Perodua Bezza vs Toyota Rush Comparison

The current form of the Perodua Bezza was introduced in 2020 – almost five years ago. This particular version itself is a mild facelifted version of the original car that debuted in 2016. That makes the Perodua Bezza almost a nine-year-old car with minimal design changes, and that age has now begun to show up.

The front profile of the Perodua Bezza looks pretty basic, with the sedan getting a sleek hexagonal grille with a glossy black and silver finish in G variants and a glossy black and chrome finish in the X and AV variants. The trapezoidal headlamps attached to the sides of the front grille have an all-LED arrangement as standard. The X and AV variants also get rounded halogen fog lamps within the inverted L-shaped black housings on the corners of the front bumper. 

The Perodua Bezza looks simple even from the side, where the sedan gets dual-tone side skirtings and chrome-finished door handles as standard. The rearview mirrors of the sedan come integrated with turn indicators and have electrical adjustability, while they also feature electrical foldability in the AV AT variant. While the G MT and G AT variants have 14-inch silver alloy wheels, the X AT and AV AT variants have 15-inch machined alloy wheels.

At the back, the simple-looking rear profile of the Perodua Bezza has trapezoidal tail lamps with LED inserts on the sides of the trapezoidal boot lid, which has a sleek chrome bar running across its width above the license plate housing. The Bezza is available in six colour schemes – Garnet Red, Granite Grey, Sugar Brown, Ocean Blue, Glittering Silver and Ivory White. 

Pros and cons:

Pro: Alloy wheels are offered as standard

Cons: Overall design language now feels dated

Compared to the small and old school looking previous generation Toyota Rush, the new version looks absolutely modern and eye-catching. The new Rush looks quite striking with angular front headlamps, wide front grille, rugged side profile with black cladding, roof rails and machined alloy wheels and the sporty rear profile with wide and horizontal tail lamps. All these design elements make the Rush feel like it is a vehicle from one category above.

The new generation Toyota Rush now features the additional flexibility of two extra seats in the third row, making it a seven-seater compact MUV. These extra two seats have a flexible folding arrangement, thus opening up a cavernous boot space at the rear. At the same time, there are multiple cup holders and small storage spaces in the entire cabin, making it a practical place to be in.

The previous generation Toyota Rush was known for its almost indestructible feel, and this new version of the Rush feels the same way as well. The ever trustable reliability factor of brand Toyota comes into play, giving the owners of the Rush an extra peace of mind when it comes to the after-sales period of owning it.