Toyota Kirloskar Motors (TKM), recently opened bookings for the all-new Toyota Urban Cruiser compact SUV in the Indian market. TKM has announced that the company has received an “Overwhelming” response for the soon-to-be-launched compact SUV and hence announced the ‘Respect Package’ as an early-movers advantage for customers who pre-book the Toyota Urban Cruiser.
According to the brand, the Respect Package is in-line with the brand’s ‘Customer-First’ philosophy and the initiative aligns with the “trust & faith” that the customers have placed on the brand. Hence, as a special gesture, customers who have booked the Urban Cruiser before the official launch of the product without seeing the vehicle or the price will enjoy no-cost periodic maintenance for up to 2 years, showing Respect to the customer and their faith in the brand.
The Toyota Urban Cruiser is based on the Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza and on its exteriors the Urban Cruiser features a silhouette similar to the Vitara Brezza but Toyota is likely to add differentiation factors such as redesigned front bumpers, redesigned radiator grille etc, but other than these subtle changes much of the SUV is likely to remain similar to the Vitara Brezza. The Urban Cruiser features Dual Chamber LED Projector Headlamps with Dual Function daytime running lights, Trapezoidal Fog Lamp design and optional 16-inch Diamond Cut Alloy Wheels. The Toyota Urban Cruiser will be available in 6 Monotone colour options – White, Grey, Silver, Blue, Brown, Orange and 3 Dual-Tone options – Brown with Black roof, Orange with White roof and Blue with Black roof.
The brand also revealed the interiors of the Urban Cruiser which receives highlights such as dual-tone dark brown interiors, dark brown upholstery and silver trim on the dashboard fascia and door pads, Smart Playcast touchscreen infotainment system integrated with Android Auto and Apple Carplay connectivity along with Smartphone-based Navigation system, Push Button Engine Start/Stop, control mounted steering wheel, Cruise Control, Automatic climate control AC, Auto-dimming Electrochromic rearview mirror (IRVM) etc.
The Toyota Urban Cruiser will be powered by a BS6 emission compliant ‘K-Series 1.5 litre four-cylinder Petrol Engine’ with an ISG- Integrated Starter Generator motor coupled to a Lithium-Ion battery that provides torque-assist and comes matched to a choice of manual and automatic transmission options.
The Toyota Urban Cruiser can be now pre-booked at a nominal amount of INR 11,000 through Toyota Bharat’s online sales channel or via Toyota authorised dealerships.