The Top Gear car review:Toyota C-HR

Name: Toyota C-HR
Item: C-HR Hatchback (2016)
Rating: 7
Author: Top Gear

£21,620 – £30,340

Full screen

1/4

7/10

Overall verdict

The looks are polarising, but if you want it, you’ll really really want it.

For:

Bold design inside and out, pleasant and surprisingly adept chassis

Against:

Naff trim, shocking rear vision, droney hybrid

Overview

What is it?

This is Toyota showing it’s not asleep at the wheel by actually putting some effort into designing a car for once. In actual fact, it’s a small crossover hatch based on the new Prius’s platform and available with either hybrid power or an underpowered 1.2-litre turbo which is, nevertheless, the engine to go for.

But in the main, this is a car all about the design, from its willfully OTT bodywork to the cabin, which is Toyota’s best effort since the Supra. And because the Coupe High-Rider’s chassis was set up by a racing fan, it’s actually sweeter to drive than most of Toyota’s other cars, despite being a tall, not especially lightweight faux-SUV.

Title	0–62	CO2	MPG	BHP	Price
The fastest 1.2T Design 5dr	10.9s	138g/km	46.3	115	£23,905
The cheapest 1.2T Icon 5dr	10.9s	137g/km	47.1	115	£21,620
The greenest 1.8 Hybrid Design 5dr CVT	11.0s	86g/km	74.3	122	£26,515