Recently we have a test drive trip to Terengganu with the new Myvi 1.5 SE Special Edition Lagi power Lagi Best. The Myvi 1.5 test drive review session covers more than 700km from KL via karak, kuantan to Cherating Terengganu. Our main concern is to do the fuel consumption test and acceleration test on the New Myvi 1.5 litre DVVT. We have concluded that the new Myvi 1.5 is a fuel efficient compact car. New Myvi SE and Myvi Extreme 1.5 Auto and Manual Price range from RM50,900 – RM61,700

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The result of fuel consumption (penggunaan minyak) of Myvi 1.5 SE stated below:

>> Travelling 110km using RM13.26 which is 6.97895litre petrol at constant cruising speed 80km/h +-10 on highway MYVI 1.5 REVIEW

= 12.0545 cent per km (RM0.12 per km) = 15.76 km/litre (16.6km/litre on the meter)

>> We start to mark the half tank at 410km journey.

>> Then we fill up RM10 which can travel 68km (to 478km at half tank) in a mixed drive condition 60-100kmh = 5.263litre = 14.71 cent per km (RM0.14705 per kilometer) = 12.92 km/liter

>> We mark at 532 km of our journey at 3rd bar, fill up RM15 which can travel 124km (656km at 3rd bar) normal highway driving 90-110kmh speed range = 0.1209677 cent per km (RM0.12097 per kilometer) = 15.7 km/litre

>> The 3rd bar gives 52km mileage (from 656km at 3rd bar to 708km at 2nd bar) on normal mixed drive.

>> The last bar gives 105km from full tank.

>> Overall Myvi 1.5 fuel consumption = RM0.12-RM0.147 per km travel from steady mood to mixed drive mood.

City drive condition depends on the traffic. We expect the worst FC is (14.7-12.0)+14.7 = 17.4 cent per km (RM0.174) = 10.91954 km/litre

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Our opinion on the interior side – The new myvi 1.5 SE has a very nice dashboard design with futuristic optitron meter in red lighting, nice new steering wheel wrapped with leather, a good all in one player which incorporates bluetooth, cd player, radio and usb port. The gear knob is located near the steering at the dashboard feels quite loose. The 4 speakers sound quality is the worst we ever heard. But no worry, just change the speakers to the new better component speakers and mid base speakers with the cost of around Rm500 only.

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There is no issue about the legroom. Just enough and comfortable. The seat nicely fit to your body but the headrest is too hard where sometimes you feels like you are hitting your head to a stone while driving. The rear seat is high but the headrest below your head. For long journey, not good for rear passenger. The head room for rear passenger also limited to a normal height person. A person with around 178cm tall will have slight problem when sitting at the rear passenger seat.

The dashboard material quality has been improved by using a better plastic which has scratch resistance. The air condition now better than before. even with the lowest setting, it provides very cool air inside the cabin.

The 1.5 litre DVVT engine provides enough power whenever you need it. You would not need to push the fuel pedal hard for it to move. Just a slight touch with your foot, the engine will immediately response. It is very easy for the Myvi 1.5 to maintain speed at 80 and 90 kmh on a karak highway at around 2000 RPM with just a small input from your right leg. The low RPM torque is very good considering that it is a very light car below 1000kg with 1500 cc engine capacity. The RPM shows around 2000 at 80-90kmh and 2500 at 100km/h.

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13% more power, 16% more torque

11% improvement in weight-to-power ratio

The long-stroke all-aluminium DVVT engine is the 3SZ-VE, similar to that in the Alza but tuned a bit differently to suit the lighter Myvi. Compared to the 1.3-litre engine, power output is up 13% to 103 ps while there’s 16% more torque at 136 Nm. Though the new Myvi with a 200 cc larger engine is, on average, about 1.5% heavier, the extra output improves the weight-to-power ratio by 11%. Manual and automatic transmissions are available, like the Myvi 1.3.

THE ACCELERATION TEST :

View the video to see the acceleration test of Perodua Myvi 1.5 SE from 0-100 km/h. The New Myvi 1.5 able to accelerate 0-100kmh within 12 seconds on a flat road. This is the best number we can get. We have tried the manual shifting but there is no point actually because the 2nd gear ends at 120kmh and the option on the gear panel is just from 2,3,D only. No “1″ or “L” selection for it to maintain the first gear up to maximum RPM.

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The maximum speed of the new myvi 1.5 is 170km/h. You will only get 170+ 2@3 when you go downhill. But seriously, do not ever try this because you can feel very strong wind pushing the car at 140kmh from the side. This is due to the design of the compact car which is not aerodynamic. The car is designed for city and normal drive seriously not for high speed. The suspension setup is really hard which cannot absorb the uneven road condition on our normal highway at higher speed.

So, do not ever drive the Myvi 1.5 at high speed. It is very light and really not stable at high speed due to suspension and aerodynamic factor.

On normal driving, you can feel the hardness of the suspension even at low speed around 80-90kmh, it fails to absorb uneven road surface which gives you more vibration and like always shaking in your car. But the noise insulation is very good.

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For conlcusion-

What we like :

+ The engine response

+ The multimedia touch screen player

+ The new looks with yellow paint

+ Noise insulation in cabin

+ The interior dashboard and optitron meter

+ The rear legroom

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What we don’t like :

- Very hard suspension

- Less comfort at cruising speed

- Very bad speakers

- Less compartment to put your stuff

- 14 Inch dark rims

- Hard headrest

- Less boot space

- Gear knob loose and less speed control