Platform development made Toyota late to the game
What took so long for Toyota to come out with a crossover? Blame the Toyota New Global Architecture modular platform.
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When Toyota started working on the C-HR six years ago, Toyota planned to put it on a small-car platform, Hiroyuki Koba, chief engineer on the C-HR, said.
But midway through the crossover's development, Toyota shifted to the upcoming TNGA. "We were studying which [platform] was best and after looking at TNGA we said, "This is best,'" Koba said.
The C-HR is the second Toyota -- behind the new Prius -- to use the TNGA platform. Its use allows the automaker to package three different powertrains into the C-HR. The TNGA also reduces production cost and complexity by sharing components with its platform mates, the Prius and next-generation Corolla, expected in 2019.
Read more: http://www.autonews.com/article/20160307/OEM04/303079974/platform-has-pluses-for-toyota-c-hr
When Toyota started working on the C-HR six years ago, Toyota planned to put it on a small-car platform, Hiroyuki Koba, chief engineer on the C-HR, said.
But midway through the crossover's development, Toyota shifted to the upcoming TNGA. "We were studying which [platform] was best and after looking at TNGA we said, "This is best,'" Koba said.
The C-HR is the second Toyota -- behind the new Prius -- to use the TNGA platform. Its use allows the automaker to package three different powertrains into the C-HR. The TNGA also reduces production cost and complexity by sharing components with its platform mates, the Prius and next-generation Corolla, expected in 2019.
Read more: http://www.autonews.com/article/20160307/OEM04/303079974/platform-has-pluses-for-toyota-c-hr
