2024 Toyota Starlet Cross Review | South Africa Launch
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2025
- In this video, I attend the local South African launch of the new, budget SUV - The Toyota Starlet Cross. A compact SUV offering affordability, practicality and value for money.
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Thanks for the feature Greg… I’m basically a regular on the channel these days 😅
Greg telling us what he is going to do across the video is so @mrhowmuch , well done mr how much well done !!😂❤
Well done!
@@GregDennisReviews hi from UK but have family in SA looking to buy this or the Fronx (just helping them out) my question is am I right in thinking the O/D or "overdrive" button on the automatic shift leaver is the same as in America (USA) in that it drops the revs by about 1,500rpm because in @mrhowmuch video the rpm was 4,000 at 120kph but in your video it seems to be 2,500. Now does the overdrive button work in every gear to lower revs or just in top gear ? I'm guessing it is a ""USA button"" lol and the fact it's a 4 speed AMT is for less gear changes and smoothness with longer gear ratios. Sorry to get technical but R322,000 is still a lot of money for the people who are buying it (or the Fronx) also nobody seems to mention it not one of the TH-camrs I've seen and that includes all the Fronx reviews 😂
@@oliverskinner8962 Thanks for commenting! So basically, When you engage that button, overdrive is turned off. Which limits you the gears 1-3. When overdrive disengaged, the gearbox allows you all 4 gears, which is how the cars run normally (in overdrive). So you could see it as OD off being a feature to hold you in 3rd gear for more power when going uphill with a load etc.
Going back to the RPMs in the videos, I never engaged OD off, so I was always driving normally reaching 4th gear. Which I assume Mr How Much was too. Maybe we were at different road gradients, so his car required more RPM.
I hope that helped?
@@GregDennisReviews yes thanks that helps 👍
I got myself the XS model in mystic pearl white and it is indeed a beautiful little compact SUV, also had mud guards installed, visors and a handy boot tray. This car drives like a charm, very nice ground clearance, strong suspension and very comfortable to drive. It does come down to preference and this car ticked all the boxes of things i need in a car. Love my Starler Cross.
I have a Fronx and drive it constantly in overdrive. It has a button on the side of the gear lever and brings the revs down by 1000 rpm at speed. I never switch the overdrive off
I like Fronx
I was sent here by MrHowMuch, wola greg!
Thanks for my coming over!
Great reviews Greg, follow both of you guys. It's awesome to see that you guys are working together, along with Reba etc. We are Here for the growth 🎉❤
We love doing content together!
Mr Howmuch said we must come this side so we are here😂❤
Thank you for listening to him, lol. Welcome to my channel!
Thanks for touching on the 4-speed auto RPM @ 120km/h...an important detail to know upfront👌🏾
Im glad you enjoyed the video.
Underrated comment 🎉
I have a Fronx and very happy with it. Love my manual though. Fast enough, good ground clearance, mine gives 12.4 km/l in town and I drive like crazy. Great sound and love the stability of the car. Hate the back drum brakes, the ESP canbe better, and would love a 6 speed gearbox and bit more kW. Then it will be perfect.
You basically want another car then...???lol...
Really good, affordable. I would also love a sunroof. Don't know if there is such a thing as budget sunroof, to keep the cost down
Toyota don’t do Sunroofs
😂
One thing missing.. PANORAMIC SUNROOF 🥺
Mr howmuch send me here. You are good with your job keep it up. Im driving starlet xr 2023 i love the space inside the car. But the car is slow to accelerate but looking at the price and the spec on this car I cant complain
Thank you! We love MrHowMuch here.
This looks so good!
All my favorite Reviewers were at this Launch. GDR , Reba s, MrHowMuch & Nicky Nash of SwitchOff South Africa. Just missing Dr Muzi Sambo. Thanks Greg. ❤
Thank you!!
1:37 "but let's hope it doesn't eat into the head room" and just like that, I'm hooked, and I'm subscripting😎
I love to see it! Thank you
Sounds noisy inside, are the windows open or doesn't it have noise blockers?
Mr How much sent me here also. Great, simple content
Thanks for coming over to my channel!
MrHowMuch brought me here! Great review, Greg!
Thank you, and thanks for watching!
Taking a look inside a black model 2:03 😂😂😂😂 you wrong for that!
I love it
How does the car feel long distance? Is it a steady ride?
Nice review, but I would like to see a comparison between the Starlet Cross and the normal Starlet. The way they drive, handle, pull etc, as well as interior space.
Including having them stand next to each other in a video.
Reason being I've bought a normal Starlet 2 months ago, I'm very happy with it but would like to know what I'm missing not having a Cross.
MrHowMuch sent me! Great review @Greg. Thank you Sir.
Thank you! We love MrHowMuch here.
The biggest problem for me is the engine and gearbox combo. In Joburg, it is very very sluggish especially with the 4 speed auto. I feel like people need to get out to go uphill and meet you at the top.
This k15 engine always works well in manual. I concur with you.
This is a Suzuki Fronx.
Renamed Toyota startlet.
You got a new subscriber from MrHowMuch🎉🎉
Thank you so much! We love MrHowMuch here.
JUST SAT IN ONE. GOING TO BUY IN NOV 🙂
Congratulations! I’d love to see a pic of you and the car when you get it 👍🏼
@@GregDennisReviews Thank you. What do you suggest. I buy the Suziki Fronx or Toyotal Starlet Cross ? I am looking to buy the XR Automatic ? Apparently the are exactly the same cars.
Good review Sir.
It's actually a rebadged version of a Suzuki car called fronx which looks better imo
Bathong Mr how much is looking for a sunroof ko budget car?
😂
Buying mine on the 21st March 2025 😅
Why? No dealers have stock anywhere?
Amazing.Enjoy it!
Are the head lights bright when you drive during the night? Those lights look, that you will struggle to see at night 😢
We don’t do too much night driving. But when I had the FRONX. The lighting wasn’t an issue
Does it ce with leather seats
this toyota starlet is based on suzuki Fronx
same the 5th supra was based on BMW-Z
Correct 👍🏼
At the back it looks like Mazda cx5
In the 4spd auto, you get an overdrive button. It lowers the revs when in 4th and on the highway to reduce fuel consumption.
An overdrive button, does it come standard or extra?
@@collenmmotle8580 it comes standard with the automatic transmission.
Sounds like CVT not torque converter 4 speed auto.
Thanks for the review. Extremely useful! I've been trying for ages to find out what the rpm is at 120km. I wish this was a standard measure that was included in all reviews.
The other thing that would be great in a review is the decibel reading in the car at 120 on a freeway. We have a Suzuki swift which is an amazing car except for 1 thing... It's too loud inside to have a convo between somebody in the front and back seats at freeway speeds.
Thanks again for the videos.
2550 rpm
I'm glad to hear you enojoyed the content.
Problem is the price
How much per month
Is it really wired andriod connect ?
What does AT and MT stand for?
Automatic Transmission, and Manual Transmission 👍🏼
Thanks a zillion
Mr howmuch sent me
Thanks for coming over to the GDR side! Enjoy your stay,
The Colour of the seats alone will prevent me from buying this.
Gravel/ farm roads???
The sloping roof makes it difficult for someone to get in the car, especially at the back
How tall are you?
This looks like Susuki Fronx GLX
A Suzuki steering wheel with a toyota badge.
This is Maruti Suzuki Fronx (Only thing Toyota are Toyota Badge) 😂
😂yes
I test drove the XR and it has NO POWER. It revs so high on the highway I couldn’t hear what the sales guy was saying 😂 it’s a definite no from me.
Sorry? I can't hear you lol
I heard leather steering wheel thrice 😅
That's indian maruti fronx and toyota taisor
The mini Land Cruiser in 2025 will just be a all new FJ Cruiser same interior like the new Prado .
Toyota Fronx or Suzuki Starlet
Fronx is cheaper, it's literally the same car.
Why the same car with different badges !
Honestly, as much as I know it will sell… I am just not sure what will happen to Corolla Cross. Because to me they’re the same man.
Greg what engine is in this car? Toyota?
Suzuki 👍🏼
Suzuki Fronx competitor
Weird I'm here from Mr Howmuch
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Man I have been trying to dm you help me out as a black child everyone who went to Toyota starlet cross launch review doesn’t answer my dm
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Please don't review it like it's a new vehicle. You know you've driven this car before just with a different badge.
Ofcourse it is part of the same family .................the Urban Cruiser !....the old starlet .!....now the new starlet ..!...etc ..etc ....all part of the SUZUKI family ....!!! .....with Toyota badges ........slight grille changes and so on...What gives me the giggles.......is that all these die hard TOYOTA ..Fanatics ...dont buy the Suzuki version..!!.....NO...!!!.....I only buy Toyota ...!!!!...What a joke ...!!!.......ofcourse there still are the Toyota 86 ......which is a Subaru.....and the Toyota .Supra which is a BMW ...!!!!........I only buy Toyota ..!!!.....BLA...BLA...BLA...!!!
How Toyota is running after haval and Mitsubishi. I will never buy a Toyota they just so many years behind
So many yrs behind but you can drive it 30yrs. Haval and your Mitsubishi are for social status
Stil no see thru roof😓
Whys Toyota mirroring Suzuki car models, no originality kills the feeling