The new battery electric Toyota Urban Cruiser will be produced in India
- The Japanese carmaker Toyota, following the agreements signed with Suzuki, has just presented its own version derived from the Suzuki e-Vitara unveiled last month. It is called Urban Cruiser, a traditional name at Toyota. Its engine is battery electric, like the Suzuki e-Vitara. This 4.29 m long SUV (1 cm more than the e-Vitara) is thus a competitor to the Kia EV3, Renault 4 E-Tech, Peugeot e-2008, Citroën e-C3 Aircross and Opel e-Frontera. It is located in the B segment, but at the limits of the C segment, as a Toyota Yaris Cross hybrid in the same segment is 14 centimeters shorter. Its wheelbase is 2.70 m like the Suzuki e-Vitara. Its weight is of the same order as that of its twin brother and competitor, namely 1,700 kg in front-wheel drive and 1,900 kg in all-wheel drive (incorporating a second electric motor and a larger battery).
- The entry-level Urban Cruiser model uses a 49 kWh LFP battery and a front-mounted electric motor delivering 144 hp. This version will offer nearly 320 km of autonomy according to the WLTP cycle. The mid-range Toyota Urban Cruiser uses a 61 kWh LFP battery, as well as a 174 hp electric motor that drives the front wheels. The top-of-the-range Toyota Urban Cruiser, meanwhile, combines the same 61 kWh battery with two electric motors (one on each axle) delivering 184 hp that drive all four wheels. This version would offer 400 km of autonomy according to the WLTP cycle. These are nearly the same characteristics as the Suzuki.
- The Toyota Urban Cruiser – which is the brand's fourth battery electric vehicle after the BZ4X, ProAce and ProAce City – will be produced in India from spring 2025, in the same factory as the Suzuki e-Vitara. It is in fact a Suzuki factory, the one located in Gujarat, which assembles the Baleno, Ignis, Jimny, Vitara and whose production capacity reaches 750,000 units per year.
- Like the Suzuki e-Vitara, the Toyota Urban Cruiser is intended for international markets, including Europe.