The Toyota-Suzuki partnership has bore its first fruit. Meet the brand new 2021 Suzuki Across, a C-segment SUV based on the Toyota RAV4. For now, the Across is only available as a plug-in hybrid, sharing the same underpinnings as the popular RAV4 Prime.
Design-wise, the Across gets a more curvaceous fascia with slimmer LED headlights, unique LED DRLs, and a gaping hexagonal radiator grille. This range-topping model sits on dual-tone 19-inch alloy wheels and can be had in six different colours – White Pearl Crystal Shine, Silver Metallic, Attitude Black Mica, Sensual Red Mica, Grey Metallic, and Dark Blue Mica. The rest of the exterior is unchanged from the RAV4.
The cabin is also carried over wholesale, with the only difference being the steering boss with the Suzuki badge. In the middle is a freestanding nine-inch touchscreen display with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto support, as well as MirrorLink functionalities for compatible smartphones. There’s also smart entry with push start, Optitron instrument cluster, dual-zone climate control with rear vents, and leather seats as standard.
For performance, the Across is powered by the RAV4 Prime’s plug-in hybrid powertrain, which comprises a 2.5 litre A25A-FXS Dynamic Force Atkinson-cycle engine making 176 hp and 228 Nm. The engine is paired with a powerful electric motor to produce a total system output of 302 hp, allowing the SUV to do the 0-100 km/h sprint in 6.2 seconds.
Meanwhile, an onboard high-capacity 18.1kWh (50.9 Ah) lithium-ion battery offers an all-electric range of 60 km (based on the WLTP cycle). It also gets Toyota’s E-Four electronic 4×4 system, which uses an independent 40 kW rear motor that works in tandem with the front motor to provide a front:rear torque distribution between 100:0 to 20:80.
It isn’t short on safety, either. The Across comes with a raft of driving assist functions such as Pre-Collision System (PCS), Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) and Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC) as standard, as well as Road Sign Assist (RSA), Blind Spot Monitor (BSM), and Rear Crossing Traffic Alert (RCTA). European sales will commence at the end of September 2020.
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If only proton stay partnership with suzuki lastime. We should have rebadged swift, vitara, jimny by now, and this nice hot selling Across too. Enuff to give perodua tension.
But proton more like cainadoll than jifunis lui.
After proton ertiga, maybe proton rav4 is next?
Damn hot! we should have Proton Rav4 by Suzuki Across!
Alamak…. butter smooth double wishbone Rav4 so nice….
Copy paste: “You otak masuk air Kah?
Toyota let Suzuki rebadge this, but doesn’t mean proton can rebadge from Toyota even if they have partnership.”
Suzuki is so lucky to get the Game-Changing Toyota RAV4. Because of this, the Suzuki Across will no doubt become the best selling SUV in Europe. If only Proton didn’t cut ties with Suzuki, maybe Proton could have gotten the Across instead of a Chinese rebadged X70
Pity the Japanese brands have been relegated to rebadging each other. Suzuki rebadges Toyota, Toyota rebadges Mazda, Mazda rebadges Isuzu, Isuzu rebadges Ford. So all of them owed Ford a great deal of debt. Without Ford, all of them could not have rebadge each other and ultimately Game Over and Over.
Lu bodoh for not reading the article. This is suzuki having to rebadge RAV4. Even if proton continued their partnership, there is no way proton can rebadge a car that suzuki rebadged. Neither there is incentive for proton to rebadge swift, vitara or jimny since proton has iriz in their portfolio and the niche suzuki suvs cannot sell.
You otak masuk air Kah?
Toyota let Suzuki rebadge this, but doesn’t mean proton can rebadge from Toyota even if they have partnership.
Suzuki: Ah crap I’ve only done the introduction for my assignment
Toyota: I gotchu bro just copy my work for the rest of your essay
*In all seriousness, this would probably boost Suzuki sales and allow them to continue making quirky cars like the Jimny (would be sad to see more car brands go bust)
Honestly this suzuki across front light design are alot better and nicer than rav4.
Will suzuki return to msia? Will this across cheaper than overprice rav4?
aiyaaa… wadehell suzuki based on rav4? please la, dont spoil the exclusivity of the T badge…
Jinggo, I think some of them from honda salesmen who spread fake news to most other brands as well as keeping on nonstop fighting on other brands. I hope Paultan should banned honda fans forever who already attacked other news so many times, to come here.
Dear paultan, it is better to get rid honda fanboys here to prevent attacking toyota, proton, mazda, nissan, bmw, volvo and etc. Rather than be too late. Please do it as soon as possible paultan. One time can see so many bashing RAV4 from Honda fanboys which actually forcing buyers to buy honda. This is very unfair and so biased.
even a 3rd party rebadge Suzuki Across get Toyota Rav4 top spec PHEV..
Why X50 and X70 not PHEV model.. then zoom zoom fuel saving with PHEV tax exemption maa….. nvm, wait…..
Puhlezzz. Even RAV4 launched here don’t come with PHEV or hybrid versions.
China model have mhev and phev. Malaysian don’t get it.
If Suzuki going to sell ths at RAV4 price tag (RM200k) – this will be th most expensive model thy ever sell – so why bother…