Denmark April 2014

Will the Outlander make an impact in Denmark?

Glory Leaf Edition

Another good month for the Danish market, with 124 units sold, proving that this market has got really comfortable with 100-plus sales (Third month this year at that level), with the EV Share now at 0,65%

Looking at the models ranking, the Nissan Leaf made a new record for a single model (84 units), surpassing the record established by Tesla in March (79 units), recovering with it the YTD leadership.

The other two models selling significantly were the Model S from Tesla, with 15 units (Probably waiting for another boat loaded with new cars) and the VW e-Up! (13 units), while the rest of the competition sold in single digits.

Pl	Denmark	April	YTD	%	'13Pl
1	Nissan Leaf	84	190	46	1
2	Tesla Model S	15	126	30	2
3	Volkswagen e-Up!	13	53	13	5
4	Renault Zoe	4	34	8	3
5	BMW i3	2	4	1	11
6	Opel Ampera			1	8
6	Renault Twizy		2	3	6
8	Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV	2	2	0	N/A
9 9 9 9	Renault Fluence ZE Renault Kangoo ZE Citröen Berlingo EV Smart Fortwo ED	1 0 1 0	1 1 1 1	0 0 0 0	4 9 N/A 10
	TOTAL	124	419	100

Source: www.bilimp.dk

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Wanted - a small car for city driving in Malaysia

Wanted a small, affordable second car for city driving in Malaysia.
The maximum budget is RM 40K (approx £7298).

If I had that budget here in the UK, I would probably go for a second hand car and would have several options.

However, in Malaysia there are only 2 options available, namely the Perodua ViVA (Yes! That is how the name is written) with prices starting from RM 24,936.45 (for the ViVA 660 BX - Manual, solid white colour) and the Proton Saga with prices from RM 33,426 (for the Saga SV Manual, solid white colour). The SV stands for Super Value.

Dimension wise, the Perodua ViVA (3575 x 1475 x 1530) is slightly smaller but taller than the Proton Saga (4278 x 1680 x 1520).

Looking at the websites of the two Malaysian car companies, I am quite impressed with the information provided from engine specs in detail to the various accessories available.

Though there is nearly RM 8000 difference in prices between the two cars, the Viva seems quite underpowered even for a city car with an engine displacement of only 659 cc. If I choose the ViVA 850 - Manual (847cc), prices goes up to RM 32,756.45.

I am not too concerned about the maximum speed but I am definitely interested in the fuel efficiency.

The Perodua website does not tell us anything about the fuel efficiency, other than mentioning that the cars have been equipped with "Dynamic Variable Valve Timing (DVVT), Double Overhead Camshaft (DOHC) and Electronic Fuel Injection  (EFI)".

The Proton Saga has a CamPro IAFM, 4-cylinder, DOHC 16V 1332cc engine and according to their website, the fuel consumption at @ 90km/h (approx. 56m/h) is 5.7 litres.

So if you had RM 40000 to spend on a car, I would definitely recommend the Proton Saga.

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