After a slower start than its major rivals, Toyota is making up for it with a flurry of new electric vehicles for the North American market. Its first attempt, the bZ4x, was also run, but a new battery pack, more efficient motors and a NACS charging port turned the face-lifted bZ into an EV I’d happily recommend. Then, earlier this year, it introduced some bZ-related variants. For those who miss the station wagon feel, there’s the bZ Woodland, and there’s also an all-electric Highlander near the showroom. But today’s focus is the C-HR, and I’m still not entirely sure what to make of it.
It is the smallest of the group, about 6.7 inches (170 mm) shorter than the bZ. But it’s still just as wide and just over an inch shorter. So if you’re disappointed by the bZ’s size, and are looking for something smaller – and based on reader feedback, there are many of you – then this small SUV will probably still fail to make the leap.
That’s no cheaper than the bZ, unless you consider that the C-HR is only available with one choice of powertrain: a twin-motor AWD setup with a combined 338 hp (252 kW) powered by a 74.7 kWh battery pack. The same arrangement, with a 223 hp (167 kW), 198 lb-ft (268 Nm) front motor and a 118 hp (88 kW), 125 lb-ft (169 Nm) rear unit, costs about $3,000 more in a bZ than the C-HR’s $37,000 starting price.
Is it silly to think of C-HR as bZ SWB?
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Is it silly to think of C-HR as bZ SWB?
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Like the previous C-HR, the rear door handles are in the C pillar.
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Like the previous C-HR, the rear door handles are in the C pillar.
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Is it silly to think of C-HR as bZ SWB?
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Like the previous C-HR, the rear door handles are in the C pillar.
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No, the C-HR is one of those frivolous vehicles that prioritizes bold styling and sporty character before simple utility. After all, bZ already exists if you want to be stable.
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