Soon These Will Be Everywhere

"FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass) 07/08/2017 at 00:20 • Filed to: Toyota C-HR, DOTS

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And, yes, it’s every bit as bad in person as you’re imagining. But get used to it, because they’re probably going to sell tons.

BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/08/2017 at 00:22

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If they manage to shoehorn the IS200T’s 240hp 2.0 in the C-HR, I might just be down for it.

TheHondaBro > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/08/2017 at 00:23

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I don’t mind that.

CodyVella > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/08/2017 at 00:26

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Is this like when they said the Honda HR-V would be everywhere? Yet I’ve only ever seen two in the wild... (In Canada anyways).

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/08/2017 at 00:32

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These are too expensive for what they are. I think Toyota is just throwing shit against the wall and seeing what sticks...

Svend > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/08/2017 at 00:36

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I quite like them, quite Juke-ish.

I don’t know why they omitted the rear fog light.

fintail > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/08/2017 at 00:59

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Passive-aggressive marginally skilled Seattle area “drivers” will buy more than a few.

Probenja > Svend 07/08/2017 at 01:06

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It’s only in Europe where rear fogs are mandatory, for other markets they just remove it for cost cutting reasons. I really hate how the radio sticks up like that and the digital clock next to it, it’s also gonna be really claustrophobic in the back.

AestheticsInMotion > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/08/2017 at 01:23

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At this point why even have windows

Svend > Probenja 07/08/2017 at 01:25

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I would of thought it would be just have them on all cars though.

The centre console appears to be the way many are going these days with the look of a tablet computer glued to the dashboard.

It’ll be hard on the back. But I felt more claustrophobic in the rear of a Jeep Renegade with the seats being so upright and lack of leg room, etc...

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Svend 07/08/2017 at 02:05

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While there are some similarities to the the Juke like the rear door handle and puffy fenders, I think the Juke is a much more cohesive and attractive design. Also, isn’t that a rear fog light bottom center?

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > BlueMazda2 - Blesses the rains down in Africa, Purveyor of BMW Individual Arctic Metallic, Merci Twingo 07/08/2017 at 02:05

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That would be fun. I give it a 1% chance.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > CodyVella 07/08/2017 at 02:17

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It’s on a wheelbase 1" longer and over 2" longer overall than th HR-V. It’s a bigger vehicle and that should help. But you’re right, just because crossovers are hot doesn’t mean every one is going to sell. The Mazda CX-3 is also pretty invisible despite the CX-5 being everywhere.

Svend > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/08/2017 at 02:21

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I think the Juke prepared me for a car like this, lessened the shock if you will.

There is a fog light on the U.K. car I posted but I can’t see one on the OPs car he photographed.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/08/2017 at 02:25

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But it’s a “coupe” so it’s worth more! Yeah being $2k more expensive than the HR-V and Juke isn’t going to help. It’s also not much cheaper than a CR-V or RAV4 which reallllly isn’t going to help. On a side-note, I think Toyota has a long history of throwing shit at the wall and seeing what sticks... RAV4 convertibles, rebadged Mazdas, the Previa, AWD Celicas, fuel cell cars, the Lexus LFA, T100 pickup, the entire Scion brand, etc.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > AestheticsInMotion 07/08/2017 at 02:27

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The Camaro of lifted hatchbacks.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/08/2017 at 02:28

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Also, looking at the Toyota site, it appears the only trim right now is XLE. If they come out with an LE for $19,900 that doesn’t cut too much equipment out it will be a lot more competitive. They are oddly positioning it as a premium product at launch though.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Svend 07/08/2017 at 02:36

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Ahh gotcha saw the fog light in the press photo you posted but missed that there wasn’t one in the picture up top. Yeah odd that they would save a few pennies to cut out the rear fog light but they did. Almost no cars have them here in the US where there aren’t required. I think Volvo and Audi have them, but since they are rare here most people who have them probably don’t even know how to turn them on and I never see them.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Probenja 07/08/2017 at 02:41

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Legroom is surprisingly not terrible.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/08/2017 at 02:43

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Ironically, the rag-top Rav4s, AWD Celicas, LFA, T100, are all incredibly sought after now.

Svend > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/08/2017 at 03:05

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Over here a rear fog light is mandatory. Front fog lights aren’t, but easily fitted if you want them.

Audi should have rear ones as standard.

If the rear fog light isn’t in the middle, there will be at least one, and always on the drivers side. So RHD cars have them on the right. Most noticeable on the Mk2 Ford Focus where it has a fog light on the right and a reversing light on the left, both with a reflector strip above them.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 07/08/2017 at 03:27

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I want a ragtop RAV4 with a manual so bad. They actually aren’t that expensive, but finding one that hasn’t been completely trashed is hard.

Cé hé sin > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/08/2017 at 05:38

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They’re already everywhere.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/08/2017 at 06:12

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Human Bender has found his automotive doppelganger.

interstate366, now In The Industry > CodyVella 07/08/2017 at 08:07

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I see quite a few HR-V’s down here, but still nothing compared to the new CR-V. They. Are. EVERYWHERE.

bhtooefr > Svend 07/08/2017 at 09:17

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It saves a few cents per car, and nobody in the US knows how to use a rear fog light, because almost no cars here have one, so we don’t have campaigns like this:

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Cé hé sin 07/08/2017 at 09:43

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I believe they rolled out in Europe and Japan before the US, so that makes sense. This is the first one I’ve seen and right now there is only one trim and engine choice here as they are just starting to hit the streets.

carcrasher88 > CodyVella 07/08/2017 at 10:29

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Here in the US, HR-Vs are everywhere. I’m actually seeing more of them than I do the new CR-V.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/08/2017 at 12:18

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Ive driven a few for work.

They’re not bad, but not great. If they put the 2.5 from the Camry or a 1.5 turbo and with about 180hp in it, they would be much better. It’s like a slower Juke with fewer interior rattles.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 07/08/2017 at 13:02

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Slower Juke with less rattles... pretty much what I’d expect from Toyota.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 07/08/2017 at 13:22

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That passenger window is tiny. How’s the rear visibility? It seems like it would be poor.