Produa Viva - affordable and practical car

The new Produa Viva (Kancil Replacement) should be selling good now. Personally I like the design just like a mini Toyota Avanza, also the price is affordable. Currently having a promotion for civil servants which will allow them to buy a Viva through Bank Rakyat hire purchase financing and enjoy 100% financing for a 10 year loan period. It also signed a memorandum of understanding with Takaful Ikhlas Sdn Bhd to provide personal insurance protection coverage for civil servants. Perodua expects to sell 10,000 units of the Perodua Viva through this scheme.

The Exterior
The height to width ratio is well balanced with the wheelarches flared out slightly, giving a sporty undertone. On the 1000 cc versions, the sportiness is further enhanced with side skirting and there’s also a rear roof spoiler with the 1000 cc Viva Premium.


The Interior
Viva’s cabin space is the luggage capacity – 449 litres when the rear seat is flat. Access to the boot space is easy as the opening is pretty large and yet the sill is just 600 mm off the road. Like the Myvi, the doors of the Viva open extra-wide to 90 degree, even wider than the Myvi which is 80 degrees to the body. With an opening that wide it is very easy to get in and out.
A small LCD window between the two meters shows the fuel level and odometer/tripmeter. If the car has an automatic transmission, the gear position is also shown.



The Engine

EF-VE 660 (659 cc) – 37 kW/50.3 bhp at 7200 rpm, 58 Nm at4400 rpm
ED-VE 850 (847 cc) – 39 kW/53.0 bhp at 6000 rpm, 76 Nm at 4000 rpm
EJ-VE 1000 (989 cc) – 45 kW/61.2 bhp at 6000 rpm, 90 Nm at 3600 rpm
5-speed manual transaxles are available for all engines but the 4-speed automatic is only available with the 1000 cc engine.