The Toyota Urban Cruiser launch date is
unofficially out, August 2020. If the circumstances allow, TKM might even
launch the new sub-compact SUV in late July. The Toyota Glanza is simply a
rebadged Maruti Baleno. The Toyota Urban Cruiser, though, will have a few
cosmetic changes over the Maruti Vitara Brezza. Certain soft parts like the
bumpers and grille are likely to be different on the Toyota model. The
headlights and tail lights may be the same, though, to avoid any significant
bump in the costs. Sheet-metal changes are obviously out of the question. Even
the alloy wheels will be the same as those of the donor model.
The Toyota Urban Cruiser will have a
lighter interior colour scheme to look relatively more upmarket. Under the
hood, everything will be a copy-paste job. Powering the upcoming sub-4 metre
SUV will be the same K15B 1.5-litre VVT petrol engine. Regular readers would
have the Indian tuning of this no-frills naturally aspirated four-cylinder unit
by heart now 104 PS at 4,400 rpm and 138 Nm of torque at 6,000
rpm.
Like in the Maruti Vitara Brezza, buyers
will be able to go for either a 5-speed manual transmission or a 4-speed
automatic transmission. However, unlike in the donor model, not only the
automatic configurations but also the manual configurations will feature a
dual-battery mild-hybrid system. So, while the Toyota Urban Cruiser automatic
may have the same fuel economy as the Maruti Vitara Brezza automatic (18.76
km/l), the Toyota Urban Cruiser manual is likely to be more fuel-efficient than
the Maruti Vitara Brezza manual (17.03 km/l).
