Hyundai Creta has earned immense popularity among SUV buyers in the country. The SUV has always been favoured for its premium interior and SUV-ish appeal and efficient powertrains. The competition will soon get fiercer in the mid-size SUV segment as several car manufacturers are planning to challenge the Creta’s dominance. There will be new compact SUVs from Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, Honda and Mahindra. The Hyundai Creta will receive two new rivals before this year’s Diwali season.
Maruti Suzuki and Toyota are ready to roll out their new mid-size SUVs in coming months. Both carmakers are co-developing a C-segment SUV that will have two iterations donning signature badges of their respective brands. The new Maruti and Toyota SUVs will share the platform, styling bits, features and engines, but look different. As per a fresh media report, the upcoming Toyota mid-size SUV will be named Toyota Hyryder. It’s reported to debut in June, followed by its market launch in August 2022. The new Maruti SUV is likely to arrive near around 2022 festive season.
Both SUVs will be designed on the heavily localized version of Toyota’s global TNGA platform and produced at Toyota’s Bidadi plant near Bengaluru. Speculations are on rife that the new Toyota and Maruti SUVs could be offered with a 1.5L naturally aspirated petrol engine paired with a battery pack and a 59kW electric motor.
The setup will allow run the vehicle on hybrid and pure EV modes. Its combined power output will be around 114bhp. While the gasoline unit will deliver a peak torque of 120Nm, the electric motor will deliver 141Nm. Both SUVs will also be available with the 1.5L petrol engine (without hybrid tech).
More details on the upcoming Toyota SUV and Maruti SUV are likely to be revealed in coming months. Stay tuned to IndiaCarNews.
