The Toyota Urban Cruiser will be launched in India on September 23. The new Urban Cruiser will mark Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s entry into the sub-4m SUV segment. The Toyota Urban Cruiser will rival the likes of Kia Sonet, Hyundai Venue, Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Tata Nexon, Mahindra XUV300 and Ford EcoSport.
The pre-bookings for the Urban Cruiser had commenced on August 22. The compact SUV can be booked at a Toyota dealership or through the automaker’s official website for a token sum of Rs 11,000. Toyota Kirloskar Motor had recently announced that the customers pre-booking the Urban Cruiser before it is officially launched in India will get a no-cost periodic maintenance benefit for up to two years or 20,000km, whichever comes earlier, under a special ‘Respect Package’.
We are expecting the Toyota Urban Cruiser price in India to start from Rs 8 lakh (ex-showroom), with the top-spec trim being close to Rs 12 lakh (ex-showroom). The compact SUV is available in three variants — Mid, High and Premium. It boasts of features like 2-slat wedge-cut grille, dual-chamber LED projector headlamps with LED DRLs, LED fog lamps, split LED tail lamps, 16-inch diamond-cut alloy wheels, Smart Playcast touchscreen infotainment system, automatic AC, multi-function steering wheel, engine push start/stop button, electrochromic IRVM and cruise control.
The Toyota Urban Cruiser gets six monotone colour options — Sunny White, Iconic Grey, Suave Silver, Rustic Brown, Spunky Blue and Groovy Orange. There are three dualtone paint schemes — Rustic Brown with Sizzling Black roof, Groovy Orange with Sunny White roof and Spunky Blue with Sizzling Black roof. The Toyota Urban Cruiser has a dualtone dark brown-themed cabin.
Under the hood is a BS6-compliant, K-series, 4-cylinder, 1.5-litre petrol engine that develops 105hp of maximum power and 138Nm of peak torque. Among the transmission options are 5-speed MT and 4-speed AT. All the three variants (Mid, High and Premium) have an automatic transmission option. Also, the automatic trims are equipped with a smart hybrid system, unlike their manual counterparts.