`Soi` Toyota Corolla Cross 2024 is coming to Vietnam, will it make a difference?

(Dan Tri) – As a mid-life upgrade (facelift), Toyota Corolla Cross 2024 has many notable new features, but the current competition is more difficult than when the car first arrived in our country.

Corolla Cross 2024 has officially `introduced` to Southeast Asia and appeared in the Toyota booth at the Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) 2024. Thailand is also the export market for this car model to Vietnam.

Toyota Corolla Cross 2024 belongs to the mid-life upgrade (facelift) (Photo: Gia An).

Sales consultants share that the new Corolla Cross will likely be introduced to Vietnamese customers in the second quarter.

Within the framework of the BIMS 2024 event, Toyota only brings hybrid variants, due to many design changes.

Toyota Corolla Cross 2024 promises to be sold in Vietnam in the second quarter (Photo: Gia An).

The overall appearance of the Toyota Corolla Cross 2024 has not changed much, because it is only a mid-life upgrade.

The body of the car remains almost the same.

The car’s taillight cluster has also been renewed but has not changed too much compared to the old model (Photo: Gia An).

The display car is also equipped with a number of accessories for customers to refer to (Photo: Gia An).

The HEV GR Sport version still uses 18-inch wheels but has a different design, the grille is not electric car-like like the above two variants, but somewhat similar to the Toyota Hilux pickup model.

The overall interior of the Corolla Cross 2024 remains the same, upgraded mainly in equipment.

The traditional mechanical handbrake has been removed and replaced with an electronic handbrake.

The seats of the Toyota Corolla Cross HEV 2024 will be covered in dark red leather, increasing the freshness of the product (Photo: Gia An).

In terms of performance, the engine in the Toyota Corolla Cross 2024 gasoline version is still 1.8L combined with a CVT gearbox, producing 138 horsepower and 177Nm.

The hybrid powertrain on HEV variants still uses the 1.8L engine (97 horsepower and 142Nm) but the accompanying electric motor has improved capacity, from 53 horsepower increased to 71 horsepower (torque).

The gasoline version of the Toyota Corolla Cross 2024 is likely to still use an analog instrument cluster combined with a small multi-information screen (Photo: Gia An).

The safety equipment of the Toyota Corolla Cross 2024 still has a highlight in the Toyota Safety Sense technology package.

Compared to the old model, this active safety system is supplemented with automatic braking when parking, a 360-degree camera adds transparency mode and increased clarity at night, and intelligent automatic throttle is enhanced.

Electronic handbrake has appeared on Corolla Cross 2024 (Photo: Gia An).

In Thailand, the selling price of Toyota Corolla Cross 2024 starts from 999,000 baht and highest up to 1,254 million baht for 4 versions (equivalent to 694-871 million VND).

The equipment of the Toyota Corolla Cross 2024 when returning to Vietnam may not change much compared to the version in Thailand (Photo: Gia An).

Toyota Corolla Cross is one of the key products of Toyota Vietnam, but gradually lost its position from the second half of 2023, after the Mazda CX-5 was upgraded mid-life cycle and the price was sharply reduced.

Mazda CX-5’s `move` causes Hyundai Tucson or Subaru Forester to rush into the price reduction race.

In this segment, the Corolla Cross still sells better than its direct competitor, the Mazda CX-30, but is far behind B-class SUV models. In the first two months of 2024, the Toyota Corolla Cross only sold a total of 263 cars, not equal to