Daihatsu Ayla 1.0L eco-car launched in Indonesia

The start of the Indonesia international Motor Show saw the arrival of the Daihatsu Ayla hatchback, as well as that of its Toyota sibling, the Agya. The two debutants are set to go head to head against the Mitsubishi Mirage, which also made its Indonesian debut at the show.

We’ll start with the Ayla – the five-door hatch, the company says, has been designed to meet the needs of car users in the country, working on the basis of being fuel efficient, spacious and affordable. If the shape looks a bit familiar, that’s because you’ve seen a mix of its lines on the Daihatsu A-Concept seen in last year’s IIMS as well as the e:S Mira. The Ayla is based on the e:S Mira.

There weren’t any specifications mentioned in the overall show brochure beyond stating that the little car – which measures in at 3,580 mm long, 1,600 mm wide and 1,510 mm tall – punches above its weight, offering a comfortable and spacious cabin, a minimum turning radius for easy maneouvreability in narrow streets and a high ground clearance “best suited to the way in Indonesia.”

Nothing a bit of digging around couldn’t solve. The Ayla is powered by a 997cc three-cylinder mill, the D26F-1KR-DE. The 69 kg aluminium-block unit, which is 10 kg lighter than the 1.0 litre cast-iron block equivalent, offers 65 hp at 6,000 rpm and a rather low-ish 87 Nm of twist at 3,600 rpm. As for drivetrain choices, it’s a five-speed manual and a four-speed auto for this little five-seater.

Three variants of the Ayla will go on sale in the Indonesian market, the entry-level Type D, medium specification Type M and range-topping Type X.

When they mean entry-level, they do mean entry-level – the Type D comes without air-conditioning and an audio system, to give you an idea of how affordable means omitting some of the mod-cons. It does mean however that the Ayla can be had for as low as Rp 75 million (RM24,100). Local content is claimed to be 84% for the car (and likewise, the Agya). As for colours, there are six choices on call for the car, three metallic and three solid.

The arrival of the little car does throw some conjecture about, especially with regards to Malaysia’s position as the perceived passenger car center for ASEAN.

For the longest time, Toyota/Daihatsu Indonesia (or Astra Toyota/Daihatsu, if you will) didn’t really sell passenger-style cars, working the beat with more “commercial-based” offerings like the Avanza and Innova. Daihatsu didn’t bother building the Sirion in Indonesia, instead importing Myvis from here and slapping on Daihatsu badging on them.

But the change is coming, and how – we first saw signs of this with the A-Concept, and now production of Toyota/Daihatsu passenger cars is concentrated in Thailand and Indonesia. The Japanese automaker has signalled its intent for Indonesia, stating that it aims to launch more than four models in the next four years as well as produce 300,000 units a year here.

Which leads to the question – has Perodua failed to grab an opportunity to be the small passenger green car hub for Toyota/Daihatsu in the region? The Ayla and Agya show that this might very well be the case, and we might also well be looking at the new Viva-replacement.

2012 All New Daihatsu Xenia New Specification

A million people in Indonesia Cars All New Daihatsu Xenia have made changes both exterior and interior looks just like the All New Avanza. But for machines Daihatsu Xenia All New 2012 1000cc engine keep using the capacitance (1.0) and 1300CC (1.3).Daihatsu Xenia in 2012 there were 4 types and 5 variants namely 1.0 D MT Xenia, Xenia MT 1.0 M, 1.3 x MT Xenia, Xenia and Xenia MT 1.3 R 1.3 R AT. Xenia only type R cars that have a choice between manual or automatic transmission.

If the highest type All New Toyota Avanza Toyota Avanza named Veloz, while the highest type of all-new Daihatsu Xenia car is named Xenia Attivo. New car prices Daihatsu Xenia 2012 All sold prices ranging from Rp 126.6 million for the lowest type (type D Xenia) until the car Xenia Rp.179.300.000 for the highest type (All New Xenia Attivo).

All New Daihatsu Xenia 1.3 R (Xenia Attivo) 5-speed manual transmission. Is the highest variant that features a complete line-up of the All New Xenia. The model is also offered with a high 4-speed automatic transmission. Machine used was the same: 4 cylinder 16 valve VVT-i 1298 cc K3-VE-coded. Output power and torque peak is still the same, namely 92 dk at 6,000 rpm and 122 Nm at 4,400 rpm. So the engine response was not different from its predecessor. It’s just the engine noise entering the cabin was reduced at the All New Xenia. It seems that noise control, dash silencer, and roof mounted silencer works well.

Substantial development in this section is precisely the application of Electronic Power Steering (EPS). EPS technology is no longer wearing pumps and hydraulic oil. But the use of electric motors attached to the steering gear or steering column to adjust the rotation torque of the steering wheel. Application of EPS makes the latest round of Xenia steering feels lighter when driven than its predecessor. This condition is very fun while doing maneuvers in the workshop space is limited. Special All New Daihatsu Xenia 1.3 R (Xenia Attivo) equipped with a double DIN head unit with 7-inch screen. From appearances, this signal processing can play MP3-formatted files, CDs, DVDs and can also be used to capture television broadcasts.

All New Daihatsu Xenia provide front stabilizer on these types, lower spring rate, and fine tuning the suspension geometry to provide better damping and stability. Daihatsu also developed a second-row passenger seat and a third. The second row seat now sliding manifold are operated only by pulling one lever only. Each seat in the second row can be moved back and forth as far as 60 mm. For third-row seat now separate seat model with a ratio of 50:50. Each of these can be folded simply by pulling a lever. Seat has also been provided with a head rest and a pair of safety belt.

All New Cars Daihatsu Xenia was there eight color options like Icy White (white), Light Blue Metallic (blue), Dark Grey Metallic (dark gray), Classic Silver Metallic (silver), Sand Gold Metallic (gold), Royal Red Metallic (red), Midnight Black Metallic (black) and Dark Steel Metallic (black). Color is on offer depending bervairiasi enough consumers choose the color according to taste.