The hybrid models They are increasingly playing a leading role in the European market. Toyota hit the bull's-eye completely when it launched the Toyota CHR in 2016. Despite the fact that it has several points that could be improved, such as habitability, the japanese crossover it has worked out very well. Now, 7 years after its first release, His generational replacement is already prepared.
And is that the Japanese firm has announced this morning that its world premiere will take place on next June 26That is, in just a couple of weeks. At the moment, they have not said much about the Toyota C-HR, which will probably hit the market in 2024 or the end of 2023, but we can get an idea of the novelties that it will incorporate.
Rear lighting will be the protagonist in the new Toyota C-HR
They say from Toyota that the new C-HR “features bold design and advanced technologies”. We know little about the exterior aesthetics, since the teaser image that they have attached -the one we see in the header- simply teaches us the backlight style.
In any case, in recent years we are seeing that lighting firms play a major role in cars, being able to considerably modify the aesthetics of the vehicles. Here we can see that we have a horizontal band with three stripes.
No less striking is that in the center both the inscription of the brand and the model itself, illuminated by the vehicle itself. Thus, it would be one of the first models to resort to this technique, although not the pioneer because We already saw it just a few weeks ago in the Cupra Tavascan, which illuminates both the rear and front logos.
Mechanical and technological improvements for the hybrid crossover
We also expect an update on the mechanical part. You will most likely resort to fifth generation of hybrid powertrains from the Japanese manufacturer, which by the way have been introduced just a few weeks ago in the restyling of the Corolla. So we expect there to be two non-plug-in hybrid mechanical versions, with 140 and 196 CV, the same performance as in the aforementioned compact.
On the other hand, the interior of the current Toyota C-HR already looks a bit outdated in the technological section, especially in terms of screens it means. Logic makes us intuit that they will bet on a fully digital instrument cluster and configurable much more advanced, as well as for a bigger media screen, much more fluid and with better response.
We will have to wait these two weeks to see the final design of the car, all the innovations that it will incorporate and if it really introduces those mechanical improvements with greater performance. Nor do we rule out that it grows in size. What Toyota has made clear is that visually it will be very striking. Time will tell if potential customers like it as much as the first generation that is still being marketed.
Source - Toyota
