Toyota C-HR

Generations: what changed when you move from 1 generation to restyling to 2 generation

The catalogue lists three body-year blocks of the same SUV 5-doors Toyota C-HR. Treat them as 1 generation (2016-03-01 to 2019-10-31, 6 versions), 1 generation, restyling (2019-10-01 to 2023-05-31, 6 versions), and 2 generation (from 2023-06-01, 4 versions). Restyling is a mid-cycle of 1 generation, not a third family.

The catalogue lists three body-year blocks of the same SUV 5-doors Toyota C-HR. Treat them as 1 generation (2016-03-01 to 2019-10-31, 6 versions), 1 generation, restyling (2019-10-01 to 2023-05-31, 6 versions), and 2 generation (from 2023-06-01, 4 versions). Restyling is a mid-cycle of 1 generation, not a third family.

1 generation is the only block with a 50 L tank on every version, 160 mm ground clearance on every version that reports it, and three wheel sizes: 215/65 R16, 215/60 R17, 225/50 R17. It is also the only block with a gearbox labelled Automatic: 1.8 AT. Two 2.0 CVT Gasoline 148 hp cars share the same 11.0 s, 195 km/h, 6.9 L/100 km mixed and 1420 kg kerb; they differ only in drive (FWD vs AWD) and in the power/torque rpm window (6000–6100 and 3800–3900 vs 6000 and 3800–4000).

1 generation, restyling keeps the same 1.2 / 1.8 / 2.0 mix but shrinks the tank to 43 L on every version (−7 L vs 1 generation). The 1.2 turbo rises from 115 hp to 116 hp (+1 hp). The hybrid is renamed 1.8 CVT (still 122 hp, Variable, 1 gear) instead of 1.8 AT. A new 2.0 AT Hybrid 152 hp appears (8.2 s to 100 km/h). Ground clearance is no longer uniform: 160 mm on 2.0 CVT Gasoline 148 hp and 1.2 CVT AWD 116 hp; 142 mm on 1.8 CVT Hybrid 122 hp (−18 mm vs the 1 generation hybrid); not measured on 1.2 MT, 1.2 CVT FWD and 2.0 AT. Wheels, where listed, drop the 16-inch size: 215/60 R17 and 225/50 R18.

2 generation drops Gasoline and Manual entirely. All four versions are Hybrid or Plug-in, Variable, 95 fuel, 43 L tank. Mixed consumption is given (5.0–5.2 L/100 km) but city and highway are not measured. Eco class is not measured. Kerb weight is measured only on 2.0 CVT Hybrid 197 hp FWD (1530 kg). Gross weight, clearance and wheels are not measured on any 2 generation version.

Engine specs: every version, named as in the catalogue

Same names must be split by horsepower and drive. Layout on every engine: 4 cylinders, Inline, 4 valves per cylinder, Front, transverse. Boost is Turbo only on the 1.2 versions; No on 1.8, 2.0 Gasoline, Hybrid and Plug-in.

Correction in the table: 1 generation 2.0 CVT 148 hp AWD is AWD, not FWD.

Power per litre (hp ÷ displacement in litres): 1.2 115 hp = 96.1 hp/L; 1.2 116 hp = 96.9 hp/L; 1.8 AT / restyle 1.8 CVT 122 hp = 67.9 hp/L; 2.0 CVT Gasoline 148 hp = 74.5 hp/L; restyle 2.0 AT 152 hp = 76.5 hp/L; 2 generation 1.8 CVT 140 hp = 77.9 hp/L; 2.0 CVT Hybrid 197 hp = 99.2 hp/L; 2.0 CVT Plug-in 223 hp = 112.2 hp/L. The 1.2 Turbo therefore makes more power per litre than the 2.0 Gasoline; the Plug-in 223 hp listing is the densest of the later hybrids.

Compression: 10 on all 1.2 engines and on 1 generation 2.0 CVT; 10.5 on restyle 2.0 CVT Gasoline 148 hp; 13 on every 1.8 Hybrid; 14 on restyle 2.0 AT, 2 generation 2.0 CVT 197 hp and 2.0 CVT 223 hp.

Performance and mpg: 0–100, top speed, fuel, CO2

Fastest to 100 km/h: 2 generation 2.0 CVT Plug-in 223 hp, 7.3 s. Next: 2.0 CVT Hybrid 197 hp AWD 7.9 s, 2.0 CVT Hybrid 197 hp FWD 8.1 s, restyle 2.0 AT 152 hp 8.2 s. Slowest: 1.2 CVT AWD 115/116 hp at 11.4 s in both 1 generation and restyling. The restyle 1.2 CVT FWD 116 hp (10.8 s) is 0.3 s quicker than 1 generation 1.2 CVT FWD 115 hp (11.1 s). Both 1.2 MT listings are 10.9 s. All 148 hp 2.0 CVT Gasoline cars and both 122 hp hybrids are 11.0 s — the extra 26 hp of the 2.0 Gasoline vs the 1.8 Hybrid does not change the 0–100 figure in this catalogue.

Top speed: 195 km/h only on 2.0 CVT Gasoline 148 hp (all three listings). 1.2 MT is 190 km/h. 1.2 CVT FWD is 185 km/h. 1.2 CVT AWD is 180 km/h, matching 2 generation 2.0 CVT 197 hp and 223 hp and restyle 2.0 AT. Lowest cap: 170 km/h on 1.8 AT, restyle 1.8 CVT and 2 generation 1.8 CVT.

Mixed fuel, lowest first: 1 generation 1.8 AT 3.6 L/100 km; restyle 1.8 CVT 3.8; restyle 2.0 AT 4.3; 2 generation 1.8 CVT 5.0 and 2.0 CVT FWD 197 hp 5.0 and Plug-in 223 hp 5.0; 2.0 CVT AWD 197 hp 5.2; 1 generation 1.2 MT and 1.2 CVT FWD 5.9; restyle 1.2 CVT FWD 6.1; restyle 1.2 MT 6.2; 1 generation 1.2 CVT AWD 6.3; restyle 1.2 CVT AWD 6.6; all 2.0 CVT Gasoline 6.9. 2 generation city and highway consumption is not measured. A 2 generation hybrid at 5.0 mixed uses 1.4 L/100 km more than the 1 generation 1.8 AT at 3.6; that is the arithmetic of the published mixed figures, not a judgement about real-world mpg.

City vs highway on the 122 hp hybrid: 1.8 AT 3.3 / 3.8; restyle 1.8 CVT 3.5 / 4.3 — city +0.2, highway +0.5 after restyling. Restyle 2.0 AT is 3.9 / 4.4. Gasoline 2.0 is 8.8 / 5.8 in both generations. AWD 1.2 restyle is the thirstiest 1.2 in the city at 8.1 vs 7.3 for 1 generation 1.2 CVT FWD.

CO2: Plug-in 2.0 CVT 223 hp is 20 g/km. Restyle 1.8 CVT 86; restyle 2.0 AT 92; 2 generation 1.8 CVT and 2.0 CVT FWD 197 hp 111; 2.0 CVT AWD 197 hp 117. 1 generation cluster: 1.2 CVT FWD and 1.8 AT 134, 1.2 MT 135, 1.2 CVT AWD 143, 2.0 CVT 161. Restyle Gasoline 2.0 CVT jumps to 205 (+44 vs 1 generation 2.0 CVT 161) and eco class drops to Euro 5; restyle 1.2 CVT AWD is 184 and Euro 5. Restyle 1.2 MT and 1.2 CVT FWD stay Euro 6 at 138.

Dimensions and weight: kg/hp, tank, clearance, wheels

Kerb weight is measured on all 1 generation and restyle versions, and only on 2 generation 2.0 CVT Hybrid 197 hp FWD (1530 kg). Gross weight is not measured on any 2 generation version.

Lightest: 1 generation 1.2 MT 1320 kg. Restyle 1.2 MT is 1375 kg (+55 kg). Heaviest measured: restyle 1.2 CVT AWD 1535 kg, then 2 generation 2.0 CVT FWD 197 hp 1530 kg, restyle 2.0 CVT Gasoline 1495 kg. 1 generation 2.0 CVT FWD and AWD are both 1420 kg — AWD does not add kerb weight in that pair. Restyle AWD 1.2 is 145 kg heavier than restyle FWD 1.2 CVT (1535 vs 1390).

kg per hp (kerb ÷ hp), where weight is measured: 2 generation 2.0 CVT FWD 197 hp = 7.77 kg/hp (best measured); 1 generation 2.0 CVT 148 hp = 9.59; restyle 2.0 AT 152 hp = 9.77; restyle 2.0 CVT 148 hp = 10.10; 1 generation 1.8 AT = 11.31; 1 generation 1.2 MT = 11.48; restyle 1.8 CVT = 11.64; restyle 1.2 MT = 11.85; restyle 1.2 CVT FWD = 11.98; 1 generation 1.2 CVT FWD = 12.09; 1 generation 1.2 CVT AWD = 12.70; restyle 1.2 CVT AWD = 13.23 (worst). Weight is not measured for 2 generation 1.8 CVT, 2.0 CVT AWD 197 hp and 2.0 CVT 223 hp.

Gross: 1960 kg on every 2.0 CVT Gasoline 148 hp; 1930 kg on 1.2 CVT AWD (both gens) and restyle 2.0 AT; 1865 kg on 1.2 CVT FWD; 1860 kg on both 122 hp hybrids; 1845 kg on both 1.2 MT. Payload (gross − kerb) on 1 generation 2.0 CVT is 540 kg; on restyle 2.0 CVT Gasoline 465 kg (−75 kg) because kerb rose 75 kg at the same 1960 kg gross. 1 generation 1.2 MT payload is 525 kg; restyle 1.2 MT 470 kg.

Tank: 50 L throughout 1 generation; 43 L throughout restyling and 2 generation. Mixed range as tank × 100 ÷ mixed L/100 km: 1.8 AT ≈ 1389 km (50 / 3.6); restyle 1.8 CVT ≈ 1132 km (43 / 3.8); 2 generation 5.0 L/100 km on 43 L ≈ 860 km. Gasoline 2.0 CVT 1 generation ≈ 725 km (50 / 6.9); restyle same 6.9 on 43 L ≈ 623 km.

Clearance 160 mm on all 1 generation versions. Restyle: 160 mm on 2.0 CVT Gasoline and 1.2 CVT AWD; 142 mm on 1.8 CVT; not measured on 1.2 MT, 1.2 CVT FWD, 2.0 AT. 2 generation: not measured on all four. Wheels: 1 generation 215/65 R16, 215/60 R17, 225/50 R17; restyle (where listed) 215/60 R17, 225/50 R18; restyle 2.0 CVT Gasoline and 1.2 CVT AWD wheels not measured; 2 generation wheels not measured.

Chassis is the same label everywhere: Independent, spring front and rear; Ventilated disc front; Disc rear.

Which version to choose

Buy 2 generation if you want the current horsepower ladder. 2.0 CVT Plug-in 223 hp is +26 hp vs the 197 hp Hybrid twins and +83 hp vs 1.8 CVT 140 hp; 0–100 is 7.3 vs 8.1 vs 9.9 s; mixed fuel is the same 5.0 L/100 km as the FWD 197 hp and the 140 hp (AWD 197 hp is 5.2). CO2 20 vs 111 vs 111 vs 117 is the Plug-in’s real gap. Weight, clearance, eco class, city/highway mpg, gross mass and wheels are not measured for the Plug-in, so those cannot decide the purchase.

Buy 2 generation 2.0 CVT Hybrid 197 hp FWD if you want Hybrid (not Plug-in) with the best measured kg/hp (7.77) and the same 5.0 mixed as 1.8 CVT 140 hp. It is 1.8 s quicker to 100 km/h than that 1.8 CVT and 0.2 s slower than the AWD 197 hp twin. Kerb 1530 kg is 110 kg above 1 generation 2.0 CVT 148 hp (1420 kg) and 45 kg above restyle 2.0 AT 152 hp (1485 kg).

Buy 2 generation 2.0 CVT Hybrid 197 hp AWD only for AWD: it is the sole AWD listing after restyling’s 1.2 CVT AWD. Cost of AWD vs FWD 197 hp in this table: +0.2 L/100 km mixed, +6 g/km CO2, −0.2 s to 100 km/h. Weight of the AWD 197 hp car is not measured.

Buy 2 generation 1.8 CVT 140 hp if you will take the slowest current car (9.9 s, 170 km/h) for 5.0 mixed and 111 g/km. Versus restyle 1.8 CVT 122 hp it is +18 hp and −1.1 s (9.9 vs 11.0) but mixed fuel is worse (5.0 vs 3.8, +1.2 L/100 km) and CO2 is worse (111 vs 86). Weight is not measured.

Buy 1 generation, restyling 2.0 AT 152 hp if you want Hybrid acceleration close to 2 generation without leaving the restyle years: 8.2 s is only 0.1 s behind 2 generation 2.0 CVT FWD 197 hp, with mixed 4.3 vs 5.0 (−0.7) and CO2 92 vs 111. It is +4 hp vs restyle 2.0 CVT Gasoline 148 hp and 2.8 s quicker (8.2 vs 11.0) at 2.6 L/100 km less mixed (4.3 vs 6.9). Clearance and eco: 152 hp clearance not measured, Euro 6; Gasoline 148 hp restyle is Euro 5, 205 g/km, 160 mm.

Buy restyle or 1 generation 2.0 CVT Gasoline 148 hp only if you need 195 km/h or 92 fuel on the restyle FWD car (the only 92 listing; all others that state fuel are 95). Performance is identical across the three 148 hp cars (11.0 s, 195 km/h, 6.9 mixed). What changes: tank 50 vs 43 L; kerb 1420 vs 1495 kg; CO2 161 Euro 6 vs 205 Euro 5; restyle wheels not measured; 1 generation AWD twin exists, restyle Gasoline is FWD only.

Buy 1 generation 1.8 AT 122 hp for the lowest mixed figure in the data (3.6 L/100 km, city 3.3, highway 3.8), 50 L tank, 160 mm clearance, 1380 kg, Euro 6, 134 g/km. It is not the current hybrid: gearbox label is Automatic, 1 gear, not Variable. 0–100 is 11.0 s — the same as the 148 hp Gasoline.

Buy 1.2 MT if you want Manual 6 and the lowest mass: 1320 kg in 1 generation, 1375 kg after restyling. 0–100 stays 10.9 s; mixed rises from 5.9 to 6.2; tank falls 50 to 43; restyle clearance not measured; restyle CO2 138 vs 135. This is the only Manual in the model.

Buy 1.2 CVT FWD for Variable without AWD mass. 1 generation 115 hp: 11.1 s, 5.9 mixed, 134 g/km, 1390 kg. Restyle 116 hp: 10.8 s (−0.3 s), 6.1 mixed (+0.2), 138 g/km, same 1390 kg, tank 43 L, clearance not measured.

Buy 1.2 CVT AWD only for AWD on the turbo 1.2. You pay in time and fuel: 11.4 s in both generations; mixed 6.3 then 6.6; kerb 1460 then 1535 kg; restyle Euro 5 and 184 g/km vs 1 generation Euro 6 and 143 g/km. Vs 1 generation 2.0 CVT AWD 148 hp: the 2.0 is 0.4 s quicker, 15 km/h faster on top speed, same 6.9 mixed as its FWD twin, and 40 kg lighter than the 1.2 AWD of that generation (1420 vs 1460).

Problems and reliability are not measured in this catalogue: there is no failure-rate, oil-spec or repair field in the source data, so those cannot rank versions.

Short map: current fastest and lowest CO2 — 2 generation 2.0 CVT 223 hp Plug-in. Current Hybrid with measured weight — 2 generation 2.0 CVT 197 hp FWD. Current AWD — 2 generation 2.0 CVT 197 hp AWD. Used lowest mixed — 1 generation 1.8 AT. Used lightest and only Manual — 1 generation 1.2 MT. Used 195 km/h — any 2.0 CVT Gasoline 148 hp. Used AWD with 148 hp — 1 generation 2.0 CVT AWD. Restyle Hybrid that is nearly as quick as 2 generation — 2.0 AT 152 hp.