Toyota takes on Volvo’s EX30 with the City Cruiser compact electrical SUV

Toyota simply introduced a brand new compact electrical SUV and dug into the previous for inspiration. The brand new City Cruiser EV borrows its identify for a automotive that first got here alongside within the early 2000s and relies on the corporate’s Urban SUV Concept unveiled final yr. It seems prefer it’s designed to compete with Volvo’s EX30 and very similar to that automobile, will include a lot of battery and drive choices.

To offer you an concept of dimension, the City Cruiser can be barely bigger than Toyota’s hybrid compact SUV, the Yaris Cross. It’s going to be constructed on a brand new battery electrical automobile (BEV) platform that frees up further house for the battery and occupants.

It’s going to include two battery pack choices, 49kWh and 61kWh, a bit smaller than the EX30’s choices (51kWh and 69kWh). The smaller pack helps as much as 144 HP and 140 pound ft, whereas the bigger pack possibility ups that to 174 HP and the identical torque. When you improve to the dual-motor system, you may see 184 HP and 221 pound ft of torque. These energy ranges are far lower than the EX30, which affords 268 HP as commonplace and a wild 422 HP on the twin-motor efficiency model.

The City Cruiser will provide lively security options like adaptive cruise, lively collision avoidance and lane-departure warning, together with a 360 diploma digicam. Inside, you may get a ten.1-inch infotainment show together with a ten.25-inch driver’s show, multi function unit. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto can be commonplace.

Value and vary have but to be revealed, however Toyota can be in powerful in opposition to the far more highly effective Volvo EX30 if the sticker is not considerably decrease. The City Cruiser can also be arguably much less engaging as properly. It is set to reach within the UK and elsewhere in Europe within the third quarter subsequent yr.