Toyota Urban Cruiser Launch in August – New Details Emerge
The upcoming new Toyota Urban Cruiser is reportedly to be launched in the Indian market in late July or August. The launch will depend on the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country. The new Urban Cruiser will be based on the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza and will be the second product under Suzuki-Maruti JV.
Unlike Glanza, the upcoming Toyota Urban Cruiser won’t be just a re-badged Vitara Brezza and will receive significant design and interior changes. The Glanza premium hatchback is identical to the Baleno, save for the Toyota logo. On the other hand, the Urban Cruiser will receive different looking front fascia with new grille and bumpers. However, the headlamps and tail-lamps will remain the same. The SUV will also receive some design changes at the rear. There will be no sheet-metal changes. In fact, the alloy wheels will also be carried over from Maruti Suzuki’s compact SUV.
The interior of the Toyota Urban Cruiser will also receive some changes. The Vitara Brezza comes with a grey plastic, while the Toyota’s model will receive new colour schemes to make it look more uprmarket. The SUV could also receive the new seat upholstery. It will source the Suzuki SmartPlay touchscreen infotainment system with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.
The Toyota Urban Cruiser will also receive the hybrid technology on the manual version. The Brezza gets hybrid tech with the automatic gearbox option. The fuel efficiency of the Brezza AT is rated at 18.76kmpl, which is significantly higher than the manual version. The manual version fuel economy is rated at 17.03kmpl. The manual version will also receive the hybrid technology.
The Toyota Urban Cruiser won’t receive ISG external badging, which Toyota refers to the system as the Integrated Started Generator. It will be produced by Maruti Suzuki on the same line as the Brezza. The prices of the Urban Cruiser will be similar to that of the Brezza, which is around Rs 7.5 lakh – 11.5 lakh. However, the top-end variants could offer more features to lure customers. The company will also provide a longer, 3-year warranty.
Source – AutoCarIndia
