The new Toyota C-HR (2023) will be available at the dealer before Christmas, for a price from 37,295 euros. There will also be a plug-in hybrid in 2024. What does it do well and what not so well? The Toyota C-HR in 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages.
- Advantage 1: Toyota C-HR hybrid is really economical
Hybrid technology and Toyota have been a dream couple for years. The great thing about the Toyota C-HR is that the WLTP consumption (the theory) almost corresponds to how you really drive. Toyota states a consumption of 4.8 l/100 km (1 in 20.8) for the C-HR 2.0 High Power Hybrid (price: 42,495 euros). We are only 0.2 liters above that during our test drive, without making the slightest effort to drive economically. The on-board computer also indicates that we drive electrically 51 percent of the time. - Advantage 2: unique design
With the first Toyota C-HR (2016), the good Toyota suddenly stood out with an eccentric model full of folds and lines, where practical convenience was less important than appearance. As if the pastor of a black-stocking church suddenly no longer uses psalms, but hard techno. This radicalization was appreciated, because the car was sold 21,500 times in the Netherlands alone. In total he managed to charm 840,000 enthusiasts. - Benefit 3: safety
Toyota is not childish with the safety equipment, because every C-HR has standard adaptive cruise control, blind spot warning and a system that warns of cars or cyclists via a light signal in the door when you get out.
Disadvantage 1: Disabling ADAS systems is a chore
Disadvantage 3 is a bridge to disadvantage 1: turning off the intrusive safety systems is a cumbersome job. Although the dashboard is logically laid out, with real buttons for climate control and a large touchscreen, you sometimes have to delve a little too deep into the menus to turn off the beeping safety systems. You do this via a button on the steering wheel, after which you must switch off all systems individually in the Settings menu. And so every time. And again. And again …
Disadvantage 2: little (luggage) space in the Toyota C-HR
Due to the sloping roof, the luggage compartment is not ideal if you have big plans at the hardware store. The rear seat is more spacious than you would expect given the sloping roofline, but the rear window is so small and the C-pillar so gigantic that it is quite dark even in broad daylight. Anyone who gets out of an old C-HR will have less trouble with this, because it had an even smaller window. Another disadvantage of the large C-pillar is the poor view diagonally to the rear.
Finally, the Toyota C-HR is also not the right car for caravan drivers, because it can only tow 725 kilos. Anyone who wants to join Martine van Os and her bright guys next year We are almost thereSo I have to buy another car.