Toyota Yaris Cross Specs, Engines & Dimensions (2020–2023) — First Generation
The first-generation Toyota Yaris Cross takes a small hatchback footprint and gives it raised ground clearance, five-door SUV bodywork and efficient powertrains, aimed at drivers who want city-friendly size without giving up practicality.
Each Toyota Yaris Cross engine is a 1.5-liter unit, offered either as a straightforward gasoline powertrain or in hybrid form. Transmission choice runs from the manual gearbox of the 1.5 MT to variable CVT-type drives, and the drivetrain can be front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, as on the 1.5 CVT.
SUV 5-doors — Toyota Yaris Cross Engines and Transmissions
SUV 5-doors Toyota Yaris Cross Engines and Transmissions
Toyota Yaris Cross trim levels sit on top of the mechanical version rather than altering it. The 1.5 CVT gasoline front-wheel-drive version, for instance, appears as Sol and Urban, so two cars can share identical engines and gearboxes while differing in comfort features, interior materials and convenience equipment.
Hybrid versions such as the 1.5 CVT Hybrid with all-wheel drive use a lithium-ion battery that recharges itself through braking and engine load, so there is nothing to plug in. Toyota Yaris Cross battery capacity is deliberately modest, storing enough energy for quiet low-speed running and smoother pull-away.