Toyota C-HR (ENG) - Test Drive and Review 

Just drove this car for 7 hours into a winter storm and blizzard. If you know how to handle a front wheel drive in 8 inches of snow, this little car is a beast! It has done amazing on our trip. We love it!

My family just got the North American version which has a 2 litre engine normally aspirated and CVT. Everyone loves it.The handling is exceptional in slippery Canadian conditions. Yes, the rear visibility is impossible without the screen but that works very well.okay, it is not exactly a tire burning roadster but genteel. Toyota has a reputation for longevity and we are hoping for this. Egress and ingress is what sold us as one needs to be able to get into the car which some designers seem to forget. This car is a breeze for getting in and out even for an elderly passenger. Kudos. It is not available in Canada in an all wheel version which was disappointing but it has a lot of weight on the front and seems to have good traction. The interior is pleasant and front visibility is very good indeed. It is quiet and road hugging and apparently good in protecting people if in an accident. The front seats are exceptionally ergonomic and lots of leg room in front. I think it is a winner.

Picking up my C-HR next week after two long test drives during which I checked out every complaint in these reviews. I also noticed that the reviews from North America were far more critical than those from Europe. I am 80, wanted an ultra safe, small, easy to park, good finish, comfortable seat car. And this seems to do it. Very few rides with back seat passengers. I can tell my grandson that the windows are better than a plane's. And I will toss in 5 minutes behind the wheel so this3.5-year-old can play pilot. I floored the car to get on a highway bit I NEVER drive that way. Can't wait to get my own. Ten days, but who is counting.

Bought one today! A Hybrid with all the luxury I wanted. And 10 year garanty. Don’t think I’ll need it. It’s a Toyota 😊

Went to see one in the flesh with my husband, I must say it's quite stunning, especially in black , seriously thinking about getting one

The vehicle is good for ppl with a small family or just a single individual looking for a good Eco vehicle.The ppl complaining wouldn't buy a Toyota anyway so ignore them.

This car actually look really really nice.

young car buyers would love it.

Just bought one 4 days ago. It’s fantastic

Perfect car for a cool Grannie like me! Can't wait to get a bright yellow one. My old Corolla will be kept in the family & handed down to my daughter after my mum & dad owned it, then me, now her. TOYOTA's just live on, the most reliable of cars, they just keep going & going.

I bought the hybrid a few months ago and I freaking love it! Haven't really had any blind spot problems and it uses less petrol than a scooter. It is pretty dark in the back that's true but not much worse than other cars.

I´m a Mazda fanboy, but I gotta say that this design is great!

Love my Pearl White C-HR! Your critique was fair and on point, it’s not fast and the blind spot is large. The payoff is it will last 200k with minimal maintenance.

Lot of people here have a lot to say, without even driving the car in question! My first impression on looking at the car was that of disappointment in terms of the dark and dingy back seat with small windows, reduced boot volume due to the excessive sloping rear window (form before function) and poor rear ward visibility due to the thick C pillar. It is actually quite a large car on the outside with daring new look. The look I can live with and even admire. After two days of thinking about it, I decided to give it a test drive. That is when a lot of things changed. I drove the mixed hybrid model with all the extras. The road stability is very good and the steering quite exact. Toyota has certainly improved the driving dynamics. Even at 140 kmph I could change lanes with full confidence. There was some roll tendency at the round abouts but acceptable on a high rise car. The brakes are very sharp. The standard safety sensors and the extras were very impressive. If it was not for the dingy back seat and the reduced boot space I would definitely buy this car.

Good honest review ... we just got the Lounge 2018 pre registered car for €20,000 !! we cannot say how pleased we are... the best bargain ever...

Good review. My two pence worth...the C-HR is a pretty decent car. The hybrid massively over revs when under any kind of load, which is annoying. Fuel consumption is around 45-47 mpg rather than 70-75 mpg as claimed by Toyota. It's a nice car to drive but will hardly set the world on fire. The brakes feel a little soft and I have had a few moments when I have wondered if the car was going to stop in time but so far, touch wood, it's not let me down. Love the look, it's a real eye catcher. And the interior layout works well. At first I thought the tablet display would be obtrusive but it's not. You are right about the blind spots. Without blindspot detection, which works like a dream, I would have written my car off half a dozen times in the first week. All in all, I think it's a move in the right direction by Toyota.

THANK YOU!!! for the HONEST review. I appreciate it

I test drove an AWD Koba variant this morning... and 2.5hrs later I signed the contract.👍🏻😁👍🏻 I love everything about this car, especially its safety features. It is so interesting looking for a Toyota, which are normally very boring in appearance. I've ordered the white with black roof and now just have to endure the 3 month wait for delivery. 🙄

the C-HR looks great.

Going to be a success for Toyota

loved your presentation.. good job.. it was fun watching and kept me on my pc while other reviews become boring after 2-3 mins and I end up skipping

Just got this car, traded in my FRS. Now that I have a baby, Had to have more room. Not even a week and I already love it. We’re here in Utah as of rightnow. Good in snow too, not the best. But great car!!

Looks pretty damn good

Great reviewer! Very informative, while keeping it interesting with jokes and avoiding over-the-top enthusiasm. I have to check out some of your other stuff. Great job!

why bashing so much this car? i saw it up close and its stunning. i love the back doors are high with small windows i find it exrtemely safer for kids! the handles are awesome as well. Edit : I got so many likes and just noticed it, 3 years later 🤣 I haven't got so many likes in a comment before lol. 😅

Uuuuuh CHR is the Car of my dream so God bless me to have this.

Great review Marek, detailed and honest as always.Keep on doing the good job.

Your reviews are excellent, Marek. I suggest more of your impressions about four things; 1. brake feel & response 2. Steering effort, accuracy and feedback 3. A brief review of 0-100 kph acceleration 4. Overall handling & ride.

I have the 1200 turbo with drivers pack, (all security electronics, leather steeringwheel..) °: it's a very very good car... Nice design, good strong mecanics, good brakesystem, good steering, no mistakes , Audi/ Lexus workmanship all over The engine seems to be limited by pc till 20-25.000 kms to spare the mecanics ? after those km, the unit takes off nicely on gaz, before it's a mule.. not enough storage bags in mine 2017 ( no bag behind the seats as well..)

Your videos are GREAT!!!! Clear, understandable commentary, and funny.

Oh I think that the CHR looks fantastic. Like a space-age vehicle from one of the many programmes by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson - such as Space 1999...

Nice review, thanks. I just got my C-HR, love it! But you are right, there are lots of hidden buttons, it'll take me a while to figure out how everything works

Very helpful review, is a pleasure to watch. Good Job Mark

Just bought this car and wow totally in love, looks sexi and handles amazingly especially in sport mode.

Very nice review as usual. I rented the hybrid version of this a few months ago in Istanbul, and I loved it. Now that I'm back in the US, I'm seriously considering the purchase of one. The interesting thing is, these vehicles are made in Turkey...the place where I saw one for the first time :)

I love this car just bought one last month

REALLY nice to see that’s it’s available in an actual manual retransmission overseas. None in USA.

"Civic on steroids!" Cracked up ...hahaha

With a few bars in back windows becomes a nice jail cell. Nice review.

Amazing futuristic design.. its like you are driving the car of tomorrow

Thanks for the video. I just bough this yesterday. now trying to figure how to change the meter instructions from Japanese to English. Drove it on a highway and it was as good as my Honda Civic in terms of the comfort and steadiness. Cheers!

Thanks for this review. I was hoping for greatness, I think you pointed out many things it lacks that I'd want.

Great car. Just got one. Smooth sailing.

What you missed about the 12V socket is that the cover leaves enough space for the USB cable to get out. I keep my phone charging via the 12V socket in one of the cup holders. And when I don't need to charge I just stow the USB cable in the compartment. Looks cleaner.

Just bought an XLE Premium for $21,173 USD - Ruby Flare Pearl (red). The car gets a ton of second-take looks and everyone wants to know what it is. It's incredible how many people here know so much about this car from watching just one review. The biggest complaint I see listed here is the visibility. In the US it comes standard (even the base XLE - not premium) with the lane-change warning system, so visibility is not necessary; the car tells you if it is unsafe to change lanes. It's got a lot of safety features and modern tech; 10 airbags, lane correction (if you drift from your lane . . . ), rear cross-traffic warning (for when you are backing in a parking lot), back-up sensors for parallel parking, parking-assist, auto cruise control correction (set it and it will follow the car in front at a safe distance - even at radically varying speeds and down to 1 mph; it will return to your set speed when safe to do so) - all standard. It also comes with auto-warning and braking if it senses an immanent front-end collision; and, in the darkness it senses pedestrians in your path if they are out of your headlamp view but pose a danger the car will brake for you (though you can override it). It also comes with a self-correcting paint that will reduce or eliminate minor scratches (if scratched, it releases a chemical to help "self-correct" (haven't tested this yet), heated seats, keyless entry and start (push a button to start - no need to have key to lock or unlock the door, self correcting windshield visor (automatically reduces sun glare), auto dim rear view mirror and many more standard features. There are almost no features you can add to the car other than a roof rack. They all come standard. The car even senses the key FOB in your pocket, so you don't have to pull it out to lock, unlock OR start the car. When you walk away from the car, it automatically locks it. Although the engine is small, it has plenty of get-up-and-go AND it gets an EPA 27-31 MPG. It's not a performance car, but it is not a factor unless you are insistent on driving like a fool. Under normal driving conditions it has plenty of power - even going up hills. I found a noticeable difference using the sport mode (more pick-up and stiffer suspension). The cargo area is huge for this class - and our 2nd row seats lie flat. Rear passengers can put their feet under the seat, adding about 4-6" of legroom. There is adequate room for two full-size adults in the back to sit in comfort (unless you're over 6'). If you regularly transport a basketball team, this car may not be for you; but for the rest of us, it's reasonably spacious. The interior is a mix of leather (steering wheel cover, shift nob cover and some small trim parts) and plastic. But the plastic is not that cheap hollow plastic found in crappy rental cars. All the nobs and interior parts have a nice solid feel to them. The seats grab you nicely and hold the passenger in-place when cornering (6-way adjustable for both front passengers). My only complaint is the cheap-feeling fabric. I bought a couple faux-leather seat covers that look pretty decent and will protect the fabric. Overall, I think we got a great price for a great car . . . especially being in the SF Bay Area. We negotiated pretty hard, playing dealers off of each other over the phone and internet. We paid an extra $392 for the red color, but that was for business purposes to match our logo. Even with that, the price for the XLE Premium was amazing at $21,173 - especially since the MSRP is around $26,000.

Great review !!! My new car in the New Year..

I really dont have a clue about how good the Nissan JUKE is overall but it looks really ungly. If it excels in all other aspects I can understand why someone would prefer the Juke (I think it's cheaper, too) but C-HR looks amazing ...and it will look fresh in 10 years, too

Except dark ambience back seats, it sounds perfect for me… gorgeous car 😍

Hey Marek. You have a catchy way of reviewing, so this 10 mins passed quickly without me switching off. As for a C-HR, I find this a good looking car whose beauty one learns only after a lot of time looking at it. The Hybrid works well, but the best bits are overall feeling of quality combined with excitement, finally. Quality alone is boring, but with what this concept represents, I'm confident it turns itself into a well-selling piece here in Scandinavia.

Truly gorgeous Car ! Thanks for reviewing it ! Keep up the good work !

I can't believe its a Toyota that is actually not ugly .

Your reviews are very fun to watch! The puns are very nice too.. Keep them coming!

Toyota rarely break down and are reliable.

Like this design. Toyota moving the right way in design now on all models.

I took the 1.8 hybrid out for a test drive and I was v impressed

The car i ve been waiting for finally designed

The satnav is in the perfect place in this, I never got why a lot of car makers put the satnav further down...you can not look at the sat nav without taking your eyes off the road long, I have a Honda civic 2008 and the satnav is in the perfect place too

Bold design from the usually "safe" Toyota company. Congratulations!

Great review. Informative and funny. Keep up the gr8 work. Your English is very good. Pozdrawiam i czekam az pojawi sie c-hr w USA.

Your personality makes the review so entertaining...😁😁😁

Correction: 1.2 l has the Turbo and it's slightly faster than the 1.8 Hybrid, in acceleration and top speed. The CVT transmission is very comfortable. The AWD is not worth due to the lack of power.

your reviews are great. keep it up its a shame it lacks power. but at least they are on the right track.

another milestone for Toyota, design wise..

If this vehicle could off road too, this would be one of the very best cars out there

I want this car! I love Toyota

Love the wide-angle shots.

When you are sitting at the back, you think you are in some kind of an armored vehicle

Certainly has some eye catching looks, but I couldn't live with that massive C pillar blind spot.

This car is giving me sleepless nights.

I just bought mine and i loooovvveeee iitt!!!!

Marek I’m a teen but when I was a kid I used to hate the LARGE windows same as now this car is amazing for me I’ll sit only on the backseats

One of, if not THE, best looking cars in this class. Going to test drive one soon and am really looking forward to it. The two common downsides are rear visibility and the navigation system. The navigation I don't really care about (I always use Google maps on my phone anyways and don't mind to keep doing that). The rear view visibility is something I'm a bit afraid of. With the amount of suicidal bikers in the Netherlands that might get.... Exciting... But still. It's fast enough for normal traffic. It has enough hybrid range for groceries. It has enough loading space for a camping trip and it looks absolutely amazing 😀

C-HR is assembled in Sakarya / Turkey. Backside looks like Honda, especially the taillights reminds me the Civic / Euro Civic.

I'm buying this car this year ❤

it is a Honda at the back

I've been in the back and it's like being in a prison cell.

Looks Great ! Love the Design... also love the fact you can get it manual. Overall I love this thing really like the side profile.

That's surprisingly good looking!

Great review. Very honest and informative. I love the look of this car and right now its top of my list for my next car.

Good timing, was looking forward to a video of this car

> 300K views, nicely done. Keep up the good work Marek! If I can suggest to improve your reviews: you can perhaps show during review a simple graphic table with two columns: PROS & CONS, and list positives, nagatives, etc. This way it can be more structured / professional.

This car is a beast

I just rented this car, huge blind spot rear pillar. I always feel there is a car in that blind spot. I double check all the time. i bottomed out the front end making a right turn out of a gas station. Funny, I was looking for the twelve volt socket and couldn't find one. My Compass has one in front and two in back. The gas mileage on the screen is 26.7, driving in Orlando, Florida. MPG is not as impressive as people are posting. The sensors go off if move over to the left turn lane and there are reflector markers. I changed lanes to the right and solid white line and the sensor went off. No cars around, so I assume it must be the lines in the road.

Oh, yes and I've ordered a hybrid Icon, picking it up 1st March

I like the design of this car. It's not that it's ugly, it's quirky, and I like quirky. ;)

Good review, thanks Marek! I'd actually say you convinced me not to concider this car as it has no advantage whatsoever against my current Avensis. I guess my next car will be either KIA Niro or Hyundai Ioniq.

Just bought one. Love love love

I love the design.

i was just reading the review of this car on top gear..then suddenly you pop up on my notification that you reviewing the car and test driving it!good job bro! keep it up!

Good review guy. Extremely informative.

I have a Ch-R and I loveeeeeeee itt

Love my Blue 2019 C-HR ❤❤❤

Canadian ones get the floor divider, but not the rearview camera in the obvious position of the tablet(?) screen - it's tiny beacause it's stupidly placed in the rearview mirror

I'm really impressed, the way you put production value in your impressions. Is it me.. Or do you even use a drone? Anyway, great camera angles and editing. I sub!

Not a fan of SUVs but a great fan of Japanese science fiction so I think this car looks really nice. I love the cockpit, much better than the Peugeot 3008.

Great review and nice looking car.

Very nice review!

I have driven the 2019 toyota CHR hybrid in Europe its about 50mpg with light acceleration foot... And at 160kph about 100mph feels unsafe but ok tho .... Its very econmic car tho .... I didnt see Hybrid version in Usa tho i dont know why .... Europe hybrid version is 1.8L 4cyl about 120+ horses... Rear view is not best but ok backup camera helps a ton ... I rented the car for a month...

CHR looks really cool and I liked it every time I saw it, but too weak in power which is always a big negative for me.

Looks like a civic and corolla had a baby. A big baby