Toyota C-HR Crossover Test Prototype Filmed in Germany

You see, the best selling Toyota 4x4 has been getting bigger and bigger every year, to the point where you could fit the original model with its wheelbase. That's why Toyota is going back to basics with the C-HR, a smaller crossover.

Even Karl Schlicht, executive president of Toyota, admits the Japanese carmaker is later to this party, as most big companies already have a so-called B-SUV. Most are developed as family cars with bigger chassis that are based on superminis, such as the Clio-derived Captur.

The C-HR is a concept statement as well, one that shows one of the biggest automakers in the world still cares about younger buyers. Why? Because besides looking like a BMW X4 in a matte blue paint, the concept was based on an entirely new platform (Toyota New Generation Architecture) aimed at being fun.

As a design study, the car measures 4,350 mm long, 1,850 mm wide, 1,500 mm high, and has a wheelbase of 2,640 mm. However, these dimensions may be subject to change, especially the height.

Under the heavy camouflage wrap, the look will be "a further development of Toyota’s Under Priority and Keen Look design identity." We know that, but there's no word on the powertrain yet. While the concept featured a hybrid system, we think there's a turbocharged petrol engine under the bonnet, probably a small one.

The most likely candidate is the 1.2-liter turbo used by the Auris compact car. The only other Toyota turbo engine is the one used by the Lexus NX. It has between 235 and 245 hp, depending on its application, and would make our day if it ever found its way inside the C-HR.