Toyota C-HR+ Review 2025

There’s a growing number of manufacturers changing their marketing strategies when it comes to naming their new fully electric models, with Toyota being the latest to confirm it’s altered its plans after similar noises from Audi and Mercedes. What was expected to be labelled bZ3X will instead be known as the Toyota C-HR+.

If you’re not exactly familiar with Toyota’s existing models then there’s the possibility that both bZ3X and C-HR+ may sound less like car names and more along the lines of what you’d expect to see if you jabbed your finger at a calculator while blindfolded.

So, by way of an explainer, the Toyota C-HR — without the + symbol — is its popular, radical-looking, hybrid-powered SUV coupe that’s a little larger than the Corolla hatchback. Similar in style, albeit larger and electric-only, is the Toyota bZ4X. The ‘bZ’ element’s for ‘beyond zero’ (as in emissions), the ‘4’ is a size indicator relative to other planned bZ models, while the ‘X’ denotes SUV.

That’s the only bZ model to have reached these shores, so still early enough for Toyota to backtrack without many people noticing — unlike Mercedes which has confirmed that it’s phasing-out its separated EQ model ranges after launching eight of them. Instead, Toyota’s going to adapt more familiar names from its current and recent ranges.

That’s fine in theory, but C-HR+ still looks like a nightmare algebraic equation from a Year 9 maths lesson, while its smaller sibling — the forthcoming Toyota Urban Cruiser — resurrects a nameplate that few will recall the first time around. Perhaps it should have selected a tune from another manufacturer’s playbook — the C-HR+ would make a far more convincing Celica for Toyota than the Capri is for Ford.

Enough of that, already — let’s get back to the Toyota C-HR+, which has been styled to effortlessly meld into the prevalent themes you’ll see when visiting one of the firm’s showrooms, although its overall appearance seems to owe more to the bZ4X than its hybrid namesake, both inside and out — none of its bodywork is shared with the hybrid C-HR SUV range.

Despite the aggressively sporty taper to the C-HR+’s roofline, it should prove to be a decently roomy family car for five, providing those in the back are kids — how much headroom is available for adults will become evident when we test the new Toyota. Boot space with the rear bench in use is quoted at 416 litres.

The dual-screen dashboard arrangement doesn’t break any new ground for Toyota, in what should be a well-assembled and highly specified cabin. Among the features of the 14.0-inch multimedia touchscreen in the centre of the dash is an integral navigation that determines EV-friendly routes with convenient public charging points along the way.

Three drive systems are expected to be available for the Toyota C-HR+, starting with a front-wheel drive model equipped with a 167PS motor and a 57.7kWh battery pack. No range figures have yet been quoted for this version but we’d estimate it to be in the region of 280-300 miles.

That’s based in part on the provisional WLTP Combined cycle range of 373 miles Toyota does quote for the front-wheel drive C-HR+ fitted with the 77kWh battery, which also enjoys a power boost to 224PS.

Topping the Toyota C-HR+ line-up is a twin-motor all-wheel drive version that uses the same 77kWh battery but boasts a combined power output of 343PS, with a provisional 0-62mph of 5.2 seconds. Again, no range figure is officially suggested at this stage, but 330-350 miles is our estimated window.

It’s also too early to talk recharge times at this stage, although Toyota has confirmed that AC charging can be at 11kW with the standard on-board charger, with a 22kW upgrade available. Rapid DC charging at a public facility will be at flow rates of up to 150kW.

Besides the Ford Capri, the C-HR+ is likely to find itself going toe-to-toe with a number of electric SUV coupe alternatives including the rakish Cupra Tavascan, the well-regarded Hyundai Ioniq 5 as well as the Scandi-cool Volvo EC40.

Order books for the Toyota C-HR+ are set to open before the end of 2025, although it’s likely that first deliveries won’t begin for UK customers until early 2026. There are no indications on pricing at this stage but expect them to start between the C-HR Plug-in Hybrid’s £39,145 entry-point and the £42,860 minimum you need or a bZ4X.

Keep this page bookmarked for further news and our comprehensive Toyota C-HR+ review later this year.