Wild Toyota C-HR TRD breaks cover

Toyota has released new images and details of a range of sporty extras available for its new C-HR baby SUV, which is coming to Australia in February 2017.

Billed as sporty, premium take on the small SUV, the Toyota C-HR aesthetic is taken to extreme levels with the new body kits accessories made available by Toyota Racing Development (TRD) and Modellista.

Two TRD styling packs are available to Japanese buyers, starting with the Extreme Style package which pays homage to Toyota's rally history with bold red-coloured mud flaps, black wheel-arch cladding and a faux metal front bash plate. It's also offered with specially chosen 16-inch alloy wheels.

It also offers what it calls "control beam motion" which appear to be stabiliser struts fitted to the front and rear suspension arrays.

If Japanese C-HR owners don't care for and adventurous and "extreme" visual update, there's the Aggressive Style package from TRD, which adds a street-savvy body kit with super-low JDM-inspired front and rear bumpers, side skirts and new alloy-wheels.

Modellista meanwhile offers its own take, with a pair of body work packages dubbed Boost Impulse Style and Elegant Ice Style, finished in yellow and white respectively. These also feature new alloy wheels surrounded with sport side skirts plus front and rear bumpers.

TRD and Modellista are owned by Toyota so the packages are likely to be covered by warranty, but at this stage Toyota Australia says it has no plans to offer them to Aussie buyers from early 2017 when the C-HR arrives.

Toyota Australia's product planning guru Stephen Coughlan told motoring.com.au that the wild body kits won't be offered in Australia but said the accessory listing for the C-HR would be "extensive".

"Customers won't be disappointed," he said. "We will have a vast array of genuine accessories to suit different buyer lifestyles and to further enhance the vehicle's appearance."

A vast array of alloy wheels, including different colours and designs, will be offered, as well as interior customisation.

Nevertheless, the dramatic Japanese upgrade kits lend weight to the possibility of a high-performance version of the C-HR, which could be powered by a new turbo-petrol engine.

The Toyota C-HR's chief engineer and avid car enthusiast Hiroyuki Koba confirmed to motoring.com.au that he wanted a go-fast version of his new car with around 150kW.

After entering the C-HR in the Nurburgring 24 Hour race and successfully finishing, there's been speculation that car – powered by a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol engine (120kW) – could contest the 2018 Bathurst 12 Hour race in Australia.