Toyota Innova | Exclusive First Drive | Autocar India

  The new Toyota Innova is on display in India at the 2016 Auto Expo. Called the Innova Crysta, this is arguably the most awaited launch of the year, and the big MPV is all set to continue its reign in a more spacious, more powerful, more luxurious and more stylish avatar.

The new Innova will receive a 45bhp bump in power, owing to an all-new 147bhp, 2.4-litre GD series engine that replaces the current 102bhp, 2.5-litre KD series unit. This will be offered with a five-speed manual gearbox, but there will also be an Innova Crysta variant with a six-speed automatic gearbox. This one, however, will use another all-new diesel engine - a 2.8-litre GD-series motor with an as-yet-unspecified power output. And, to make matters even more interesting, Toyota is seriously looking at bringing in a petrol variant in the light of the recent diesel scandal in New Delhi. This car will use the 2.7-litre, four-cylinder VVT-i petrol motor from the Toyota Prado SUV sold in Indonesia.