Photo: Daihatsu
City sub-compact SUVs... that’s what all people want now according to the latest studies. And Toyota doesn’t have one yet.
Around 4.1 meters long, more practical than a supermini, high safety, low fuel consumption and a bit more higher suspension to fit more activities, so a sub-RAV4 model will be perfect to fit in the segment.
“That’s what customers are saying,” Toyota Australia product planning manager Mark Dobson told CarAdvice. “That’s the car they [the customers] want to buy. Those types of cars were seen to satisfy those trends.”
The closest car that meets the criteria is sub-brand Daihatsu’s Terios (pictured above), which was a rebadged Toyota Rush. So this means that Toyota already has the base set, all it needs to do is to upgrade the platform a bit and come up with an attractive design. Since it’s going to be a sub-compact SUV, it will probably be based on the current Yaris, so try imagining the model after it took some steroids.
“That’s what customers are saying,” Toyota Australia product planning manager Mark Dobson told CarAdvice. “That’s the car they [the customers] want to buy. Those types of cars were seen to satisfy those trends.”
The closest car that meets the criteria is sub-brand Daihatsu’s Terios (pictured above), which was a rebadged Toyota Rush. So this means that Toyota already has the base set, all it needs to do is to upgrade the platform a bit and come up with an attractive design. Since it’s going to be a sub-compact SUV, it will probably be based on the current Yaris, so try imagining the model after it took some steroids.
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