2021 Toyota Yaris Cross – Driving Footage

The Yaris Cross is an all-new model that brings together Toyota’s rich experience and knowhow in small car and SUV design and engineering. It has been developed specifically with European customers in mind, right from the initial concept phase. It carries forward the key qualities of the new generation Yaris hatchback, the 2021 Car of the Year in Europe: “Big-Small” packaging that maximises interior space and practicality, fourth generation hybrid electric power, the highest safety standards with second generation Toyota Safety Sense and a genuine fun-to-drive character. These attributes are combined with authentic SUV features, founded on a Toyota heritage of innovation that includes originating the now core market segment for recreational SUVs with the first RAV4 27 years ago. The introduction of Yaris Cross extends the Toyota Yaris family, joining the hatchback Yaris and GR Yaris thoroughbred performance car. It also gives Toyota the largest hybrid electric SUV model range on the market, alongside the compact C-HR, mid-size RAV4 and sevenseat Highlander, giving customers an exceptional choice of model size and capability to support their needs. Under the skin, Yaris Cross is constructed on the GA-B small car platform that’s part of the Toyota New Global Architecture philosophy, giving it the basic strengths that have been so successfully delivered in the Yaris hatchback. This combines with a fourth generation Toyota hybrid electric powertrain to provide brisk performance, fuel efficiency, low emissions and urban-friendly manoeuvrability in an SUV package. The availability of Toyota’s intelligent allwheel drive (AWD-i) reinforces the model’s authentic SUV character. Yaris Cross is built at Toyota Motor Manufacturing France’s Valenciennes facility, where €400 million (approx. £340 million) has been invested to enable both Yaris and Yaris Cross to be manufactured simultaneously on the same production line. Its addition to Toyota’s European production portfolio strengthens the company’s localisation strategy and supports progress towards its goal of 1.5 million annual sales in the region by 2025. It arrives as a strong contender in the growing European market for B-segment SUVs. Toyota expects growth to continue, driven predominantly by customers downsizing from larger C-segment models or seeking an alternative to B-segment hatches in vehicles that better suit modern lifestyles. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/TopSpeedMedia Website: https://www.topspeed.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/topspeed/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/topspeed Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/topspeed/

Added 8 Jul 2026