Toyota marked its re-entry into the ever-growing compact SUV segment with the Taisor – a rebadged version of the Maruti Suzuki Fronx launched in India at Rs 7.74 lakh (ex-showroom). The Taisor shares all its powertrains with the Fronx, and therefore returns a similar fuel efficiency.
- Fronx and Taisor most fuel-efficient petrol SUVs in the segment
- Toyota claims up to 22.8kpl for Taisor, ARAI confirmation awaited
The 1.2-litre, four-cylinder petrol variants are claimed to return a fuel efficiency of 21.7-22.8kpl, depending on the gearbox, while the 1.0-litre, three-cylinder turbo-petrol variants are said to return 21.5kpl and 20kpl for the manual and automatic versions, respectively. Let’s take a look at how the Toyota Taisor’s fuel efficiency figures stack up against all its rivals.
Disclaimer: The Toyota Taisor fuel efficiency figures are yet to be certified by ARAI.
| Toyota Taisor vs rivals: fuel efficiency compared | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powertrain | Taisor | Fronx | Brezza | Sonet | XUV300 | Magnite | Nexon | Venue |
| Petrol MT | 21.5kpl (turbo)/21.7kpl (NA) | 21.5kpl (turbo)/21.7kpl (NA) | 17.38kpl | 18.83kpl (NA)/18.7kpl (turbo iMT) | 17-18.2kpl | 19.35kpl (NA)/20kpl (turbo) | 17.44kpl | 17.52kpl (NA)/18.27kpl (turbo) |
| Petrol AT | 20 kpl (turbo)/22.8kpl (NA) | 20 kpl (turbo)/22.89kpl (NA) | 19.80kpl | 19.2kpl (turbo) | 17kpl | 19.35kpl (NA)/20kpl (turbo) | 17.18kpl (AMT)/17.01kpl (DCT) | 18.15kpl (turbo) |
| CNG | 28.51km/kg | 28.51km/kg | 25.51km/kg | - | - | - | - | |
Toyota Taisor fuel efficiency compared with rivals
The Taisor and Fronx also offer a CNG option with the 1.2-litre NA petrol engine, which is claimed to return 28.51km/kg. The Brezza is currently the only other compact SUV in India to offer a CNG option, which offers a fuel efficiency of 25.51km/kg. Considering that the Brezza is offered with a bigger 1.5-litre petrol engine, its fuel efficiency is slightly lower than the Taisor and Fronx.
TheMahindra XUV300petrol is the least fuel efficient SUV in this comparison with a claimed 17-18.2kpl. That said, Mahindra is all set to debut the XUV300 facelift in India onApril 29with some major updates.
