{"id":3214,"date":"2019-05-04T15:29:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T15:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/routehunters.co\/?p=3214"},"modified":"2019-05-04T15:29:13","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T15:29:13","slug":"a-day-with-the-perodua-myvi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routehunters.co\/?p=3214","title":{"rendered":"A day with the Perodua Myvi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What took place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Myvi has been the best selling\nproduct of Perodua for a very long time, until recently been taken over by its\nown yourer brother, the Axia. Today, we had the Perodua Myvi for a day with us\nvia the Socar App for a day to carry out some Goget jobs, an app which allows\npeople to send items across town via despatch drivers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Its kinda like Grab for parcels and items.\nSo naturally space, fuel economy and comfort are much desired attributes for a\ncar to do the GoGet jobs in. Let\u2019s explore and see what it was like to use the\ncurrent Myvi as a daily workhorse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things we like<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Practicality <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Perodua Myvi is a decently practical\ncar that has sufficient storage all around the car. The generous number of cup\nholders aside, the boot itself is pretty spacious. 5 big sized boxes fitted in\nthe boot with ease, especially once the seats were lowered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s flat floor at the back is also handy\nto carry fragile items that might roll about, like cakes. We could easily carry\na 9 inch cake with ease thanks to the versatile space the Myvi provided\neverywhere. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NVH improvement <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new Myvi has better wind noise and\ntyre noise suppression when the car is driven at speeds. If we had to suggest\nan improvement though, it would be to add some soundproofing at the wheel\narches because noise from stones and sand thrown up by the tires is audible and\nthat could be annoying at times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Headlights<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new Myvi comes equipped with LED\nfront headlights, which provided sufficient viewing distance. The LED headlight\nalso provide proper lights dispersion that aftermarket LED light bulbs could\nnot achieve. Apart from being usable, the LED headlights also brings in a touch\nof elegance and sophistication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gearing <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new Myvi that we\u2019ve tested is fitted\nwith a 1.5 liter engine with a 4 speed gearbox. But the highlight here is the\ngearbox. It might not be the smoothest gearbox, but the gearing was surprisingly\nwell spaced. The best example for the gearing ratio is when the car is\ntravelling at 110km\/h, the engine rpm is still hovering around 2500 rpm, which\nin turns that it helps on the engine efficiency when doing long distance\ncruising <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smart tag <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The build in smart tag that is fitted in\nthe new Myvi is a class leading equipment that not many cars come with. You\ndon\u2019t need to search for the smart tag when you are coming up to a toll booth\nthanks to this feature. Another advantage of having an integrated smart tag is\nthat you don\u2019t need to worry about low battery. Very handy indeed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things that can be improve<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ergonomics <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When on the road with the new Myvi, we\nhad trouble trying to get into a comfortable seating position. You are seated\nvery high up even at the lowest setting, and the back support falls short. This\ncan get quite tiring after long hours of driving. The tall seating position\nalso causes the sun visor to block the view up front when you flip the sun\nvisor down to cover from the sun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auto start stop in gear <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The auto start stop can be very jerky\nduring start up. A slightly smoother operation may avoid the unsuspecting from\ngetting startled the first time the car starts and stops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Material use in cabin <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new Myvi is still a car that\u2019s meant\nto be affordable, definitely Perodua will not lavish the interior with Nappa\nleather and Alcantara. But some of the hard plasict materials that can be found\naround the cabin could be improved with soft touch materials. The front of the\ncar\u2019s dashboard has consistent alignment, but moving to the rear, some of the\npanels have misaligned panel gaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AC hard to understand <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The air conditioning controls is slightly\nconfusing because on other cars, you lower the temperature if you want the car\nto feel cooler, but in the new Myvi, it’s the opposite. You increase the coolness\nby increasing the \u201ctemperature\u201d setting in the car. That was a slight cause of\nannoyance, but we guess it would be second nature after a couple of days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The new Perodua Myvi has come leaps and bounds ahead of its predecessor. Its good to see that Perodua is prioritizing local usage trends with the accessories and design of the vehicle. All in all, its proven to be a good workhorse thanks to its good gearing, well thought out cabin, and sheer space. Although there are improvements that can be made, it\u2019s still a good car to buy. Are you a Perodua Myvi owner? Do you agree with what we said? What are the cars you would consider to be the alternative for the Perodua Myvi? Share with us in the comments below! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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