Thank you very much! It's a pleasure to have you along

Thank you very much...plenty more to come.

Nick Dawkins is the one that has gone down with

That maybe I missed something. Did he say what the miles per gallon were on the hybrid?

Great! Glad we could help confirm your decision. Hope you continue to like the car. Did you go for the 1800 Hybrid or 1.2T?

That is great! Thank you for the compliment. We aim to do real reviews from a non-biased perspective and glad you found it worthy of your comment. It is very much appreciated, so thank you very much indeed. We hope you enjoy your car!!

Haha, thank you for the wonderful comment and for watching.

Congratulations! Hope you enjoy it....

How have you found your car. Thinking of get a CHR hybrid after nearly 20 years of diesel.

Thank you for your comments. I lived in China for 5 years myself, 2010-2015. Hope you enjoy the car when you get it.

Thank you for watching and commenting. It is very interesting to hear your view from the company car perspective. Yes, you are right, sadly the adaptive cruise control was lost in the edit as I did not have the opportunity to use it properly on that day. However, thank you for the input and the information. Much appreciated!

I am just looking at the 1.8 hybrid for my new company vehicle, I do do a lot of motorway driving and also a lot of urban, I really do like the greener aspect alongside the low Co2 for BIK, I'm not too worried about speed these days with all the new speed laws and fines, plus I spend half my time on the motorway stuck in traffic for various reasons anyway!! I am just concerned about the motorway mileage you realistically get as I don't want it costing me to go to work!! Can you give any insight, also do you carry much around with you in the boot for work? Just wondering how it fares with a bit of weight in the boot. Appreciate any feedback you can give. Thanks!

It's like anything, it depends on your driving style. Being stuck in traffic means you can pootle along on electric power, acceleration and deceleration charges the battery. These cars are well put together and I do not see you being disappointed with the mileage if you drive carefully. Of course the figures advertised are rubbish as they are in test (lab) conditions often just an engine running on a bench rather than actually in a car. The real mpg is around 10-15 less than the brochures so I would expect 60-65mpg for careful driving

Hi Julie, When I had the 1.5dci Qashqai, I used to average 49mpg over everything. With the C-HR I am averaging 53mpg. What I have found is when I thrash the car, it sucks a lot more juice than Qashqai ever did, but when I drive like Miss Daisy, it gives me a far great mpg than the Qashqai ever did. My commute to work is 21 miles which is mostly A-roads and a about 5 miles through urban areas. The greatest MPG I have had over my commute is 65mpg in the last 2500 miles. It's nearly always only me in the car, but I do carry a fair bit in my boot as it's normally a third full as a minimum. I do also occasionally drive a 220 mile round trip on just the A1 and M62. I find at 70mph it's pretty good and you will get 52-55mpg no problem, but I normally sit with my cruise on at 80mph or 85mph depending on the time of day and that costs me 5 to 7 mpg.

Great response! It seems I was not far out. I haven't driven a CH-R over a longer distance so glad you could offer a realistic figure. Thank you!

Hi, glad you liked the review. I understand the Park Assist is excellent and although it is claimed to park in the space provided (which is the reason the car monitors the space it drives past first); I do wonder if the car was dirty if this would affect the park assist. Like a lot of things, they go through rigorous testing before considering including such a feature on a mainstream car, but I guess with all electrics, they can go wrong.....

Yes, I do understand park assist has been around for very long time, featured on TopGear many years ago; but it has not been common place on cars in general until very recently. If the video was focused on technology it would become very boring very quickly. The point of "Where technology is heading" is to imply more common on a wider range of cars today, rather than a rare occurrence. I aim to make amusing, not-technology flooded video's...but I cannot please everyone of course. Thank you for the comment. Some are noted for future videos.

You need to select which drive mode you want when you buy the car, either 2WD (front) or AWD, which is permanent.

Yes I know, I was just being jovial.

Haha, indeed...and I thought I spoke quite well....clearly not lol

Yes, but depends how far the car is away from your house.

Great response from an owner! Thank you for your input. I understand your point about the seat but for me, that would make it too high for me. Glad you are enjoying the car, like I said I can perhaps see myself with one as a daily driver in the future and for me as a current Mustang and Mercedes E-class owner, I like power and handling, with comfort. That certainly has the comfort, although I would like to see a 2 litre turbo petrol option.

I've got the manual 2017 version, its actually amazing. But how do you raise the car seats?

Yes, you are right, the hybrid is better on mpg but with the extra weight it is not as great as you would expect.

That will certainly make a difference!

No they offer different engines for different markets. US and Canada get the 2,0 NA engine, because fuel consumption is considered less important in those markets.

yes one

WOW! That is a poor...if I dare say 'range' Like you say perhaps they are testing the water although the hybrid seems popular in the US. However according to Car&driver, Toyota seems to think the demand for a hybrid is not in the US. Do they think everyone still wants big V8's there? blog.caranddriver.com/toyota-says-turbo-and-hybrid-c-hr-wont-come-to-u-s-admits-faster-version-is-possible/

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It is strange to get used to although I'm technology has moved on from the 70's variants...only time will tell I guess.

CVT as you describe, in the 1.2 Turbo Yes, but the hybrid No. Hybrid system is Continously Variable, but completely different, genius design. You just can't brake it.

The manual is 0.2 seconds faster!...as are most (not all...like the Jaguar F-type) manuals.

Oh dear. So what option do you get?

Was it just the bulb surrounds that were different?

I think so yh, ive got the manual transmission 1.2 litre turbo charged version. Thought it was 2017 model one till I saw these videos!

HAHA! Aspergers? You clearly do not know what that is! As a psychologist, I have quite a bit of experience of Mental health disorders, and it seems you struggle to understand what one is....and what a review with a touch of humour is. You ask who my audience is? Perhaps one of the 83,000 viewers can tell you.....Please explain how you think I am patronising. Oh well, can't please everyone, never mind...I look forward to your review.

He must be American; they don't understand good British and Australian humour, only the insipid nonsense that passes for humour there. I have a C-HR Koba AWD on order, but will be removing the 18-inch wheels and replacing with 17's. Low-profile tyres are stupid on the poor roads in Australia, but I need the LED headlights for our dark bush roads.

HAHA! Indeed. Do you find AWD is essential there? Excuse my ignorance, is it due to the dusty roads? Hope you enjoy it!

Not essential for the majority (who, contrary to what Australians like to portray, actually live in the cities), but for me, living in the bush and travelling daily on gravel roads, it is a huge additional safety feature, particularly for my wife who doesn't enjoy driving. I've had my Prado (full-time 4WD, now with 363,000 km) for nineteen years and it has been brilliant. Even the sealed roads around here have poor surfaces with potholes, undulations, broken shoulders, subsidence, truck damage and so-on and I find AWD helps a great deal with stability. I'm keeping the Prado, but looking for something that uses less fuel and is cheaper to run as a daily driver. I would have preferred something with a bit more ground clearance than the C-HR, but I just like the Toyota so much better than the Vitara, CX3 etc. I considered a diesel Forester, but it's a bit larger than the purpose I need it for and servicing costs are too high. After reading a lot of reviews, I was concerned about the C-HR's perceived lack of power, but after test-driving one with three adults on-board, I find those reviews do not reflect real-world performance. Most vehicles driven on the road are never driven at anywhere near full power. I think a big part of why the C-HR's performance is, in my opinion, perfectly adequate is that maximum torque is available from 1500 RPM. I am an avid motorcyclist, so it's not like I don't understand what high power and light weight is like. By the way, I liked the presentation of your review. Being Australian and understanding British humour, I found it entertaining as well as informative.

Thank you for the compliment. The Forester is a good vehicle but definitely expensive to maintain. I look forward to hearing your experience when you own CH-R!

Matti Leinonen learn to drive a CVT properly!