Toyota this week unveiled the City SUV Idea, previewing a small electrical SUV for the European market. However such a car might additionally is sensible within the U.S.
The idea measures 169.2 inches lengthy, 71.6 inches broad, and 63.7 inches tall, making it just a few inches shorter than a Toyota Corolla Cross. The eventual manufacturing model is aimed on the B-SUV phase in Europe, the place Toyota’s present entry is the Yaris Cross hybrid, the automaker mentioned in a press launch.
Toyota City SUV Idea
Manufacturing is scheduled to start out in 2024, with front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive, in addition to two totally different battery pack choices. This mannequin shall be one in every of six EVs Toyota plans to launch in Europe by 2026. The automaker can be together with plug-in hybrids in its European plans, having launched a C-HR plug-in hybrid in 2022.
Toyota won’t restrict this concept to Europe, although. Though Toyota hasn’t mentioned this, visually the City SUV Idea seems to be an evolution of its bZ Compact SUV Idea, which the automaker selected to debut on the Los Angeles auto present final 12 months. The brand new idea is about 10 inches shorter than the bZ Compact SUV Idea nonetheless.
Toyota City SUV Idea
Toyota claimed earlier this 12 months that it plans to launch ten EV fashions starting from luxurious autos to compact automobiles and industrial autos, “primarily in the USA and China” by 2025.
It is unclear if a small SUV based mostly on the City SUV or bZ Compact SUV ideas shall be amongst these new fashions. Toyota has confirmed that’s planning one thing bigger. In Could, the automaker introduced a three-row electrical SUV, and rapidly confirmed that the mannequin shall be assembled within the U.S. beginning in 2025.