Toyota C-HR: Inching Closer To Production
At last year’s Paris Motor Show, we saw an all-new concept in Toyota’s booth. It was the C-HR Concept, a vehicle that was created because the manufacturer wanted to get into the rapidly-expanding subcompact SUV market (already occupied by vehicles such as the Mazda CX-3, Honda HR-V and Nissan Juke).
Even though it was obvious that Toyota wanted a slice of this segment, their first concept was pretty far from a production vehicle: it had huge wheels and complex taillights that were probably very difficult to mass-produce, and there was no interior.
At the Frankfurt Motor Show, the manufacturer is showing a new version of its C-HR. This time, it is much closer to a car you might find in a Toyota dealership.
Based on the TNGA platform (which also underpins the new Prius), the C-HR features a few details that make it closer to a production car: compared to last year’s concept, it has a second set of doors and a new grille and turn signals, among other changes.
The Toyota C-HR should be unveiled in March 2016 at the Geneva Motor Show; if that is the plan, it should arrive in dealerships as early as next summer.
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