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The RAV4, Highlander, 4Runner, Sequoia, and Land Cruiser are perfect examples of Toyota’s knowledge of making dependable SUVs and crossovers. Due to the success of the Nissan Juke, the time has come for Toyota to come up with a contender in the mini SUV segment. Cue the 2016 Toyota C-HR, which will be revealed in production-ready guise at the Geneva Motor Show on March 1.
The C-HR first stepped into the limelight as a concept car at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. A Scion-branded C-HR concept car was shown at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, but that will not happen because Scion will breathe its last breath later this year. A common feature of the Scion and Toyota-branded C-HR concepts is their 3-door design. Still, the production-ready C-HR that will debut in Geneva will assuredly be a 5-door take on the concept.
As the newest entry in the mini SUV segment, Toyota C-HR has to be a 5-door if the Japanese manufacturer intends to sway customers away from the 6-year-old Nissan Juke. From the clues offered by the teaser image featured above, we can see that the concept’s exterior design has been toned down for the production model without making it a boring piece of number two. The interior design, on the other hand, will be just another day at the office for Toyota, as it’s more focused on space and functionality.
Set to be built by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey in Arifiye, Sakarya, the 2016 Toyota C-HR will be offered as an eco-friendly hybrid from the get-go. As expected, the first hybrid in the segment uses the TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture) modular platform of the 2016 Toyota Prius. It’s not known if the Japanese automaker will offer the C-HR exclusively with a conventional powertrain, but that will most certainly be the case. The most likely candidate to motivate the C-HR is the 1.2-liter turbo of the Auris compact hatch.
The mini SUV is the latest must-have in Europe, so it was to be expected from Toyota to make the C-HR as good as it can be in terms of design and engineering. The 2016 Toyota C-HR will be offered in front-wheel- and AWD configurations, and it will undoubtedly be an instant hit with the younger audience.
As the newest entry in the mini SUV segment, Toyota C-HR has to be a 5-door if the Japanese manufacturer intends to sway customers away from the 6-year-old Nissan Juke. From the clues offered by the teaser image featured above, we can see that the concept’s exterior design has been toned down for the production model without making it a boring piece of number two. The interior design, on the other hand, will be just another day at the office for Toyota, as it’s more focused on space and functionality.
Set to be built by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey in Arifiye, Sakarya, the 2016 Toyota C-HR will be offered as an eco-friendly hybrid from the get-go. As expected, the first hybrid in the segment uses the TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture) modular platform of the 2016 Toyota Prius. It’s not known if the Japanese automaker will offer the C-HR exclusively with a conventional powertrain, but that will most certainly be the case. The most likely candidate to motivate the C-HR is the 1.2-liter turbo of the Auris compact hatch.
The mini SUV is the latest must-have in Europe, so it was to be expected from Toyota to make the C-HR as good as it can be in terms of design and engineering. The 2016 Toyota C-HR will be offered in front-wheel- and AWD configurations, and it will undoubtedly be an instant hit with the younger audience.
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