丰田C-HR首席工程师Hiro Koba近日透露，丰田考虑推出高性能版车型以应对日产Juke Nismo。Koba表示，虽然目前该车并未获批投产，但他正努力使这款车成为现实。Koba并不是一个人在战斗，丰田汽车欧洲公司高级经理Rembert Serrus也表示：“（C-HR的）运动版车型是非常有必要的，不过重要的是该车究竟做了哪些改变。”C-HR赛车版下月将参加纽伯格林24小时耐力赛，丰田将观察其表现。而未来的高性能道路版车型也将与这款赛车版共享一台1.5升涡轮增压引擎，功率约为178马力。

 

Toyota considering a hotter C-HR

Toyota C-HR lead engineer Hiro Koba has revealed the company is considering a high-performance variant to battle the Nissan Juke Nismo.

 

In an interview with Autocar, Koba said the high-performance variant hasn't been approved for production but he's "pushing to make such a car." Koba isn't alone in his passion for a hotter C-HR as Toyota Motor Europe Senior Manager Rembert Serrus said a "sports version would make a lot of sense" but it "depends on how much we have to change."

 

Little is known about the high-performance model but the magazine is reporting a race-prep C-HR will compete at the Nürburgring 24 Hour endurance race next month and Toyota will be watching the reaction to the model. The report goes on to say the road-going variant could use a similar engine to the race car which has a turbocharged 1.5-liter engine that produces approximately 178 horsepower.