{"id":24617,"date":"2022-06-15T09:03:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T13:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=24617"},"modified":"2022-06-15T09:03:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T13:03:49","slug":"toyota-chr-electric-rumor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=24617","title":{"rendered":"Toyota C-HR rumored to get revamp next year and an EV version"},"content":{"rendered":"

As spotted by Drive<\/em><\/a>, Japanese outlet Spyder7<\/em> believes<\/a> (translated<\/a>) Toyota<\/a> plans to release an updated CH-R in 2023 that will continue with the current TNGA GA-C platform, but might be all-new otherwise. The rumor<\/a> says the next version of the compact crossover<\/a> will offer a 2.0-liter four-cylinder aided with hybrid<\/a> assistance and available with all-wheel drive. The current C-HR<\/a> is only available with all-wheel drive when powered by the naturally aspirated 2.0-liter, not when fitted with the hybrid.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Spyder7<\/em> also says there’s a battery-electric CH-R on the way, to be announced sometime after the ICE version. Toyota launched an electric C-HR<\/a> in China<\/a> in 2020, still the only market where the model is on sale. It packs a 54.3-kilowatt-hour battery<\/a> powering a single electric motor with 201 horsepower and 221 pound-feet of torque to a range of 400 kilometers on the European cycle. The suspicion seems to be that Toyota could swap the electric C-HR over to its new Beyond Zero lineup that kicked off with the bZ4X<\/a> developed with Subaru<\/a>. If that happened, a name change to something like bZ3X or bZ2X would be in order, and in fact, fingers point to the BZ Compact SUV concept<\/a> (pictured) Toyota brought to its Explanatory Meeting on Battery EV Day last December. That BZ would provide toned down looks for the electric C-HR, the bZ4X would provide a version of its EV powertrain.<\/p>\n

As a reminder, the bZ4X gets a 71.4-kWh battery for the FWD version, a 72.8-kWh pack for the AWD trim. In FWD, a single motor makes 201 hp and 196 lb-ft, with AWD the two motors make 214 hp and 248 lb-ft. It’s not far off the Chinese-market C-HR as-is.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

This being rumor, of course we have no idea if any of this will happen, nor, if it does, whether the electric C-HR\/bZ3X will come to the U.S. Australian outlet Car Sales<\/em> asked<\/a> its insiders what they could offer about the C-HR, the reply came back, \u201cNo news on a new C-HR model at this stage or any time soon \u2013 nothing for the next couple for years.” What we do know is that Toyota is developing 30 new EVs<\/a> for this decade, targeting 5.5 million global sales by 2030. With the C-HR in the U.S. not available with all-wheel drive, and the no-frills Corolla Cross Hybrid<\/a> arriving to undercut the C-HR’s price and likely steal audience favor, Toyota could be served by getting another EV crossover here under the $42,000 starting price of the bZ4X.<\/p>\n

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