THE MID-SIZE SUV SEGMENT, REVITALISED by the Renault Duster over a decade ago, is a bustling space today and, while it has long been dominated by a handful of names, Toyota are no strangers to the segment although their absence has been puzzling. Yaris Cross? Pass. C-HR? Never mind. RAV4? Nope. Venza? Ditto. Enter the Hyryder.
The alliance between the two Indo-Japanese majors, Toyota and Suzuki, has seen some fruitful collaborations in the Baleno-Glanza and the Brezza-Urban Cruiser badge-engineering efforts. The third goes a little deeper with an Atkinson-cycle petrol engine from the Toyota New Generation Architecture (TNGA) family appearing in both, the new Hyryder and the Grand Vitara. The Urban Cruiser Hyryder brings a refreshing
