Introduced almost a year ago, the Toyota C-HR Concept started life as a very extravagant Nissan Juke competitor and is now continuing in the same vein at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Back at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, the C-HR showed more styling resemblances to the well-received crossover from Nissan than it would have liked to acknowledge, all wrapped up in a more futuristic look. It came with some bold lines and angular surfaces both at the front and rear, and that was enough for everybody to dismiss is as a flamboyant concept and nothing more. After all, it's Toyota we're talking about here.
But the Japanese are not giving up on it. This year in Frankfurt, the C-HR Concept is back, and it's looking more production ready than ever. With the final product set to be ready for March next year, we can begin to analyze this latest C-HR rendition and see what features might make it on the final version.
First of all, Toyota has added a second pair of doors, but, frankly, making it in and out of the vehicle through there might prove difficult for anyone who's not up to date with their yoga practice. And once in, they wouldn't be able to see much out the window either, as there's a huge metal shoulder jolting up where there should be glass.
All in all, I would expect the C-HR to receive an overall toning-down in styling that will hopefully not be that drastic as to make it boring. You should imagine the car with fewer pointy angles, more glass surface, and definitely smaller wheels. If Toyota gets it right, this car could spell success for them as it would appeal to a younger public they've been carefully avoiding until now. You know, the kind of public the Urban Cruiser failed to grab.
There's no word on powertrains but, being a Toyota, the concept is obviously a hybrid - and the final product will most definitely have a hybrid version as well.
The Toyota C-HR will make its full debut at the Geneva Motor Show in spring next year, so there's still a little time left for the Japanese designers to mess things up. Hopefully, though, they won't, and the C-HR will become the new Juke: the car everybody loves to hate that sells like hot cakes.
But the Japanese are not giving up on it. This year in Frankfurt, the C-HR Concept is back, and it's looking more production ready than ever. With the final product set to be ready for March next year, we can begin to analyze this latest C-HR rendition and see what features might make it on the final version.
First of all, Toyota has added a second pair of doors, but, frankly, making it in and out of the vehicle through there might prove difficult for anyone who's not up to date with their yoga practice. And once in, they wouldn't be able to see much out the window either, as there's a huge metal shoulder jolting up where there should be glass.
All in all, I would expect the C-HR to receive an overall toning-down in styling that will hopefully not be that drastic as to make it boring. You should imagine the car with fewer pointy angles, more glass surface, and definitely smaller wheels. If Toyota gets it right, this car could spell success for them as it would appeal to a younger public they've been carefully avoiding until now. You know, the kind of public the Urban Cruiser failed to grab.
There's no word on powertrains but, being a Toyota, the concept is obviously a hybrid - and the final product will most definitely have a hybrid version as well.
The Toyota C-HR will make its full debut at the Geneva Motor Show in spring next year, so there's still a little time left for the Japanese designers to mess things up. Hopefully, though, they won't, and the C-HR will become the new Juke: the car everybody loves to hate that sells like hot cakes.
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