Adakah Toyota Vios 2022 Akan Datang Dengan Enjin Hibrid e-Smart?

Perodua Ativa berkuasa e-Smart sudah pun dilihat sedang diuji di Malaysia.

Pada suatu ketika November 2021, kami nampak di tengah-tengah Petaling Jaya, sebuah Daihatsu Raize yang ‘bertopeng’ atau lebih dikenali di Malaysia sebagai Perodua Ativa dengan plat dagangan dipandu oleh seorang wanita.

Kini kami mendapat petunjuk bahawa Toyota Vios generasi akan datang (nama kod D29A) akan berkongsi platform dengan Daihatsu dan mungkin juga Perodua kerana akan ada versi elektrik untuk bersaing secara langsung dengan Honda City e-HEV yang popular.

Penjana kuasa elektrik ini dipanggil e-Smart dan ia mula-mula dikongsi dengan kami semasa Daihatsu Rocky hibrid diperkenalkan di Jepun.

Perlu diingat bahawa Perodua (yang bekerjasama dengan Toyota dan Daihatsu) TIDAK akan melancarkan Kereta Elektrik penuh dalam masa terdekat kerana infrastruktur pengecasan belum bersedia untuk penggunaan EV secara besar-besaran.

Sementara itu, Toyota Vios terbaharu mungkin akan dilancarkan di Malaysia dengan enjin e-Smart untuk mencabar Honda City e-HEV kerana City sentiasa menjadi saingan langsung kepada Vios dan ini akan diteruskan. Penjana kuasa hibrid e-Smart mempunyai motor elektrik yang memberikan 105 kuasa kuda dan tork 170Nm yang memacu roda hadapan, menghapuskan keperluan untuk kotak gear.

Pemandu Vios baharu mungkin juga mendapat manfaat daripada ciri Smart Pedal (S-PDL) yang membolehkan pemanduan satu pedal. Toyota mendakwa purata penggunaan bahan api hibrid e-SMART ini adalah kira-kira 3.57 liter/100km yang diukur dalam kitaran WLTC.

Kini, enjin petrol City e-HEV 1.5 liter Atkinson Cycle DOHC i-VTEC menghasilkan 109 kuasa kuda dan 253Nm tork pada harga jualan RM105,950.45. Ya, ia lebih meriah daripada Toyota Vios berelektrik baharu yang mungkin akan dijual murah sedikit iaitu RM102K.

MEDIA RELEASE: Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “Daihatsu”) has announced that it has newly developed the “e-SMART HYBRID” system ideal for small cars and installed it in the Rocky compact SUV. The new Rocky will go on sale nationwide on November 1.

Based on the basic concepts of “high quality at affordable prices,” “mastering the smallest details,” and “providing advanced technologies to everyone,” Daihatsu has been working to create cars tailored to the lifestyles of its customers, focusing on details even at the level of 1 mm, 1 g, 1 yen, and 1 second.

Recognizing the increasing need for de-carbonization, Daihatsu has been comprehensively pursuing optimal electrification for small cars friendly to the environment based on LCA. Daihatsu developed its unique e-SMART HYBRID system utilizing the electrified vehicle R&D assets it has accumulated since the 1960s, as well as the Toyota Group’s technologies and know-how.

After installing the new system in the new Rocky, the company plans to expand its use to other mini vehicles in the future.

The newly developed e-SMART HYBRID system has adopted a series system, in which the engine generates electricity that is then used to drive the motor. A simple mechanism that uses a newly developed 1.2L engine exclusively for generating electricity has resulted in a compact hybrid system that is ideal for small cars.

In addition to highly responsive acceleration and extremely quiet performance provided by the 100 percent electric motor drive, optimally controlling electricity generation and charging/discharging has achieved class-leading fuel efficiency among compact SUVs as well as affordable price.

The new 1.2L engine will also be installed in two-wheel drive petrol vehicles. This engine is ideal for daily use as it offers a high level of fuel efficiency performance and enables the car to powerfully and smoothly accelerate due to the increased torque at low rpm.

The popular 1.0L turbo engine will also continue to be used in four-wheel drive vehicles.

Thus, three types of powertrains, including the hybrid, will be available to satisfy a wide range of customer needs.

Daihatsu has also enhanced the product appeal of its cars by, for example, advancing their safety and security performance, as well as adopting electric parking brakes and hybrid-specific designs.