Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder and Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara are surely two big new car launches of this year. While Toyota’s new mid-size SUV is slated to go on sale on 16th August, the Grand Vitara is expected to hit showrooms in September 2022. Both models share their platform, hybrid powertrains, features and design elements. Though, the upcoming Toyota and Maruti SUVs look different from each other. Design elements such as the front grille, airdam, LED headlamps with LED DRLs, alloy wheel designs and taillamps distinguish both models.
While prices of the new Toyota Hyryder and Maruti Grand Vitara will be revealed in coming weeks. We expect that the former will cost between Rs 9.50 lakh to Rs 19 lakh and the latter might be priced from Rs 9.50 lakh to Rs 18 lakh (all, ex-showroom). That means, prices of the SUVs will be more or less similar. According to leaked information the mild hybrid variants of the Grand Vitara will cost between Rs 9.50 lakh – Rs 15 lakh and the strong hybrid models (Zeta+ and Alpha+) will be priced around Rs 17 lakh and Rs 18 lakh respectively.
The Maruti Grand Vitara SUV model lineup will come in Sigma, Delta, Zeta and Alpha trims. The model is reported to gathered 26000 bookings ahead of its market launch. The Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder will be made available in E, S, G and V trims and the strong hybrid powertrain will be offered only on the top three variants.
Interior of the Grand Vitara mild and strong hybrid variants will have dual-tone (black and bordaux and all-black with champagne gold accent theme respectively. The Toyota Hyryder mild hybrid version will offer sporty all-black interior theme, the strong hybrid model will come with dual-tone black and brown cabin theme.
Both SUVs will be made available with the 1.5L petrol engine boosted with mild and strong hybrid technology. While the former makes power worth 103bhp with 137Nm of torque, the latter delivers 116bhp with 122Nm. Transmission options includes a 5-speed manual, a 6-speed automatic and an e-CVT (with strong hybrid variant only). The AWD system will be available with mild hybrid tech and manual gearbox combination.
