Top 3 Toyota Taisor pros and cons — Feature loaded, but expensive turbo variants

The Maruti Suzuki Toyota partnership has proven to be very beneficial for the latter, with respectable sales numbers for rebadged Maruti cars in India such as the Glanza and the Taisor. If you’re unaware, the Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor is a badge engineered version of the Maruti Suzuki Fronx, which by the way, was the best selling car in India in February 2025. Here are the top 3 Toyota Taisor pros and cons that we recommend you to consider before making a buying decision for a new SUV in India.

Toyota Taisor pros

Feature loaded

Just like the Maruti Fronx, the Toyota Taisor’s cabin also comes loaded with a good set of features such as a head-up display, automatic headlamps, a 360-degree camera setup, hill-hold assist, ISOFIX child seat mounts, Arkamys-tuned sound system, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, paddle shifters, tilt and telescopic adjustment for the steering wheel, and more.

Choice of powertrains

The Taisor also borrows its powertrains from the Fronx, featuring a 1.2-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine that can be paired to a 5-speed manual or a 5-speed AMT, or a 1.0-litre turbo-petrol Boosterjet petrol engine that can be paired to a 5-speed manual or a 6-speed torque convertor automatic.

Appealing styling

The Urban Cruiser Taisor looks like a youthful and appealing car, thanks to its raised stance and aggressive styling. It gets sleek headlights and tail lights, a sloping rear windshield, roof rails, chrome garnish throughout the exterior, hexagonal pattern for the front grille, and a connected tailbar.

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Toyota Taisor cons

Safety concerns

The Toyota Urban Cruiser Taisor hasn’t been tested by any of the NCAP bodies, nor has the Maruti Suzuki Fronx. Moreover, Maruti cars in India such as the Baleno and Fronx do not have a good reputation in terms of safety and built quality, which makes this a questionable factor. 

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Expensive turbo variants

The Toyota Taisor Turbo is a fun car to drive and keeps you engaged. But that comes at a price that is significantly higher than the naturally-aspirated Toyota Taisor variants. The Toyota Taisor Turbo price in India starts at Rs 10.56 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the manual variants, and Rs 11.96 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi) for the turbo-petrol variants.

Missing features

Yes, we did say that the Urban Cruiser Taisor comes with a lot of features. But it also misses out on some key ones that you would expect from a car like this. Some of them include a sunroof, tyre pressure monitoring system, and ventilated seats.

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