Maruti Fronx-based Toyota Taisor launch today: What to expect? – Car News

Toyota will probably be launching the Taisor right this moment. It marks Toyota’s re-entry into the sub-4 metre SUV/crossover area after the Maruti Vitara Brezza-based City Cruiser was discontinued from the market in 2022. Just like the City Cruiser, the Taisor can even be a re-engineered Maruti product.

The upcoming Toyota-branded subcompact crossover relies on Maruti Fronx and as per the most recent teaser launched by the Japanese carmaker, perhaps it is going to borrow most of its parts from its Maruti cousin. Right here’s a fast have a look at what to anticipate from the rebadged Fronx.

Toyota Taisor: Anticipated exterior styling

The teaser launched a few days in the past reveals fairly a couple of visible particulars concerning the Taisor. For example, the entrance grille with honeycomb mesh grille appears to be like straight lifted from the Fronx. So do the smooth LED DRLs, and bi-LED projector headlights flanking the entrance grille. Entrance and rear bumpers, the news on the bonnet, form of the tailgate, and silhouette appears to be like an identical to the Fronx. 

What appears to be like barely completely different are the taillights with a linked LED strip within the center. We will count on Toyota to supply completely different alloy wheel designs. General, the Taisor will virtually be an an identical twin to Taisor.

Toyota Taisor: Anticipated interiors & options

Since it will likely be constructed by Maruti itself, Taisor is most probably to get the identical inside format and checklist of options as Fronx. This features a 9-inch infotainment system with wi-fi Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, a wi-fi cellphone charger, head-up show, a 360-degree digital camera, linked tech, Arkamys music system and automated local weather management. Security package deal of Taisor will embrace six airbags, ESP as customary and hill-hold help management, all three-point seat belts, ISOFIX little one seat mounts and many others. 

Toyota Taisor: Anticipated engine specs

Like Fronx, Taisor is predicted to supply each the 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol and the 1-litre turbo petrol. The mainstay would be the 1.2-litre which produces 89 bhp and 113 Nm of torque and is mated to a 5-speed handbook gearbox and an AMT. Primarily based on the Fronx ARAI figures, the Taisor handbook ought to return round 21.79 kmpl and the AMT 22.89 kmpl. 

These looking for for some extra efficiency can go for Tthe 1.0-litre Boosterjet turbo petrol unit. This mill churns out 99 bhp and 147.6 Nm and comes with a 5-speed handbook and a 6-speed automated torque converter with paddle shifters. The handbook’s mileage ought to be within the area of 21.5 kmpl and the automated 20.01 kmpl.