The Toyota Izoa has arrived at Toyota dealers in
China. It will officially launch on the Chinese car market on April 25, and
sell for 140.000 to 180.000 yuan. And if you think the Izoa looks a lot like
the C-HR; well, then you are right.
China gets two versions of the C-HR, one for each
joint venture that Toyota runs in China. FAW-Toyota’s version is called the
Izoa, and Guangzhou-Toyota’s version will be called the C-HR. The latter will
arrive in H2. Both cars will look identical bar for minor details.
This particular car looks very nice in dark red with
a white roof. The Izoa will be available with two four-cylinder petrol engines:
a 1.2 turbo with 114 hp and 190 Nm mated to a six-speed manual, and a 2.0 with
158 hp and 195 Nm mated to a CVT. There will be no hybrid.
The interior looks
exactly the Euro-spec C-HR. The Izoa is quipped with Baidu CarLife, but
strangely not with Apple CarPlay.
FAW-Toyota hopes to attract a younger generation of
car buyers with the new Izoa. Expectations are very high and so far the market
seems to respond; there is a lot of anticipation and rumors say FAW-Toyota has
already orders for some 10,000 cars.
