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Chunky looks. 1.4 D-4D AWD surprisingly enjoyable to drive as well as lowest CO2 emission 4WD in the UK and in Band C VED.

1.3 VVT-I stop&start low CO2 for a petrol (also Band C VED), but no fun to drive. DMF and clutch of 1.4 D4-D can be short lived.

Introduction

The new Toyota Urban Cruiser is an oddball car.

It's chunky, without absorbing urban ruts, potholes and speed humps as well as a Qashqai on same size tyres. The diesel comes with four-wheel drive that doesn't endow it with off-road ability. The petrol engine is very efficient, with stop-start, but isn't outstandingly fuel efficient or low in CO2. And the collapse of Sterling against the Yen has meant that UK prices are a bit jaw dropping.

So where can it possibly fit in an economically bankrupt country run by a government hostile to motorists?

 

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Last updated 22 January 2012
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