Toyota Kirloskar halts bookings of Innova Hycross

PUNE: Automaker major Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKML) on Friday announced a temporary halt of bookings for its top-end grades of Innova Hycross owing to the ongoing supply challenges.

The bookings of the other grades of Innova Hycross of both the hybrid and gasoline will continue.

“We deeply regret to announce the temporary halt of bookings for top-end grades of Innova Hycross i.e., ZX and ZX (O) only, with effect from April 8 owing to the ongoing supply challenges,” TKML said in a statement.

The Innova Hycross was launched in Nov 2022. The versatile Innova Hycross is available in both a self-charging strong hybrid electric variant [SHEV] as well a gasoline variant.

“We are doing our best to resume the Innova Hycross bookings for the said variants at the earliest,’ it said.

The Innova Hycross ZX and ZX (O) variants are specific to the hybrid version of the MPV. It uses a 2.0-litre petrol engine paired with Toyota's 5th generation hybrid system to produce 184 BHP and a motor torque of 206 Nm. The engine is paired with an e-Drive transmission.

The Innova Hycross is also available with a 2.0-litre petrol engine that makes 172 BHP and 197 Nm. It is paired with a CVT and is available in G-SLF and GX trims.