The title was awarded through evaluation by a prestigious and credible panel of 102 prominent motoring journalists from 33 different countries.
Commenting on the award, Takatomo Suzuki, Chief Engineer of Toyota Compact Car Company at Toyota Motor Corporation, said: "We are honored to be awarded the World Urban Car title. Our fundamental philosophy has always been our intention to create quality compact cars and this philosophy has guided us in developing the Yaris Cross as a compact car with spacious cargo space, usability, versatility, sufficient power and fuel economy. Continuing our upward trajectory, we will use this award as a strong incentive as we continuously develop high quality cars that can meet our customers' needs for environmentally friendly vehicles that help reduce CO2 emissions."
The Toyota Yaris Cross, launched in 2021, brings together Toyota's wealth of experience and expertise in small car design, small car engineering and SUVs, developed specifically for Europe with the needs of European customers in mind.
The Yaris Cross follows in the footsteps of the Yaris, which was named Car of the Year in Europe for 2021. As such, the Yaris Cross has incorporated the key features of the urban hatchback, such as the Big-Small design that maximises interior space and practicality. It is a fourth-generation hybrid car with electric power that meets the highest safety standards and carries the second-generation Toyota Safety Sense and is an authentic version of the Fun to Drive experience.
These unique features combine with authentic SUV characteristics and build on Toyota's legacy of innovation resulting from the company's response to high market demand for versatile, modern and practical SUVs tailored to urban needs for excursions, adventure and entertainment with the first of its kind, Toyota's RAV4, recording its official debut more than 25 years ago.
The Yaris Cross was created, following the principle of "Always on the Move" and has been shaped to be perfectly suited for everyday use, with a simultaneous adventurous aspect and nature emerging as fundamental characteristics for a successful SUV. Design-wise, the model is presented with a sleek, urban look that creates from its appearance alone a sense of pride towards its owners.
As a model it combines the rugged qualities of an SUV with a more advanced dynamic driving appeal, thanks to the GA-B small car platform that gives it the key advantages inherited from the success of the Yaris.
The Yaris Cross proudly continues the tradition of the Yaris family's award-winning and highly acclaimed model siblings: the Yaris and GR Yaris.
For more information on the Toyota Yaris Cross, visit: https:/newsroom.toyota.eu/all-new-toyota-yaris-cross/
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