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The Toyota C-HR+ is an all-electric version of the hybrid C-HR, with modern coupe-crossover styling and an impressive official electric driving range of up to 377 miles.
Toyota is best known for its cars with petrol-electric hybrid powertrains – such as the C-HR – but now the brand has had to go down the all-electric route, and one of its newest models is the Toyota C-HR+. We’re not sure car buyers will be clear that the ‘+’ means ‘electric’.
The all-electric C-HR+ is a ‘coupe-crossover’ but is 168mm longer, with a 110mm longer wheelbase, than the hybrid model (so it has more interior space) and different exterior and interior styling. The C-HR and the C-HR+ are both actually built on different platforms; the C-HR+ shares a platform with the larger Toyota bZ4X.
The longer 4,530mm length of the Toyota C−HR+ compared to the C−HR translates to a 50mm longer rear overhang and a larger 416-litre boot with a two-level floor.
The C−HR+ is available with two lithium-ion battery options: a 57.7kWh (gross capacity) battery in the Icon model, with a 165bhp electric motor, and a 77kWh battery in the Design and Excel models, with a more powerful 221bhp electric motor. The Toyota eAxle design and technology is also shared with the bZ4X.
The cabin features a steering wheel that you look over to view the driver’s instrument display. Lots of the latest EVs have a premium-feel cabin, but the C−HR+ has a dark grey plastic dashboard that feels similar to most Toyotas from recent years.
The Toyota C-HR+ is reasonably compact, with a light and agile feel, and is relatively direct to drive. This means that there’s some fun to be had, and it’s also an easy car to drive, especially around town. Body control is decent, and ride quality is generally good, but it’s not as comfortable as a premium SUV. There’s some road noise on certain motorway surfaces.
With a 0-62 mph acceleration time of 7.3 seconds, performance is sufficient but not class-leading. The C-HR+ is also front-wheel drive, so this can result in some unintended wheelspin when accelerating from standstill.
The steering wheel spokes are sufficiently thin that you can wrap your hands around them, which is good, and unusual for modern cars. The gear selector is a rotary dial between the front seats, which is in a convenient place and is user-friendly to operate. There are also steering wheel-mounted paddles to adjust the level of brake regeneration (four settings) – again, a sensible way to do this.
There’s no conventional drive mode selector, but you get a button for Eco and one for Snow. If you don’t press these, it’s assumed the car is in Normal mode. That means there’s no Sport mode. However you can switch off the traction control.
Driving the C-HR+ can be a bit beepy, and it’s not that obvious what the beeps are for. You would assume that they are for driver assistance systems such as lane departure warning and speed warning. However to try and find such items to switch them off requires a lot of looking through menus and sub-menus in the touchscreen, which seem to be poorly organised. There’s a button on the steering wheel which suggests that it switches off the lane departure warning, but it never fully banished the intervention.
As well as the various car controls being poorly organised in the touchscreen, the graphics on the touchscreen are very low quality compared to virtually all rivals, which mostly have sharp high definition graphics. And the satnav mapping is also way behind the clarity of Apple Maps. So a major updating of the Toyota’s infotainment system is really needed to keep it competitive.
The C-HR+ driver’s seat adjustment is manual rather than electric, so it takes a while to get the right driving position.
The Toyota C-HR+ is available with two battery sizes. The Icon trim level features a 57.7kWh (gross capacity) battery with a driving range of up to 284 miles. The 77kWh battery in the Design and Excel models delivers a driving range of up to 376 miles (for the Design grade with 18-inch wheels) – which is the longest driving range of Toyota’s current BEVs.
Our test car – a C-HR+ Design 77kWh with 20-inch wheels – seemingly should have a range of 347 miles. After a week on test the real-world range was averaging 286 miles. The range prediction was fairly accurate on long motorway journeys.
Energy consumption can be as high as 4.64 miles/kWh for the trim level with a 376-mile range, or 4.23 miles/kWh in the case of our test car.
The Toyota C-HR+ has a maximum rapid charging rate of 150 kW, which should give a 10% to 80% charge in 28 minutes. An 11kW onboard AC charger is included as standard while the Excel grade allows for even faster charging with a 22kW unit.
The C-HR+ features a heat pump which uses thermal energy from outside air to heat the cabin, reducing energy consumption compared to a standard system.
One thing that we couldn’t find was a screen that shows information about how charging is progressing, which seems a like a strange omission.
The Toyota C-HR+ is available in three equipment grades – Icon, £34,495; Design, £36,995; and Excel, £40,995. Our test car had the option of Platinum White Pearl Premium Paint (£950).
Standard features across the range include heated front seats and steering wheel, Toyota Smart Connect+ with 14-inch touchscreen and twin wireless smartphone chargers.
Five colours are available on Icon and Design grades: Cement Grey, Galaxy Black and the new Mineral metallics and Platinum Pearl White and Metal Oxide premium finishes. A bi-tone finish is included in the Excel specification – Cement Grey with black roof as standard with the other colours available as an option. So if you’re looking for a colour apart from white, grey or black, you’re out of luck.
The Toyota C-HR+ has a decent driving range of up to 376 miles and a reasonably fast rapid charging rate of 150 kW. The driving experience offers some agility – and some fun. The C-HR+ looks stylish – although if you want a colour other than white, grey or black you’re going to be disappointed. The main issue is the car’s dashboard, which is largely comprised of dark grey plastics – when there are many competitors with a more premium cabin design. But it’s the infotainment system graphics and user experience where the C-HR+ really lags behind – in contrast, most rivals have modern, sharp, high definition graphics, and better organised menus and sub-menus. The Toyota C-HR+ is awarded a Green Car Guide rating of 8 out of 10.
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