The Perodua Aruz serves in the national carmaker’s product line-up as its seven-seater SUV entrant, and the Ativa crossover appears set to be joined by a B-segment offering in April, codenamed the D66B, or Nexis. Its positioning above the Ativa would likely price it higher than the Aruz, which has been around since 2019, so what if the ladder-framed SUV was reinterpreted in a different bodystyle?
Visual rendering maestro Theophilus Chin has done just that, offering a rendition of the Aruz that trades passenger count for payload. Here, Theo has used what appears to be a T6-generation facelift Ford Ranger (the current ‘next-generation’ model is internally coded T6.2) as a base for the double-cab form.
The rear end of the Aruz-turned-pick-up gets the T6 Ranger treatment, albeit with differences such as in its tail lamp lenses, while the window line of the Aruz gets straightened out for this pick-up truck form. Here, we can see that the sport bar over the cargo tray from Wildtrak-spec Ranger has been adapted to the rendered Perodua, and its tailgate from the Ranger is used, albeit with simplified detailing.
With the transformation into a pick-up, Theophilus has taken the opportunity to use the front end of the Perodua Alza, in particular the headlamps and grille, along with styling elements from the Aruz’ twin, the Toyota Rush, namely the foglamp surrounds and lower intake. For added “active lifestyle” visuals, wheel arch extensions in black have been added to the Aruz ..