Toyota’s compact crossover, the C-HR, has made its debut in the United States, following market debuts elsewhere such as Australia, Europe and in its native Japan. The United States appears to demand that there is no replacement for displacement – a 2.0 litre, naturally-aspirated engine produces 144 hp at 6,100 rpm and 188 Nm of torque at 3,900 rpm.
Engine output is sent to the front wheels via Toyota’s Continuously Variable Transmission with intelligence and Shift mode (CVTi-S). No manual gearbox option is available here unlike in the UK, which also gains all-wheel-drive, albeit in the CVT pairing. No 1.2 litre turbo for the US, and no hybrid variant either.
Toyota USA claims the C-HR is “a hit when it comes to thrilling fun and impressive ride comfort.” A newly-developed front MacPherson suspension with Sachs dampers feature angled strut bearings with a large-diameter stabiliser bar for responsive turn-in, while at the rear, a new double wishbone setup is partnered with a 26 mm stabiliser bar, and Sachs dampers with urethane upper supports.
The urethane supports, together with aluminium-cast upper support housings, improve the dampers’ efficiency, thereby producing benefits for ride comfort, cabin quietness and agility. Elsewhere on the C-HR, the electronic power steering system employs a rack-and-pinion steering gearbox which is mounted directly to the front suspension, for optimum feel. Braking is handling by 297 mm ventilated discs in front, and 282 mm solid discs at the back.
The C-HR’s structure itself is built from Toyota’s TNGA C-platform, with the company citing low centre-of-gravity, high strength and low weight as inherent attributes. The structure’s rigidity is further enhanced by additional spot welding, gussets, braces and adhesives in and around key connection structures, Toyota says.
The C-HR gets a comprehensive safety suite in the Toyota Safety Sense P (TSS-P), including a pre-collision system with active braking, in addition to a full-speed range dynamic radar cruise control; the latter claimed to be a first in the compact crossover segment.
Also included in the TSS-P suite are the pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking, lane departure alert with steering assist, and automatic high beam. Full-speed dynamic radar cruise control is designed to work from 0 to approximately 176 km/h, while on the passive safety front the C-HR gets 10 airbags.
In the United States, the Toyota C-HR starts from US$22,500 (RM100,338) for the base XLE model, while the XLE Premium is tagged at US$24,350 (RM108,599).
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Sampai malaya confirm rm199k…
In US, US$22,500. Fresh Graduate earn US$4500
In Malaysia, RM150k. Fresh Graduate earn RM2500
How to syukur like this?
UMW..KENA TEKAN KAU KAU by Toyota Japan lately cos of failing sales.
Now they r giving discounts for most of the product range.
When they bring this in to Bolehland,they will give
1.Two months unlimited amoi urut
2.Free service for 7 years
3.rm 20K rebate for early birds
4.lifetime warranty(provided u go to umw service every 3 months)
5.Introducer referal reward rm 2k
6.Free condoms/contraceptives
7.Order 3 units…a free Vios
Wah….tempting nya offer ini.
i have to say this one looks so much better than the next-best-looking in the segment aka cx3
Singapore CHR Hybrid is SGD100k with COE (SGD65k without COE.
Singapore Gomen Servant normal ranking earn SGD8000 (RM27,000)
Malaysia CHR (non Hyrbid) maybe RM200k
Malaysian Gomen Servant normal ranking RM1200
Don’t think if its selling at the equivalent value of 100k in the US, the cost is only at 90k. Knowingly Toyota – the base cost for the car is easily between 43-50%. So cheap.
I thought that ass belongs to a civic
In bolehland, become 200k
kerja 6 bulan dah boleh bayar cash beli kereta nih kat amerika!!
Masalahnya, ada ke keje yg membolehkan bayar habis dlm 6 bln? Semua keje dah pegi Mr Potato
Hidup semata2 bayar kereta ke? Rumah tak bayar? Makan minum? Anak bini? Parking? Insurance? Minyak? Entertainment? Bagi mak bapak? Service? Bil telephone? Air? Electric? Cable tv? Saving? Pergi la Amerika nak tengok kau boleh hidup ke tak! Bukan takat 2nd class citizen tapi very low class human.White supremacist first,then black,then Latino,then Asia,last sekali kau.
Nowadays standard, anything 2 liter engine with chicken dose less than 200nm is waste of money and resources, pathetic.
The Americans like everything BIG. That include Big House, Car, SUV, Bike. If I’m not mistaken, they are the 1st to use 22-inches wheels on their SUV. Why do they like this small SUV ?!
Does putting a 2 liter in this SUV makes it Big ?! Make no mistake guys, this CHR is a good looking small SUV otherwise they will not sell in droves. Maybe its sold 2 parents that want their kids 2 drive 2 Uni.
Wow, this is interesting. How it compete with others brand. Let’s see the comparison below,
HR-V ($19k ~ $26k), 1.8L, feb sales: 12k
CR-V ($24k ~ $33k), feb sales: 61k
Rogue ($23k ~ $31k), 5 & 7 seater, feb sales: 61k
RAV4 ($24k ~ $36k), feb sales: 48k
Escape ($23k ~ $31k), feb sales: 48k
It’s a trend in the world, most of the people change to SUV. In America, the total selling already par with passenger car.
I wonder, how many the C-HR will sell in America. Most American prefer medium SUV.
After this, Toyota for sure will enter China market, as VW is the top ranking, but more on passenger car, not the SUV.
Can Toyota reclaim throne from VW?
UMW, bring it in with stylish fake wood trim and very desirable 2 airbags.
Proton Emas, is that you?
that ugly steering design… urghh… spoil the interior la
This car will cost more than rm130k here
If the Toyota CH-R is ever sold in Malaysia, it will be in competition with the Honda HR-V. To sell in volumes, it’s going to have to sell at around MYR 98k, and UMW will need to be a lot more generous in including optional extras. This genre of vehicle is for young aspiring professionals, so perhaps Toyota should offer exciting interior & exterior color schemes. Not the usual black, dark grey or cream please ! Bring back red rexeen !
Nope it’s going to start at a price that is about the same as a base spec cx5 or CRV.
You will be happy if UMW Toyota were to include 7 air-bags, Traction Control and even a Blind Spot Monitor as standard if they were to bring in the Toyota C-HR into the Malaysian market. I highly doubt they would even include AEB into the top range of C-HR.
A 2litre NA pot is not good enough for the Americans. You either turbocharge it or offer an even higher displacement engine. But since you are Toyota , turbo is not in your vocal and this explains the dwindling sales of your cars. Just visit any of the second car dealers here in Malaysia, have a chat and they will tell you Toyota cars especially the Camry and Altis are not selling well and the resale value is dropping because supply is more than demand. Toyota is still surviving because their bread and butter model is helping them . But even that has changed, people are now going for the city or Vento. If you keep recycling your engines and gearbox offering dinasour old technology, no safety features and and exhorbitnat price, that’s a recipe for disaster. I would rather get a Honda or Volkswagen over a Toyota junk.
i Thought toyota changed their engines and transmission recently. For the Vios that is
Good luck in selling it, do u know the all new Mazda CX-5 starts from USD24k? Toyota is playing hard to get with their high price. For that money I think the CRV will reign supreme again in the States and I bet it will be the same here on Bolehland.