{"id":37765,"date":"2022-12-08T00:03:51","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T05:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=37765"},"modified":"2022-12-08T00:03:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-08T05:03:51","slug":"toyota-c-hr-prologue-concept-phev-hybrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=37765","title":{"rendered":"Toyota C-HR Prologue Concept previews second-gen subcompact CUV – Autoblog"},"content":{"rendered":"

Before Toyota<\/a> introduced the High Riding Coupe to the market \u2014 known to us as the C-HR<\/a> \u2014 the automaker showed two concepts at European auto shows in 2014<\/a> and in 2015<\/a>. The second-generation C-HR will reach dealerships<\/a> in the near future, so it’s time for another concept. The automaker’s European Design Development center drew the first, and the France-based designers are back with the second, called the C-HR Prologue Concept.<\/p>\n

The design details on the first concept had names like Diamond Shape for the sheetmetal and Keen Look for the front fascia. This new concept is advertised<\/a> as going even bolder, with even shorter overhangs, “diamond-cut” sheetmetal, a “hammerhead” face, and a tri-tone color<\/a> scheme. Side-by-side photos show how the new concept has advanced from the 2015 version. It’s likely that much of what we see is what we’ll get, although the tri-tone might be a bridge too far.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The big news is the addition of the plug-in hybrid<\/a> powertrain for the European market, the internals borrowed from the new Prius Prime<\/a>. Over there, it will join the two standard hybrid<\/a> models, one a 122-horsepower trim with a 1.8-liter heart, the other a 184-hp trim with a 2.0-liter heart. If the Prius<\/a>‘ output figures carry over, a top trim C-HR perhaps given the GR moniker would climb to 220 hp. A more modest power boost closer to 200 horses is a better bet. Project manager Andrea Carlucci said the 1.8-liter version will carry on in order to keep the C-HR’s price point accessible.<\/p>\n

Toyota hasn’t mentioned battery<\/a> capacity for the PHEV, only saying the packs will be built in Europe. There are also no other details about what else to expect from the successful C-segment entry save that it’s got more interior room.\u00a0<\/p>\n

We don’t get the hybrid, our market limited to a non-hybrid 2.0-liter gas engine with 144 horsepower. If the previous concept-to-market cadence holds here, the second-gen C-HR should roll out in about a year for Europe, and we’ll find out how much of the new goodness is headed our way.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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