{"id":41320,"date":"2023-11-09T03:46:21","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T03:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paultan.org\/?p=1694176"},"modified":"2023-11-09T03:46:21","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T03:46:21","slug":"maxus-mifa-9-ev-mpv-launch-attended-by-pm-anwar-and-four-ministers-will-it-be-the-next-kereta-menteri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2023\/11\/09\/maxus-mifa-9-ev-mpv-launch-attended-by-pm-anwar-and-four-ministers-will-it-be-the-next-kereta-menteri\/","title":{"rendered":"Maxus MIFA 9 EV MPV launch attended by PM Anwar and four ministers \u2013 will it be the next kereta menteri?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Most car launches are usually quiet, closed affairs. Apart from major launches from local car brands, or special occasions that are one of the first of its kind, such as a locally-assembled electric vehicle, you hardly ever see ministers get involved. <\/p>\n

This wasn’t the case with yesterday’s Maxus MIFA 9<\/a> launch. After all, it can be considered a niche model, an EV MPV from a relatively unknown brand (while Maxus has been around for a few years, sales have been on the low side), one that is fully imported as a CBU, with no CKD localisation plans mentioned. <\/p>\n

Yet somehow, the event was attended by none other than prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim plus four other ministers. That’s a total of five cabinet members at a car launch. It’s purely speculative for now, but this suggests that the MPV could well be in the running to be used as the next official vehicle for local ministers.<\/p>\n

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This comes after Anwar announced in Budget 2024<\/a> that government official car procurement will move towards EVs next year<\/a>. The Maxus MIFA 9 is a strong candidate for the ministerial slots, given that it would be a like-for-like replacement for the current fleet of Toyota Vellfires, and an MPV would fit better as a chauffeur-driven government VIP vehicle than a Tesla. <\/p>\n

A quick recap of the Maxus MIFA 9. It measures 5,270 mm long, 2,000 mm wide and 1,840 mm tall, with a wheelbase that spans 3,200 mm, making it slightly larger than the latest Toyota Alphard<\/a> and Vellfire<\/a>, which are 5,005 mm long, 1,850 mm wide, 1,950 mm tall and have a 3,000 mm-long wheelbase.<\/p>\n

The detailed specifications of the powertrain are as follows:<\/p>\n