2024 Toyota Compact Cruiser Wins Car Design Award

Toyota’s concept car Compact Cruiser EV has won the prestigious 2022 Car Design Award. Created by the team based at Toyota ED2 (ED Square) in Nice, the Compact Cruiser EV was first unveiled in December last year at the Mega Web in Tokyo. ‘Our research into electric vehicles has been ongoing for more than 30 years, and we’ve come a long way’ said Toyota Design Senior General Manager Simon Humphries. ‘After an initial phase of contact with electric vehicles, people will want zero-emission cars that speak about them and express their lifestyle. And the Compact Cruiser EV is a perfect example of that trend.’ Building on Toyota’s strong off-road heritage, the Compact Cruiser EV is designed to enhance the lifestyles of its target customers - young, professional urban dwellers who enjoy active outdoor leisure interests - with a uniquely engaging, go-anywhere, all-wheel drive EV experience. Its rugged and tough exterior borrows a number of styling cues from the legendary first-generation L