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Toyota C-HR Tops List Of Owner Regret
A new Consumer Reports survey shows owners really don't care for their little CUV
10 Least Satisfying Cars and SUVs - Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports reveals the least satisfying cars and SUVs based on our large-scale owner survey. These models stand out for how much they disappoint owners.www.consumerreports.org
The C-HR had a lot of promise for the States, but we didn't get AWD, the manual (with the turbo engine) and we were stuck with poverty spec versions at the beginning (Does Europe get panoramic roofs?), no thanks to it being originally planned as a Scion model. With the Corolla Cross now on sale, I would have to hard time wanting buying this over the newer Corolla.
The C-HR is a hatchback marketed as a CUV. Its a tough sell, now tougher as you said. If the quality was impressive and the cross wasnt a thing, the C-hr may have had a chance. Hoping they learn from their mistakes and improve on the product in the same way they went from Echo to yaris.
I'm trying to imagine how anyone would walk onto a Toyota dealership and choose the C-HR over the Corolla HB or the Corolla Cross. They like the looks and absolutely care about nothing else, maybe.
In my case, I like the CH-R just because it is not a SUV/CUV. Corolla Cross is just what I don't like/want. Standard Corolla (eventually wagon) for me in that case.
0% for 72 months and bonus cash go a long long way before even talking about discounts on the C-HR.
The starting price of the C-HR is so much higher than the Corolla HB that the discounts would have to be substantial. The 2.0L ZR with the old CVT versus the 2.0 M20 and the start gear CVT is a huge gap, IMO. Like, I'm thinking $2k cheaper than the Corolla HB before the C-HR starts looking appealing.
If we all bought with common sense, we would buy the Corolla Hatchback or wagon. But Americans have not had much common sense for the past decade-and-a-half, refusing to buy anything that is labelled "hatchback" or "wagon", yet buying hatchbacks and wagons only if they are butched up with large tires, lifted suspensions and with black underbody cladding.
It definitely has a lot of character and not your typical CUV. But packaging wise, it really struggled against its competitors. With the CC, its appeal is even less to the masses. Just being close to a RAV4 LE in price, I think most families would spend that extra amount for that extra space. As I've ridden in a friend's, I've never liked the rear, as the space feels clausterphobic.
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