Toyota Motor Thailand has launched the new
C-HR by Karl Lagerfeld in the Kingdom, which will be offered in limited numbers
(200 units) at a price of 1.219 million baht. As the name suggests,
the special edition model was designed in the spirit of the legendary fashion
designer who passed away last year and features a number of unique styling
cues.
To match the dressing style of the man in
question, the car adopts a white and black colour scheme for its exterior and
interior. The former sees the majority of the bodywork finished in black, while
specific areas like the roof, side mirror caps, side skirts, and parts of the
bumpers are painted white for contrast.
Other exterior touches include 17-inch
gloss black alloy wheels, dedicated sill plates, a Karl Lagerfeld emblem on the
tailgate, as well as a pearl white wrap applied on the doors that also sport
the logo. The interior also follows the two-tone theme, as seen on the branded
dashboard and seats, the latter of which is upholstered in high-quality
leather.
Customers who purchase the special C-HR
will also get a limited edition set designed by the Karl Lagerfeld team worth
over 50,000 baht, which consists of a luggage bag, handbag, cap and
key chain.
The “fashion vehicle” is based on the HV
Hi hybrid variant of the C-HR sold in the Kingdom, and is powered by a 2ZR-FXE
1.8 litre four-cylinder (98 PS and 142 Nm of torque) paired with an E-CVT. The
powertrain also features an electric motor (72 PS and 163 Nm) that draws power
from a 6.5 Ah nickel-metal hydride battery, which provides a total system
output of 122 PS.
Standard equipment includes LED taillights
and projector headlamps, keyless entry and start, dual-zone climate control, a
4.2-inch multi-info instrument cluster display, a seven-inch touchscreen head
unit, T-Connect telematics, seven airbags (including for the driver’s knee),
and the usual list of safety equipment like Vehicle Stability Control, ABS,
traction control, Hill-start Assist Control, and EBD.
The model also gets additional systems
like automatic high beam, Lane Departure Alert, adaptive cruise control, a
blind spot monitor, rear cross traffic alert, a tyre pressure monitoring system
and Toyota’s Pre-collision System (autonomous emergency braking).