Excel vs GR Sport

[ninanina]

I am interested in buying an old shape CH-R 2022-2023 model 

Can anyone tell me if the suspension was stiffened on the GR Sport version vs the Excel model?

I am aware that the GR has 19” wheels compared to the 18” on the Excel 

[forkingabout]

Yes the GR Sport versions have slightly stiffer suspension compared to an Excel.

Having driven both I prefer the GR Sport. 

Toyota C-HR GR Sport: dynamic looks and handling - Toyota UK Magazine

 

[ninanina]

12 minutes ago, forkingabout said:

Yes the GR Sport versions have slightly stiffer suspension compared to an Excel.

Having driven both I prefer the GR Sport. 

Toyota C-HR GR Sport: dynamic looks and handling - Toyota UK Magazine

 

That’s great thanks for the info 

Would you also know if the Excel has LED headlights?

[forkingabout]

The Excel & GR Sport of this era both had LED adaptive headlights fitted.

 

[ninanina]

1 minute ago, forkingabout said:

The Excel & GR Sport of this era both had LED adaptive headlights fitted.

 

Perfect thanks again for the help 

[forkingabout]

Basically at the time Excel was the top luxury spec where the GR Sport was a sports styling spec with the suspension & steering tweaks.

 

Main differences between the two specs being the following. 

Excel had a standard heated steering wheel ( this was removed later on during 2023 ) plus electric drivers seat adjustment.

Excel also had available an optional JBL 9 speaker audio system with subwoofer in boot.

 

GR Sport as standard had manual cloth seats - you needed to upgrade to the optional Alcantara pack to gain the electric drivers seat adjustment. 

To get the optional JBL 9 speaker audio system you also needed to spec the Alcantara pack - you cannot have JBL on a GR Sport without Alcantara. 

 

[ninanina]

In which country was the C-HR made for model years 2021-23

[philip42h]

22 minutes ago, ninanina said:

In which country was the C-HR made for model years 2021-23

Turkey

[ninanina]

18 hours ago, philip42h said:

Turkey

Thank you for the information Philip

Is there much difference, mpg wise, between the 1.8L vs the 2.0L.  The GR Sport I drove was the 2.0L and it was a lot nippier than my 1.8 Prius 

[philip42h]

40 minutes ago, ninanina said:

Thank you for the information Philip

Is there much difference, mpg wise, between the 1.8L vs the 2.0L.  The GR Sport I drove was the 2.0L and it was a lot nippier than my 1.8 Prius 

Well, yes ... the 1.8 is built for economy, while the 2.0 is built for 'fun'. The 1.8 gets to 0-62 mph in 11.0 seconds; the 2.0 in 8.2 seconds. The 1.8 returns 53.3-57.6 mpg; the 2.0 returns 49.6-53.3 mpg (WLTP figures).

[forkingabout]

The boot capacity on the 1.8 is also larger - unless it has had a space saver spare wheel retrofitted.