ROAD TEST
Toyota fulfills promise to excite with new C-HR
Toyota pledged more excitement and it has delivered it with the new C-HR, writes Mark Smyth
We honestly cannot remember the last time we raved — as in got properly excited — about a new Toyota. There was a time, but lately there is no denying that they basically make practical, reliable and, in many cases, affordable cars, but exciting, no. They are the essential motoring item, like the days of the map book or the London A-Z. You need them, but you don’t get excited about them. The 86 was a bit of an exception and it came at a time when the president of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, promised more exciting cars. We waited patiently. Then along came this, the C-HR. Usually when anyone asks about a Toyota product, our response is like the old Fiat ad: "It’s nice." Asked about the C-HR my response was: "It’s brilliant!" And it is. It looks unlike any other Toyota, as though they fired the entire design team and drafted in a bunch of youngsters fresh from design school who all use Instagram and drink craft beer. It has edges and creases and hidden door handles. It has a frontal design t...
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