R to spawn Toyota’s baby SUV

In the case of the C-HR, there was close cooperation between Toyota’s vehicle planning centres in Japan and Europe for a good understanding of the latest European customer demands and vehicle trends.

Because the European Union is now fining cities that don’t comply with air-quality regulations, Schlicht said those cities are considering taking measures against older diesels-whose exhaust is hardly treated at all-as well as cars with the highest emissions of carbon dioxide, a climate-change gas. It talks of making its next generation hybrids easier and more intuitive to drive, that fuel economy is improved and that the new drivetrain is more compact.

The new design is based on Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) program, which will enable Toyota to improve vehicle performance and utility.

Nick Kurczewski We expect the Toyota C-HR to be the Japanese automaker’s response to the wave of smaller SUVs/crossovers such as the Honda HR-V and Mazda CX-3.

Toyota claims that this second auto is aimed at gauging consumer reaction, but the sheet metal seems to be locked in place, given disguised pre-production models are already appearing on public roads. It basically takes all the utility and function out of having a crossover vehicle in the first place. But, it was the Toyota hybrids that gained popularity in the United States and is synonymous with the hybrid technology in U.S. Toyota has sold over 3.9 million Priuses so far and about half of them have been sold in the USA alone.

Toyota hopes to show a production-ready model at the Geneva worldwide Motor Show in March 2016.

The new Prius is the first iteration of a new modular platform that in the future will be found under a great many Toyotas in one form or another. The concept is theoretically powered by a lightweight hybrid system, pairing an electric motor and an engine with a thermal efficiency of more than 40 percent.

Piano black paint conveys the impression of a “floating” roof that is detailed with patterned openings to create an animated play of light within the C-HR Concept’s cabin space.