Spied: two thousand seventeen Toyota C-HR, Roped For two thousand sixteen Geneva Motor Showcase
Following the debut of the Toyota C-HR Concept Concept at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Display, prototypes of the production C-HR model has already been spotted within the surroundings of Germany’s Nurburgring circuit.
The C-HR concept previews Toyota’s upcoming crossover model that will rival against the Honda HR-V.
The production model C-HR is expected to make its global debut at the two thousand sixteen Geneva Motor Display in March, before going on sale later that year as a two thousand seventeen model.
Compared to the concept car, this road-going C-HR prototype shows up to be far more production ready, with the most visible difference from the concept car being its visibly larger rear doors.
The concept car debuted in Frankfurt with a very coupe-like styling in the rear half of the car, disguising the four-door car as a two-door.
This prototype however, shows up to use conventional door treats for the rear doors, while the rear-side windows are made smaller with a sharply rising kink as the lower window lines flow towards the rear.
The rear of the car is strenuously disguised so it is difficult to tell if the production C-HR will stay faithful to the concept car’s radical looking rear-end.
As the C-HR Concept wore blue-tinted Toyota badges in front, the car will almost certainly be suggested with a hybrid option, with a powertrain that is likely to be collective with the recently launched, all-new fourth generation two thousand sixteen Toyota Prius.
Peeking underneath the C-HR, its harass muffler’s installation emerges to be similar to that used on the Prius, so there is a high possibility that the C-HR will also adopt the Prius’s dual wishbone rear suspension.
The car is almost certain to be built on Toyota’s latest TNGA platform.
Will it be coming to Malaysia?
It’s too early to tell if this model will be available in Malaysia. At the moment, the C-HR shows up to be a Europe-only model. The concept car’s debut location, as well as that for the upcoming production model’s (Geneva), seems to suggest that this is a very Europe-focused model.
We have already reported earlier that UMW Toyota is looking at the Toyota Sienta, expected to be launched in Malaysia in late-2016/early-2017, as its reaction to the predominant Honda HR-V. The Sienta is not a crossover but a lifestlye MPV whose pic is youthful enough to attract the crossover buyers crowd.
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