New Delhi. Toyota Innova was the car that defined the MPV segment in India. The Innova and Innova Crysta together have ruled this segment for the last two decades, but now it looks like this MPV is moving towards the end of its life cycle. According to the report of Autocar, Toyota is preparing to discontinue Innova Crysta MPV from the market by March 2027.
Why will Innova Crysta be discontinued?
Why? The Innova Crysta continues to be popular among buyers who want a sensible, no-fuss premium MPV that is reliable. However, the Crysta is being discontinued due to the upcoming strict CAFE 3 regulations. Toyota has already made a strategy for these new rules and has chosen petrol hybrids as its path. More hybrid products will be seen in Toyota's lineup at the upcoming MENAX. Innova Highcross is an example of this.
hybrid portfolio
The hybrid portfolio will give Toyota super credits, which are beneficial for any carmaker, especially when it aims to meet CAFE 3 regulations. Each pure hybrid vehicle counts as two vehicles in the CAFE calculation, making it easier for the company to meet its fleet's CO₂ targets. Currently, each Innova HighCross Hybrid sold by Toyota is reducing the company's corporate average fuel consumption by twice as much as diesel SUVs and MPVs.
What will happen to Fortuner?
If compared with other models, diesel MPVs like Innova Crysta contribute to increasing fuel consumption, and this is the reason why Toyota has decided to discontinue the Crysta. What next? As mentioned above, Toyota will now focus more on petrol hybrids under CAFE regulations. It is not yet clear whether Toyota will completely discontinue diesel engines from all its models, such as the Fortuner. Although Innova HighCross is present in the market, it seems that it will not be able to completely fill the void left by the departure of Innova Crysta. You might remember that Toyota had removed Innova Crysta from the market in 2025.
Innova Highcross
This decision was taken at the time of launch of Innova Highcross. But when the HiCross was launched, Toyota faced many problems like semiconductor shortage. When the company saw that the waiting period for Innova High Cross was long and the demand for Innova Crysta or diesel MPV still remained, Toyota decided to launch Crysta again in the market.
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However, compared to the older version, the relaunched Crysta came only with a diesel engine and a manual gearbox. It was provided with a 2.4-litre turbo-diesel engine, which was in accordance with the current emission norms. Automatic transmission was deliberately not given, because the company knew that it would affect the sales of Innova Highcross. Overall, Toyota does not have any true alternative to Innova Crysta and now it has to be seen whether companies like Mahindra, Tata or Hyundai bring a new MPV in this segment or not, so that the needs of the customers can be met.
