Toyota Innova Facelift Z variant spotted; October launch likely

The facelifted Toyota Innova is likely to be launched next month. It has undergone a major transformation both inside and outside and will get a new top-end Z variant which has now been spotted Indian shores at a Toyota dealer’s yard.

Toyota has gone all out with the Innova Z variant in a bid to make it more appealing to the Indian customers, who is known to have a love for all things shiny and bright. It gets a big and wide chrome grille, chrome fog lamp accents and a redesigned front bumper giving it more of a SUV look. There is more chrome on the tailgate and the outside rear view mirrors have integrated turn indicators. On the side, the Innova Z variant has decals running across the length of the car. Inside the Z will get a touch-screen entertainment system along with a screen for the rear passengers.

The Z-variant will be available with both the petrol and diesel engine options but most likely only on the BS4 engines. As we have said before, with all the added features The Z variant should be priced anywhere close to Rs 40000 to Rs 50000 more than the current top of the line VX-variant of the Innova.

When launched, the Innova facelift will compete with the Mahindra Quanto, Chevrolet Tavera, Tata Safari and Mahindra Scorpio of which the latter two has more to do with pricing. We have previewed the Innova facelift and you can read more about it in the link pasted below.