Toyota C-HR Hybrid SUV review

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Toyota C-HR Hybrid SUV review - DrivingElectric

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5 жыл бұрын

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@shifty277 5 жыл бұрын

Good review, nice flow, really enjoyed the presenters flow. Thumbs up.

@wlada5 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing review. Very good narrator. Brilliant.

@M1Ms88 3 жыл бұрын

10/10 really well presented and straight to the point with positive and negative point s

@melodytalks3432 3 жыл бұрын

Please keep in mind that this 50% increase in range they falsely advertise, does not mean that regenerative braking will give an 50% range increase! This isn’t going to bump your range from 100 miles to 150 miles. This simply means that 50% of the kinetic energy lost during the act of braking can be turned back into acceleration later. It is important to realize that on its own, regenerative braking isn’t a magical range booster for Hybrid vehicles. It doesn’t make Hybrid vehicles more efficient per set, it just makes them less inefficient. Realistically, Regen in Hybrid will boost up to 5% increase in range only in rural areas and Not in motorways. In highways regen gives you No boost in range at all!

@leonwp60 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent car after 5 months ownership and av 60 mpg

@markgaudie80 5 жыл бұрын

Leon WP I’m averaging 80mpg out of my 2.0 petrol PHEV Outlander. It’s twice the size and weighs nearly 2 tonne. Oh and is road tax exempt and free from congestion charge 😜👍

@leonwp60 5 жыл бұрын

@@markgaudie80 Thats very good, congratulations. But mine is a motability car and i would have had to find over £3000 extra just to put the car on the road.

@markgaudie80 5 жыл бұрын

Leon WP only pure EV you can get on the motorbility scheme now is the Smart Fortwo & Smart Forfour. Shame that really. Used to be able to get the Leaf on the scheme.

@leonwp60 5 жыл бұрын

@@markgaudie80 Neither any good for me as i have no access to a charge point and i have to use fuel serve at garages or have someone with me as takes too long to get wheelchair in and out. Also all the self drive facilities including radar and auto handbrake on c- hr means mainly i really only have to steer and indicate. Only thing i feel it lacks is power boot.

@markgaudie80 5 жыл бұрын

Leon WP anywhere with a plug socket is a charge point. I know owners of electric cars that just rapid charge once a week at their local rapid charger. There are plenty of options when you really look into live with an electric car.

@jamiep61 5 жыл бұрын

Great Video Review. I particularly like the Exterior Styling and I have lots of them on the road

@juvenilegolden 4 жыл бұрын

Getting mine next year!

@franchino88 4 жыл бұрын

Got it yet? How is it? I wanna get it

@markprior2278 5 жыл бұрын

Was given one of these while my Mazda CX 5 was being repaired and i loved it. very comfortable, great ride and lovely to drive, only problem i had was getting in and out of car as I'm a large person.

@cpt2fantastic 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Mark, interested to know more about this as I'm large too - 6 ft 3 inches (190cm) and 100kg. Wondering if I'll get stuck :-)

@markprior2278 5 жыл бұрын

@@cpt2fantastic Im large in the sense that I'm 23 stone but 5'10" Plenty of headroom once your in the car just had trouble as the top of the door was a bit low. i would advise you take one for a test drive.

@cpt2fantastic 5 жыл бұрын

@@markprior2278 Thanks Mark, I'll take your advice and take one for a spin once the ol' bank account looks a little healthier 👍

@shaun5944 3 жыл бұрын

Good no nonsense to the point review, well done. 👍🇬🇧

@philipwookey599 5 жыл бұрын

I think everyone realises that the car uses the same powertrain as the Prius and that its a hybrid. Self charging is a buzz word and no one has said that it's an EV.

@HVCPfilmproducties 5 жыл бұрын

So?

@robertchallis836 7 ай бұрын

Brilliant review.

@j.r.arnolli7494 5 жыл бұрын

CVT noisy? Learn to drive with a cvt, You don't need to floor it, use the revs, keep them between 2.5k & 4k rpm while accellerating. In what manual does it say You have to floor it?!?? There is no gain in flooring, just noise, not a raster accelleration.

@MrPabsUk 2 жыл бұрын

You glossed over the revving thing, on the motorway these things drive you up the wall, thanks to the CVT box, as you said. If you are a company car driver who spends hours on the motorway, this is NOT the car for you. This is a car that needs an old school overdrive system for motorways.

@fernandovargas7562 4 жыл бұрын

Cool car for Boston USA and Colombia... cool Thank you...

@QuattroBajeena 4 жыл бұрын

My mum ordered the 2020 "70 plate" thats got more specs and rear lights been upgraded

@ryanlaffan7064 3 жыл бұрын

Yes looks to have been upgrades quite a lot since this review

@khaibui3575 5 жыл бұрын

should i get the new chr 2019 or the corolla 2020 hybrid ?

@cpt2fantastic 5 жыл бұрын

Been thinking this myself. The Corolla Hatch has a 2.0L Hybrid with much better performance than the 1.8L Hybrid, even though there's a 0.2L difference. Must be some other wizardry at play. In any case, I like the ground clearance of the CHR, both are hatchbacks, I suspect the CHR's infotainment system won't be as good as the new Corolla's, and the CHR has been out for a few years now so you can get it for cheaper second-hand (about 6k Euros difference between a 2-year old top-spec CHR and top-spec Corolla Hatch from what I've seen here in Ireland). So it depends what you're looking for I guess. Not an easy choice for me anyway.

@cryptykilla8712 5 жыл бұрын

why is the fuel economy so awful i'd like to know. i have the 2019version, plus the engine literally screams climbing hills here in the village i live in south wales uk. any tips would be grateful

@HVCPfilmproducties 5 жыл бұрын

Not in 'sportmode'?

@HATAHLIL 5 жыл бұрын

Run on sports. Most hybrid ie toyota and lexus have torque saved on sports or power mode and unlike others since its electric...the push is immediate

@deanfielding4411 4 жыл бұрын

Buy a fully electric car like a Zoe or Hyundai Kona or Kia E Nero. The ‘self charging hybrid’ is a load of misleading lies pedalled by the marketing people. I’m so sorry you’ve been mislead with this.

@irekfilms 5 жыл бұрын

Underpowered 122 HP is nit much by today standards !

@General.Audience 4 жыл бұрын

I’m waiting for the Toyota CH-R EV

@TravelwithPavel 4 жыл бұрын

It will only be sold in China

@fernandovargas7562 4 жыл бұрын

God car for Boston... cool

@EVRevolution 5 жыл бұрын

Nice vid but be careful in promoting the “self charging” statements as this is very misleading for those considering an EV. This is NOT an EV since there is no plug to plug in. The batteries operate similar as the Prius and even though the mpg is higher with this battery assist, it’s still all in all a gas/petrol fuelled and powered car and has a tailpipe that contributes to GHG emissions. You can’t drive this on pure battery for longer than starts and some power assist instances, so the only emission savings is when stopped. This is the same as current stop/start engine technologies in many other brands. Whereas a PHEV and BEV allow for pure battery-only driving with some distance range, depending on battery pack size. When driving on battery-only they are emitting zero emissions.

@tonyedwards2693 5 жыл бұрын

Low co2 admission so saving on car tax for company car drivers

@nickjolly3984 5 жыл бұрын

The Toyota self charging hybrid system is nothing like the stop/start system. If you don't understand the difference it's probably best to keep quiet.

@leonwp60 5 жыл бұрын

Ive had c-hr hybrid excel for 5 months, i get approx 60 mpg mixed driving. Is it a good car? Well my previous car was a merc 320 clk elegance and i have to tell you the chr is better all round.

@deanfielding4411 4 жыл бұрын

Leon WP 60mpg is poor considering it’s supposed to be self charging and spend over 50% of its time in electric mode. A normal car gets that mpg nowadays without the hybrid bit.

@Smashpatate 5 жыл бұрын

So many conditioned tight minds to comment here, take a walk! Way better than driving if you are so fucking worried about the environment.

@ThinkscapeVideo 5 жыл бұрын

Isn't this channel called DrivingElectric? Why are you reviewing a petrol hybrid?

@StraiyEU 5 жыл бұрын

first toyota i like... i might buy it in the near future. i dont like electric cars.. i dont buy this car because its hybrid i buy it because i like how i do it with any other car.. so and full electrics are not that clean how anyone thinks they are..

@nickyfoulkes8476 5 жыл бұрын

1990's entertainment centre & no android auto/apple car play come on Toyota get with the 21st century.

@norwichhouse 4 жыл бұрын

The Toyota website is advertising Android Auto and Apple Car Play on the new release.

@howlbeast 4 жыл бұрын

wOW !! no congestion fee charge.. what a disappointment

@mamunurrashid4213 4 жыл бұрын

Is it carwow female version 😕

@hybro8 3 жыл бұрын

The interior looks like something from the early 2000s

@mmazourov 3 жыл бұрын

Not sure what’s this lady is about re ULEZ - CHR petrol/electric hybrid is exempt

@robertchallis836 7 ай бұрын

Made me think it is exempt thankfully.

@q80aziz 5 жыл бұрын

No Apple car play !

@Azraeel1 4 жыл бұрын

q80aziz Car play as standard now

@barryw9473 5 жыл бұрын

No gas, no go, therefore, NOT electric. Please don’t review hybrids if your mission is to educate about EVs.

@nickjolly3984 5 жыл бұрын

Very true, does seem odd they are reviewing a hybrid with very limited electric range.

@timogronroos4642 5 жыл бұрын

@@nickjolly3984 Your limited range is 50% in city driving.

@Smashpatate 5 жыл бұрын

Radioactive waste anyone? Where does electricity comes from???

@leonwp60 5 жыл бұрын

I dont think that the engine that charges my c-hr is radio active

@hawkesworth1712 5 жыл бұрын

Radioactive waste?? Darwin Award for that comment.

@Smashpatate 5 жыл бұрын

@@hawkesworth1712 you da man thank you I will try harder to say something better to your convenience next, much love

@markgaudie80 5 жыл бұрын

What a load of rubbish these hybrids are. Just get a plug in all electric.

@Smashpatate 5 жыл бұрын

here is Tesla again

@nickjolly3984 5 жыл бұрын

Your credentials and experience that gives you this opinion ?

@angrynas9668 5 жыл бұрын

They call it autonomy(Greek word meaning "on my own law")

@Mike-pl1dz 5 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more, a "self charging hybrid" seems absolutely pointless to me when they're a LOT more expensive than an extremely economical Diesel. Most of the time these self charging hybrids are barely any better on emissions than a Diesel either so again, whats the point?

@markgaudie80 4 жыл бұрын

nick jolly i own 2 plug in cars and my brother owns a hybrid. Think I have plenty of experience.

@manwithcorsae7738 5 жыл бұрын

Self Charging. Oh no no no, Where does the charge come from? Polluting petrol that's where! Please do not use this expression. You might as well call it perpetual motion, it's just as impossible to achieve. Bad Toyota, bad.

@nickjolly3984 5 жыл бұрын

Of course it's self charging, if it can't be plugged in it must charge itself !! You do know that most of the electricity that charges EVs currently comes from fossil fuels or nuclear ? Self charging hybrids aren't a panacea but they're a good compromise for those who can't charge at home or work, until the infrastructure is sorted, and don't carry as much price premium as plug ins or full EVs.

@manwithcorsae7738 5 жыл бұрын

@@nickjolly3984 Hi Nick, it's not the 'self charging' label that I object to. It's Toyota's use of it in it's advertising. Of course it 'self charges', it has a Internal Combustion Engine engine that provides to motive force behind the regen that tops up the batteries. So without the polluting engine that batteries won't charge. I don't know whether you live in the States or the UK, but the mix for electricity has seriously changed since your statement vis fossil fuels was true. The mix, even at peak times, in the UK is predominately solar wind and tidal, with gas and nuclear making up a small part. Coal has not gone away, but does not play a large part at all. Off-peak is very large pollution free. There have been several days last year where there was no coal:- www.theguardian.com/business/2018/apr/24/uk-power-generation-coal-free-gas-renewables-nuclear ,www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/energy/2018/08/coal-supplied-just-one-cent-britains-electricity-summer Quite agree with your final statement, but EVs had pathetic ranges only 5 years ago - the infrastructure was a handful of charges. Now I have a 2 year old car that will do 175 miles and there are thousands of chargers. This year there are a handful of cars that have over 300 mile range and the charging infrastructure will blossom. 2019/2020 will be a turning point.

@nickjolly3984 5 жыл бұрын

@@manwithcorsae7738 , the electricity generating infrastructure is a lot more planet friendly than it used to be for sure. The Toyota self charging hybrids not only use the engine to charge the battery but also recover kinetic energy via the brakes. They also have a short EV range unlike stop/start vehicles. Not ideal but a start for people like me who can't charge at home or work and do such a low mileage annually that we'd never recover the higher purchase price with lower running costs. The EV lobby also forget that a lot of folks use their vehicles for towing and need proper off-road capability, something no ev can offer currently. What about vans and lorries ? My issue is that the pollution caused by congestion has been ignored by successive governments and now it's the car owner that's being made the villan despite buying in good faith.

@waynecartwright7276 4 жыл бұрын

@@nickjolly3984 i think the villain here is the manufacturers, when i went self employed no one sold a van that was anything but diesel.