All-New Toyota Raize 2022, a new SUV starting at only 14,000 usd.

     All-new Toyota Raize 2022 officially launched in the Philippines. with 1.0 liter turbo power and 1.2 liter gasoline, knocking on the selling price Starting at only 746,000 pesos or about 14,563 usd only.

     All-new Toyota Raize positioned as the smallest SUV in the Philippines market. There are 4 sub-models to choose from, which are divided into 3 sub-models with 1.2-litre petrol engine and 1.0-litre turbo petrol engine, as well as a manual transmission to choose from in the 1.2-liter engine version. 746,000 pesos – 1,031,000 Philippine pesos, or about 14,563 – 20,140 usd only.

All-new Toyota Raize

Exterior of All-new Toyota Raize

     Toyota Raize was developed as a sub-compact crossover. It has a body length of 4,030 mm, a width of 1,710 mm, a height of 1,605 mm and a height of 200 mm from the road to support a wide range of applications. It is equipped with 16-inch alloy wheels as standard and 17-inch only on turbo models. with split-type LED headlights with LED turn signals, as well as separate daytime running lights mounted on the bumper near the fog lamps.

All-new Toyota Raize

Interior of All-new Toyota Raize

    Inside the cabin is equipped with 2 rows of 5 seats, the rear seats can be folded separately in 60:40 and can be reclined to increase passenger comfort. It is equipped with an 8-inch or 9-inch touch infotainment display, supports Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, 6-speaker audio power, and automatic air conditioning. and a 7-inch TFT driving information display, etc.

     The power aspect starts with a 1.2-liter 3-cylinder petrol engine, Dual VVT-i, producing a maximum power of 88 horsepower (PS), a maximum torque of 113 Newton-meters, transmission with a CVT automatic transmission or a 5-speed manual transmission and a petrol engine. 1.0-liter 3-cylinder turbo, maximum power of 98 horsepower, maximum torque of 140 Newton-meters, available only with CVT automatic transmission.

     Toyota Raize is currently available in select countries such as Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines.

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