Suzuki to Supply Toyota with an SUV BEV for a new Model

Yeah bestcarweb.jp drawing makes it resemble the Toyota Aygo X which incidentally is almost the exact same size.


But if it's a collaboration with Toyota's Compact BEV SUV then it sort of resembles a squished bZ4X.


That's the model Carscoops gets their dimensions from.

 

ALL-NEW TOYOTA URBAN CRUISER MAKES FIRST APPEARANCE AT THE BRUSSELS MOTOR SHOW
Well the Urban Cruiser BEV is a go! Shown at the Brussels Motor Show, it will be rolled out in Europe around late Summer of 2025 and will be available with a choice of 2 battery packs. The FWD version will have a choice of a 49 kWh battery and will host a motor with 106 kW (142.2 hp) or will have a 61 kWh battery and a 128 kW (171.7 hp) motor. The AWD versions will have the exclusive 61 kWh battery and a 48 kW (64.4 hp) motor on the rear axle will boost it to 176 kW (236 hp). In case you haven't quite read the entire announcement, both batteries will be LiFePO4 or lithium iron phosphate. Odds are they may be the new bipolar ones discussed previously in their battery announcement from 4 years ago. The size will be slightly bigger than the Yaris Cross as mentioned in post 22 here.


As you can see they refined it a bit and yes it has a rear wiper. They are sticking to Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

So what will the name be? Likely for Europe it will be bZ1X (yeah I know the rear name plate says Urban Cruiser), however, lately Toyota trademarked a bunch of names as late as October 31st last year. So they may eventually bring it to the US but as an US made version and under a different name. These are actually old previously used names and I'm betting they won't name it MR2.
Future Toyotas? Toyota Trademarks | Lexus Enthusiast

List of trademark names:

• Calya
• Innova
• Allex
• Picnic
• Scepter
• MR2
• Fun Cargo
• Mark X
• Guide Mobi
• Century

 

Now that the Toyota Urban Cruiser is officially in Toyota's lineup in Europe, here are the official specs:

• Length: 4,285 mm (168.7 in.)
• Width: 1,800 mm (70.9 in.)
• Height: 1635 mm (64.4 in.)
• Wheelbase: 2700 mm (106.3 in.)

For a short vehicle it is wide and has an extremely long wheelbase. For comparison, the shortest vehicle Toyota currently sells in the US is the Corolla Cross and the Urban Cruiser is 8.1 inches (206 mm) shorter. The Urban Cruiser is 12.4 inches (315 mm) shorter than the Prius but almost 3/4 inch wider. The Urban Cruiser sits about the same height as the Crown Signia and with a wheelbase longer than a RAV4 or Lexus NX it should be a nice elevated, well planted ride.
Unknown stats: ground clearance, cargo room, EV range estimates, and charging limits.

Also an all-new BEV is to be revealed on March 11th:
Toyota to reveal all-new exciting and surprising battery electric vehicle

Teaser from that site.

InsideEVs says it'll be the bZ Compact SUV shown in post 22.
https://insideevs.com/news/751757/toyota-new-electric-crossover-teaser/

 

True the bZ4X wheelbase is longer than the RAV4/NX at about 61% of it's length. The Urban Cruiser's wheelbase is 63% of it's length. Could be because it is being built on a new dedicated EV platform and the LiFePO4 battery needs a touch more room. The battery could also explain why they pushed up the height but then again they needed to stick in a rear motor for the AWD version. Hopefully we'll get more details over the summer as well as about the new BEV they'll show at 7:01 PM on March 11th (March 12, 00:01 am CET).

 

You seem to have answered your own argument. The Prius is smaller than the Corolla Hybrid by over an inch in length, about the same width and a little lower. The only thing the Prius has going for it is more cargo room because it is a hatchback. What you might want is for Toyota to make the Corolla Hatchback (over 9 inches shorter, a little wider and not quite an inch higher than the Prius) with a hybrid power train. I doubt Toyota would do that since it would cut into sales of the Prius and maybe the Corolla Hybrid sedan.