Toyota’s customized C-HR on display at SEMA isn’t
all show and no go. In fact, the tuning company behind the ‘world’s fastest
CUV’ believes it could set a new front-wheel drive lap record at the
Nurburgring.
Built by Dan Gardner Spec and commissioned by
Toyota, the bespoke C-HR is powered by a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine
delivering a total of 591 hp. Mated to that powerplant is a five-speed manual
transmission and around Willow Springs, the car is reportedly quicker than a
McLaren 650S Spider, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and a Nissan GT-R Nismo.
Dan
Gardner said he wanted to make a supercar killer with the bespoke C-HR and
would love to take it to Germany. As it stands, the fastest front-wheel drive
car to lap the Nurburgring is the Honda Civic Type R with a blistering 7
minutes and 43.8 second lap, achieved with a 316 hp 2.0-liter VTEC engine.
While the C-HR from SEMA has almost double the
power, seamlessly sending that power to the front wheels at a track as
treacherous as the Nurburgring wouldn’t be easy.
Nevertheless, we’d love to see Dan Gardner Spec try,
especially if it had the backing of Toyota.
