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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.
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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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Toyota C-HR with the wow factor „ From page 1 Peak power is just 85 kilowatts. But it’s torque that talks and during our drive program from North Melbourne to the Yarra Valley and back to Tullamarine airport we were most impressed by it. It pulls strongly from low revs with minimal turbo lag due to its small capacity. The great majority of buyers are likely to opt for the CVT automatic (with seven pretend gears for pseudo-manual operation), which is a shame because we spent a couple of hundred kilometres in a C-HR with a six-speed manual gearbox. This is a delightful unit with well chosen ratios and a slick action. If you’re feeling lazy you don’t even have to rev match the gearchanges in the manual - the car will do it for you. But if you don’t like that and want to take full responsibility of the gearbox you can switch that feature off. Chief engineer Koba is a competent weekend car racer, in single-wheelers among other weapons and has total understanding of what ‘real’ drivers want from their cars. Handling is excellent, with the C-HR stepping in to maximise road grip by sensing what each wheel is doing. This is becoming increasingly common in high-performance sportscars, even in Grand Prix cars, and it’s interesting to see it making its way down to machines like this sporty Toyota SUV/hatch/coupe whatever you want to call it. An advantage of electronics in the suspension is that ride comfort is maintained. The little Toyota covered fairly rough stages of dirt road during our media drive day and shrugged off the surfaces with ease. There is good interior room for four adults, with the back seats providing surprisingly good head and legroom. However, the swoop-down roof means the back seats are set pretty low and are as comfortable as you might expect. The combination of lowset seats and a very high waistline will cause problems with the view out for children in the back. Perhaps take them along on your personal pre-purchase test drive to check on this. Did you spot the rear door handles in
„ ODD ONE OUT: New styling inside (at right) and out (above) KDV 7R\RWD ²OOLQJ DQ LPSRUWDQW gap in the company’s SUV range. our photos? They’re up there near the roof if you didn’t ‌ Toyota C-HR is now on sale at all Toyota dealers. It’s priced from a recommended retail of $26,990 for the six-speed manual front-wheel-drive C-HR. Another $2000 is added for the automatic, and a further $2000 for the all-wheel drive powertrain. The topline C-HR, named the Koba in honour of the chief engineer, has 18-inch alloys, leather-accented seats, keyless entry and start, LED lamps front and rear and a clever nanoe system that moisturises cabin air. The C-HR Koba is priced at $35,290.
Dangerous spare parts By EWAN KENNEDY AUSTRALIA’S Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) is warning that motorists are exposed to serious crash risks. As an example recent testing of non-genuine parts by GM-Holden enJLQHHUV KDV UHYHDOHG ³DZV DV VXE VWDQGard materials are being used in imported bonnets. This could result in the bonnet RI D 9) &RPPRGRUH VXGGHQO\ ³\LQJ XS and slamming against the windscreen, leading to a loss of driver vision and control. The non-genuine part tested by GMHolden was sourced from a self-certifying parts manufacturing and importing operation contracted to major Australian insurers, and which distributes to collision repairers. GM-Holden engineering group manager Rowan Lal headed the test project and said, the non-genuine hoods (American for bonnets) tested are demonstrably inferior. Dangerous defects in the striker wire are present due to poor manufac-
turing processes and a hazardous lack of research and development on the materials used.â€? The FCAI chief executive Tony Weber said consumers need to be aware that non-genuine parts are frequently used in vehicle repairs without customers being aware. Only by insisting on genuine can the consumer be assured that WKH\ DUH JHWWLQJ D SDUW ZKLFK LV ²W IRU purpose. “This component test, together with the previous tests we have conducted and the seizures internationally of huge volumes of counterfeit, fake and nongenuine parts reveal the extent of the problem,â€? Mr Weber said. “For instance, who knows how many thousands of these non-genuine bonnets, with their inferior quality materials and manufacturing processes, have been used already in repaired cars now driving on our roads? We urge consumers to ask their car insurer up front: Do you use genuine parts in repairs? And if not, why not?â€?
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DOB IN THE DUDS The FCAI has launched a “Genuine Is Bestâ€? website www.genuineisbest.com. au/report-a-counterfeit that enables consumers to submit details of parts they suspect may not be genuine. Consumers who believe they have been VROG RU KDG WKHLU FDU ²WWHG ZLWK D FRXQterfeit part can report the details via the reporting hub. This information will be provided to the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) so that it may investigate any breaches of its intellectual property rights. The OEM will then submit a formal noWL²FDWLRQ WR WKH $XVWUDOLDQ 'HSDUWPHQW RI Immigration and Border Protection. Recent international seizures have indicated the scope of the counterfeit parts problem, with raids in China and the Middle East unearthing large numbers of sub-standard and often dangerous parts potentially headed for Australian shores. The Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection is empowered
XQGHU )HGHUDO OHJLVODWLRQ VSHFL²FDOO\ WKH Trade Marks Act 1995 or the Copyright Act 1968, to take action in respect of the alleged breach, which could include the seizure of the property. Erin Dale, Commander Customs Compliance in the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, said, “The Department works in partnership with the automotive industry to prevent counterfeit car parts from crossing the Australian border. Š'XULQJ WKH ²QDQFLDO \HDU ZH seized more than 190,000 individual items of counterfeit and pirated goods worth about $17 million. “Programs that allow the Australian public to report counterfeit goods to brand owners may draw attention to counterfeit goods, so brand owners are in a position to advise the Department of suspected imports of counterfeit goods. “The more information that the Department has on suspected counterfeit goods, the greater its ability to identify and intercept these goods,â€? Dale concluded.
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