Toyota will offer Innova Hycross and Innova Crysta to fleet operators.
Toyota is expected to also offer the Innova Hycross to fleet buyers, as per our sources, much as how the brand is offering the Innova Crysta. Furthermore, Toyota Innova Hycross will also get a new base variant for the hybrid and petrol powertrains.
- New base variant to be added to petrol, hybrid version
- Waiting period should see an increase with introduction of fleet buyers
- Maruti Suzuki to have its own Hycross derivative
Toyota Innova Hycross for fleet operators
While Toyota offers the Innova Crysta with only the 2.4-litre diesel engine, the Innova Hycross is offered with a hybrid and petrol powertrains. All of these will be available to fleet and private buyers, increasing the options for both sets of buyers.
The Innova Hycross hybrid for fleet operators will be offered in three trims – base, VX and ZX – with an option of 7- and 8-seat configurations. Additionally, the petrol version will also be available for fleet buyers with both seating configurations but only on the base trim.
This will likely give Toyota an edge over Maruti Suzuki, who is expected to launch its own derivative of the Innova Hycross in the second half of 2023. Maruti Suzuki currently doesn’t have any MPV in the segment available for fleet and private buyers. It remains to be seen if the upcoming C-MPV will be offered to fleet operators as well.
The Maruti C-MPV is expected to be mechanically similar to its Toyota counterpart but will have its own distinct styling elements inside and outside.
Toyota Innova Hycross: new base variant
Toyota Innova Hycross currently gets 5 trims – G, GX, VX, ZX and ZX (O). The first two are offered with the 2.0-litre petrol engine while the rest get the 2.0-litre strong hybrid engine. As per our sources, Toyota is expected to add another base model for both engines but the trim has not yet been named. This trim will be available with both seating configurations.
Toyota Innova Hycross: price and bookings
Currently, prices for the Hycross range between Rs 18.30 lakh to Rs 19.20 lakh for the petrol versions. The Hycross hybrid is priced between Rs 24.01 lakh-Rs 28.97 lakh. Customers purchasing the Hycross hybrid have to wait up to one year, depending on the variant offered, whereas Hycross petrol currently has a waiting period of up to 6 months. With the introduction of fleet variants, the demand as well as the waiting period will increase drastically.
While Toyota has only started delivering the Hycross hybrid to buyers on a first come first serve basis at most locations, deliveries for the petrol version are yet to begin. However, some dealers we spoke to have revealed that unofficial bookings for the G and GX trims of the Hycross petrol.
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