This 600bhp Toyota C-HR Is A Shopping Car With A Massive Wing

Having just earned itself the unofficial title of 'World's Fastest Crossover,' this 600bhp custom-built C-HR is definitely not your usual urban runabout - and it's manual, too
This 600bhp Toyota C-HR Is A Shopping Car With A Massive Wing

If you had to name a current Toyota that could lap California’s Willow Springs Raceway faster than a McLaren 650S Spider or a Porsche 911 GT3, the quirky little C-HR probably wouldn’t be top of your list.

However, bring expert tuner Dan Gardner (aka DG-Spec) into the equation and things change. A lot. This is the C-HR R-Tuned, and according to the times on fastestlaps.com, it beat the Porsche and McLaren on that track – as well as the Nissan GT-R Nismo, for good measure.

This 600bhp Toyota C-HR Is A Shopping Car With A Massive Wing

Gone is the standard drivetrain, replaced with a fire-breathing 2.4-litre Toyota 2AZ-FE engine. Its four cylinders are blessed with forged Dezod internals and a titanium and Inconel valvetrain to withstand intense forces.

Add to that a DG-Spec Garrett turbo with the boost turned up to 11 (or 23psi, if you like) and you get over 600bhp. Absolutely mental.

This 600bhp Toyota C-HR Is A Shopping Car With A Massive Wing

Because it has so much torque, a simple and strong Toyota E-series five-speed manual gearbox does the business. Handling is boosted massively by an OS Giken limited-slip differential. Brembo brakes some 14 inches across do the stopping. DG-Spec Motion Control Suspension race-spec dampers make sure that this is no straight-line one-trick pony.

The tyres are hefty and semi-slick 275/35/R18 Toyo Proxes RR. Grip is aided further by around the huge rear wing and front splitter, which provide 130kg of downforce at ‘triple-digit speeds.’ It’s a proper little weapon, but don’t expect to see it making production any time soon…

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Comments

Joel Brennan

As pointless as this car is, I really like the way it looks! Then again, let’s get a better engine in the 86. Porsche understands that when there’s a customer demand, it makes financial sense to meet it…

11/02/2017 - 17:07 |
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Mr. Fox

I thought this was a Nissan

11/02/2017 - 19:56 |
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Soni Redx (MD Squad Leader) (Subie Squad Leader)

Ill leave it to this..

11/02/2017 - 20:28 |
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Windscape 🇺🇸

Bwoah

11/02/2017 - 20:30 |
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Sir Wafel (WhyBeAre of CT) (Multipla Squad) (propane)

Is it AWD? RWD? FWD? I’m confused

11/02/2017 - 20:47 |
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Anonymous

Look at that ugly face

11/03/2017 - 00:50 |
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Lauge

MOM?! WE’RE LATE FOR SOCCER!!

11/03/2017 - 08:50 |
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MR-2

That looks like a CH-R attached to a wing

11/03/2017 - 09:51 |
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Ivan Pejkovic

How to make C-HR good car?First you need to change engine,then change all rest parts.

11/03/2017 - 10:06 |
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