Toyota’s first electric car will come with the name Urban Cruiser EV. The electric SUV will get a range of 550 kilometers once fully charged. The company has revealed the production version of the electric SUV in the global market on (12 December). Its concept version was introduced last year. Toyota will launch this electric SUV in the United Kingdom in the third quarter of 2025. After this it can come to India by the end of 2025.
Urban Cruiser EV Exterior
The overall body structure of the car is similar to the E-Vitara, but its front profile is completely different from the Maruti E-Vitara. There is a wide chrome strip that connects both the LED headlamps. And the entire setup is encased in a black casing. 12 small round LED DRLs are provided on both sides. There is a thick bumper at the bottom and vertical air vents are provided on both sides.
Viewed from the side, Toyota’s EV looks similar to Maruti eVX, with square wheel arches, wide body cladding on the doors and C-pillar mounted rear door handles. It has 19-inch alloy wheels like the e-Vitara, but the design is different.
The rear profile looks completely like the eVX. It has a large bumper, roof integrated spoiler and an end-to-end connected tail lamp setup with a reflecting element in the middle. Like the DRLs, the tail lamps also have round lighting elements, which make it different from the e-Vitara.
Urban Cruiser EV interior
The cabin of the Urban Cruiser EV is exactly like the e-Vitra. Its color cabin theme has been kept separate, which is completely black. The rest of the cabin gets a layered dashboard, semi-leatherette upholstery, squarish AC vents, brushed aluminum and gloss black elements.
It gets a gloss black touch around the 2-spoke flat bottom steering wheel and vertically oriented AC vents. The major highlight of its cabin is the integrated floating screen setup, in which one is infotainment and the other is driver display.
Urban Cruiser EV 550 km range
In the European market, Toyota Urban Cruiser EV has been introduced with two battery pack options like the e-Vitara. This includes battery pack options of 49kWh and 61kWh. The company has not yet revealed the certified range of the car, But it is expected that its range on full charge can be up to 550 km, which is 150km more than the E Vitara. The car will also be given the option of 2 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive.
Urban Cruiser EV Features
The feature list includes a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system, 10.1-inch digital driver display, fixed glassroof, JBL sound system and powered driver seats. It will also have a wireless phone charger, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and automatic climate control.
For safety, the Urban Cruiser EV will get Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS). It will include features like lane keep assist, adaptive cruise control and autonomous emergency braking. Other features will be 360-degree camera, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) and multiple airbags.
