Toyota Innova Crysta Review

The new avatar of Innova 2016 got its name as Toyota Innova Crysta and it was unveiled at the Auto Expo Event 2016. The company has worked on the dimensions of the older Innova car and made lot of modifications in order to offer big dimensions. Not only has that, the interiors of the car also is offered with lot of upgraded comfort features. It has performed their improvements over the older car in all aspects which is really great. The price of 2016 Toyota Innova Crysta mentioned above may vary from one place to another.

Toyota Innova Crysta Variants

1) Toyota Innova Crysta 2.4 G 7 STR
2) Toyota Innova Crysta 2.4 G 8 STR
3) Toyota Innova Crysta 2.4 GX 7 STR
4) Toyota Innova Crysta 2.4 GX 8 STR
5) Toyota Innova Crysta 2.8 GX 7 STR
6) Toyota Innova Crysta 2.8 GX 8 STR
7) Toyota Innova Crysta 2.4 VX 7 STR
8) Toyota Innova Crysta 2.4 VX 8 STR
9) Toyota Innova Crysta 2.4 ZX 7 STR
10) Toyota Innova Crysta 2.8 ZX 7 STR

These are the ten diesel variants of the new Innova 2016 and the price may changes from one variant to another.

Colors of Toyota Innova Crysta

The colors available for all the variants of new Innova Crysta includes

1) Garnet Red – New
2) Avant Grande Bronze
3) White Pearl Crystal Shine
4) Grey
5) Silver
6) Super White

Design and Style

Dimensions

The dimensions in terms of length, width and height are displayed below.

1) Length – 4735mm
2) Width – 1830mm
3) Height – 1795mm
4) Wheelbase – 2750mm

Exteriors

The new Innova Crysta seems to be completely different from the existed model and it is believed to offer more premium and modern look. The exterior measurements of the vehicle have been improved with the length of 4735mm, width of 1830mm and 1795mm height. It sports a decent front grille with an automatic LED projector headlamps giving a new look to the car. Its road presence is clearly influenced with its grille having dual wide chrome slats on the top flowing into the headlamps. Based on the Toyota New Global Architecture platform, the vehicle gets a different bumper and fog lamps which is quite attractive. The side profile of the vehicle is decorated with a chrome window lining and it comes with a van like shape with the provision of 17 inch alloy wheels, reworked wheel arches, a narrow C-Pillar along with a thin chrome details around the window frame. Its electrically adjustable and retracting chrome finished outside rear view mirror and welcome lamps are some of the useful features. Coming to the rear profile, the Innova Crysta has a modified bumper as well as boomerang shaped tail light clusters. Apart from that, it features a shark fin antenna, back door easy closer and integrated rear spoiler enhances the appearance of the car.

Interiors

The interior of the new Toyota Innova Crysta looks much upgraded with its refined materials and features offering an up-market feel. With the increased dimensions, the vehicle has an enormous space with sufficient head and leg room. It comes with a dual tone color scheme with chrome treatments on the dashboard enhances its appearance. The front is offered with a neat dashboard having a sophisticated steering wheel, an user friendly 7 inch touch screen audio, engine start and stop button, three dimensional combination meter with 4.2 inch TFT MID etc. The ambient illumination makes the cabin very trendy and decent. The seats are of well cushioned type premium leather seats offering excellent comfort even travelling for long hours. It is likely to have height adjustable function for driver and rear foldable seat as well as easy sliding front passenger seat. The new Innova Crysta may accommodate seven to eight seating options depending on the variant. Its centre console and instrument panel has been revised looking more stylish compared to its existed model. Next to that, the vehicle offers lot of storage spaces such as cup holders, glove box with cooling function and pockets available on door trims. In addition to all, Toyota Innova Crysta is fitted with a foldable seatback table with cup holder along with a smart phone holder having USB port and AUX-In.

Innova Crysta Engine Details

The new Toyota Innova Crysta is available only in diesel engine in two options such as 2.4L and 2.8L respectively. Its 2.4L engine gives out high power output of 110KW (150PS) at 3400rpm and high torque of 343Nm (35.0 kgm) at 1400-2800rpm paired to a five speed manual transmission. On the other hand, its 2.8L delivers the power of 128KW (174PS) at 3400rpm and torque of 360Nm (36.7 kg-m) @1200-3400rpm mated to a six speed automatic with sequential shift transmission. This new Innova has two driving modes namely Eco and Power.

Fuel Efficiency

Fuel efficiency of the new Innova Crysta is really excellent than its predecessors in which the 2.4L engine delivers the mileage of around 15.10kmpl. Likewise, the 2.8L engine gives out an attractive fuel efficiency of about 14.29 kmpl respectively.

Brakes and Suspensions

This huge Innova Crysta is well equipped with ventilated 16 inch disc brakes at the front and leading trailing drum brakes at the rear ensuring excellent braking. It is easy to handle the vehicle with its double wishbone system with torsion bar at the front axle and a four link system with coil spring at the rear axle along with a power assisted steering column. All these features altogether improve the travelling experience even on bad road condition in ease.

Safety Features

The Toyota Innova Crysta is loaded with lot of safety feature which are listed below.

1) 3 Point ELR seatbelts for all passengers
2) 3 Point ELR with Pre tensioner and Force Limiter, Height Adjustable
3) Isofix x 2 & Tether Anchor
4) Airbags
5) ABS with EBD and BA
6) Vehicle Stability Control
7) Hill Start Assist Control
8) Door Ajar Warning with Each Door Display
9) Immobilizer
10) Seat Belt Warning

All these features ensure better safety and security to both driver and passengers but the features may vary from one variant to another.

Verdict

So, the new Toyota Innova Crysta comes packed with more luxurious features than its old Innova and it seems to be worthy for its price. Compared to other vehicles in its segment, the new Crysta is a tough competitor to Maruti Ertiga, Renault Lodgy and so on.