Remember the Toyota Urban Cruiser? Thought not. It was, more than a decade ago, Toyota's first stumbling attempt at a small crossover. But it was too boring and not very cross-y. Toyota slunk away. Then back in 2020 someone at HQ cottoned on to the huge boom in these things, and the Yaris Cross was born.
It shares its mechanics and wheelbase with the Yaris, but not the visible bodywork. It's bigger, not just taller: 20mm wider and 240mm longer. Rivals include the Lexus LBX, with which it shares its underpinnings and hybrid setup, plus the Ford Puma, Nissan Juke, Renault Captur, Skoda Kamiq and Volkswagen T-Cross.
