Toyota Innova Hycross - Negatives & Positives | AutoYogi

Jul 29, 2023

Toyota Innova Hycross - Negatives & Positives | AutoYogi

Toyota Hycross was unquestionably one of the best products that came out last financial year, but it has its fair share of negatives too. In this video, we tell you all the big positives and negatives of this strong hybrid MPV. Besides a 2.0-litre petrol engine, it also gets a 1.7kWh battery pack and a motor that make it a brilliant mile muncher.

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2.44 -> They say it’s better late than never!

4.71 -> If you talk about Toyota’s MPVs and SUVs – they have vehicles, they have lot of fan

10.841 -> following that’s why their buyers don’t mind even if they are overpriced.

15.6 -> But, when it comes to premiuness they lack somewhere whether you talk about their Innova

22.49 -> Crysta, old Innova or Fortuner.

25.02 -> But, I think this one kind of changes that and that’s why they use the phrase ‘better

32.279 -> than never’ that you actually brought a premium offering in the premium segment.

35.644 -> If you compare its pricing with the rival - Kia Carnival, then it comes at a good pricing

40.37 -> as well.

41.37 -> The same phrase applies to us as well because we didn’t make a video on it.

47.09 -> And now finally, we got the car - after so many requests, so many efforts.

52.27 -> So, let’s talk what i like about it and what I don’t like about it.

56.83 -> What are the big positives and big negatives.

67.81 -> We will start with the negatives first and according to me the first negative is its

81.9 -> plastic quality.

82.9 -> When you talk about its direct rival, which is Kia Carnival.

86.01 -> Of-course that’s little expensive, but I feel that has better plastic selection.

90.049 -> Here they mostly used hard plastic, of-course there are some soft-touch material…like

91.869 -> here with leatherette finish.

93.439 -> But, this is hard plastic – this is also hard plastic.

96.25 -> It feels solid, but fit and finish levels should have been better.

97.25 -> You can see…unnecessary..there are some are sounds because of it while driving the

100.939 -> car.

101.939 -> Then here, you can see these gaps.

102.939 -> It could be filled a little better.

103.939 -> There are some uneven sort of gaps.

105.53 -> Furthermore, there is scratchy finish and edgy finishes are little sharper.

108.759 -> So, these are some imperfections here and there in the car.

111.479 -> Yes, there are soft-touch material like here…here…and mostly all the places where you touch.

115.38 -> Like the steering wheel is leather wrapped, then here it has leatherette finish.

117.57 -> So, these are the things that have been taken care of well.

119.89 -> But, wherever there is plastic – it appears scratchy and hard.

121.53 -> These could have been better.

122.53 -> Now we proceed to the next negative point and it is the touchscreen.

126.85 -> Now you will ask what is the issue with its touchscreen?

128.61 -> Actually, that’s right you get a big 10-inch touchscreen and overall touch response is

129.61 -> good.

130.61 -> You can change modes from here and all of that.

131.73 -> In fact, you get Android Auto and Apple CarPlay.

133.33 -> But, I have 2-3 problems.

134.33 -> If you talk about resolution, yes it feels new compared to Toyota’s other cars.

136.99 -> But, the problem comes when you see through sunlight or when there are reflection points.

140.59 -> It gets hard to see in it – that’s one thing.

143.17 -> Second thing…it gets Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity.

144.93 -> When you connect Android Auto with your phone..assume you have connected your phone to it for the

148.06 -> first time.

149.06 -> Usually as we see in other cars, if a co-passenger connect his/her phone on the go..it instantly

153.67 -> connects.

154.67 -> But, it doesn’t connect.

155.67 -> Technically, it should not be that way.

157.24 -> In such situation, you have to necessarily park and stop your car in between.

161.76 -> You have to do a reset sort-of thing.

164.349 -> That’s the thing.

165.349 -> Third thing is you can’t access any of ADAS features from here.

166.79 -> You get access to all ADAS features only in MID, which is kinda sad because it would be

171.18 -> better if you can check all ADAS features and settings in a big touchscreen.

175.83 -> But, it isn’t here.

176.98 -> This is one thing i found negative about the car.

179.8 -> Negative number three and that’s its boot space.

181.84 -> You get powered boot tailgate, dedicated buttons for open and close it..which is absolutely

186.34 -> fine.

187.34 -> But, everyone is sitting in it and sitting little comfortable.

190.519 -> It is the position where one can sit in the rear.

194.44 -> For reference, we have kept a helmet and a bag here.

200.069 -> Now you can see…actually, there isn’t much space.

202.97 -> You can carry small-small bags.

205.08 -> So if in case all 7 people are planning to travel together, there is a space crunch.

208.16 -> Yes, defiantly it’s much better than a lot of 7-seater cars such as XUV700, better than

210.65 -> the Safari.

211.65 -> You get a slightly more space.

213.33 -> In fact, it gets one more thing…that is…if you want to carry a little more luggage then

219.79 -> you get a trey beneath which has tools and then there is a space where we kept a few

224.75 -> things.

225.75 -> You get this little space, but its overall space is less than the Kia Carnival especially

228.769 -> when 7 people are travelling. 7 people on a long trip could be a problem.

230.83 -> But, otherwise it will go flat fold.

232.74 -> Touchscreen also has one more problem..i mean we have already discussed its touchscreen

236.29 -> functionalities.

237.29 -> But, one thing..you get a 360 degree camera.

239.2 -> I will put it in 360 degree, but its quality isn’t that great.

242.989 -> And its camera’s quality is little compromised that’s why it looks slightly wired.

246.55 -> And when you are driving in the night, it will be more problematic.

250.11 -> Alright, then negative number five and it’s for people who saw Innova in diesel till date.

257.199 -> In fact, we saw its direct rival – Carnival – in diesel as well.

262.48 -> We usually associate big MPVs with diesel engines.

266 -> But, diesel’s era is fading gradually.

268.639 -> Now actually either we have petrol or petrol hybrids.

272.6 -> EVs era will begin soon.

274.8 -> If you are expecting diesel like torque with this car, then you won’t get that.

284.509 -> That means, you won’t get the low end torque and punch.

288.15 -> Yes, you get strong hybrid system with it that slightly manage to cover.

293.48 -> If you are doing at extremely slow speeds, the low-end torque won’t feel that low.

297.65 -> But, the low-end torque doesn’t only mean you can cruise easily.

304.759 -> That means, if you want to cruise sometimes like right now I want to push it…it happens

309.12 -> slowly-slowly.

310.12 -> Even if you talk about numbers, you can clearly know that the peak torque is 188Nm, which

313.479 -> isn’t a lot honestly.

314.479 -> Today, the smaller 1.5-litre diesel engines are more powerful.

316.95 -> Here once you are on the go, then it won’t be less.

321.01 -> But, if you are habitual of diesel engines’ low-end torque that will be missing here.

325 -> In fact, if you talk about power…power is actually ok-ish around 183bhp.

327.95 -> And like I said that if you drive sedately or slowly, then there is no problem.

333.07 -> You can drive comfortably.

334.289 -> You don’t get the Punch.

335.44 -> Now which brings me to the negative number 6, which is the typically rubber-band effect

340.8 -> that’s found in CVTs as well.

342.54 -> It’s called e-CVT in it, but basically it’s a proper CVT system.

345.73 -> Now you get an additional motor support with it.

348.12 -> That means, it has an electric motor and an electric battery.

351.009 -> The electric battery is of almost around 1.6kWh, if I am not wrong.

358.34 -> Even if I am wrong, the exact figure will be mentioned here.

365.5 -> It powers a motor, which can also be called a starter motor.

367.84 -> It also supplies additional power.

368.84 -> If you are doing under 40kmph of speed in the city, you won’t feel its missing as

370.87 -> you are driving slow.

372.68 -> In fact, the CVTs aren’t problematic if you are driving slow.

375.289 -> It causes problem when you want to push it, as you push it engine gets noisy and that

380.949 -> rubber band effect.

381.949 -> Now see how noisy is it, but picking speed slowly.

384.96 -> I think that thing should be little better in it.

387.96 -> Of-course that’s one of the issues of CVTs.

390.51 -> But, it can be covered with a more powerful motor or by increasing the combined power

396.38 -> output.

397.38 -> But again in that case fuel efficiency drops.

398.38 -> So the positive number one and that’s the space management.

400.37 -> You can literally sleep in this car.

402.43 -> They have done fantastic space management.

404.199 -> I put it in extreme reclined position and it reclines enough to get you in the sleeping

408.84 -> position.

409.84 -> So whatever position you want to get into, then you get ottoman function.

412.919 -> You can adjust it electrically, it will also get down.

416.19 -> I mean, getting into the most comfortable position isn’t a great issue because space

420.389 -> management is too good.

421.5 -> A 6-feet tall person can sit in the front, then I can sleep here.

426.63 -> Assume, if you are 4-5 people travelling together and if somebody wants to sleep and you are

429.919 -> on a long drive and you want to stop and sleep.

433.129 -> You can actually do that, the space management is superb.

435.879 -> If you want to go back, you can go from here, but it could be little congested because here

443.54 -> you can keep cup or pad.

444.68 -> But, better way to go back is to slide this seat.

447.18 -> If it would be little wide, then it would be better.

450.56 -> The overall space management is good here.

453.05 -> Now I am at the back seat and they gave enough space here as well.

458.66 -> Of-course, the middle seat is more focused with electric adjustment and all.

462.349 -> But, you get ample space here as well.

464.28 -> Though, we have moved it forward to come inside.

466.25 -> It would be much better if you see it from this angle.

470.99 -> And if you see..i have kneeroom and I am not a tall person to be honest.

475.44 -> I am about 5.6 ft.

476.819 -> But, a person with 5.7 and 5.8 ft can sit here comfortably and it’s slightly reclined

481.139 -> so you can sit comfortably.

482.6 -> You can use headrest as I do.

484.419 -> There is no issue in the front seat.

486.29 -> You get electric adjustment and ventilated seats in the front.

488.81 -> That also they did superb and there is ample space and seats are enough wide.

492.94 -> Positive number 2 and that’s convenience features.

494.699 -> There are lots of convenience features and first of all - powered tailgate.

498.169 -> You press a single button and it opens.

501.699 -> Even if you want to close it, there is a button.

505.12 -> And one more thing as you see boot space is little less, but if you fold it, now you can

511.319 -> see it flat fold.

512.319 -> Then you have electrically adjustable middle row seats and driver seat, and you get memory

515.28 -> function with driver’s seat.

516.38 -> Then you have tilt and telescopic adjustable steering wheel, tons of charging options – here’s

519.649 -> Type-C, here’s Type-A and here’s 12V power socket.

520.649 -> If you get accessories, then you get wireless charger here.

521.649 -> Then there are ventilated seats for both driver and front passenger.

523.44 -> A provision of Type-C for the middle row seat passengers.

526.58 -> 12V power socket and two cup holders on either sides and there is space for keeping things

529.08 -> for the third row passengers.

533.62 -> Alright moving on to positive number 3 and that is its AC’s performance.

542.14 -> And it’s phenomenal to be honest.

543.73 -> It has dual-zone climate control.

545.06 -> The front passengers get a dedicated vent and you can adjust its temperature from here.

548.87 -> There is a dedicated vent for rear passengers and there is a control unit.

553.22 -> Though, the vents are here for the second row passengers on either sides instead of

556.79 -> the traditional roof-mounted vents placed in between as we have seen in the Innova;

560.65 -> as you get a big sunroof here.

563.32 -> So this is for the middle row passengers and here it’s for the third row passengers.

571.16 -> Not just because it has vents everywhere, its performance is excellent.

575.54 -> I mean when we took it in too hot and put it on auto; it instantly cooled down the cabin.

581 -> Considering the fact that it has a huge sunroof..because of which heat..because it has glass panel

584.48 -> inside that absorbs more heat, even after that it cools down quickly.

587.77 -> Moving on to positive number 5 and that’s the safety.

590.18 -> Basically, you can divide safety into two parts – number one structural safety.

593.88 -> Now it’s platform, we didn’t see this platform in India earlier.

597.279 -> It’s TNGA-C platform and it’s the first car based on it that comes to India.

601.92 -> Toyota Corolla Cross underpins the same platform, and it performed in different crash tests

607.68 -> and scored 5 star rating.

609.19 -> It got 5 star rating in ASEAN NCAP as well.

611.55 -> Though, the Innova Hycross isn’t subjected to crash test so it won’t be right to comment

617.05 -> on that.

618.05 -> But we expect…as the platform was rated as stable and it got 5 star rating with the

622.36 -> same platform and the same structure, so we can expect it to get 5 star rating.

628.47 -> But, we get to know this when it will be subjected to crash test.

632.149 -> Talking about rest of features, you get lots of safety features and you expect it in this

636.09 -> price bracket.

637.09 -> You get 6 airbags, ABS, EBD, traction control, hill hold assist and all four disc brakes.

640.019 -> So all features that you want are definitely provided here.

642.24 -> I wish they will score good in the crash test as well.

644.8 -> Now the second part of the safety that’s our next positive point and that’s its ADAS

648.25 -> Level 2 features.

649.25 -> Toyota has finally introduced it in India, they didn’t offer in their anyother car.

653.459 -> I don’t remember that the new Land Cruiser gets it or not, but most of their popular

658.47 -> cars don’t have it.

659.74 -> But, it’s offered here.

661 -> Generally, you don’t see the radar module here.

663.99 -> Usually what Lexus does, which is their sister concern, it’s a luxury brand, they fix the

669.69 -> module behind their logo.

670.85 -> So somewhere here..because it’s a closed sort of a setting.

673.779 -> So somewhere here, they have fixed the module.

676.07 -> Along with that you get front parking sensors and can you see this camera?

680.829 -> So, the camera plus radar model together ensure that you get all important ADAS Level 2 features

683.57 -> that includes adaptive cruise control, emergency braking, lane keep assist and many more features

686.31 -> that we have seen in all ADAS cars.

688.92 -> And now the positive number 6 and that’s JBL’s system.

690.74 -> I am talking about music system, not the infotainment system.

693.1 -> It sounds so good and comes with 9 speakers and all 9 speakers actually together make

697.089 -> it one of Toyota’s finest cars in terms of how it sounds.

700.74 -> Moving on to the positive number seven and that’s its extremely silent cabin.

704.2 -> Even when, when you turn on the car.

706.92 -> I mean, of-course all cars are silent when they are turned off.

710.18 -> But, I will start it once.

711.73 -> Car is turned on, boss!

712.82 -> And you don’t feel it because that’s the power of electric hybrids and pure electric.

717.56 -> You have extremely silent experience.

719.72 -> In fact, you start driving.

720.72 -> There is one more good thing, if you can see it - 360 degree.

722.36 -> If you are driving on slow speeds, its 360 degree automatically turn on.

726.459 -> When you start moving, it turns off.

728.67 -> Anyway, we are not talking about it now.

730.82 -> Right now, we are talking how silent is it.

733.1 -> If you are driving it at city speeds, you won’t feel it’s even moving.

737.69 -> In fact, sometimes I got confused..i started the car and re-started it as I didn’t feel

741.709 -> its turned on.

742.709 -> It’s only when you pushing it, you feel its engine getting alive.

746.519 -> Till now, its running only on battery.

748.76 -> Technically, it’s on EV mode.

750.37 -> It is written here – EV mode, if you can see it.

755.04 -> EV mode means, it’s running only on battery.

762.19 -> As you deaccelerate a little bit, it starts charging.

767.55 -> Now it is running on EV, which means there is no noise as there is no engine involvement.

777.43 -> Engine gets involved when you push it a little.

784.29 -> Even after than you push it sedately, it doesn’t get much noisy.

789.06 -> Yes, if you push harder as I told in negatives – then there is rubber band effect, then

796.029 -> that sound starts coming.

797.209 -> But, if you drive slowly at city speeds, in noisy area and want to keep your peace – turn

803.73 -> it on, switch on its music system.

809.73 -> It offers silent experience overall.

810.86 -> And i think it’s really really great, especially when you are driving in bumper-to-bumper traffic

815.12 -> on daily basis or on highways.

817.17 -> This is a blessing.

818.54 -> Now we move towards the positive number 8 and that’s its fuel efficiency.

822.47 -> A big 7-seater car – yesterday we drove it mostly on highways and a little bit in

827.75 -> city and today we are driving it on both highway and in the city.

831.572 -> Yesterday it was showing us on an average fuel efficiency of around 15-16kmpl and now

835.38 -> it’s showing 13kmpl that because we are shooting in too hot climate with AC on and

839.449 -> that’s little soothing for us.

840.449 -> And even after that the fuel efficiency is 13kmpl.

842.02 -> It's just phenomenal.

843.02 -> In city, in fact, because it is strong hybrid and strong hybrids shine truly in city where

848.519 -> its EV mode gets activated more.

850.82 -> It tries to run on battery more and you don't floor much anyway.

854.41 -> You brake again and again, then its regen kicks in, it charges the battery that process

858.69 -> keeps going due to which you get better fuel efficiency.

861.52 -> In fact such as a big car can give you fuel efficiency of around 16-17kmpl, which is a

866.449 -> savage boss!

867.449 -> That’s the one thing I thought will defiantly will go in its favour.

875.839 -> And that’s the positive number 9 and which is..when you turn such a big car especially

878.83 -> when you turn the old Innova Crysta it feels like..it will overturn, here you do not have

882.139 -> it at all.

883.269 -> Here, it remains very stable and very confidence inspiring when you are turning, changing lane

888.06 -> quickly.

889.06 -> You don’t have to worry because it offers high stability.

891.279 -> It offers you handling that you don’t expect from MPVs.

894.49 -> When I said MPV - a premium MPV which is its direct rival – Kia Carnival doesn’t feel

900.839 -> as confidence inspiring as it does.

903.779 -> Moving on to the positive number 10 and 10 is..as you come to this after Crysta..and

918.3 -> Crysta being body-on-frame and this being monocoque..that difference will be clearly

925.48 -> visible.

926.94 -> It feels more like a car, its ride feels very mature if you are talking specifically about

938.98 -> city or highway.

940.47 -> I am not talking about bad roads.

943.71 -> But if you are facing regular undulations and speed breakers in the city, you won’t

950.23 -> have any problem here.

953.279 -> It has very mature ride.

956.639 -> If you talk about its handling, it handles more like a car.

962.3 -> In fact, it doesn’t have much body roll despite that fact it’s a big vehicle.

967.74 -> So overall it offers mature ride quality in which everybody will

980.22 -> be comfortable.

993.22 -> In fact, you are very stable on such village paths that I didn’t feel in Carnival and

1001.75 -> old Crysta.

1002.779 -> That keeps dancing, it doesn’t dance much and remains stable more, which is a good thing.

1009.52 -> So it's evening while shooting the car, we have actually been driving for the last three

1016.12 -> days and one feature which I forgot to tell you before that you can’t switch off its

1029.78 -> headlights and taillights.

1034.64 -> You have to keep them on auto mode and when you turn off the engine, then only it will

1042.28 -> be switched off.

1047.29 -> So you don’t get the toggle or switch – that’s one thing.

1057.09 -> The rest I have told you all bit positives and negatives – what I like and what I don’t

1063.4 -> like.

1064.4 -> But overall I can say that this is one of my favourite Toyota cars ever to be honest!

1077.309 -> Because with the maturity they have done things this time,

1106.34 -> they have given features because people keep asking for features, instead of giving these

1118.549 -> features, the price keeps increasing by 2.5 lakhs every year.

1121.24 -> When the competition tries to do something aggressively, then they further increase prices.

1132.5 -> They have maintained the status and dignity, but they tries to do thing with

1222.789 -> this car that was needed for them and the market as well.

1253.59 -> So I think they have done a product that is gonna appeal a lot of buyers who don’t want

1259.87 -> to go for Fortuner and Crysta.

1261.35 -> It’s a perfect vehicle for people who are coming from Corolla or Camry legacy or Camry

1265.47 -> family or it’s a perfect vehicle for people who are looking for a perfect family car.

1270.559 -> There are a few shortcomings that we have discussed.

1275.39 -> Having said that it is a mature product.

1277.56 -> Thank you so much people for watching this video.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqnuy65Zunk