When asked why the Myvi SE does not also have performance upgrades, eg a more powerful engine, Perodua MD Datuk Syed Abdull Hafiz Syed Abu Bakar said that their market surveys have told them that the majority of customers are mainly interested in cosmetic features and many will spend quite a lot of money on bodykits.
“So we feel that if this is what our customers also like, then we will meet their demands,” he said.
For the new Myvi SE, the first identifier is the ‘hero colour’ which is Tangerine Orange. It’s new to the Myvi and if you don’t like it, you can also have your Myvi SE in Ivory White (non-metallic), Ebony Black, Glittering Silver or Pearl White (special metallic finish with extra charge).
From the pictures, you should be able to see what’s new but in case you miss them, this is the full list: new bumper design with integrated foglamp, ‘black-out’ headlamp units, wide rear roof spoiler, smoked clear rear lighting units, new rear bumper design, and a special surface treatment for the alloy rims (14 inches with 175/65 tyres).
The interior is a dark shade with leather upholstery for the seats and steering wheel wrapping. The audio system is a 2-DIN type (which means you can change the head unit without too much hassle) and the CD player has MP3/WMA capability and you can also connect a USB stick as well as use the Bluetooth interface.
Unique to the New Myvi SE is the red-themed Optitron instrument panel, certainly adding a sporty touch to the interior (especially at night). Red and orange illumination are actually good for night driving as the colour does not affect the eyes so much, which is why aircraft instrument panels use amber or red illumination.
The enhancements that the New Myvi SE carries are basically aesthetic. It still runs on the same 1.3-liter unit producing 86 ponies at 6,000rpm and 116Nm of torque at 3,200rpm and to keep the ponies under control, Perodua has entrusted the same set-up of steel discs up front and drum brakes at the back.
2008 New Perodua Myvi SE
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