TOYOTA’S knockout sales result of last year – a 2016 total of 209,610 vehicles – is a hugely impressive achievement with the next best performer lagging that tally by more than 91,000 registrations.

But that end of year total is all the more astonishing when you consider that the Japanese car-maker managed the result without competing in one of Australia’s most lucrative segments – the compact SUV market.

That is all set to change though with the Toyota C-HR rolling in to the market to do battle with popular competitors such as the Mazda CX-3 and Honda HR-V, and others that also offer a styling point of difference such as the Nissan Juke.

The new kid in town arrives with a $26,990 before on-road costs starting price which is not the cheapest, but its relatively high levels of equipment for the class could give it the edge over some strong competition.

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