Toyota has showcased the new Urban Cruiser EV at the ongoing Auto Expo 2025. This is Toyota’s version of the Maruti e Vitara, and while the brand is still calling it a concept, it has already been unveiled in production-spec in markets abroad. Following e Vitara’s launch by March this year, Toyota will launch the Urban Cruiser EV in India in the second half of 2025.
Toyota Urban Cruiser EV exterior and interior
The Urban Cruiser EV is closely related to the e Vitara, but with just changes to the soft parts, the Toyota face looks completely different its Maruti counterpart. The Urban Cruiser EV’s design is more subdued and cleaner. It gets slimmer headlamps with a chrome band connect the two units and a very neat-looking bumper with two vertical air vents at the edges. At the side and rear, however, the Urban Cruiser EV’s connection with the e Vitara is very evident as there are barely any changes.
The Urban Cruiser EV at the Auto Expo has tinted windows, so we didn’t get a look at the interior, but from interior images of the international-spec car, we know that the interior remains very similar to the Maruti e Vitara. Save for the different logo, it carries over the same two-spoke steering wheel, 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster and the 10.1-inch infotainment touchscreen.
Toyota Urban Cruiser EV battery, range and powertrain
The Urban Cruiser EV gets two battery options – 49kWh and 61kWh. The one with the smaller battery gets a front axle-mounted 144hp, 189Nm motor, while those with the larger battery will pack a 174hp, 189Nm front motor. Official range figures are not out yet, but expect over 500km from the larger battery pack.
Upon launch in the second half of 2025, the Urban Cruiser EV will join the buzzing new segment of midsize electric SUVs comprising the Hyundai Creta Electric, the Mahindra BE 6 and the Tata Harrier EV.
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