 What is up you guys welcome back to another one if you are new to the channel I am Gold Penny at the new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube and today we are in the brand new 2022 Toyota CHR courtesy of younger Toyota in Hagerstown, Maryland for more information on their inventory. Please feel free to check out the link in the description box below so I'm in this one today because this is an excellent color this thing has a great design there's so many little corks about this already for me just sitting in it just now for the first time that I am noticing which of course I'll be going over along with everything about this one we'll be testing out acceleration breaking steering for a ride quality sound system exhaust clip all that fun stuff so having said all that what do you guys say let's go ahead and jump right into it and as always let's start with pricing and so unlike last year where there was four different trim levels the 2022 CHR now has only two trim levels first one being the XLE starting at $24,130 then there is the nightshade edition starting at $24,895 but regardless of trim level that you go with the power plant on this little beast is going to be the same powering the CHR is a two liter naturally aspirated inline four cylinder putting out 144 horsepower at 6100 rpm 139 pound-feet of torque coming in at 3,900 rpm power set to the front wheels through a CVT 0 to 60 time is going to come in at approximately 10 point one seconds with MPG numbers coming in at 27 in the city 31 on the highway taking regular unleaded fuel so now we've got all that out of the way what do you guys say let's do an acceleration test well you can definitely tell it's a CVT it's definitely on the slower side of things but it felt all right you shouldn't have any issues emerge you go into the highway but definitely not the quickest thing in the world and of course with the biggest CVT there wasn't any gear changes and sometimes with CVT's it simulates gear changes but the CHR does not do that in case anybody was curious about that as well but to go along with that acceleration as always braking is equally important so up front you will find the 11.8 inch ventilated front discs in the back 11.1 inch solid rear discs as far as that 60 year stopping distance goes it's actually going to commit at 122 feet which actually is plenty fine that's pretty much right on par for the course there as far as the braking feel goes wow definitely on the firm side of things I absolutely love it the braking feel is wonderful in the CHR it feels more along the lines of a sports car and although that number is just average like just about all the other vehicles out there are 122 feet the braking feel is brilliant it's not soft there's no dead spots to the braking so 100% definitely feel in the braking feel on this thing but touching on suspension and handling up front you're going to get an independent McPherson strut front suspension in the back independent multi-link rear suspension front and rear stabilizer bars as far as ride quality goes it's actually been perfectly fine and we'll say Hagerstown roads are pretty darn good but having said that still been perfectly fine in my short test drive here today definitely no issues there starts steering feel goes it's pretty much average again kind of like the breaking feel it's not too heavy it's not too loose it's pretty much as you would expect the CHR to feel certainly not a heavy feel but definitely not a loosey-goosey one like you typically find in SUVs either so I don't mind it as far as cabin noise goes you get a little bit of wind noise the road noise isn't that bad but you get a little bit of wind noise at higher speeds I will say that and it sounds like it's coming from the rear doors if I'm being specific but there is an acoustic laminated front windshield so you're not going to have any issues up front at least but then touching on visibility I actually can see 100% perfectly fine out the back so most definitely not going to have any issues there but that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review guys let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2022 Toyota CHR. Alright so here she is you guys the new 2022 Toyota CHR finished in blue eclipse metallic definitely love the exterior of this color and I love it even more because they actually bring it on to the interior then as well which we will get to a little bit later in the video but for now let's go ahead and start up front first I want to start with multi reflector LED headlights do come standard on this thing which is amazing because a lot of vehicles at this price range still come with halogen so definitely a good thing there and of course they will come with the automatic feature meaning when it starts to get dark in at night these headlights will turn on automatically for you there LED daytime running lights also coming standard as well and it did want to also mention if you were to go with that nightshade edition you will get plenty of black accents not just on the front end but really all around the side the back everywhere essentially otherwise you're going to get a lot of matte black accents like we currently have on our XLE trim level I don't think I told you guys that yet we do have the XLE trim level here with us today but pretty much rounds out the front end of this one let's not go ahead and make our way to the side of the CHR right so now since we are around to the side of this one black windows surrounds will come standard you do have that floating roof line towards the back which is kind of where the rear door handle is hidden within that floating roof line I think that's kind of a cool design element rather than actually putting the door handle on the door itself like on the front door it's kind of up and to the back the way almost within that C pillar so looks pretty darn good not like that they actually finished it body-colored as opposed to like a matte black or something like that so that is pretty cool but take a look at the side mirrors they are body-colored power adjustable side mirrors coming standard with integrated turd signals actually as well then take a look down at the wheel configuration 18 inch alloy wheels do come standard across the board and that is currently what you guys are looking at and they look dang good on this thing with all-season tires of course but that pretty much rounds out the side profile here let's now go ahead and make our way to the back all right now starting all the way to the top there you will find a body-colored shark fin antenna just below that an insanely aggressive looking rear spoiler with an LED integrated brake light actually as well or high mount stop lamp I should say just below that a rear window wiper some very aggressively C-shaped tail lights as well looks pretty darn good then just below it all you will find a single exhaust outlet there tucked away on the passenger side underneath so having said that I do believe you guys know what we have to do next as always here is that exhaust clip all right so now since we are around to the back of the chr when it comes to opening that rear liftgate it is a manual liftgate so simply just lift up on the liftgate itself once opened up cargo capacity comes in at 19.1 cubic feet behind that second row if that was not enough space there is a 60-40 split meaning the rear seats do fold down bumping that up to an even 37 cubic feet didn't want to mention that there's a lot going on in that cargo area which is definitely a good thing especially for the size of this vehicle you of course got some cargo lighting back there but you also got a couple grocery bag hooks which again I didn't expect to see at the size of the vehicle you also have four tie-down anchors chrome plated as well so they definitely look good there's a little bit of storage to the sides and then of course you have a cargo cover back there and if you were to lift up underneath of that cargo floor you're actually going to find a spare tire but there's also a little bit of in-floor storage as well not a ton but a little bit so I do want to mention that but then making our way up to the rear legroom 31.7 inches is what that number is going to come in at for reference I mean even six feet tall this is how much space I had in the back there there is no rear center armrest with cup holders unfortunately no rear ventilation either and new rear charging ports either so it is a pretty basic rear seat I'll just say that then make our way to the front seats manually adjustable cloth seating is going to come standard however I will say the seats are bolstered incredibly well definitely holds you in place around the turns very nicely they're definitely a very sporty design and I love the blue contrast stitching throughout the seats again it ties in very well with our blue exterior and all the other blue accents which again I'll touch on in a second here but also like the diamond cut out pattern found within the seats too makes it look a little bit more high-end which I'm definitely a big fan of so overall seating was actually plenty comfortable definitely didn't have any issues when it comes to that but take a look now at the steering wheel it is tilt and telescoping and it will actually come leather wrapped as well which is pretty cool then make your way to the startup let me start by showing you guys the key here do you have your Toyota chr insignia on the one side then when you flip it over pretty basic key lock and unlock but essentially it is all keyless entry with a push button start that comes standard so all I'm going to do here is simply put my front of the break and press that engine start button located just to the right of the gauges and so once started up tachometer is all the way to your left speedometer is on your right and there is a small digital display front and center to control what is on that digital display there are some steering wheel mounted controls found on the right side of the steering wheel giving you things like average miles per gallon outside temperature how many miles you have left until you hit empty the list goes on so pretty much g4 statistics actually as well I just noticed that digital speedometer so pretty much everything you could possibly want up there but now let's go ahead and make our way to overall interior quality because this is where it kind of surprised me if I'm being honest dual zoom climate control does come standard for all trims so you don't always get that at this particular price point so I love that meaning both driver and passenger can set their own temperatures there you will get a leather wrapped shift knob which I was also a very big fan of you don't always get that at this price point either but what I love the most let me first start with the ceiling of this thing you have these indentations kind of in this diamond pattern to match the stitching found on the ceiling kind of going back a little bit I've never seen that before I've never seen any other manufacturers do that I thought that was a very nice added touch you also have this kind of royal blue leather finish found just above the passenger side glove box that continues on just above the gauge cluster as well and then of course you have the same exterior blue color found just above the infotainment screen which also continues on to the doors you got some gloss black accents which is very easy to clean I have that in my own car so definitely a big fan of that but the dark blue leather I was a huge fan of the blue interior accents that matched the exterior was a huge fan of and overall the texturized finishes found on the doors were very nice to the touch as well and again the roof of this thing just threw me off I've never seen that before but anyways just in front of the shifter you will have one cup holder you have a little bit of storage up there USB charging port lecture mechanical parking brake behind the shifter yet another cup holder behind there within the center armrest actually a decent amount of storage for a smaller vehicle any 12 volt power outlet you can find in there as well so overall although it's still in the basic side I'm a huge fan of the interior quality just because of the uniqueness it's doing something different so definitely like that now let's go ahead and make our way to the infotainment screen 8-inch color touchscreen display does come standard bluetooth and audio streaming as well android auto apple car play and of course you can check out your radio information up there and so by the way when it comes to the sound system you will get a six speaker sound system that does come standard on this thing so having said that what do you guys say let's go ahead and turn on the radio see what we got playing and let's test out the clarity this one if i'm being honest one of the better six speaker sound systems I have heard so the reason being is because clarity was 100 on point again this is for a six speaker sound system I'm talking about base was actually decent as well so honestly for a six speaker sound system I mean there are better sound systems out there obviously but for six speakers it was pretty darn good but anyways last thing I want to mention to you guys on the infotainment screen is when you do put the chr in reverse you will find a rear view camera coming standard letting you know who or what is behind you which is always is going to lead us into safety so first let me start by mentioning IIHS top safety pick that's incredible for the size of the vehicle so I absolutely love that front side side carrying airbags do come standard driver's knee airbag as well but also a front passenger seat cushion airbag that almost never comes standard on other manufacturers so a big fan of that in the back you're going to have latch aka lower anchors and tethers to children for the rear car seats rear child door locks tire pressure monitoring system but also coming standard for both trim levels Toyota Safety Sense 2.5 which will include a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection lane departure alert with steering assist lane trace assist automatic high beams love that one dynamic radar cruise control actually as well and road sign assist giving you the speed limit of any given road but not only that also a blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert so all of that coming standard maybe that's why I got the top safety pick I don't know but overall when it comes to my final thoughts of this thing great exterior design not only that if you look at consumer reports this thing is insanely reliable maybe it's because it's a naturally aspirated engine I don't know but incredible reliability and that's what Toyota is known for after all great safety it's an IIHS top safety picks that pretty much speaks for itself amazing interior quality this thing actually blew me away especially for this price of the vehicle there's so much uniqueness inside of the CHR and I absolutely love it again from the roof to the blue accents and all that so big fan of that as far as room for improvement goes because there's always room for improvement on every vehicle it is definitely on the slower side of things so 0 to 60 and 10.1 is uh it's quite slow I will say that also for a crossover I think all-wheel drive would be a nice option it doesn't necessarily have to come standard but all-wheel drive would be a pretty cool option there also wouldn't have minded so wireless android auto apple carplay as opposed to hooking up to this usp port here in front of the shifter and also digital gauges I think would be pretty cool and I forgot to mention the cabin noise was kind of noisy as well kind of had a whistle action going on I guess you could say but overall let me know what you guys think of the CHR in the comment section below that is about it for this one you guys thank you so much for watching feel free to follow me on social media if you want to see what's coming next on the channel before it actually gets to youtube be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell 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