Everyone has, at some point, wished for their own race car. Care to get as close as possible to the real thing? Toyota's about to give you the opportunity. And Classic Toyota couldn't be more excited.
#ToyotaC-HR is waiting for you at #WAS17. #LetsGoPlaces pic.twitter.com/dRk6IvywUJ
— Toyota USA (@Toyota) January 30, 2017
Toyota calls 2018 C-HR a "shift in the CUV paradigm," and variably a work of "stunning style, driving dynamics and versatility," curvaceous, urban "avant-garde," a "bold, outgoing" Distinctive Diamond design giving over to a "modern, comfortable" MeZONE cabin plush with soft-touch materials and with the quiet ride made possible by an acoustic noise-reducing front windshield. These elements of sports car influence seem more than just notes.
Deputy Chief Engineer and "die-hard racer" Hiro Koba might agree. He helped design C-HR, and tune it on the Nurburgring racing circuit, to be a "blend of comfort, control, consistency, and responsiveness." The CUV's aerodynamic features bear this out, from a 0.34 drag coefficient, rear quarter panel canards, and front and rear spats to a streamlined rear lower bumper, stabilizing fins and rigid undercovers. C-HR can even claim 60.6-inch front and rear tracks, matching it exactly to the like Toyota 86 sports car spec. And with standards like 18-inch alloy wheels, comfort-customizing dual-zone climate control, bucket seating practically bespeaking a racer, and a crystal-clear 7-inch audio display, C-HR surely speeds toward victory.
But Toyota went the extra mile when it equipped C-HR with a Safety Sense P™ (TSS-P) system. It's a suite of safety features to all but plunge one into the intelligent driving experience -- and the only anticipated instance of tech like this in the segment. With it, C-HR can detect and alert you to other nearby vehicles and pedestrians, automatically apply brakes to help avoid them, help you remain in-lane using small corrective steering inputs during unintentional drift, adjust your speed to keep safe pre-set distance from other, lower-speed vehicles, and even automatically switch between high and low beams to light the road ahead when ambient conditions vary.
Eager to see what else is under the hood? April is coming soon. Until then, you can come visit us here in Galveston, where we'll be happy to put you behind the wheel of a 2017 Toyota model to pique your performance-driving fancy. We're looking forward to it!
