Official Toyota distributor UMW Toyota Motor has launched some extra particulars relating to the CKD locally-assembled Corolla Cross, which might be launched quickly with the addition of a new Hybrid model. It seems that there are some spec adjustments for the petrol variants as nicely, notably when it comes to security.
UPDATE: The press launch issued by UMW Toyota Motor erroneously listed Toyota Security Sense as a typical function on the CKD Corolla Cross. A spokesperson has since confirmed that it’ll solely be supplied on the 1.8V and Hybrid fashions. The article has been edited to mirror this new info.
On the 1.8V and Hybrid fashions, the Toyota Security Sense suite of driver help options has been upgraded with cease and go for adaptive cruise management and lane centring help, that means they are going to each operate right down to a standstill.
That is possible facilitated by the addition of an digital parking brake, just like what the Japanese-market model gives. Seven airbags, stability management, blind spot monitoring, rear cross site visitors alert, a tyre strain monitoring system, a three-dimensional 360-degree digicam system and a entrance sprint cam will proceed to be standard-fit.
There are just a few different gear adjustments, together with customary LED headlights (beforehand solely out there on the 1.8V), new roof rails and USB Sort-C ports on the rear to switch the earlier Sort-A ports. The CKD Corolla Cross additionally comes with an acoustic glass windscreen and a bonnet silencer to cut back engine noise on petrol-powered fashions.
These tweaks include a really slight worth discount, with the Corolla Cross anticipated to retail at RM123,000 (down RM1,000) for the 1.8G and RM129,000 (down RM266) for the 1.8V; as beforehand reported, the Hybrid is slated to price RM137,000.
These costs embody the gross sales and repair tax (SST) exemption, now extended to June 30, 2022. Every buy comes with a five-year, unlimited-mileage guarantee, with the Hybrid additionally getting an eight-year guarantee for the battery, inverter and Energy Administration Management ECU – an prolonged ten-year hybrid guarantee will price an extra RM2,590.
Mechanically, the petrol Corolla Cross stays unchanged, powered by the identical 2ZR-FE 1.8 litre naturally-aspirated Twin VVT-i four-cylinder lifted from the Corolla sedan. Outputs are rated at 139 PS at 6,400 rpm and 172 Nm of torque at 4,000 rpm, despatched to the entrance wheels by means of a CVT.
The brand new Hybrid mannequin, in the meantime, will pair a 98 PS/142 Nm Atkinson-cycle model (2ZR-FXE) of the 1.8 litre mill with a 72 PS/163 Nm electrical motor for a complete system output of 122 PS.
GALLERY: Toyota Corolla Cross 1.8V CBU
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