Toyota Hyryder Outsells Innova Twice in 4 Months, Toyota Set for Record 360,000 Units in FY2026

The Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder has done the unthinkable again. The popular midsize SUV has once again outsold Toyota Kirloskar Motor’s best-selling model, the Innova MPV. Having first achieved this with its highest monthly wholesales of 11,555 units in October 2025, news which was broken by Autocar Professional, the Hyryder has repeated the act in February 2026 with sales of 9,359 units, up 117% YoY (February 2024: 4,314 units). 

The Innova, which comprises the Hycross and Crysta models, sold 8,703 units last month, up 3% YoY (February 2025: 8,449 units). This makes the Hyryder the best-selling Toyota in February 2026, accounting for a 30% share of TKM’s total wholesales of 30,737 units, up 17% YoY. The two Innovas, with 8,703 units, had a 28% share last month. Combined Hyryder and Innova sales, at 18,062 units, comprised nearly 59% of the company’s total PV dispatches last month. 

Though the Hyryder has outsold the Innova twice over the past 11 months, the MPV remains TKM’s best-selling model, accounting for 31% of the 331,778 passenger vehicles dispatched in FY2026 YTD.

However, when it comes to cumulative 11-month sales, the Innova continues to keep its midsize SUV sibling at bay. In the April 2025-February 2025 period, combined Innova Hycross and Crysta sales are 102,030 units, up 5% YoY on the 97,348 units sold a year ago. The Hycross, with an estimated 65% share, accounts for the bulk of the Innova sales this fiscal. As such, the Innova leads the Hyryder (89,684 units, up 63% YoY) by 12,346 units and will ensure it remains TKM’s No. 1 model in FY2026 when March 2026 numbers are counted. 

February sales constitute the fourth instance of the Hyryder surpassing 9,000 units after August 2025 (9,100 units), October 2025 (11,555 units) and January 2026 (9,359 units). The midsize SUV’s cumulative 11-month total of 89,684 units is already its highest-ever fiscal year sales, having long driven past FY2025’s 60,388 units. End-January saw TKM introduce an official accessories ‘Tech Package’, which adds some features and safety kit for a Rs 29,499 premium, a strategic move which would have helped accelerate sales in February.

Despite growing competition, the Hyryder has made its mark in the midsize SUV market. The strong-hybrid variant has an EV-only mode that delivers stellar economy.

MAKING A MARK IN A COMPETITIVE MARKET

The Urban Cruiser Hyryder is part of the competitive midsize SUV pack which has been witnessing growing demand over the past year. Its rivals include the Tata Sierra, Hyundai Creta, Maruti Victoris, Kia Seltos, Maruti Grand Vitara, Skoda Kushaq, Volkswagen Taigun, Renault Duster and Citroen Aircross. It also competes with SUV-coupes like the Tata Curvv and Citroen Basalt.

The petrol-only SUV is currently available in 13 variants — 8 petrol, 2 CNG, and 3 strong hybrid —

with pricing starting at Rs 10.99 lakh for the Petrol E Neodrive MT trim to the top-end Petrol V Hybrid AT trim (Rs 19.99 lakh ex-showroom). The engines on option are a 103hp petrol and a 116hp strong-hybrid petrol, with manual and automatic transmission choices. The petrol engine is also available with an AWD option with an automatic transmission. A CNG powertrain (89hp and 121.5 Nm) mated with only a manual transmission is also offered. The Toyota Hyryder’s mileage ranges between 19.2kpl and 27.97kpl.

The Hyryder’s USP is its strong-hybrid petrol powertrain, aimed at filling the void created by the lack of a diesel engine and also bridging the gap between petrol and EVs. With a claimed fuel efficiency figure of 27.97kpl, the Hyryder is one of the most fuel-efficient vehicles available in India and benefits from technology that minimises losses in a pure IC engine through electrification — leveraging benefits such as brake-energy recuperation and turning off the engine while idling excessively.

With 331,778 PVs sold in the past 11 months, TKM has surpassed its previous fiscal best of 309,230 units in FY2025. Expect the company to wrap up FY2026 with a record score of 360,000 vehicles. 

TOYOTA DRIVES TOWARDS RECORD SALES IN FY2026

Like Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors and Kia India, Toyota Kirloskar Motors too will achieve its highest-ever fiscal year sales in FY2026. In fact, cumulative 11-month sales at 331,778 units are already a new high, having beaten the previous best – FY2025’s 309,230 units. 

With GST 2.0-fuelled price reductions providing a tailwind (the Hyryder’s price dropped by up to Rs 65,000), TKM clocked its highest monthly sales in October 2025 (40,247 units) and has registered 30,000-plus sales for the next four months on the trot. Expect it to register a similar number in March 2026, which would take its FY2026 PV sales to 360,000 units and a doubling of sales in just three years. 

Of the company’s 10-model portfolio, the Innova continues to have the largest model-wise share – 31% in FY2026 YTD. The Hyryder has become the second best-seller for TKM right since FY2024 which was its first full year of sale. 

The Hyryder, which drove past the 200,000 sales milestone in December 2026, has clocked total sales of 221,827 units from launch in September 2022 till end-February 2026. While the first 100,000 units were sold in 26 months, the next 100,000 units took 15 months, reflecting the frenetic increase in customer demand as well as its growing share of TKM sales. Over 82,000 units have also been exported till date. 

As in FY2025, when it was TKM’s best-selling Maruti-rebadged model, the Hyryder remains ahead of the three other badge-engineered models in India that sport the Toyota logo: the Maruti Baleno-based Glanza hatchback, the Fronx-based Urban Cruiser Taisor and the Ertiga-based Rumion MPV.

In FY2023, the Hyryder (22,839 units) accounted for 13% of TKM’s 173,245 units. This rose to 20% in FY2024 (48,916 units out of TKM’s 245,000 PVs and FY2025 (60,388 units out of TKM’s 309,230 PVs). 

In FY2025, the two Innovas had sold 108,642 units, a score which will be surpassed in FY2026. The Hyryder has already hit a new high with 89,684 units in the past 11 months of FY2026 and a 27% share of TKM’s total PV dispatches of 331,778 units. It now needs to sell another 10,316 units in March to achieve the 100,000 milestone for the first time in a fiscal. Will it? Watch this space for the latest news on model-wise sales and analyses.