In case you've missed it, it's a go - the Perodua sedan, codenamed D63D, has officially been given the green light, as recently revealed by president and CEO Datuk Aminar Rashid. Now in the prototype stage, Perodua is evaluating the engine, platform and gearbox for the project it's sort of taking the lead on, since no sedan currently exists in the Daihatsu universe.
The finished product could surface anytime between 2016 and 2018, and will have an upper body designed completely in-house by Perodua. The carmaker is also targeting a five-star NCAP safety rating here - does this mean the sedan will be the first Perodua ever to get electronic stability control (ESC)?
Theophilus Chin has rendered yet another Perodua sedan - his second one based on KLIMS13's Buddyz concept. But while his first Buddyz effort was pretty much skimming the surface (the car still looked like a concept), this one appears more road legal than ever before, packing sensible wing mirrors, projector headlamps connected to a slim grille, vertical LED DRLs/fog lamps, a bee-sting antenna, a rear diffuser-like element and a rather generic rump.
Of course, several Buddyz cues remain, such as the tall, angular roofline and the GT-R-like front haunches (I am so sorry, Godzilla fans). The rendering maestro also famously created the Jaguh brochure hoax in 2013, which involved reskinning a Toyota Etios. He has also rendered an A-segment Perodua sedan and one based on the Myvi facelift.
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