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MARCH 3 - 9
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FROM LEFT FIELD: Like nothing else we have seen before, the new Toyota C-HR.
Toyota C-HR AND now for something completely different. Toyota C-HR answers the critics who say the Japanese giant makes nothing but boringly sensible vehicles. Akio Toyoda, the current head of the automotive company started by his grandfather, issued orders to his stylists, and you see the result here. Toyota C-HR is like nothing else we have seen before, with sharp diagonal lines, inside and out, standout wheelarches, and a rear that’s so complex it initially confuses the mind.
with the wow factor
By EWAN KENNEDY Even better, C-HR is offered in interesting colours to hopefully counter the 500 shades of grey haunting our roads these days. Red, orange, blue, even two-tone schemes let owners make a real statement. Though it has to be admitted there are greys in there as well as Toyota wants to cover all bases. 7KH & +5 ² OOV D ORQJ VWDQGLQJ JDS LQ the company’s lineup. Though Toyota is extremely strong in every other area of
the Australian 4WD and SUV market, a small-medium contender was missing because the RAV4 had grown to become a family wagon not a trendy small vehicle. The delay was explained by Toyota C-HR chief engineer, Hiroyuki Koba, ZKR KRQRXUHG $XVWUDOLD E\ ³ \LQJ down to introduce us to his new car. It was intended to introduce the C-HR several years back and work began in 2010. But part way through the design things were halted to make it part of an
all-new lightweight platform. A smart decision because the light, strong body feels really taut and precise on the road. Power for the C-HR comes from an all-new four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine displacing 1.2 litres. A thoroughly modern unit, it produces torque of 185 Newton metres, starting from a low 1500 revs and running up to 4000 rpm, so most drivers will be experiencing top torque virtually all the time.
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