Toyota Innova Crysta Now Available In Petrol, Bookings Open

After its impressive run in the Indian auto market in the past two months since its launch, the Innova Crysta is now being offered in a petrol avatar. As per the official tweet, the Crysta petrol’s price starts at Rs 14.7 lakh. Bookings of the same are open now and deliveries will start from August. The formal launch is expected later this month.

As far as the petrol engine is concerned, Toyota will employ its indigenously developed 2.7-litre unit. However, this is not the first time the Innova is getting a petrol motor; earlier, its predecessor had a 2.0-litre engine, which eventually had to be discontinued due to consistent low demand. Whether Toyota will offer an automatic option with petrol or not is yet to be confirmed.

Sales of the Toyota MPV have been pretty strong, with its May sales figures reading 7,259 units while June ones clock in at 7,500. Earlier, the carmaker had ramped up the production of the vehicle from 6,000 units in May to 7,800 units in June. This increase in production will help Toyota cut long waiting periods, which currently stands at over three months at certain dealerships. 

The continuing ban on 2,000cc or above capacity diesel motors barred the Innova Crysta from being sold in Delhi NCR & Kerala. It resulted in a loss of more than 800 units since December, as per N. Raja, director and senior vice president (sales & marketing), Toyota Kirloskar Motor. To offset the loss, the carmaker has accelerated its efforts in the R&D of the 2.7-litre petrol motor. 

Presently, the vehicle is offered with 2.4-litre and a 2.8-litre diesel engines, which generate 150PS and 174PS of peak power respectively. The former is linked to a five-speed manual transmission while the latter is mated with a six-speed automatic gearbox.

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