Toyota Urban Cruiser
Europeans get their first look at the production Toyota Urban Cruiser, an SUV based on the subcompact Yaris at the 2008 Geneva auto show.
The small urban SUV expands Toyota’s range, adding a fuel-sipper that should also help meet stringent carbon-dioxide-emissions regulations in Europe. We doubt it will make its way back to the U.S. to help with CAFE regulations as well, but if we hear otherwise, we’ll let you know.
We first saw the Urban Cruiser concept at the 2006 Geneva auto show. The original hailed from Toyota’s EC2 design studio in Nice, France. It had a rugged, angular body, concealed rear-door handles, and a modern, curvaceous interior designed to appeal to female customers.
While the headlights and pointed beak on the hood can be traced back to the concept, this latest take on the Urban Cruiser is considerably more conservative in exterior styling. We’ll have to wait until we get to Geneva to see how the interior has morphed.
The Toyota stand will also have on display a plug-in hybrid prototype and the Toyota 1/X plug-in hybrid concept as well as the i-Real personal mobility concept that reminds us of a cross between a Segway and a motorized wheelchair.
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