Toyota Yaris Cross present in Genting – twin Perodua Traz with hybrid engine can be launched?

Toyota Yaris Cross detected already in Malaysia, on the similar time sparking hypothesis that the official launch will happen this 12 months. By way of some pictures that went viral on varied WhatsApp teams, it seems that among the B-segment SUV items are being examined with camouflage stickers nonetheless on whereas touring on the street to Genting Highlands.

The Yaris Cross will make its debut on the ASEAN stage in Indonesia in Might 2023. This mannequin is constructed utilizing the Daihatsu New International Structure platform and has a detailed twin within the native market which is Perodua Trazwhich went on sale in December final 12 months.

By way of design and measurement, these two fashions are very comparable apart from the back and front. The scale are additionally virtually the identical, with a size of 4,310 mm, a width of 1,770 mm and a wheelbase of two,620 mm. A small distinction may be seen within the top, the place the Traz is barely taller at 1,655 mm in comparison with the Yaris Cross at 1,615 mm.

For the native market, Perodua Traz is obtainable with just one drive possibility, which is the 2NR-VE 1.5-liter four-cylinder NA gasoline engine. This engine produces an influence of 106 PS or 78 kW and a torque of 138 Nm and is coupled with a D-CVT transmission that drives the entrance wheels.

Then again, the Toyota Yaris Cross provides a wider alternative relying in the marketplace. In Indonesia, it’s provided with both the identical 2NR-VE engine because the Traz or a hybrid model. The hybrid system makes use of a 2NR-VEX 1.5 liter NA engine that operates utilizing the Atkinson cycle.

This engine produces an influence of 91 PS or 67 kW and a torque of 121 Nm and is matched with a CVT transmission. It’s assisted by an electrical motor with an influence of 80 PS or 59 kW with a torque of 141 Nm, making the whole system output of 111 PS or 82 kW.

For Thai market in the meantime, the Yaris Cross is simply provided in a hybrid model. The system makes use of batteries lithium-ion has a capability of 4.3 Ah and data gas consumption rated at 26.3 km per litre. This hybrid model can also be outfitted with a smaller gas tank with a capability of 36 liters, in comparison with 42 liters for the NA engine model.

What’s Toyota’s strategy to fashions like? Quick And Alzathe Yaris Cross is anticipated to be positioned as a extra premium possibility in comparison with the Perodua Traz. The upper value is prone to be accompanied by the addition of kit options in addition to hybrid powertrain choices, in keeping with UMW Toyota Motor’s (UMWT) electrification technique. This coincides with the launch Vios Hybrid just lately utilizing the identical hybrid system because the Yaris Cross.

For now, UMWT has not given any official indication in regards to the presence of Yaris Cross in Malaysia. Nonetheless, the sighting of a take a look at unit with this camouflage offers a transparent indication that preparations in the direction of the launch are underway.

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