Toyota India has announced the launch date of Urban Cruiser, its first subcompact SUV in India. This is Toyota’s first sub four-metre vehicle. It’ll be launched in the country on September 23.
The company has already started accepting pre-bookings, that requires a token amount of Rs 11,000.
Interested customers can book the car on Toyota’s official website as well as at its dealerships all over the country.
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The company has also announced a ‘Respect Package’ for customers, who pre-book the Urban Cruiser. The option will customers “a no-cost periodic maintenance” for up to 2 years or 20,000 kilometres, whichever happens earlier.
Among its features, the car include a two-slat wedge cut grille, trapezoidal bold fog area and split LED taillamps. It’ll run on a 1.5-litre K-Series petrol engine, which makes it capable of making 103 bhp of maximum power against the peak torque of 138 Nm. The motor will come mated to a 5-speed manual and an optional 4-speed automatic torque converter unit.
The manual variant of the car will only be available in petrol variant, whereas the automatic versions will come with a mild-hybrid system.
The Urban Cruiser will have multiple colour options, including single tone and dual-tone shades: blue, brown, white, orange, silver, grey, blue/black, brown/black and orange/white.
It’ll take on the likes of Hyundai Venue, Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza, Mahindra XUV 300, Tata Nexon, Ford Ecosport and the soon-to-be-launched Kia Sonet.
