The Toyota Corolla Cross facelift has made its debut, over three years since the original made its global premiere in Thailand.
Four variants comprised of one ICE version and three hybrids emerge at the facelift’s debut; 1.8L Sport Plus at 999,000 THB (RM133,093), HEV Premium at 1,094,000 THB (RM145,749), HEV Premium Luxury at 1,204,000 THB (RM160,404) and the HEV GR Sport at 1,254,000 THB (RM167,065).
Visual updates bring the popular Asean-market SUV closer to the Corolla Cross sold in other markets, and changes include redesigned full-LED headlamps as seen on the Japanese– and European-market models.
It’s unique elsewhere however, with the front fascia that now has a slimmer upper grille on top of honeycomb perforations – of a fashion akin to those on the Chery Omoda 5 or the Lexus RX – blended into the mid-section, atop intakes bookended by foglamps along the lower section.
The aforementioned new headlamp design from versions of the Corolla Cross sold in other markets bring sequential indicators, while further exterior equipment highlights include the panoramic sunroof and kick-sensing powered tailgate. Tail lamps are also LED units of a new design.
Rolling stock for the HEV Premium variant upwards is a set of 18-inch, two-tone finish alloy wheels shod with 225/50R18 tyres, while the GR Sport gets tyres of similar dimensions, on alloy wheels of a different design.
Building upon its TNGA base, the facelifted Corolla Cross continues to feature a 1.8 litre naturally aspirated petrol engine in conventional ICE form, and also as part of a hybrid powertrain.
These continue to be the 2ZR-FBE 1.8 litre unit with 140 hp/177 Nm for the ICE version that is for the base 1.8 Sport Plus variant, and the 2ZR-FXE 1.8 litre unit with 122 hp for the other three hybrid-powered variants comprised of 98 hp and 142 Nm from the Atkinson-cycle combustion engine and 72 hp/163 Nm from the electric drive motor.
For active safety kit, the base 1.8 Sport Plus variant gains blind spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert (RCTA), while the HEV Luxury variant get the Toyota Safety Sense suite of systems comprised of pre-collision AEB, all-speed dynamic radar cruise control with stop and go, lane departure warning, lane tracing assist and auto high beam. The HEV Premium Luxury and HEV GR Sport gain parking support brake functionality.
Further active safety equipment includes stability control, traction control, ABS, EBD, brake assist, hill start assist and tyre pressure monitoring, and passive safety kit in the form of seven airbags.
Interior kit upgrades for the facelift see the arrival of an electric parking brake in place of the pre-facelift’s foot-operated mechanical item, which also means the gain of automatic brake hold functionality. Here, driver instrumentation for the HEV Premium Luxury variant upwards get the 12.3-inch full-digital display, and all variants gain the 10.1-inch touchscreen unit that support wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Upholstery for the Corolla Cross facelift is offered in black, or Dark Rose (red). Cabin lighting is now by LED throughout, and the top two variants get wireless device charging and the panoramic sunroof.
In Thailand, the 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross is available in Celestile Gray Metallic, Metal Stream Metallic, Platinum White Pearl, Attitude Black Mica with the addition of Cement Gray Metallic for its exterior colours, while the top HEV GR Sport variant gets the selection of Platinum White Pearl with black roof, Red Mica Metallic with black roof, and Attitude Black Mica.
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still without dynamic force engine?
even innova has that new engine
Can you just mentioned “launched in Thailand” on the title? Enough with your stupid clickbait pt
Will launch in boleh land with foot brake technology. Noobs still go and buy those shets stating electronic parking brake will be spoiled easily and it’s expensive to repair. Bodo punya mentaliti.
they still dun wanna fix the ugly tail lamp design
Inb4 this is facelift not bumlift…
Nice, is following the new Camry front grill.
Toyota scamming nowadays…still the same engine and interior all very old.. no improvement at all. What use if the engine quality but other all very boring. As Toyota fan I prefer more to Honda. At least can see the improvement and very elegant interior. Toyota sucks.
Honda fanboy pretending to be Toyota fan.
The real scam are those luxury car brand that charges you RM240k for a 1.3L turbo with torsion beam
At least Toyota give you a 1.8L + Hybrid motor for less than RM150k
can’t wait to see toyota malaysia not only bring this into Malaysia extremely delayed, but also throw away all the niceties this Thai model gets.
Cant wait for UMW to screw up on this one…
Which halfwit suit in Toyota green-lit the full cancer roof for the Southeast Asia market?
This is a much needed update for the cross. If it comes to malaysia in this exact upgrade then i would have nothing more to bash the cross. It would be hard to beat this one.
should have done facelift to rear lamp too.
Cooool. Comes with Lexus’s nose.
our yaris didn’t even get the same facelift.
All other salesmen sore loser comments mcm mcm
Way more appealing than the all new crv.
Interior so yesterday…
Still selling with an old tech centre screen. Just wonder when will Toyota give us the real deal. Unexciting.
so nice, bring that Rose Red Leather here.
I don’t like that facelift, UMW must bring the Japanese version of corolla cross facelift to Malaysia in a good price.
Whether the design is new or ancient, and whether the environment is new or old.
Enjin, whether 1.8cc or 2.0cc.
Regardless of the age of the technology, I am unable to acquire one at this time.
I literally cannot fathom why the automobile is so incredibly expensive.
Toyota, if the business is to survive, it must provide an alternative product that is similar in technology and priced affordably enough to compete with the electric vehicle.
You will then have a few more years to survive in Malaysia.
so expensive actually