Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder Key Features Explained - Head-Up Display To AWD

Toyota entered the mid-size SUV market with its Urban Cruiser Hyryder. The Urban Cruiser Hyruder is a part of Toyota and Maruti Suzuki's vehicle share partnership. It is based on the same platform as the Maruti Grand Vitara and gets the same features and engine options as well. The Toyota Hyryder comes with a good number of features to be a worthy rival in its segment. In this article, we'll have a look at the top feature highlights of the Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder. Moreover, you can join our 91Wheels WhatsApp channel to get the latest auto updates.

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Panoramic Sunroof

The craze of having a sunroof in the car is at its peak nowadays. The customers desire to have a big sunroof in their car and the Toyota Hyryder comes with a huge panoramic sunroof. The Hyryder offers a panoramic sunroof starting from the V variant in the NeoDrive trim which starts at Rs 16.04 lakh (ex-showroom). Also, the Hybrid versions get the sunroof in the G & V variant starting at Rs 18.69 lakh and 19.99 lakh (ex-showroom), respectively.

Competition Check: Almost all the SUVs in the mid-size SUV segment are now coming with a panoramic sunroof. The rivals of the Toyota Hyryder such as Hyundai Creta and KIA Seltos come with a panoramic sunroof. In the Creta, the panoramic sunroof is available starting from the S(O) variant. The Seltos offers a panoramic sunroof starting from the HTK+ variant.

Head-Up Display

A head-up display is a feature that we generally see in high-end luxury cars. But Toyota Hyryder is offering these features to the mass market customers as well. The Hyryder comes with a head-up display in its top-spec G & V variants of the Hybrid engine lineup. The G Hybrid is priced at Rs 18.69 lakh and the V Hybrid is priced at Rs 19.99 lakh (Ex-showroom).

Competition Check: KIA Seltos is one of the primary rivals of the Hyryder which comes with a head-up display. The Seltos offers a head-up display If we talk about the rivals that offer a head-up display starting from the X-Line(S) variant priced at Rs 19.65 lakh (ex-showroom).

All-Wheel Drive System

The Toyota Hyryder is the only SUV in the segment after the Maruti Grand Vitara with an all-wheel drive (AWD) system. The Hyryder AWD is available in a single V variant with a 1.5-litre non-hybrid petrol engine. This engine is mated with a manual transmission only for the AWD drivetrain. The V AWD variant is priced at Rs 17.54 lakh (ex-showroom).

Competition Check: Apart from the Toyota Hyryder, the Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara is the only mid-size SUV with an AWD system. Like the Hyryder, the Grand Vitara AWD comes in a single variant with a non-hybrid petrol engine.

Strong Hybrid Petrol Engine

Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder comes with a 1.5-litre hybrid petrol engine producing 91 bhp of power and 122 Nm of peak torque. This engine comes mated to an e-CVT gearbox. The Hyryder hybrid is available in 3 variants namely S, G, and V. The pricing of the hybrid lineup starts at Rs 16.66 lakh (ex-showroom).

Competition Check: Similar to the head-up display features, the Maruti Grand Vitara is the only mid-size SUV with a strong hybrid engine in the market. The strong hybrid lineup of the Grand Vitara consists of Zeta+ and Alpha+ variants.

360-Degree Camera

Another feature highlight of the Urban Cruiser Hyryder is the 360-degree surround view camera. The Hyryder is one of the few SUVs in the segment to offer this variant. The Hyryder offers this feature in the top-spec V variant only. The V variant is priced at Rs 16.04 lakh (ex-showroom).

Competition Check: Amongst the rivals of the Hyryder, the KIA Seltos GTX variant onwards, Hyundai Creta SX(O), and MG Astor Sharp Pro variants offer 360-degree camera.

Other Features That Toyota Hyryder Offers

• Wireless Charging
• 9-inch touschreen infotainment
• Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto
• Ventilated Front Seats
• Reclining Rear Seat
• UV Cut Glasses

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