The Toyota C-HR finally made its global debut recently, announcing the Japanese automaker’s entry into the compact crossover market. While the new model may be late to the party, there is a valid reason behind this – the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) modular platform.
In an article by Autonews, it was revealed that Toyota began working on the C-HR six years ago, where it was originally meant to ride on an existing small-car platform, Hiroyuki Koba, chief engineer on the C-HR, said.
However, midway through the project, Toyota decided to shift to the upcoming TNGA. Koba said, “we were studying which [platform] was best and after looking at TNGA we said, “this is best.’”
The TNGA platform first debuted on the fourth-generation Prius, with the C-HR being the second model to use it. An added advantage of the platform is, it allows Toyota to package a variety of powertrains into the C-HR.
At its unveiling, the C-HR had three powertrain offerings – a 1.2 litre turbocharged four-cylinder, 2.0 litre naturally-aspirated four-cylinder and a hybrid powertrain that uses a 1.8 litre four-cylinder engine. A six-speed manual and CVT are available as transmission options for the engines.
Another advantage of the TNGA platform is the reduction in production cost and complexity. This is because of the component sharing with other Toyota models that utilise the TNGA platform, including the Prius and next-generation Corolla, which is expected in 2019.
The delay arising from this switch to the TNGA platform means rival companies like Nissan, Honda, Subaru and Mazda all have a head start in the highly lucrative compact crossover segment. The Honda HR-V is a prime example of the popularity of compact crossovers. Although Toyota may be late in introducing the C-HR, it certainly had a good reason for doing so.
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Will TGNA translate into cheaper selling price in bolehland? We shall wait and see.
TNGA la. Not TGNA. TGNA is tok guru nik aziz….
Hopefully comes also in 1.8 NA to our shores. With 2.0, price would probably be between Corolla V n base Camry.
circa Mazda CX-3 pricetag would sell.
1.8 hybrid e-four…. ckd dat thing and exempt it from tax
It looks nicer than HRV
First delivery Spring 2017 at US, reach here 2018? too late la
just bring in..
UMWT should bring in the hybrid version to take advantage of the EEV incentive. They can then price it competitively.
“Lower production costs” huh? Hope it’s priced the same as HR-V.
Please dont hope so otherwise u will disappointed again..Toyota not going to place this to succeed the b-segment Rush. I would think it probably fall somewhere right below Harrier? Maybe? Lol…
Even the vios trd sportivo 1.5 priced at 97k vs hrv s variant 1.8 99k. How can this this will sell at hrv price. Im guessing 140k at least
not sure how long we should wait to be in MY
somehow i read tgna as tuan guru nik aziz.
no interior spec, hope it has big boot like hrv
TNGA bro
What is of interest, possibility of getting rear independent suspension, seeing that this is built on the same platform as the current Prius, which is already running rear double wishbones. Hopefully the Corolla gets it too.
Price wise, greedy UMW Toyota will command a premium for this.
I agree, they gonna price it as premium
Ya, at least RM 140k and above…..just see the current pricing of Altis. No one is buying. Hrv will still sell like hot cakes
Well, seeing that it’s built on the TNGA platform, it’s likely to get independent rear suspension like the Prius, which would make it unique in the class. The 2019 TNGA-based Corolla (as mentioned in the article) should also get independent rear suspension.
As for the CH-R pricing, looking at the more sophisticated base, it’ll likely command a premium over its simpler, B-segment rivals. But this is all speculation – way too early to tell. Best to wait and see. For all we know, UMWT may price it close to its rivals to be competitive.
Hope Nissan will bring Qashqai in..miles better than this and hrv
I don’t think UMWT will bring in this model that has such niche appeal. Yes, the design is revolutionary which may attract younger buyers but not so with the common public. Do note that they have yet to bring in bigger sibling RAV4 which in my opinion tick all the right boxes to compete in our SUV market. Being controlled by PNB surely sucks.
HR-V is for the lady. This one is for the boy.
hmm.. harga kereta mesti mampu tengok je ni..
Interior?
Wow. Wait six years and let Honda et al have the market to themselves. What a stupid decision to wait that long.
Toyol car..so nice u think can b cheap ..they dont even care wether u can pay anot..the thing is that u sure buy 1..u makan wang
By the time CHR launch, HRV will have a new design already….
1st gen CRV was a hit. After that it just gets uglier and uglier. Even now SupremaS and Nissan X-Trail are miles better than CRV.
You never know maybe next gen follows CRV trend – every new gen is an uglier version.