There is a surprising amount of kneeroom in the back – plenty for six-foot-tall adults – and sufficient headroom, but the floor is high and you don’t get much under-thigh support, so it won’t be terribly comfortable back there on long journeys. There are two sets of ISOFIX mounting points for child seats in the back, and the wide-opening rear doors help when loading up the car. The only creature comforts are a pair of USB charging ports, and if you fold down the middle seat there’s a pair of cup-holders for the rear passengers, too.
Dimensions and size
The Toyota Urban Cruiser measures 4,285mm long, with a wheelbase of 2,700mm, and is 1,800mm wide and 1,635mm tall. That means it’s 105mm longer than the more established Toyota Yaris Cross, and there’s an extra 140mm between the wheels that helps provide more space. The newcomer is also wider and taller than its sibling.
Compared with rivals, the Urban Cruiser is smaller than the likes of the Skoda Elroq and Kia EV3, but bigger than the Renault 4. However, the French model offers more passenger and boot space inside – proving once again, that size doesn’t matter.
Boot space
The 238-litre boot is only slightly bigger than a MINI Cooper’s, and far less practical than any rival’s. The rear seats can be pulled forward by up to 16cm to expand the capacity, but even then there’s still only 306 litres available. For context, the Renault 4 boasts 420 litres, while the Elroq can haul 470 litres of stuff and its cabin feels far more spacious. Fold the 40:20:40-split rear bench down, and the Urban Cruiser offers 562 litres of cargo space, which is less than you get just in the Skoda Enyaq’s boot. The Toyota has barely enough underfloor storage for the charging cables and no extra stowage space under the bonnet.
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 4,285mm |
| Width | 1,800mm |
| Height | 1,635mm |
| Number of seats | 5 |
| Boot space | 238-562 litres |
Toyota’s track record for reliability offers some reassurance, especially with a car using a brand-new platform
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The Toyota Urban Cruiser hasn’t received a crash-safety score from Euro NCAP yet, and we don’t have the full list of standard safety equipment either. However, every model is expected to come with the brand’s ‘pre-collision system’ with vehicle, pedestrian and cyclist detection, adaptive cruise control, a driver monitoring camera, lane departure alert and lane-keep assist systems.