2024 Toyota Yaris Cross light SUV goes hybrid-only

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December 21, 2023: Toyota Yaris Cross goes hybrid-only

The 2024 Toyota Yaris Cross light SUV has gone hybrid-only, with petrol-only variants deleted from the line-up due to strong demand for the electrified powertrain.

“Production of Yaris Cross petrol variants for global markets ended this month (December 2023) in response to overwhelming demand for hybrid-electric variants,” said a Toyota Australia spokesperson.

“As a result, Toyota Australia stopped taking orders on petrol variants. We have sufficient stock of petrol variants in dealer hands and in transit to meet current orders.”

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Pricing for the existing hybrid variants remains unchanged following a previous increase earlier in 2023, though the cost of entry has risen by $2000 with the removal of the non-hybrid models.

The Yaris Cross line-up now starts from $30,000 before on-road costs for the GX FWD hybrid, rising to $39,000 plus on-roads for the Urban AWD hybrid.

GX, GXL and Urban grades are available with front- or all-wheel drive, while the GR Sport variant – added in 2022 – is FWD-only.

Front-drive hybrids use a 67kW/120Nm 1.5-litre Atkinson cycle petrol engine paired with two electric motors, for a maximum combined 85kW power output.

All-wheel-drive versions use the same hybrid engine and battery set-up as the 2WD hybrid, but add an electric motor to the rear axle.

This variant can send up to 100 per cent of the power to the front wheels, or split delivery 40 per cent to the front and 60 per cent to the rear.

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Combined fuel consumption is rated at 3.8L/100km for front-wheel drive models and 4.0L/100km for all-wheel drive models.

The deletion of non-hybrid variants sees the Yaris Cross become the third Toyota nameplate on sale in Australia to feature hybrid-only powertrains, following the new-generation C-HR and Camry models due locally in 2024.

2024 Toyota Yaris Cross pricing

All prices exclude on-road costs.