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NEW Toyota C-HR PHEV review – the best plug-in hybrid SUV? | What Car?

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In this PHEV evaluation, we see if this plug-in hybrid is better than a Kia Niro and Mazda MX-30 R-.

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33 responses to “NEW Toyota C-HR PHEV review – the best plug-in hybrid SUV? | What Car?”

  1. @sargfowler9603 Avatar
    @sargfowler9603

    Great review.
    I do feel these cars are the future until the charging network catches up with EV technology.

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    1. @stevenbarrett7648 Avatar
      @stevenbarrett7648

      Tesla already did, about 10 years ago !

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    2. @sargfowler9603 Avatar
      @sargfowler9603

      @@stevenbarrett7648 sadly in the uk, there aren’t many. 3rd party are present, but most are slow

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    3. @P4TRICCS Avatar
      @P4TRICCS

      @@stevenbarrett7648sadly not everyone want or able to buy tesla.

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    4. @abderra18 Avatar
      @abderra18

      Agree. Full EVs are way too expensive to purchase, way too expensive to insure (John Lewis for eg in the UK won’t even insure EVs at present) and when the warrenty is done, the car is toast. Full EVs are ok if you charge at home and your milage/journeys are predicable – but venture afar and you’ll soon realise the reality of range anxiety and in the UK charge anxiety!!

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    5. @blusox78 Avatar
      @blusox78

      @@abderra18 a BMW entry level 3 Series petrol and a Tesla entry level Model 3 are the same price. All new cars are expensive, but predominantly legacy car makers put a premium on their EV’s. If you look at ground up EV manufacturers then their prices are much closer, if not the same as their ICE vehicle equivalents. As for insurance, the government needs to step in and force insurers to disclose their average pay outs per make/model. It’s not just EV’s, Land Rovers/Range Rovers are now uninsurable, and I’ve seen our ICE car insurance go up by as much as the insurance for our EV’s. There’s some big changes coming to battery costs and chemistries over the next few years, but I still think EV’s have a few more years of being in the “first adopter” phase of deployment where there are limitations that will mean some user scenarios are not suitable for EV’s. I expect at the current rate of development that we will be at a point where EV’s pretty much suit everyone, long before the 2035 ban on new ICE sales.

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  2. @swisby3820 Avatar
    @swisby3820

    You didn’t cover the listed mpg ?? Only the battery stated range??

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    1. @abderra18 Avatar
      @abderra18

      Because it’s near on impossible to predict as it depends on how often you plug it in! Any listed mpgs with plugins are theoretical. I don’t get why anyone would buy this over the standard version as it’s £$5K more. Over a typical first life of 3-5years you’re not saving anything.

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    2. @stephenlevett8934 Avatar
      @stephenlevett8934

      @@abderra18 Depends how far you drive each day and how long you intend to keep the car. 30 miles a day on full electric at 7p for electric at home or even 0p with solar panels would start to eat into that £5k.

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    3. @abderra18 Avatar
      @abderra18

      @@stephenlevett8934 I’m going to assume 15p per kWh – Actual energy required (considering 90% efficiency) = 13.57 kWh / 0.90 = 15.08 kWh. Total charging time = 15.08 kWh / 7 kW = 2.154 hours.
      Total cost of charging = 15.08 kWh * £0.15/kWh = £2.26

      Assuming 40miles driven per day and 30 of that is the electric the rest of petrol at 1.50 per litre = running costs per week of £11.

      Comparing to the standard CHR HEV at 60mpg Cost per gallon = £1.50/liter / 
      Total Weekly Cost of £31

      Difference of £20 – so 5 years of driving 40 miles per day every day of the year to balance out the equation.

      For my driving a PHEV would not be worth it over a HEV.

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    4. @sIightIybored Avatar
      @sIightIybored

      @@abderra18 Those are the sums that everyone should run. There is resale price at the end to account for, but the cost vs savings of any electrification at all makes little sense for 90% of drivers. Which is a shame, because as a society, more efficient and lower emitting cars, driven less are far better.

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  3. @abderra18 Avatar
    @abderra18

    I recently purchased the 1.8L self-charging version of this car, and overall, it’s been a very positive experience. It’s incredibly comfortable to drive, and after a month of use, I’ve been pleasantly surprised to average around 60 miles per gallon (UK). However, there are a few quirks that I’ve noticed along the way.

    For starters, syncing trip data to the app requires you have to be stationary in park and click the privacy screen three times, otherwise, the trip data gets lost! The motor that drives the wipers are super noisy (as is the boot opening and closing), and the rear screen tends to fog up easily, which can be frustrating, especially considering there’s no rear wiper. We’ve had so much rain in the UK lately, yes it does need a rear wiper!

    Visibility out of the rear is rather limited, and the reversing camera’s in the design spec has poor resolution nothing better than my previous Juke. Another annoyance is the constant beeping – whether it’s for going just a mile over the speed limit or changing speed zones, the alerts can get a bit excessive. The major crash alert has come on a couple of times, when there’s no way I was going to crash – just driving normally during busy school runs.

    There’s quite a few other minor annoyances. Sometimes randomly the alarm sounds for 5 seconds when locking the car. Every other drive it sends the app an alert to check the rear seats and if you turn off the alerts for those darn bleeps, it’s reset the next time you start the car. When reversing, the screen does not always show the radar when approaching objects you could hit.

    When a couple of passengers are in the rear, the 1.8L engine feels like it struggles and boy does it growl, like driving a Ferrari growl. Other than that the 1.8 engine is fine esp in busy town driving.

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    1. @toyotaprius79 Avatar
      @toyotaprius79

      No such things as self charging it’s a PR gimmick to dumb things down.
      You are appraising 25 year old technology that’s only improved by added battery capacity and power.

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    2. @Kxshk9 Avatar
      @Kxshk9

      I have the same issues with my 73 plate Corolla! Having to accept the privacy T&Cs every time I start the car is really getting on my nerves lol. And the alarm beeping when locking is so unnecessary. And yep the reverse camera is so bad looks like a 10 year old Nokia camera 😂

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  4. @gene978 Avatar
    @gene978

    Anyone going to carry anyone in the rear seats all the time isn’t looking at this car. Unless they have no sense

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  5. @Shambles7698 Avatar
    @Shambles7698

    Beautiful CHR 💪

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  6. @brianallan9035 Avatar
    @brianallan9035

    The cost cutting evidenced by the rear door cards is baffling. This not a cheap car and not acceptable. Great presenter though.

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    1. @abderra18 Avatar
      @abderra18

      this isn’t a car for anyone that will use the rear.

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  7. @666JGNotts Avatar
    @666JGNotts

    You can add another £1,950 for both the prices quoted near the end of the video because of the “expensive car tax” rip-off of £390 extra for the first 5 years.

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  8. @pitou115 Avatar
    @pitou115

    Seems like full EVs are going to be cheaper than hybrids pretty soon

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    1. @abderra18 Avatar
      @abderra18

      It’s reality now, you can have the new tesla model 3 for less than some of the CHRs.

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  9. @conradbo1 Avatar
    @conradbo1

    A beautiful and amazing car. Love the fact that it is a plug in hybrid because it can do everything a battery ev can do but you can also fill it up at one of thousands of gas station around the country.

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  10. @cabottaxi Avatar
    @cabottaxi

    Rear view on this is like looking through a letter box.

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  11. @bikeman123 Avatar
    @bikeman123

    1:43 Didnt anyone really think that Toyota’s decision to not bring the new Prius to the uk wasnt a cynical ploy to sell off stock of the old model?

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  12. @chasf3433 Avatar
    @chasf3433

    Had a look at one at my local Toyota Dealer. Definitely a triumph of style over substance. Big center console makes it cramped up front and centre armrest is fixed height. Rear is cramped and dark with difficult access and boot is far too high for big cases etc. Do car designers actually drive cars in the real world? Toyota are going to struggle to shift these in the UK without big offers. New PRIUS sounds like a better option.

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  13. @wayneheyes4934 Avatar
    @wayneheyes4934

    I remember when certain car makers were not premium and not premium ££££ yet Toyota keep putting there costs up and now are in line or overlapping Lexus it’s like all makers want a peace of ever pie!

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  14. @wayneheyes4934 Avatar
    @wayneheyes4934

    Those seats when you sat in them move way to much not very well fitted which is a concern

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  15. @carlturner4344 Avatar
    @carlturner4344

    Sounds like a great car for those who hate EV’s, hogging all those chargers for over two hours for 40 miles range.😅

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  16. @menifo4334 Avatar
    @menifo4334

    40k for this? And with all those hard plastics in the rear? I’d rather go for a Peugeot 3008.

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  17. @WittyTwist Avatar
    @WittyTwist

    0:00: ⚡ Overview of the new Toyota C-HR plug-in hybrid model and its key differences from the regular hybrid version.
    3:08: ⚡ Toyota C-HR PHEV offers impressive acceleration, outperforming regular hybrids and rivals in speed and power.
    5:53: 🚗 Rear seat comfort and practicality comparison of Toyota C-HR PHEV and Mazda MX-30.
    8:54: ⚡ Innovative features of Toyota C-HR PHEV enhance driving experience and efficiency.
    11:41: ⚡ Plug-in hybrid might be more beneficial for company car drivers in the UK due to low CO2 emissions, but less so for private buyers.

    Timestamps by Tammy AI

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  18. @Sandzsteedt Avatar
    @Sandzsteedt

    The B-mode in the gear selector is brake mode meaning engine breaking. It has nothing to do with regenerative braking.
    In B-mode the transmission is locked up to let the front wheels turn the engine like in a regular petrol car and the engine is used as an airpump to slow the car down without spending any petrol.
    The B-mode is found in all Toyota hybrids and work the same as an engine braking solution for steep down hills etc.

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  19. @colinbarber9324 Avatar
    @colinbarber9324

    What’s new, my Mitsubishi has all these features and I’ve had it four years, although it does have 3 charging ports, 3 pin 3.5 kw , 7kw and supercharger port. This car means having a £1k charger fitted at home.
    I do have the flappy paddles for regeneration, which you want in the hilly Pennines.
    Forget the range quoted, fine if you live in a totally flat urban area, cut the figures in half for anywhere else.
    My 2.4 litre petrol engine does 33mpg and 41 mpg using combined petrol/ electric urban and touring.
    When electric is expensive use petrol, when petrol is expensive use electric where you can.
    Is it worth buying electric? Absolutely Not!
    I’ve been driving a PHEV over 9 years, brilliant for 7.5 years, waste of time for the last 18 months.

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  20. @seamuscarroll2779 Avatar
    @seamuscarroll2779

    £40k? You could get a Tesla kodel 3 for that!

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