Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder vs Toyota Fortuner – Mini-Fortuner vs Real Fortuner!

It is time to compare the two Toyota models against each other, the Urban Cruiser Hyryder against the Fortuner, to answer an important question, is a Rs. 20 lakh Hyryder better than the Rs. 50 lakh Fortuner? Let’s find out!

Urban Cruiser Hyryder vs Fortuner – Exterior and Interior

At the front, the Hyryder has blacked out element with chrome line that is connected at both the sides of LED lights, chrome inserts around the fog lamps with rounded square grille and the bumper both at the front and rear finished in faux silver skid plate. Moving to the side, it has chrome line at the bottom window frame, cuts on the doors with 17-inch alloy wheels, and non-functional roof rails contributing towards the design. At the rear, it has LED taillamps joining the chrome line with Toyota logo and reverse parking light with indicators above it are vertically positioned.

At the front of the Fortuner, there is the grille in three horizontal lines with chrome elements going at the side and covering the LED headlamps on both the sides, below is the bumper finished in faux silver skid plate both front and rear. Moving to the side, it has step-up side step to get into the car with chrome door handles, chrome line at the bottom of the window frames and alloy wheels of 18-inch. At the rear, it has sort-of wing like LED taillamps with chrome around the number plate and a roof spoiler with shark fin antenna on top.

From the inside, the Hyryder has a 9-inch infotainment system placed above the AC vents and the AC vents at the sides positioned horizontally. It does have the dual-tone dashboard theme option as well with leather seat upholstery. The Hyryder has a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel and a digital instrument cluster although the image you’re seeing has Analog instrument cluster which is available in all the variants except the top variant. The Hyryder has two USB ports at the front and rear, buttons for ventilated seats, driver mode, and EV mode. The Hyryder also has a Heads-up Display top of the instrument cluster. At the rear, the seats are split in 60:40 ratio and it has a 6-speaker Arkamy’s sound system.

As for the Fortuner, it has a 8-inch infotainment system placed below the AC vents and the AC vents at the sides are positioned horizontally. It does not have the dual-tone dashboard theme option but it has leather seat upholstery. The Fortuner has a three-spoke multi-function steering wheel with Analog instrument cluster and a TFT display between the Analog dials. It does not have a sunroof but has two charging ports at the front and rear. It has buttons for the ventilated seats and ahead of the gear lever is the wireless pad. The second row has captain seats and the rear seats is better for children or adults for short joruneys, and lastly it has the 6-speaker standard sound system.

After comparing the exterior and interior of these SUVs, it’s safe to say the Fortuner looks much good from the outside as a luxury SUV but design from the inside is not good for an SUV that costs Rs. 50 lakhs. However, from the inside, the Hyryder looks quite good than the Fortuner although the layout is the same as to other Maruti models.

Urban Cruiser Hyryder vs Fortuner – Dimensions

When it comes to dimensions, the Hyryder measures 4365mm in length, 1795mm in width, and height of 1645mm. The Fortuner has a length of 4795mm which is 430mm longer, width of 1855mm which is 60mm wider, and height of 1835mm that is 190mm taller. The Hyryder has a wheelbase of 2600mm, ground clearance of 208mm, and boot space of 373 litres while the Fortuner has a wheelbase of 2745mm that is longer by 145mm, ground clearance of 225mm which is 17mm more and has a 296 litres boot space that is smaller by 77 kg.

The Hyryder has a fuel tank of 45 litres Petrol and 55 litres of CNG tank while the Fortuner has a 80 litres of fuel tank with no CNG option. The Hyryder has a kerb weight of 1,265 kg and gross weight of 1,755 kg while the Fortuner has a kerb weight of 2,180 kg which is heavier by 915 kg and gross weight of 2,735 kg that is 980 kg more.

So, when it comes to dimensions, the Fortuner is bigger in size offering more space and comfort unlike the Hyryder, which is a bigger SUV but not as big as the Fortuner. Therefore, in Dimensions, Fortuner is bigger and better than the Hyryder.

Urban Cruiser Hyryder vs Fortuner – Engine Options

When it comes to engine options, the Hyryder and the Fortuner has petrol engines on offer. The Hyryder is powered by a 1.5-litre K-Series petrol engine that puts out 101.64 bhp and 136.8 Nm of torque. It drives the front wheels via a 5-speed Manual Gearbox with 21.12 kmpl fuel efficiency and a 6-speed Automatic Gearbox with 20.58 kmpl fuel efficiency. The Hyryder has a top speed of 170 kmph. The Fortuner on the other hand is powered by a 2.7-litre petrol engine that puts out 163 bhp and 245 Nm of torque mated to a 5-speed Manual and 6-speed Sequential Shift AT Gearbox with fuel efficiency of 10 km/l and has a top speed of 190 kmph.

Fortuner has one more powertrain option and that is Diesel. The Hyryder does not have diesel engines on offer but it does have the petrol-hybrid on offer. The Hyryder has a 1.5-litre petrol-hybrid engine that pumps out 112.84 bhp and 141 Nm of torque mated to a eCVT Gearbox with 27.97 kmpl fuel efficiency and a top speed of 170 kmph. The Fortuner is powered by a 2.8-litre diesel engine that puts out 201 bhp and 420 Nm of torque in lower variants and 500 Nm of torque in top variants. It is a front-wheel-drive SUV that is mated to a 6-speed iMT and 6-speed Sequential Shift Automatic Gearbox with 8 kmpl fuel efficiency with 190 kmph top speed.

The Hyryder not only has a petrol, and petrol-hybrid engine, it also has a CNG powered engine as well which the Fortuner does not get. The 1.5-litre K Series CNG engine puts out 86.63 bhp and 121.5 Nm of torque mated to a 5-speed Manual Gearbox only with 26.6 km/kg fuel efficiency.

Urban Cruiser Hyryder vs Fortuner – Features

When it comes to features, the Fortuner misses out on sunroof, a bigger infotainment system, a digital instrument cluster, and a better sound system. Thus, in features, the Hyryder is better than the Fortuner.

Fortuner misses out on Heads up Display and it comes as an additional features in Hyryder and is limited to only top end hybrid variant of the mid size SUV.

Urban Cruiser Hyryder vs Fortuner – Price and Warranty

The Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder starts at Rs. 12.15 lakh for the base E variant and goes all the way up to Rs. 22.48 lakh for the V HYBRID variant. The Fortuner however starts at Rs. 32.59 lakh for the ‘4×2’ petrol variant and goes up to Rs. 50.34 lakh for the ‘GR S 4×4 AT’ Diesel variant. As you can see, the price difference between the two models for the entry-level variant is Rs. 20.44 lakh and Rs. 27.48 lakh for the top variant.

As for the warranty, the Urban Cruiser Hyryder and the Fortuner has a warranty period of 3 years/1,00,000 km that can be extended up to 5 years/2,20,000 km.

Urban Cruiser Hyryder vs Fortuner – Verdict

In the end, the decision to buy which Toyota model depends totally on you, however, we would recommend you, the Hyryder over the Fortuner has the reason for that is the features it has over the Fortuner, the performance of the Hyryder is great and it’s best for long trips as the mileage in hybrid and CNG is great, and 5 people will be comfortable enough to survive the long trip and if you’ve the 7-seater requirement you can buy the Fortuner as from the outside, it does look like a Luxury SUV and it is a better off-road, more comfortable than Hyryder since it’s bigger in dimensions, and more powerful as well, except it misses out on luxurious features which some of them is found in the Hyryder. Which one would you choose?