today's review is the 2017 Toyota CHR our review car is the Cobra two wheel
drive model and it's paint finish is the aptly named Hornet yellow our review car
also comes with a dealer installed black wrapped roof a special thank you to the
team at furniture gallery Toyota who provided the vehicle for today's review
for more information about the dealership including contact details and
current inventory please visit their website which is linked in the
description below the chr is a subcompact crossover SUV and was
introduced into the Australian market in early 2017 it is available in two models
a standard model and the top-of-the-line Cobra which is our review vehicle today
the name CHR is an acronym for Coupe high rider which in part explains the
distinctive lines of the CHR which could best be described as bold the high
waistline smallish side windows and sharply raked front and rear glass is
very sleek and is mildly exotic particularly when compared to some of
the more traditionally styled SUVs in this segment large headlights rapt
sleekly around the front of the CHR whilst distinctive floating rear
combination tail lights accent the diamond shaped tailgate our review koba
features a full set of LED headlights taillights and sequential indicators
whilst the standard CHR has halogen headlamps the Cobra model sports a team
by 7 inch alloy wheels with a machine finish these rooms are fitted with 225
millimeter 50 profile tires hidden rear door handles a roof mounted spoiler and
shark fin antenna complete the package all Australian CH s come standard with a
1.2 liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine the CHR engine is a 16-valve
double overhead cam with variable valve timing and is direct injected the 1.2
turbo produces 85 kilowatts at 5200 rpm and 185 Newton metres of torque at 1500
rpm the turbocharger is intercooled with an
approximate curb weight of 1440 kilograms the power-to-weight ratio of
the CHR is 59 kilowatts per tonne in terms of fuel consumption the CHR
provides a claimed combined figure of 6.4 litres per hundred kilometers the
CHR has a 50 litre fuel tank and runs on 95 octane unleaded let's have a listen
to how the engine sounds the CHR comes in to drive configurations Iver is a
front wheel drive or optionally an all-wheel drive our Kobo is a
front-wheel drive power is delivered to the wheels via an automatic CVT
transmission the front suspension is McPherson strut and the rear is trailing
wishbone with gas field dampeners all round with stabilizer bars front and
rear the brakes are two hundred ninety eight point five millimeter ventilated
discs on the front with two hundred eighty-one millimeter solid discs on the
rear steering gear is rack and pinion the CHR Cova comes with a leather
accented interior with soft touch surfaces on the dash pad and door trims
the steering wheel is finished in leather and the piano black portions of
the trim feature a metal flake finish which I think looks great the seats in
the Koba are finished in leather the driver's seat features an electric
lumbar adjustment and is height adjustable the CHR Cobra has smart entry
and start for keyless entry and an engine ignition so you can conveniently
unlock and start the car without hunting through your pockets the gear knob is
finished in a satin metallic which feels great in the hand and adds to the sporty
image of the chr the drives and instrumentation is clear and concise
with essentially mounted color multifunction display which can be
configured with a digital speed display all chr models feature automatic dual
zone climate control air conditioning as standard there is a diamond motive
throughout the interior in the door trims roof liner even the shapes of the
steering wheel switch gear there are setting for 5 allow fitting three adults
across the backseat would be pretty much impossible leg room in the back is a
little limited although Headroom is far more generous in terms of storage other
than the glovebox there is a deep cubby in the center console along with two
cupholders additionally there are bottle holders in
each of the four doors
the 60/40 split fold rear seat makes it simple to create additional cargo space
for larger items and there is a space saver spare under the floor along with a
small cargo divider the CHR Cobra features a 6.1 inch touchscreen which
integrates entertainment sunnahs satellite navigation and reversing
camera function the touch screen also integrates with the Toyota link app
unfortunately there is no apple carplay or Android auto integration there are
six strategically placed speakers throughout the cabin all grades have
bluetooth connectivity for hands-free mobile calls and audio streaming a 3.5
milimeter aux input and USB port there is a 12-volt power outlet in the front
console for the driver the Koba specs EHRs have the Nano air purifying
technology that removes airborne particles from the cabin every CHR comes
equipped with seven srs airbags along with Toyota's active safety technology
202 safety cents plus the Toyotas safety sense package
includes pre-collision safety system active cruise control lane departure
alert with steer assist automatic high-beam blind spot monitor and rear
cross traffic alert so what's the CH I like to drive overall pretty good the
1.2 liter turbo provides more than adequate power for day-to-day use the
CVT transmission is smooth and really I definitely notice it which is probably a
good sign with CVT s so ride quality is pretty good the ride is slightly firmer
than most body roll is pretty well controlled
dumps you do feel them slightly more than some other vehicles but then I
think that's in keeping with the the sporty attitude that the CHR is trying
to display I think it just you you will compromise a little on ride quality if
you're trying to design something that is meant to have some sort of sporty
aspirations styling is something as this card that people are either going to
love or hate it's quite dramatic it's got a high waistline the treatment of
the taillights
they raped windscreen and rear window it is quite sporty and quite strong
quite bold in its approach this particular chr comes equipped with
bright yellow paint and a black wrapped roof which is actually a dealer option
and it looks really eye-catching in Australian rules football is a team that
just won the grand final was a team called Richmond and Richmond's colours
are black and yellow so this particular chr looks like a Richmond staff car and
it looks fantastic you know in roads that are covered in a sea of white gray
and silver cars something that's bright and stands out is is really nice and
yeah it's certainly draws some attention the blind spot monitoring is pretty much
a must-have on this vehicle the
the curbside blind-spot is is reasonably pronounced with the small rear quarter
windows and the sharply raped rear windows so you do have quite a definite
blind spot there and you do appreciate the blind spot monitoring so what kind
of driver does the CH most suit I guess there's two sorts the the younger driver
who's looking for something sporty and stylish and yet still compact which the
CH are pretty much ticks all those boxes the other demographic I see the CH art
to be well-suited for as people who are downsizing from a larger vehicle you
know the families left home and they no longer required a large SUV then
something like this is ideal and small its compact its recently economical it's
comfortable to lots of active safety and it performs pretty well so yeah very
much a good fit for someone downsizing the crossover segment which the CHR is
part of is certainly a growing part of the new car market and you can
understand why they're just that nice compromise between
you know the larger SUVs and the compact passenger cars and this ch ours is
somewhere in between so it fulfills the needs of probably both segments to a
certain extent the small SUV category in Australia is one of the newest segments
in the Aussie market the Mitsubishi ASX and the Nissen Qashqai are two leaders
in the segment and the CHR has some work to do to catch up with the sales of
these two I will endeavor to do reviews of the Mitsubishi and listen in the near
future well that concludes my review of the 2017 Toyota CHR Cobra
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