Toyota Raize (Read- Toyota Rise) Leaks Ahead Of Official Debut

As far as the dimensions go, it measures 3995mm long, 1695mm tall and 1620mm wide. The Raize has a wheelbase of 2525mm. That’s only 35mm shorter than the Yaris’ wheelbase. So, we can expect the Raize to offer decent interior space. However,  it’s shorter than the Mahindra XUV300’s 2600mm wheelbase.

Looking at the leaked images, it’s safe to say that the Toyota Raize will get LED headlamps and LED DRLs.

Is Toyota Raize Coming To India?

In a word - NO.

The sub-4m sub-compact SUV segment is hot right now. So, Toyota Raize makes perfect sense for the Indian market. However, you would only consider it if it offers good value for money, which they can achieve only by making the Raize in India. To justify a big investment like that, Toyota will need a big enough demand.

It’s not easy to establish a strong foothold in this segment given the stiff competition. To keep the costs and price in check, Toyota is partnering with Maruti Suzuki. Toyota Glanza and Maruti Suzuki Baleno are exactly the same cars. Born out of the Toyota-Maruti Suzuki partnership. We’ve seen that the Toyota Glanza is also selling in decent numbers. So, a Vitara Brezza with a Toyota badge sounds like a more reasonable, if not likable, approach towards making a presence in the sub-4m SUV segment. The Vitara Brezza is a proven formula just like the Maruti Suzuki Baleno. So, we are more likely to get a Toyota-branded Vitara Brezza than the Toyota Raize.

The biggest challenge though is figuring out how to keep the Brezza relevant in the BS6 era. The 1.25-litre diesel engine is not BS6 ready and there’s no petrol engine in sight as of  now.