2021 Toyota C-HR - Style Over Function

[@fastingketocoach]

Just bought a 2021 C-HR XLE - LOVE the combination of funky style and Toyota's solid (dare I say high end) build quality. She is so flashy. Inside and out, the layout and styling is brilliant! When I purchase a vehicle I always want something distinctive and special - this could very well become my favorite purchase ever. SO much vehicle for the price. HIGHLY recommend.

[@revmatchtv]

Glad you’re digging it! It’s quirky and unique for sure.

[@JK-jl1bf]

I just bought mine and it’s great for the size and value. I’m happy with mine and it keeps me focused on enjoying the ride and I feel safe with the features that do correct you back into the lane if you drift and also alert you of other cars that drift into your lane. I was impressed with the styling. As an artist this car appeals to my sense of forward design and futuristic functionality. The compact size means “buy less, enjoy more” and I don’t have to bring my CDs along for the ride anymore.

[@richardcerritelli9657]

How is on the highway can it keep up with the other cars with that small motor I mean if you're doing 80 can it get there pretty easy or is it hard on the engine

[@updavidtillman7269]

Guess I'm a C HR enthusiast, as I bought the very 1st one my dealer sold - an '18 that I drove home 05.31.17. Bought it b/c I wanted something "fresh" that sits higher than a sedan, burns regular gas & gets 30 mpg (which I've averaged since new). It checked all my essential boxes - though it would benefit from AWD & a few more hamsters under the hood.... It's great on the highway - ride position offers good visibility, ride's smooth, quiet & cabin is cocoon-like. Rides like a larger vehicle, is firmly planted on the road & feels semi-sporty. Adaptive cruise allows me to drive hours w/o touching the pedals - which along w/ brake hold makes driving much less laborious. However, if being 1st off from the light is important, the C HR ain't for you!!! Power's fine once you're up to speed - w/ the engine's limitations being much more pronounced when starting from a dead stop & going uphill (as the CVT drones & engine takes its time...). Of the 6 Toyotas I've owned - incl a 2nd generation Lexus GS that I bought new - my C HR has been the best overall. Mine is an XLE Premium (top spec the 1st year) & pampers me fo sho. Advanced driver assistance features are so much more functional to me than power seats & a sunroof. After 5.5 yrs, it still feels "tight" & makes me smile when I approach it. Would buy it all over again. 😊

[@mickeynewsome5412]

I love the CHR.

[@revmatchtv]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@PROFESSOR_TV]

I read an article on speed hunter where a japanese mad lad lowered and changed the wheels to his C-HR, the stance and wheel combo made it look so much better

[@revmatchtv]

This would look cool lowered1

[@iamsabinadavid]

I love the statement .....it can make you fill rich'

[@frankthetank3318]

ch-r 2018 was my first new car at 43 coming off a used 2002 focus so yea still feels great i'm not a perfomance kinda guy but all the comment i had that first year of the car coming out was pretty cool

[@arctictruck10]

That CVT transmission keeping me from buying it. Hopefully they make a GR version without CVT

[@revmatchtv]

I wish it had the conventional first gear the the CVT in the Corolla has. There's a GR version in Japan. Let's hope they bring a version here.

[@itsJulianLam]

Here in Australia we currently have a GR Sport model of the C-HR which only comes in a hybrid model with CVT.

[@revmatchtv]

@@itsJulianLam We just get the one drivetrain choice in the US :/

[@Bad.Ju.Ju.]

@@revmatchtv i have read everywhere that it has the first gear that the corolla has. They implemented it on the CHR in the 2021 model.

[@revmatchtv]

@@Bad.Ju.Ju. that’s incorrect. I just checked the official spec sheet. It does not have a conventional first gear. It’s a traditional CVT. Full rubber band effect.

[@ingenunis5003]

It has pretty good cargo space, considering the size of the vehicle.

[@revmatchtv]

It's a small CUV, so if you need more space, you can just put down one of the back seats. If you like the design and can fit your stuff, it's well worthy of consdieration.

[@802Garage]

This intro was hilarious, Eric. Diamonds! Good humor throughout. Really enjoyable review. Almost looks like Toyota's version of the Nissan Juke. They toned back the wild just a little bit to make it more acceptable. I don't hate it, but it does seem to compromise usability a lot. Defeats the purpose of a CUV over a car. That rear door handle is truly an odd choice! 144HP really isn't much from a 2.0L these days either. Overall an odd product, but I'm sure the styling really does it for some people. If they made this with a turbo and AWD, I'd suddenly be infatuated. Obviously though, it wouldn't sell enough.

[@revmatchtv]

It is quite Juke like. Just a little smoothed out!

[@richardcerritelli9657]

My Hayabusa motorcycle has 50 horsepower more than this hahaha.

[@marcnobel3938]

I really like the design. Cool car! Also great: The invisible man with the camouflage jacket searches the invisible door handles at the rear. ;-)

[@revmatchtv]

What rear door handles?

[@marcnobel3938]

​@@revmatchtv Like the name suggests: They are invisible! You can only see them with special glasses. For normal eyes, it looks like a 2-Door.

[@bigdog6500]

I have the XLE and I Love It ‼️And great on gas 👍🏻👍🏻

[@alexisguerrero9299]

I hv the 2020 red and it's a great car...I drive it mode sport ...I might chang it for the 2021 nightshade black-red

[@riz1659]

Just bought my chr night shade same as in this video.

[@johnmcaulay5938]

Great car. Nice drive.

[@revmatchtv]

Thanks 👍

[@Brand-yk6dw]

Kanye west: Diamonds are foever

[@revmatchtv]

Indeed! Kanye can probably afford one of these per hour.

[@ingenunis5003]

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[@wlb4s494]

I've had one of these for 1 year now, following on from owing high class cars Jaguar, Porsche Rang Rovers , its not nearly as fast as my past cars, I get 450 + miles for 37 pound of petrol, along with all the features and extras on the car , I think its great.!! I will be buy in the edition CHR.

[@revmatchtv]

In the UK you get a much broader range of the CH-R than we do in the US. We only get one engine choice here. It strikes me as a great car for the UK/EU.

[@Mark-OutWest]

Who the hell measures gas by the pound? Does not compute.

[@aacmove]

@@Mark-OutWest It's called currency, not volume. The British Pound is the oldest currency in the world. Does it compute now?

[@Boomtendo4tw]

I like the looks but it’s missing a lot of little features and comforts on the interior. Rear seat room has got to be better for a 4/5 seat vehicle

[@revmatchtv]

It does start at about $21,500 so this is entry level features and pricing. There is are several competitors in this space as well with more space/amentie for a similar price.

[@Boomtendo4tw]

@@revmatchtv good point

[@dinaodo6799]

C-HR or Yaris cross? What do you think?

[@revmatchtv]

We don't get the Yaris Cross in North America so I've never driven it unfortunately.

[@ingenunis5003]

I like it, did not at first...........would buy it in the color MAGNETIC GREY trim level LIMITED. And it has good ground clearance.

[@austinbarnes402]

I think it was originally designed for the scion brand.

[@iroulis]

C-HRs are Functional HIGH RIDE vehicles (as in Corolla-HighRide > C-HR) offering ease of entry and egress for OLDER PEOPLE 5'8" -- 6'2" tall. The form/design was developed around this functionality: Form follows Function. Love it or Hate it: Easy to get in and out. Start with a Corolla Hatch(2019-)/iM(2017-18) (Both Hatch/iM and C-HR were developed as Scion Models), and stretch it vertically to raise the seating level.

[@Jonzilla37]

28k? For the limited maybe. Limited will have leather, heated seats, with adjustable lumbar. I got my nightshade for 25k. which is the XLE trim but with fundamental differences.

[@revmatchtv]

Test cars typically come fully loaded.

[@luckyred19]

Gorgeous car 😍

[@johnsonoswel1813]

Toyota still didn't do anything about the high rear window line which increases blind spots.

[@jimmyjohnson7883]

Looks are always subjective but I am on the yay side with this one. Just wish it atleast had a turbo version. A GR turbo version would be splendid.

[@revmatchtv]

I agree! I wish they brought some of the international engine choices here. It’s a solid platform

[@ervinmartinez3492]

Love ❤ my chr 2021 sweeeeet car

[@revmatchtv]

Glad you like it!

[@christopherhuynh6889]

I like the style! The CVT just got me to not buy it! I understand CVT is the future but I am not ready for it! I don’t like the feeling of the transmission. Coming from a ‘15 Camry, I ended up getting the Highlander when looking to trade in my Camry for a new vehicle. Only looked at the CHR because of the styling

[@revmatchtv]

Highlander is cool, but a big boy vs this!

[@bigdog6500]

There is Lumbar support ‼️‼️

[@zhannabaigarinova1559]

my car!

[@marcnobel3938]

Women that like to sit often under or on the steering wheel - for some unknown reason - will like the seat adjustability.

[@revmatchtv]

I was thinking of the little old lady who drives her poodle to the vet!

[@marcnobel3938]

@@revmatchtv Exactly. She falls into that category of users. I often see women at traffic lights where I think: How does that work? You can also spot them from behind when it seems that there is nobody inside the car driving it. You just see the seat and nobody in it (at least it looks like that). Always extra careful passing them. They also tend to do strange moves out of nothing.

[@MAYNE_line]

Awesome review! I wouldn’t buy it though, only 25mpg and 144HP?! Diggin’ the sideways squares though...I mean...diamonds...lol I think those headlights are way too big...the body line makes the front end look super heavy, should’ve kept with the mkv supra ish accents they have been using on everything...and I’m with you on that rear door handle, I’d over play that all day lol neat little car, just not for me. And that’s ok :)

[@revmatchtv]

I’m glad you enjoyed the review! It is rated at 27 city and 31 highway. I drove it hard and spent time in traffic.

[@MAYNE_line]

@@revmatchtv aaaahhhhh gotcha! Yeah that sounds a bit better! I forget about the traffic though, in a city of 60,000 we don’t really get much of that lol you can drive casually and get across to the other side in about twenty minutes lol

[@braetonwilson4296]

The sporty sexy red 2021 Corolla SE sedan you reviewed last year is over 200 pounds lighter than this CHR, has 25 more horsepower, more torque, a CVT with a physical first gear so launches great off the line, and with it's large trunk has as much if not more cargo space than this CHR. Corolla is faster, more fun to drive, and would be my pick over the CHR.

[@richardcerritelli9657]

So basically this is like a hot looking girl that don't put out lol 😂 I still got to Z06 Corvette so I got my speed there I can deal with this slow good looking car for my everyday ride

[@braetonwilson4296]

@@richardcerritelli9657 Go for it brother!

[@richardcerritelli9657]

@@braetonwilson4296 I am not so sure for the same price cx-30 almost 200 horsepower more room in red looks almost as good. Tough choice

[@braetonwilson4296]

@@richardcerritelli9657 Yeah I would go with cx-30. In my case, I want a sedan so I'm going to buy the 2023 Corolla hybrid LE.

[@richardcerritelli9657]

@@braetonwilson4296 yes The Logical choice would probably be the cx-30 but that damn Corolla is so hot looking why couldn't they put a more powerful engine in it I mean this is ridiculous my motorcycle has more horsepower I'm not asking for the world just at least 180

[@RipPhillips]

Reminds me of a juke but not as ugly

[@revmatchtv]

Lots of people see Juke in it. I agree.

[@ruthun]

Ask Toyota to fit the GR Yaris platform underneath and then pull the other finger...;-)

[@revmatchtv]

That would be rather exciting! There is a GR Sport version in Japan. In fact in Japan, there are many varions of the C-HR.

[@ruthun]

@@revmatchtv We were promised a GR Sport version in South Africa, but it's not coming due to the exchange rate. At the moment it makes more sense to buy a RAV4 here price-wise. But South Africans just buy Fortuners and Hiluxes anyways, so these compact SUVs are sold in very few numbers.

[@sbmabusaeedranashahriar7399]

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[@revmatchtv]

You're first! Here's a 🍪🍪

[@netsaosa4973]

car

[@steves9600]

No bueno 👎

[@revmatchtv]

It's not for everyone

[@steves9600]

@@revmatchtv it just looks like the hydudai veloster and what 30k ? Naw

[@hmongmeskas7445]

Ugly car

[@revmatchtv]

It's not for everyone!

[@moeanthony9308]

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. Far from ugly. It's unique unlike vanilla looking sub compact suvs.

[@scooterbob4432]

I like uniquely hideous looking cars like this C-HR. Most SUVs look boringly the same.

[@kpopkpop5235]

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