engineering team did a clever job of creating a door handle for
the rear doors of the C-HR such that they are nearly invisible
on the C-pillar.) Still, as Fay had said, it looks like nothing that
has had a Toyota badge.
And while it may be toned down from the Scion C-HR
Concept, it is clearly an exercise in doing something signifi-
cantly different for Toyota.
ENGINEERED TO DRIVE.
One thing that chief engineers of all brands like to do is to
develop vehicles that bring them to Germany, specifically
to the Eifel mountain region and more specifically to the
Nürburgring Nordschleife. And Hiro Koba, deputy chief
engineer, who led the development efforts for the C-HR, is no
different. Yes, he took the C-HR to Germany, to the circuit, in
2013. This helped them supplement the structure with welds,
adhesives and braces. It helped them come up with the tuned
suspension for the vehicle, which features MacPherson struts
with SACHS dampers in the front and, at the rear, an all-new
double-wishbone suspension that utilizes a 26-mm stabilizer
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