Main reason is maruti is developing full size crossover like safari, X700. So by pre launching Innova in this segment it only testing if people will buy his this segment cars, also making people mentally ready for maruti's own expensive cars, by making them seeing Engage in its portfolio which will be of toyota's n maruti will be in no loss if it not even sells initially.
I don't think people will spend more on Maruti. Any cars more than ₹15lakhs is not going to workout for Maruti. Even if they give innova crysta by rebadging to Maruti, people won't buy it, just because its Maruti. To break this mindset they need to work out on it.
Maruti Suzuki welfare and Toyota Supra Toyota Maruti ko kahegi ki aap unko bhi rebat Karke bhejiye aur FIR Maruti luxury segment mein Khuda Khud ji Jayegi aur uska Sapna pura ho jaega😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅
Main to darr ho gaya tha ki innova ka bhi kabada hone wala hai fir dekha iski date to 2023 ki hai matlab ye hycross se invicto ki baat chal rahi hai Lekin khatra abhi tala nahi hai doston engage naam patent hua hai to matlab bhavishya mein kuch bhi ho sakta hai😂