Toyota Urban Cruiser 2020 India Launch Highlights: Toyota Urban Cruiser subcompact SUV has been launched in India at a starting price of Rs 8.40 lakh (ex-showroom). The vehicle will go up against the likes of the recently launched Kia Sonet, Hyundai Venue, Tata Nexon, Mahindra XUV300, and ofcourse, the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza. Bookings for the Toyota Urban Cruiser have already begun at the company’s official India website for a token amount of Rs 11,000. Moreover, one can also book the subcompact SUV through his or her nearest Toyota dealership. Toyota’s Urban Cruiser will be the second product out of the Suzuki-Toyota global partnership and is essentially a rebadged version of the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza. The subcompact SUV draws power from a 1.5-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine, mated to a five-speed manual and a four-speed automatic. The company has confirmed that all automatic variants of the car will come with Advanced Li-ion Battery with ISG for enhanced fuel efficiency. With the subcompact SUV space getting hotter and spicier these days, Toyota has priced the Urban Cruiser quite competitively.
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Thank you for joining us in this Toyota Urban Cruiser India launch LIVE blog . Hope you enjoyed the proceedings as much as we did. We will soon be bringing a story in which we will be comparing variants of the Urban Cruiser with the Vitara Brezza. So stay tuned! Thank you!
The prices for the Toyota Urban Cruiser have been revealed and as one can see, the figures are certainly competitive. In case you want more details on this Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza-based subcompact SUV, you can get those in our launch story below.
Toyota Urban Cruiser launched at Rs 8.4 lakh: Rebadged Maruti Brezza's specs, price, features & variants
Naveen Soni, Senior Vice President, Sales and Service, Toyota Kirloskar Motor joins the launch of the Toyota Urban Cruiser. Prices for the subcompact SUV have been revealed. The Urban Cruiser has been priced at a starting of Rs 8.40 lakh for the base Mid Grade manual variant and the figures reach till Rs 11.30 lakh for the Premium Grade automatic trim. All prices mentioned are ex-showroom.
Toyota says, at the launch of the Urban Cruiser that it will be present in as many as 290 cities across India by the end of this year. The company assures the customers of uncompromised after sales service, all thanks to Roadside Assistance and more. More details including price to be out soon, so stay tuned!
Bollywood star, Ayushmann Khurrana being the brand ambassador for the Toyota Urban Cruiser joins the India launch of the compact SUV. He is speaking about his journey into the Bollywood and how much he has struggled to reach where he is today! He says quality matters the most both, as an actor and as an automotive manufacturer. More details soon!
The India launch event of the Toyota Urban Cruiser has started. As mentioned before, due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the launch is being done virtually. Toyota says that Urban Cruiser is for all which means that it will appeal to people of all age groups. More details on the Toyota Urban Cruiser very soon, so stay tuned!
In case you are thinking that the Toyota Urban Cruiser is just a rebadged version of the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, well think again! There are some bits that actually make the Toyota Urban Cruiser considerably different. These include a twin-slat grille along with a reworked bumper and also a more aggressive looking fog lamp housing. Rest of the SUV looks almost identical to the Vitara Brezza.
The Toyota Urban Cruiser will help the company compete in the highly popular subcompact territory that currently has the dominance of players like the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Mahindra XUV300, Tata Nexon among others. Moreover, the car and tech sharing between the two players should also help Toyota in pricing the Urban Cruiser well in the market. That said, the brand must be having high hopes from the vehicle and for it to succeed, the price will be playing an important role.
The new Toyota Urban Cruiser is expected to be launched in India for a starting price of closer to Rs 8.3 lakh (ex-showroom). The range topping variant of the Urban Cruiser will likely cost close to Rs 11 lakh (ex-showroom). Price announcement to take place very soon, so sit back and enjoy the launch proceedings.
Just like the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, the Toyota Urban Cruiser will also get mild-hybrid tech. The said tech ensures an enhanced fuel efficiency and will be available in automatic variants of the Toyota Urban Cruiser. More details soon, so keeping watching this space for all the action!
The launch of the Toyota Urban Cruiser is set to commence in just a few minutes from now. All thanks to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the launch is being conducted digitally. The subcompact SUV is expected to be launched in India for a price of close to Rs 8.3 lakh (ex-showroom). What is your price expectation? Let us know in the comments!
Bollywood actor and star Ayushmann Khurrana is the brand ambassador for the Toyota Urban Cruiser subcompact SUV. The company made this announcement a few days back before the launch of the vehicle. The company says that "True to the brand imagery of ‘Respect’, Mr. Ayushmann Khurrana is a personality who embodies the core value of the Toyota Urban Cruiser’s attributes of being unconventional yet aspirational. Having made his mark at a young age, he is known for his bold and experimental choices."
The Toyota Urban Cruiser trim level details got leaked on the web a few weeks back. According to the leak, the subcompact SUV will come in three trims namely Mid, High and Premium. Moreover, the trim wise features have also been revealed. The range topping trim will get features like all-black diamond cut alloy wheels along with LED fog lights, dual-tone paintjob, rain-sensing wipers and also auto-dimming IRVM.
The Toyota Urban Cruiser gets power from a 1.5-litre K15B petrol engine that is good for producing respective power and torque outputs of 103 hp and 138 Nm. Gearbox options will include a five-speed manual and a four-speed automatic. As already mentioned, the said subcompact SUV will rub shoulders against the likes of the Hyundai Venue, Maruti Vitara Brezza, Kia Sonet, Tata Nexon, Ford EcoSport, and Mahindra XUV300 in the highly competitive segment.
The Toyota Urban Cruiser is expected to get a decent set of features. These include cruise control along with a 7-inch touchscreen infotainment system that supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity. Moreover, the interiors come in dual-tone theme and you also get climate control along with auto-dimming IRVMs and steering mounted controls. More details soon, so keep watching this space for all the action!
As the Toyota Urban Cruiser is based on the highly popular Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, the high similarities in the design are quite obvious! That said, upfront, the car gets sleek looking headlamp units and the overall silhouette looks almost identical too. Toyota has tried to give the Urban Cruiser slight design updates that help it distinguish from the Vitara Brezza.
The Toyota Urban Cruiser is the second product to roll out of the Suzuki-Toyota partnership, with the first one being the Toyota Glanza that is based on the Maruti Suzuki Baleno. The Urban Cruiser will come based on the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza. With the car and technology sharing alliance between Suzuki and Toyota, the Urban Cruiser is expected to come with some benefits over the Vitara Brezza for it to appeal to the masses.
Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) announced the commencement of bookings for the Toyota Urban Cruiser subcompact SUV starting 22nd August. If you are interested, you can book the vehicle for a token amount of Rs 11,000. Bookings can be made both online and offline which meams you can book your car through your nearest Toyota dealership or at the company's official India website as well.
Hi folks! Hope you all are safe and fine amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Welcome to the Toyota Urban Cruiser LIVE Blog! The launch proceedings will be starting in just a few hours from now and in the meanwhile, we will be giving you a quick brief of what we know about the subcompact SUV so far. So sit back and enjoy the launch!