The Starlet Cross comes in cool colours ... and a sweet sound system. The XR model takes things up a notch with even more bells and whistles, like a cool steering wheel, a heads-up display ...

The engine struggles on inclines and when overtaking but it’s a practical vehicle with stylish looks and great features in the crossover segment ...

The Starlet Cross, with its coupé-styled bodywork, cuts a dashing figure, especially in the test car’s orange-and-black exterior paint scheme. In XR specification, the Starlet’s exterior ...

Taken into consideration, the Toyota Starlet is, at blatant and obvious best, a rebadged Suzuki Baleno at a higher price. Almost entirely unchanged from the Baleno inside and out, bar the Toyota ...

Image credit: Alan Duggan If the XR is a little rich for your blood, you can buy the entry-level Starlet 1.4L Xi MT for R217,500 or the up-specced Starlet 1.4L Xs MT for R228,400 (you’ll pay an ...

Toyota launched the Starlet in September 2020. • The model is the first car born from the company's alliance with Suzuki. • We drive the XR Manual model powered by a 1.4-litre four-cylinder petrol ...

Inside the Toyota Starlet Cross, we find a 7- or 9-inch infotainment display, a trio of USB slots, and a wireless charger. The entry-level XR trim is pretty basic with only two airbags ...

How does the updated Toyota Starlet perform? The Starlet I drove was the five-speed XR manual derivative with a 1.5l engine and an output of 77kW and 138Nm of torque, which is 9kW and 8Nm more ...

What features do I get? The Toyota Starlet is offered in three specification flavours: Xi, Xs and XR. The 1.5 Xi (starting at R226 900 at the time of writing, in July 2022) is where the real value is.

Upgrade to an Xs and you get 16-inch alloy wheels. With the Starlet Xr, there are LED headlights with daytime running lights and a touchscreen infotainment system. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto ...