Pricing for the Thai-import Toyota
C-HR has been confirmed, at RM145,500 before insurance. The official price is
identical to the estimated price that was revealed in December last year,
specifically to those who registered their interests from July 2017; this also
means that the B-segment SUV will be launched soon.
At RM 146k, it’s more expensive than the
locally-assembled Honda HR-V (priced from RM 98k to RM 117k; the facelift is due
soon) and CBU Mazda CX-3 at RM 134k. However, it’s worth noting that the C-HR
rides on Toyota’s latest C-segment TNGA platform that comes with a more
sophisticated and costly double wishbone rear suspension, compared to its
rivals’ torsion beam setup.
The C-HR will get
halogen projector headlights with LED daytime running lights, front and rear
fog lamps, 17-inch five-spoke alloys shod with 215/60 tyres, keyless entry and
start, automatic wipers, dual-zone climate control, black leather seats,
powered driver’s side lumbar adjustment (seat adjustment is still manual),
auto-dimming rear-view mirror, a 4.2-inch multi-info display and a DVD player
with a seven-inch capacitive touchscreen, Bluetooth, USB and HDMI connectivity,
a reverse camera and six speakers.
The C-HR, which is Japan’s best-selling SUV in 2017,
will be offered here with the sole 2ZR-FE 1.8 litre naturally-aspirated engine
with Dual VVT-i. Outputs are rated at 140 PS at 6,400 rpm and 171 Nm of torque
at 4,000 rpm, and power is sent to the front wheels via a CVT with a
seven-speed manual mode. The 1.2 litre turbo and 1.8 litre hybrid variants seem
to be unlikely offerings at this point.
Safety-wise, there are seven airbags (including one
for the driver’s knee), ABS with EBD and brake assist, Vehicle Stability
Control (VSC), Traction Control (TRC) and Isofix rear child seat anchors, plus
Blind Spot Monitor and Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA).
Standard colours for the C-HR include Metal Stream
Metallic and Attitude Black Mica, and you can also get White Pearl CS or the
two-tone Blue Metallic and Red Mica – both with a black roof – at an extra
cost. Also available are the optional DVD-AVN navigation system (RM 1,272), a
digital video recorder (dash cam – RM 636) and a luggage tray (RM 275.60).
