2017 Toyota C-HR
Toyota has finally given us an inside
glimpse of their upcoming 2017 C-HR following its debut at the Geneva Motor
Show in March where it was displayed with blacked out windows.
The C-HR represents Toyota’s jump into
the hotly contested subcompact crossover segment, going up against the likes of
the Honda HR-V, Nissan Juke, Mazda CX-3 and the Buick Encore and Opel Mokka
twins, with sales in Europe to start this fall, and in North America and other
regions around the world, in the first half of 2017.
Having already seen the production
C-HR’s hip exterior styling with a coupe-like build, aided by the concealed
rear door handles, angular lines and pronounced wheel arches that work well
when filled with big wheels like on the Geneva show floor model, Toyota has now
lifted the curtains on the car’s cabin.
The CH-R’s asymmetrical dashboard has a
simple and uncluttered layout, minimizing switchgear thanks to a large 8-inch
touch-screen featuring a redesigned and improved HMI (Human Machine Interface)
with Toyota’s Multi-Media ’16 navigation platform and enhanced connected
services. All operating switchgear and the display are slightly oriented
towards the driver.
Toyota says it’s aware that C-HR
customers will also have competitors from premium brands on their shopping list
and claims to have made steps forward in perceived quality. The cabin combines
a “careful choice of finishes” that include leather-like material for all
background surfaces, a smooth Nappa grain for all touching surfaces and
technical grain for all functional elements such as switchgear, along with
decorative elements finished in “high quality” piano black and satin silver
trim.
The C-HR will offer three interior color
combinations: Dark Grey, Black & Blue and Black & Brown, while some of
the available features will include heated seats, a smart entry system, privacy
glass, bespoke upholstery with part-leather seats, Toyota’s S-IPA system
(Simple Intelligent Park Assist), 18” alloy wheels, Bi-tone metallic paintwork
and a JBL premium audio system comprising an 8-channel, 576 Watt stereo
amplifier and 9-speakers.
Toyota’s Safety Sense system will be
standard across the range. The system includes a
Pre-Collision System (including Pedestrian Recognition), Adaptive Cruise
Control, Lane Departure Alert with steering control, Automatic High Beam and
Road Sign Assist (not available on the entry grade).
Measuring 4,360 mm long,
1,795 mm wide, and 1,555 mm tall (Hybrid), with a 2,640 mm wheelbase, the C-HR will offer 370 liters of boot space with the
rear seats in place.
Europeans will be able to choose between
two powertrains. The base model comes with a 1.2-liter turbocharged four petrol
producing 114 hp and 185 Nm of peak torque that can be mated
to either a 6-speed manual or a Continuously Variable Transmission, the former
exclusively with front-wheel drive, and the latter, optionally with all-wheel
drive. This unit generates CO2 emission from 128 g/km and returns a combined
fuel consumption as low as 5.7 l/100 km.
Instead of a diesel, Toyota opted for a
hybrid model utilizing the same Hybrid Synergy Drive setup as the latest Prius
with a 1.8-liter petrol engine working with an electric motor to deliver 120 hp. Toyota says the C-HR Hybrid returns a combined fuel consumption of 3.7
l/100 km with CO2 emissions of just 85 g/km.
Certain markets, including Ukraine and
Caucasus, will also get a 148 hp 2.0-liter petrol engine paired
exclusively to a CVT, while Toyota officials have hinted at a
higher-performance version as well.
Toyota hasn’t confirmed any powertrains
yet for the US and Canadian markets where the C-HR will go on sale next year.
