Toyota C-HR
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Sustainability Rating: 3½ stars
Our verdict:
Tested here is the Toyota C-HR hybrid. This is a compact and light vehicle, and its operating strategy makes good use of the high voltage electric system, resulting in very creditable consumption values. The C-HR hybrid achieves a high rating score with robust emissions control, a highly efficient powertrain and reduced resources usage.
- Strong overall emission control, but weaker pollutant management in -7°C cold start test reduces the score. Average tyre and brake abrasion performance.
- Very good fuel efficiency (4–6.9 l/100 km) leads to a strong energy efficiency score, supported by low production energy demand.
- Relatively low life cycle emissions (195.5 g CO2-eq./km) for a petrol car lead to a good index result, but fossil fuel use still limits the achievable score.
Driving Experience
Our comments:
Compared to conventional vehicles, which are only evaluated in the 'Consumption and Range' section, the Driving Experience assessment of full hybrid vehicles also includes the 'Cold Winter Performance' category.
- The real-world consumption estimations place the hybrid C-HR performance generally in the 'good' range for all scenarios, with the exception of 'adequate' in cold winter highway driving. The car is equipped with a PTC heater, but as heating in cold weather can require additional power, the combustion engine might need to be switched on in phases where it would usually be inactive and thus the consumption figures in cold weather increase. The consumption readings on the board computer display are accurate.
- The cabin heat supply of a combustion engine vehicle is much slower compared to an electric vehicle, but the C-HR is additionally equipped with an electric heater, which should have helped reach comfortable temperatures quickly. However, the heating up remains slow and is evaluated as poor. The thermal insulation of the cabin is adequate so once the desired cabin temperature is reached it should be maintained more easily.
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