The gas-powered Toyota C-HR hasn’t been sold in North America since it was significantly updated for the 2023 model year, but that’s mostly due to diminishing sales over the previous generation’s lifetime, and a quasi-replacement with the new Toyota Corolla Cross model that was introduced a couple of years ago. Despite looking rather sporty for a subcompact SUV (far sportier than the Corolla Cross), the old C-HR was pretty slow. But now, it’s returning to the US as a hotted-up electric vehicle, and Toyota thinks that will be a game-changer for the model. But it might be coming at the worst possible time.
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