Perodua’s first real attempt for building a car that has any sense of driver involvement is moderately successful. A concise city car (which looks big when parked alongside the Kancil but actually isn’t much different in size to some Ford Ka) the Kelisa is really a five door hatchback offered having a choice of the 850cc economy engine or perhaps a more powerful and free-revving 1.0 litre four.

Acceleration are few things to write home about, however the handling is refreshingly great for a brand not noted because of its ability to provide drivers with sense at all of enjoyment.

Kelisa has been used to roll the brand to untouched markets, and a low cost point can help it obtain a foothold.