Ushering in the next instalment in Toyota’s passenger car expansion strategy, is the new Urban Cruiser. Conceived as a fun, affordable and compact crossover vehicle, the Urban Cruiser has been designed to play in the city during weekdays, while taking you to your next adventure on the weekend.
In addition, the Urban Cruiser is the second product of the Toyota-Suzuki alliance (following the Starlet), building upon the core model architecture, while bringing Toyota’s comprehensive dealer support, customer service and parts’ supply network to the party.
Exterior Styling
The Urban Cruiser features rugged urban styling replete with a raised stance, textured side- and wheel-arch mouldings and bumper guards. The front features a large radiator grille with two horizontal slats and centrally-mounted Toyota insignia – these are flanked by chrome accent strips and LED projector headlamps (standard across the range).
• It s the second model born out of the carmaker s alliance with Suzuki.
• We look at several of its competitors in the highly-competitive segment.
The crossover segment became a little more crowded with the introduction of Toyota s Urban Cruiser this week.
Priced from R247 900, it s the second model born out of the Japanese carmaker s alliance with Suzuki. The Urban Cruiser shares its underpinnings with the recently launched Vitara Brezza.
The Toyota Starlet and Suzuki Baleno was the first duo born out of the carmakers partnership.
The five model Urban Cruiser line-up all use the 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder petrol motor with 77kW and 138Nm. There s an option of a five-speed manual transmission or four-speed automatic all driving the front wheels.