Apr 05, 2024 - 11:17
By indiatoday.in

Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor launched in India, Maruti Suzuki Fronx's second avatar

Toyota Kirloskar Motor has launched the Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor in India at a starting price of Rs 7.73 lakh (ex-showroom). The top-of-the-line trim is available for 13.03 lakh (ex-showroom). This compact SUV is essentially a badge-engineered Maruti Suzuki Fronx, which is priced between Rs 7.51 lakh and Rs 13.03 lakh (ex-showroom).

Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor Features

The Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor gets a new honeycomb grille, redesigned LED DRLs, and new 16-inch alloy wheels. Rest everything on the exterior is similar to that of the Maruti Suzuki Fronx. The badges, of course, are of the respective brands.

The only noticeable change inside the cabin is the dual-tone layout, which makes the Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor look very different from the Maruti Suzuki Fronx. The features are identical. You get a 9-inch HD touchscreen infotainment system with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, Arkamys surround sound system, automatic climate control, head-up display with turn-by-turn navigation, 360-degree view camera and wireless charger.

Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor Safety

Built on Suzuki's heartect platform, the compact SUV offers six airbags, three-point ELR seatbelts, electronic stability control (ESC) with hill-hold assist and rollover mitigation, ABS with EBD and brake assist and Isofix child seat mounts.

Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor Powertrains

The Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor and the Maruti Suzuki Fronx have same powertrains. There are two engine options — 1.2-litre Dual-Jet Dual-VVT petrol engine (90PS of maximum power and 113Nm of peak torque) and 1.0-litre turbo petrol (100PS of maximum power and 148Nm of peak torque). While the 1.2-litre unit can be paired either with a 5-speed MT or a 5-speed AMT, the 1.0-litre unit has 5-speed MT and 6-speed AT options. Besides, there is a CNG option with the 1.2-litre unit (77PS of maximum power and 98Nm of peak torque) clubbed with a 5-speed MT.

Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor Price

So far as variants are concerned, the Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor is available in E, S, S+, G and V. Below are the variant-wise Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor prices (ex-showroom).

Urban Cruiser Taisor 1.2-litre petrol