Transcript: Car Comment - Toyota Rukus
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Next Car's Stephen Walker with the Toyota Rukus.
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Broadcast date: 4th September, 2010
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What's boxy, small but roomy and peppy in the
performance department? The answer is the new Toyota Rukus.
This 2.4 litre, 4-cylinder petrol-fuelled trendy box on wheels follows in the mould of other
lifestyle trend-setters such as the Kia Soul and the Chrysler PT Cruiser amongst others of course.
The major feature of the Rukus is its unconventional styling. One thing about the Rukus is the very
evident inability to mistake it for anything else on the road today. Owners won't be worried about
losing their car, well, not with a Rukus because you can pick it anywhere.
Sitting inside a Rukus is a novelty too. The interior is very airy with the windscreen positioned
well forward of the front seat occupants.
Three versions of the Rukus are available locally. With model names such as Build 1, Build 2 and
Build 3 it seems Toyota have chosen to keep it simple.
On the road, the front-wheel drive, automatic transmission vehicle has a satisfying level of
performance. Mechanically it is quite conventional. And, as indicated, the styling is anything but
conventional. And it is the styling that will determine whether the new Toyota Rukus is for you or
best left for some-one else.
Pricing on a Manufacturer's List Price basis for this new model begins from under $28,000.
Stay tuned for news on another retro-styled vehicle from Toyota, when next year the FJ Cruiser
comes to Australia.
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