cross is obtainable with a 2NR-VE 1.5 litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine producing 106 PS and 138 Nm, with drive going to the entrance wheels by way of both a five-speed handbook or a CVT. In Thailandthis mannequin is hybrid-only with a 2NR-VEX 1.5 litre NA four-cylinder engine making 91 PS and 121 Nm. This works with an 80 PS/141 Nm electrical motor for a mixed output of 111 PS.

The introduction of the D66B was initially scheduled to happen in April 2024, as per Kenanga Analysis’s report from final February. Nonetheless, a give attention to getting the Q-VE has probably delayed the D66B’s launch, however no less than we now comprehend it’s coming quickly.

No matter it’s known as, the D66B will sit above the Ativa within the line-up, with the latter at present beginning at RM62,500 (OTR with out insurance coverage) and peaking at RM73,100 (RM73,400 when you depend the two-tone AV possibility). Care to guess how a lot the D66B will likely be?

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