Toyota C-HR - advice please!
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Ok - dinosaur petrolhead needs some advice!
My sister-in-law is looking at buying a 2020 Toyota C-hr (moving from a manual BMW 123d).
I know nothing about them, or the particular one in the frame, apart from the fact that it has CVT.
My last experience of CVT was that (a) it was definitely an “acquired taste”and (b) they were somewhat unreliable.
Not sure whether this iteration has pre-set ratios, or it is the real continuously variable type.
Any and all advice gratefully received!
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My sister-in-law is looking at buying a 2020 Toyota C-hr (moving from a manual BMW 123d).
I know nothing about them, or the particular one in the frame, apart from the fact that it has CVT.
My last experience of CVT was that (a) it was definitely an “acquired taste”and (b) they were somewhat unreliable.
Not sure whether this iteration has pre-set ratios, or it is the real continuously variable type.
Any and all advice gratefully received!
(Re-posted in the correct forum)
Hugely reliable, apparently 2.0 a lot better than 1.8
I went in a couple as Ubers in Singapore and was impressed, wanted one.
Then we got lent one on an extended basis and in our part of the country which is limited traffic, dual carriageways and lots of hills the cvt drone did my head in.
bennno said:
Hugely reliable, apparently 2.0 a lot better than 1.8
I went in a couple as Ubers in Singapore and was impressed, wanted one.
Then we got lent one on an extended basis and in our part of the country which is limited traffic, dual carriageways and lots of hills the cvt drone did my head in.
The CVT comment is what I was concerned about, as she (my S-in-Law) will have plenty of long journeys to do.I went in a couple as Ubers in Singapore and was impressed, wanted one.
Then we got lent one on an extended basis and in our part of the country which is limited traffic, dual carriageways and lots of hills the cvt drone did my head in.
We ran a launch edition 1.8 for three years from new. Really nice but a little small for our needs (two dogs).
The 2.0 has a planetary CVT so no belts. But either is a decent enough & very efficient.
They tried talking us in to a 2L. Way quicker than the 1.8 yet more economical but the 12v battery gets moved in to the boot from under the bonnet so boot space further impacted.
Got a RAV4 instead & love it.
The 2.0 has a planetary CVT so no belts. But either is a decent enough & very efficient.
They tried talking us in to a 2L. Way quicker than the 1.8 yet more economical but the 12v battery gets moved in to the boot from under the bonnet so boot space further impacted.
Got a RAV4 instead & love it.
I am 3 months into ownership of a 2021 2.0 hybrid (CVT). As a daily driver, it is very good, lively enough, quiet in normal driving, incredibly economical (bizzarely more economical in suburban traffic than on the open road as I believe the battery has more influence on the elect/petrol balance at lower/crawling speeds). I fact I had one journey at night through the 20mph coma that is London, & it actually hit 70 mpg over the course of 20 miles. Never seen less than 50 mpg on any journey.
Downsides are that when hitting the gas to overtake it is noisier, but not unpleasantly so, once up to speed it settles back down to low noise levels. Steering is light & has no real feel, so if pressing on through the twisities it's hard to be sure how close you are to the limit of adhesion. Also, at 6' tall I find the seats lacking in under thigh support & they cannot be tilted as in say a Volvo.
Overall, it's no sports car that's for sure, but it is a very pleasant commuter car.
Downsides are that when hitting the gas to overtake it is noisier, but not unpleasantly so, once up to speed it settles back down to low noise levels. Steering is light & has no real feel, so if pressing on through the twisities it's hard to be sure how close you are to the limit of adhesion. Also, at 6' tall I find the seats lacking in under thigh support & they cannot be tilted as in say a Volvo.
Overall, it's no sports car that's for sure, but it is a very pleasant commuter car.
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