The simple and elegant best 5 seater middle over SUV is the Toyota Urban Cruiser. This little Fortuner has built with soft suspension that gives better comfort on city roads as well as mud roads. And also the best competitor for middle over SUVs like Ecosports, Nexon, and the Brezza. In technical wise and price wise a better option is the urban cruiser. Almost Urban Cruiser and Brezza have the same technology. Mostly the Toyota cars are too pricy but now they are trying to put down their overprice name in the Indian automobile industry. Around 8.45 to 11.37lakh is the ex-showroom price tag for this SUV.
This is the all-new Urban cruiser by Toyota and also a good budget segment SUV. This car is, made with the inspiration of Fortuner so That's why we call Urban cruiser has the nickname of little Fortuner. Same grill chrome design used in UC SUV. By engine wise all-new K-series 1.5L 4-Cylinder gasoline engine is used. K-series means the engine which gives reliability, superior & efficient driving performance, and best in class for fuel-efficiency. The main thing about the K-series engine is lightweight, Most Maruthi Suzuki engines are now built with K platform engines like Alto K10, Swift, etc. We Know Toyota had a collaboration with Suzuki For the making of Glanza. So Most of the technology is now using Toyota from Suzuki and vise versa.
Transmission & Engine-wise 1462cc engine gives a power of 104.72ps at 6000rpm and torque of 138Nm at 4400rpm. This is decent in this segment. 5-speed manual and Torque converted 4-speed automatic transmissions are available. The automatic gearbox has only 4-speed but one thing is a torque converted transmission best for city driving mood, not for sports. That why it is the best family-oriented SUV. Only petrol variants are available in India.
Exterior wise Stylish front grill gives a nice road presence, grill is integrated with chrome cladding vertically that looks like a Fortuner bumper. LED DRLS and Projected headlamps give better night visions. Fog lamps are normal bulbs used that can be customized externally. Automatic rearview mirror integrated with turn indicators, Diamond cut 215/60 R16 alloy wheels, Gunmetal grey Roof rails, Silver skid plates are the exterior designs. Black Wheel arc cladding gives a perfect SUV Looks.
Interiors are built with a dual-tone color touch which gives a premium look. 17.78cm Smart touch screen used for infotainments that supports apple car play and android auto. No have rear AC vents but it has automatic climate controls. Key features like 4door speakers and 2 tweeters are included, Front sliding armrest, rear armrest, Analogue, and digital instrument cluster, Cruise control, Hill hold control, ABS & EBD, Dual front airbags, Holding passenger seats that helps for increasing boot space, Adjustable steering all are the main features.
Dimensions Length-wise 3995mm, Boot space 328Liters, Wheelbase 2500mm and the ground clearance is 198mm
OVERVIEW
Overall this SUV is a budget segment SUV. Not treated as a sports car or Heavy offroader. This is a family-oriented middle segment SUV. Comparteviley less price and not has over specifications but there has middle over specs. Build with new torque converter transmissions so Recommended for a city ride purposes is best and for long rides, manual gear option is best. The interior, as well as exterior wise built quality, is better for Urban Cruiser.
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