No more cruising

SINCE its launch in 2020, the Toyota Urban Cruiser has become one of South Africa’s top-selling passenger vehicles, but soon it will be no more. According to Autocar India, Toyota’s Indian division has discontinued the Urban Cruiser, which is built by Maruti Suzuki and based on the Vitara Brezza. It is only built in India, and at this stage, it appears that a replacement, based on the new generation Brezza, isn’t going to happen.

A Toyota South Africa spokesperson confirmed that the current model remains on sale, but that a replacement is also on the cards. At this stage it’s not clear which model will replace it.