Automotive Design and Production

MAY 2017

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Explibusam veliquunt pratinc ienimol AD&P; ∕ MAY 2017 TOYOTA www.ADandP.media Because of the C-HR's sporty nature, it offers a Sport mode that adjusts the throttle and "shift" points and the transmission allows manual shifting. bar and SACHS dampers with urethane upper supports, which is a first for Toyota. There is an electric power steering system; its rack-and- pinion gearbox is mounted directly to the front suspension for high rigidity. THE POWERTRAIN. The C-HR is a front-drive car. It has a 2.0-liter four-cylinder dual-overhead cam engine and a continuously variable transmission. The engine produces 144 hp @ 6,100 rpm and 139 lb-ft of torque at 3,900 rpm. The engine features variable valve timing (VVT) and "Valvematic," which is on the intake side of the engine: it provides continuously variable lift and phasing based on engine demand. The transmission is designated the CVTi-S, with the "i" standing for "intelligence" and the "S" shift mode: because of the sporty nature of the C-HR it offers a Sport mode that adjusts the throttle and "shift" points (remember that the CVT has belts and pulleys, not gears) and the transmission allows manual shifting. 31 TOYOTA AD&P; ∕ MAY 2017 This is the Scion Concept revealed in 2015 that was transformed to the production 2018 Toyota C-HR. (Because Scion no longer exists.) Top engineer on the C-HR, Hiroyuki Koba, wanted to make sure that the small crossover had spirited driving characteristics, so he took it to the Nürburgring Nordschleife and drove it. (Yes, he's a driving enthusiast.)

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