Toyota’s all-new Innova Hycross MPV has lastly made its India debut, with deliveries slated to start from January 2023 following its value announcement. It made its world debut earlier this week because the Innova Zenix in Indonesia.

The Hycross is a totally new mannequin and is the primary Innova to be primarily based on a monocoque development. It additionally will get the choice of a powerful hybrid powerplant. 

1. Hycross hybrid has claimed gasoline effectivity of 21.1kpl
2. First Innova to be primarily based on monocoque development
3. Debuts Toyota’s ADAS tech in India 

Toyota Innova Hycross: exterior design 

The Innova Hycross seems virtually similar to the Zenix that was revealed in Indonesia. For the new-generation mannequin, Toyota has given the Innova a extra SUV-like look with an upright grille, a raised bonnet line and physique cladding throughout. The hexagonal grille will get a gunmetal end, there are computerized LED headlamps and a large entrance bumper with silver accents that intensify the width of the MPV. 

In profile, the Hycross encompasses a distinctive MPV silhouette and will get a powerful shoulder line and flared wheel arches. In reality, it seems fairly just like the Veloz MPV that Toyota sells in some worldwide markets. Toyota has additionally revised the glasshouse close to the D-Pillar to offer it a classy rear quarter look. At the rear, the Innova Hycross will get a roof-mounted spoiler, chunky LED tail-lights, scooped-out quantity plate housing and blacked-out rear bumper. 

Like the Crysta, the brand new Hycross will get a big glasshouse, promising good visibility for all three rows. It will get larger, 10-spoke alloys completed in chrome, giving a premium look. 

The Hycross measures 4,755mm in size and 1,850mm in width – each barely greater than the Innova Crysta. When it involves the wheelbase, the brand new Innova Hycross can also be 100mm longer. 

Toyota Innova Hycross: inside design

On the within, the inside of the Hycross marks an entire departure from the Crysta. It will get a multi-layered dashboard with horizontal strains, and whereas it seems distinctive, some components just like the steering wheel and semi-digital instrument cluster with a 4.2-inch MID show are just like the Voxy MPV bought overseas. What stands out right here is the big 10.1-inch floating touchscreen that flows right down to the oblong AC vents and stack of HVAC management. 

The dashboard additionally will get soft-touch leather-based and metallic decorations. Also new with the Hycross is the dashboard-mounted gear lever console. The Innova Hycross get a dual-tone, brown and black inside theme with Dark Chestnut leather-based seat upholstery. 

Toyota Innova Hycross: variants and options 

The Hycross is available in a complete of 5 variants, with Toyota equipping the upper ones with bells and whistles like paddle shifters, linked car tech, ventilated entrance seats, nine-speaker JBL audio system, ambient lighting, multi-zone local weather management (entrance and rear) and a powered tailgate. In a primary for an Innova, the brand new Hycross additionally will get a big panoramic sunroof. 

The new Innova Hycross debuts the Toyota Safety Sense suite of ADAS tech in India. It comes with options like lane hold help, blind spot monitor, adaptive cruise management, rear cross-traffic alert and a pre-collision system. In phrases of different security options, the Hycross comes outfitted with six airbags, ABS with EBD, Traction Control and ESP. 

When it involves seating configurations, the Innova Hycross will get 7- and 8-seat layouts. The 7-seat configuration will get two captain’s chairs outfitted with a first-in-segment ottoman operate for the center row, and a bench seat for the third row. The 8-seat structure, then again, will get bench seats for each second and third rows. Toyota is offering three-point seatbelts for all passengers. 

Toyota Hycross underpinned by monocoque development

Unlike all of the earlier iterations of the Innova, which have been underpinned by a ladder-frame development, the brand new Hycross makes use of a monocoque chassis and relies on Toyota’s TNGA-C platform. 

Toyota Innova Hycross: powertrain and gasoline effectivity

The Innova Hycross will get petrol and strong-hybrid powertrain choices and can skip the diesel engine choice. The strong-hybrid powertrain is a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder unit coupled with Toyota’s fifth-gen robust hybrid tech (M20A-FXS). This engine, like most Toyota hybrid models, makes use of an Atkinson or Miller cycle for higher gasoline effectivity. It makes 152hp and 187Nm of torque and is coupled to an electrical motor for a mixed energy output of 184hp. The powertrain comes mated to an e-CVT transmission.

The non-hybrid model of the identical 1,987cc engine makes 172hp and 205Nm, and is paired to a CVT gearbox. Both configurations of the Innova Hycross and front-wheel drive solely. It, nevertheless, doesn’t get a guide transmission choice. 

With the hybrid powertrain, Toyota claims a gasoline effectivity determine of 21.1kpl, giving it a variety of 1,097km on a full tank of gasoline. Toyota claims the Innova Hycross can dash from 0-100kph in 9.5sec. 

Toyota Innova Hycross launch and anticipated value particulars 

Bookings for the Toyota Innova Hycross are already underway for a token quantity of Rs 50,000, and the carmaker is predicted to announce the costs in January 2023. The Hycross is predicted to be priced round Rs 22 lakh-28 lakh and can be bought alongside the Innova Crysta. When launched, it is going to tackle the likes of the Mahindra XUV700 and the Tata Safari. 

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