Top 3 Toyota Innova Crysta pros and cons — Practical, but dated

The Toyota Innova Crysta and the Innova Hycross together sit at the top of the sales charts for Toyota cars in India. While the Hycross is essentially the next generation of the Crysta, the latter still sells in decent numbers. Here are the top 3 Toyota Innova Crysta pros and cons that we believe you should consider before buying a new MPV in India.

Toyota Innova pros

Space and practicality

The Innova has one of the best third rows in its segment, and there’s no dearth of space in the first two rows. The car also aces in practicality, with easy-tumbling second row seats for convenient access to the third row, lots of storage spaces inside the cabin, and more.

Bulletproof reliability

There have been numerous examples of Innovas clocking lakhs of kilometres across India without breaking a sweat. Toyota cars, in general, are known for their top-notch reliability, and the Crysta is no less in this aspect. 

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Mile muncher

The 2.4-litre four-cylinder diesel engine is a mile muncher and feels just at home on highways, cruising at decent speeds. Adding to the previous point, the resale value of the car is pretty good too, well, outside Delhi NCR at least. 

Toyota Innova Cons

No automatic option

Toyota only offers the Crysta in a single powertrain option, which is a 2.4-litre diesel engine paired with a 5-speed manual gearbox. There’s no option of an automatic transmission, and you’ll have to upgrade to the Hycross for that. 

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Dated interior

The interior of the Crysta looks and feels quite dated, when compared to modern cars and MPVs. While the build quality is great, the car doesn’t rank very high in terms of premiumness anymore. It also misses out on many modern features such as 360-degree cameras and ventilated seats. 

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Body on frame chassis

While the new Toyota Innova Hycross comes with a monocoque chassis, the Crysta is based on a ladder frame structure and isn’t the most comfortable of the lot. The structure does make it practical and rugged, but it compromises on ride quality.