Featured Toyota Debuts Stylish, Powerful 2026 C-HR Battery Electric Vehicle

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Tideland Prius, May 14, 2025.

  1. bisco

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    I’ll take a when they’re on the lots and willing to deal.
    That should eliminate them :p
     
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    Toyota seems to be having a tough time selling their current pure-electric model, current inventory near us:

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    Not sure that things aren't slowing down in the big prices world.

    I happened to be in Walmart today and noticed the stacks of TVs sitting in the aisles with not a single customer to be seen and not a single one going out the door and this 5 days before the super bowl. I'll watch on my 3 year old 84" that is probably available now for 1/3 what I paid for it.

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    The wonderful thing about that site is no politics or religion just like this one. Separate groups for that.
     
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    I stand corrected, you can now get the specs on Toyota's website as well as build one (2026 Toyota C-HR | Toyota.com). Not the first time Toyota put specs on the site before their Pressroom site.
    There are a few differences between original press release and Toyota's site, along with some other notables:

    • EPA Range: 287 mile (462 km) for the SE trim with 18" wheels, EPA Range for XSE trim with 20" wheels: 273 miles (439 km). Press release said up to 290 miles (467 km) Manufacturer estimated Range. nothing to really argue about but yes the bZ XLE AWD gets 288 EPA miles range.
    • MPGe EPA rating. SE: 117, XSE: 112
    • Press release said around 5 seconds for 0 - 60 mph, Toyota Site: 4.9 seconds for 0 - 60 mph
    • Cargo space is 25.9 cu. ft. behind the rear seats, 59.5 cu. ft. behind front seats (rear seats folded). This is actually more than the bZ at 56.9 cu. ft. So you have to ask how did they do that? Um rear leg room is a full 3 inches (79 mm) shorter than the bZ. Only the Toyota Corolla Cross has less rear leg room.
    • Still sits at 8.0 inches (203 mm) of ground clearance which is about the same as Toyota's other SUVs.
    • With the SE trim sitting at 4,322 lb curb weight it is only 44 lbs lighter than the bZ XLE AWD.
    • No Towing but you can get an Activity mount as an accessory.
     
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    volume is a useless measurement. all mfg's should be required to supply length, width and height of the hatch area, rear seats up and down, front seats all the way back
     
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    Actually they already do most of that for the C-HR and bZ. It's under Dimensions. My preference, however, is load height which almost never appears unless I do it myself.
     
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    I wonder how many are the pre-refresh ones. Compared to the refresh, it’s a much harder sell.