2023 Toyota Agya Debuts – Meet The New Axia’s Toyota-badged Twin!

Ahead of the new second-gen Perodua Axia’s debut today, its Toyota-badged twin, dubbed the 2023 Toyota Agya, was premiered in Indonesia a day earlier. There are plenty of differences to notes between the two, and here’s what we’ve garnered thus far.

Presented on Monday evening, the new DNGA-based Agya was shown in both standard and sporty GR Sport forms in the Republic via a special YouTube live stream. Like the previous generation iteration, both are easily differentiated visually in the details beyond their badges.

Whilst the side profile in both is identical, the Agya sees a slightly different layout of its forward LEDs – the top LEDs are positioned below the main beams of the headlamps, whilst the bumper-mounted DRLs are vertically aligned as well.

Evident too is the Agya’s large gaping grille design that differs from the motif seen in the Axia, the former looking rather similar to the TNGA-B-based Toyota Yaris.

In the sporty GR Sport variant, it also gets larger two-tone (presumably) 15-inch wheels as opposed to the standard single-tone 14-inch types. Aptly, this sporty flagship also gets an arguably sportier aerokit compared to what the Malaysian-flavoured Axia AV variant wears.

On board, the Agya’s basic cabin design mirrors what’s seen in the Axia launched today, though it does sport different air-cond controls, and what appears to be a more basic analogue instrument panel.

The GR Sport variant ups the ante as it gets the advanced digital instrument panel like what’s seen in the flagship Axia AV variant here. However, the free-standing infotainment touchscreen unit present in this Toyota-badged twin boasts Apple CarPlay connectivity.

Also reportedly unique to the GR Sport variant is a re-tuned suspension and steering that promises sportier driving – something perhaps warranted from the GR badge it wears. This is perhaps fitting given the next set of facts.

The biggest difference between the Axia and the Agya of course lies under the hood, with the latter Toyota-badged twin benefitting with a larger – read: peppier – 1.2-litre 3-cyl powerplant lifted from the base-spec Toyota Raize, which offers roughly 87 HP and 108 NM of twist.

Said mill gets paired with the choice between a 4-speed automatic or 5-speed manual transmissions, with Toyota’s Indonesian arm opting not to offer a CVT box choice for the Republic’s consumers – the new Axia is currently the only one to get the D-CVT box.

Little else was disclosed during the presentation streamed online on Monday evening, though the model is expected to go on sale in Indonesia this year. What do you folks think of this Toyota-badged redux of the Axia, then? Hit the comments below with your thoughts…