Yes, you've heard it all before - the love of the nation, a true Malaysian icon, and so on and so forth. But in a world where we celebrate and revere the rare and the exotic, it's all too easy to undermine the significance of something in our backyard, something so humble, something we see so much of everyday we almost take it for granted.
It's sort of like this - foodies all over the world may gush and wax lyrical about coq au vin and Beluga caviar, but the modest nasi lemak, found on every street corner, has probably filled more stomachs, evoked more memories and touched more hearts. In Malaysia, at least.
Such is the story with the Perodua Myvi. Little did P2 guess that the innocent little hatch would become the country's most popular car for the best part of a decade (believe it or not, it was actually intended to be a niche model in a sedan-dominated market).
Top row (L-R): 2008 first-gen facelift, 2011 second-gen Standard
Bottom row (L-R): 2011 second-gen Extreme, 2015 second-gen facelift Advance
The Myvi's birth in 2005 marked the first time Perodua directly competed with Proton, but in contrast to the Savvy, it was an instant hit that Malaysians simply couldn't get enough of.
From the original 1.0 and 1.3 models, to the 2008 facelift, moving up to 1.3 and 1.5 litre engines with the 2011 second generation, and finally the 2015 facelift with two distinct looks, a comprehensive accessories catalogue and more standard equipment than ever before, the Myvi has found over 850,000 homes and targets the big million by end-2017.
Looking at how deep Malaysia's love for the Myvi runs, we think that's more than achievable, don't you? Feast your eyes on our through-the-ages gallery to see how our favourite set of wheels has evolved and grown with us. Happy 10th birthday, bro!
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