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Rendering wiz Theophilus Chin has provided his take on what a three-door version of the new Perodua Axia might look like. Dubbed the Perodua Axia Sports, it goes to show that if in the highly unlikely event Perodua re-engineers the Axia as a three-door, this is what a future 'warm' hatch could look like.

In conceptualising the Axia Sports, Theo has begun by lowering the roof and shoulder lines of the car, while changing the angle of the rear tailgate in order to make it more pronounced. Nothing significant was done elsewhere, apart from a slightly lowered ground clearance.

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The production Perodua Axia, based on the underpinnings of a Daihatsu Ayla and Toyota Agya, was launched last month and is priced at RM24,600 for the basic model and goes all the way to RM42,530 with on-the-road costs factored in.

It's powered by an all-aluminium 1KR-DE2 1.0 litre engine producing 66 hp at 6,000 rpm and 90 Nm of torque at 3,600 rpm. Transmission choices are a five-speed manual and a four-speed automatic gearbox. Fancy a sportier-looking three-door Axia then? Let us know below.

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