Toyota Urban Cruiser First Look: A Compact Electric SUV With A Sliding Rear Seat And Up To 426 Km

Toyota’s electric Urban Cruiser has a rear seat that slides 16 centimetres and up to 426 km of WLTP range. It comes with three powertrains, including an all-wheel-drive version with a second motor on the rear axle. It made its first public appearance at the Brussels Motor Show in January 2025, where the sign beside it read PROTOTYPE MODEL and we photographed it on 11 January.

A Seat That Slides 16 Centimetres

The rear seat is the trick. Legroom stretches from 690 to 850 mm, which Toyota says rivals much larger SUVs, and the seats split 40:20:40 and recline.

The body around it is compact. Toyota’s Brussels release says the outside dimensions are slightly greater than the Yaris Cross. The wheelbase is 2,700 mm, the turning radius is 5.2 metres, and Toyota’s later technical release gives the length as 4,285 mm.

Three Powertrains, One With A Second Motor

Both batteries use lithium iron phosphate cells. The 49 kWh pack comes only with front-wheel drive, with 106 kW (144 DIN hp) and up to 344 km. The 61 kWh pack comes with front-wheel drive (128 kW, 174 hp, up to 426 km) or all-wheel drive (135 kW, 184 hp, up to 395 km).

Toyota gives 0 to 100 km/h in 9.6, 8.7 and 7.4 seconds. The AWD car adds a 48 kW motor on the rear axle, Downhill Assist Control and Trail and Snow modes. A heat pump is standard on all three.

The front carries what Toyota calls the “hammerhead” look, with slim headlights, and a wrap-around light bar sits at the back. Inside, a 10.25-inch driver display and a 10.1-inch multimedia screen sit side by side as one unit.

What The Video Points Out

The AUTO TV first look says the car looks mean, with that hammerhead front and the wrap-around rear lights. It repeats Toyota’s line that the car is slightly bigger than the Yaris Cross, then runs through the three versions.

It highlights the sliding rear seats and the digital cockpit, the AWD version’s downhill assist and trail mode, and the heat pump on every version. It adds that Toyota’s home-charge wall box is meant to make charging hassle-free.

The Slide Comes Out Of The Boot

That legroom has to come from somewhere. With the rear seat all the way back, the boot holds 244 litres. With it forward there are 310, and 566 litres with the seats folded.

Where Toyota Belgium Lists It

Neither Toyota release at the show gave a price, and the stand did not show one.

Toyota Belgium’s page now lists the electric Urban Cruiser “from €33,990” (15 October 2026), with €35,990 shown beside it. The financing example on the page called €33,990 the promotional price for the 49 kWh Business version on 15 October 2026, with a €2,000 discount deducted until 31 October 2026.

Fleet.be’s test of 27 January 2026 puts the entry at €33,990 or €37,530, depending on the battery. That makes a Belgian range of €33,990 to €37,530.

More Videos From The Shows

We filmed it at Passion Auto Show Martigny 2026.

We filmed it at Tiroler Autosalon 2026.

We filmed it at Brussels Motor Show 2026.

More of our videos of this car on AUTO TV:

• Toyota's Expensive Copy? Urban Cruiser Explained! (Brussels Motor Show 2026)

Our Take

The video’s conclusion is that this is Toyota showing it can build an electric car people want, and that rivals should pay attention. The features it highlights carry that argument: a real AWD option, a seat with 16 centimetres of travel and a heat pump on every car.

On 15 October 2026 the cheapest way in was the 49 kWh Business at €33,990, after a €2,000 promotional discount that ran until 31 October 2026. That car has 344 km of range, against 426 km for the 61 kWh car.

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