Toyota has introduced the debut of yet one more SUV that may develop its Urban Cruiser line-up internationally. Called the Toyota Urban Cruiser Icon, it’ll go on sale in Indonesia first, adopted by different markets. The model presently sells the Urban Cruiser Hyryder SUV in India and South Africa, which is a badge-engineered iteration of the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara.

• New Toyota SUV will share underpinnings with the Raize 
• Will include petrol, petrol-hybrid powertrains
• Not anticipated to launch in India

New Toyota SUV: what’s it?

Not to be mistaken by the now discontinued Urban Cruiser and the Urban Cruiser Hyryder that we all know in India, the all-new Toyota Urban Cruiser Icon SUV will probably be a totally completely different automobile. Internally codenamed D03B, it will likely be primarily based on the Daihatsu DNGA platform that underpins fashions just like the Toyota Avanza, the favored Toyota Raize SUV and some others in markets like Indonesia and different ASEAN areas.

While it’s being referred to as the Urban Cruiser Icon by Toyota for now, sources inform us this new SUV might be referred to as the “Yaris Cross” upon launch in Indonesia. Interestingly, Toyota already has an SUV by the title “Yaris Cross” in some worldwide markets, and it’s primarily based on the TNGA-B structure. This is totally completely different than the one that may debut subsequent week, which will probably be longer and extra spacious.

This new SUV from Toyota will sit above the Raize – that is 4 metres lengthy – and will probably be round 4.3 metres lengthy. It will probably be a five-seat SUV and is more likely to share its wheelbase with the Avanza, which is 2,655mm. This may translate into extra cabin area than its direct rival, the Hyundai Creta, which has a wheelbase of two,610mm.

New Toyota SUV anticipated powertrain choices

The new SUV will share its powertrains with the Raize and different Toyota fashions primarily based on the DNGA platform. It may even include Toyota’s 1.5-litre petrol engine with and with out hybrid tech.

New Toyota SUV: will it come to India?

For the Indian market, Toyota is banking closely on its partnership with Suzuki for fashions bought domestically and the for exported. While the all-new SUV that may debut in Indonesia may have loads in widespread with Toyota and Daihatsu fashions bought within the ASEAN market, it is not going to have something in widespread with the Toyota India line-up, and thus, will not be anticipated to launch right here.

Toyota India, alternatively, already has its palms full with the rising demand of the Urban Cruiser Hyryder in India, together with the Innova Hycross and the reintroduced Innova Crysta. Most of those fashions having ready durations that reach between six months to a yr.

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