If you wanted use just one word to sum up what makes Toyota’s C-HR stand out from its half-dozen or more competitors, it’s “Attitude”.
Like all its competitor “cousins”, Toyota’s C-HR is a compact little four-door with a rear hatch. And like all the others, while the specs say it’ll seat five, four will be a whole lot more comfortable.
But unlike most of the others, the C-HR will either make you smile…or smile and shake your head. It’s been mildly re-freshened for ’20…giving it even more of a feisty face. And in a world of so many bland vehicles, a little dash of “bad-boy” can be appealing.
Starting in the low $20’s, Toyota’s C-CH comes in three levels of trim, and even the base LE comes standard with Toyota’s Safety Sense”.
As the name implies, Safety Sense is a pretty impressive array of features that’ll help keep you out of trouble. You’ll get pre-collision alerts with pedestrian detection…plus automatic braking will kick in if you’re not paying attention. Lane departure warnings with automatic steering assist and automatic high beams are all part of the deal, too.
And that dynamic radar cruise control is today’s state of the art…allowing you to keep a constant distance between you and the vehicle in front…slowing you down and speeding you up as traffic dictates.
Kick in another two grand over the base LE and move up to an XLE with 18” alloys, blind-spot and rear cross-traffic alerts, and puddle lights. Yes…puddle lights…and you’re still in the low $20’s!
And for another three thousand, the Limited brings heated leather seating, LED lighting and 8-way power seats with lumbar.
Top it all off with a two-tone roof for another $500 and you’ll add to the attitude…and still have a window sticker right around $28,500…transportation included.
Power comes from a 2.0 liter, 144 HP four with a continuously variable automatic that’ll get you and EPA rated 27 MPG city and 31 Hwy…and that’s right in line with what we experienced.
While the C-HR was surprisingly quiet on the road, city driving is where this nimble little machine really shines. The suspension did an excellent job of absorbing in-town potholes…and parking this little beastie was done with just a flick of the wrist.
The only change that I’d like to see? Give me those extra 24 horsepower that you put in the Corolla Hatchback, Toyota, and let me have even more attitude, OK? Follow AutoNSider on Facebook for review videos and more!
