It all started in 2014, when Toyota debuted the C-HR at the Paris Motor Show, anticipating with the C-HR Concept the arrival two years later of the C-HR and the C-segment of large production crossover coupes. Today, with the Toyota C-HR Prologue, the Japanese manufacturer shows a first but very realistic vision of a car that will soon make its debut on European roads, anticipating the next generation of the C-HR. If the current Toyota C-HR was born at the ED\u00b2 (Toyota European Design Development) style centre based in the south of France, the shapes of the C-HR Prologue also came to life in the same design centre. The challenge for ED\u00b2 was clear, albeit ambitious: to go beyond what they had already achieved and renew a breakthrough and successful model.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>“Our mission was to go deeper, to go further than we had ever done before. We can’t wait to give the world our new C-HR,’ said Lance Scott, Design Director\/Co-Gerant of Toyota European Design Development (ED2). In essence, the car has remained true to its original DNA. Bold, polarising, the C-HR Prologue presents a more sophisticated and provocative expression of the previous concept car and current generation. Larger wheels with reduced overhangs enhance the car’s footprint on the ground from all angles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The ‘Hammerhead’ front end is part of a 3D architecture made up of interconnected shapes and a full-width light signature. The grille openings are reduced, while the headlights are tapered to accentuate the high-tech identity and create a more aggressive look. The same theme of interconnected shapes continues throughout the bodywork, which is reminiscent of the cut of a diamond, in the movements and intersections of the lines, creating two shapes that fit together to accentuate the car’s road presence.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>