A few days ago, we saw a news about the registration of GAC Toyota's new car on the website of the Trademark Office. Toyota Motor and GAC Toyota have registered Chinese and English trademarks such as "Fenglanda" and "FRONTLANDER". According to the naming form and Toyota's recent new car planning, we guess that "Fenglanda" is probably the Chinese name of Harrier in Guangfeng.
According to previous reports, Toyota's new generation Harrier will be introduced to China and put into production by Toyota North and South respectively. This car is positioned between RAV4/ Willanda and Highlander. Its FAW Toyota will adopt Harrier- Hailia (code 94 1B), and this "native" name and model will be introduced to China; The exposed "Feng Landa" may be the name of its Guangfeng version (code 942B). It's like the relationship between RAV4 and Willanda.
At present, a new generation of Harrier has been released overseas. The new car is built on the GA-K platform under the familiar Toyota TNGA architecture, and the familiar Toyota RAV4 housing finance was developed on this platform.
Speaking of Harrier, I believe everyone will feel strange. Since the first and second generation, Harrier has only been launched in Japan. Secondly, its positioning is below Highlander, so it is called "Little Highlander", and it is not a Toyota logo in the local market, but an eagle logo. However, due to the appearance and avant-garde design of the previous model, it was finally hammered by netizens, that is, the Lexus RX with a different name.
It was not until 20 13 that Toyota made a differentiation adjustment for the two models to show the difference. The third generation model is built on the MC platform of RAV4. In order to avoid brand internal friction, Toyota simply stopped the fourth-generation RAV4 model in the Japanese market and directly let Harrier take over this level of SUV market.
Now Harrier has developed to the fourth generation. Harrier and RAV4 are still built on Toyota's latest TNGA-K platform, and the two cars born under this new platform can be described as completely different positioning. The new generation Harrier is still dominated by cities, with high-end refinement, while the new generation RAV4 will turn its attention to off-road.
Combined with overseas models, the new Harrier continues Toyota's latest family-style design language. The chrome trim of the front banner runs through the front of the car and is connected with the headlights on both sides. The far and near lights use LED light sources. The front bumper of the car adopts layered design, and the bottom trapezoidal grille is surrounded by chrome trim. In addition, air guide slots are added on both sides of this SUV, which increases the sense of movement.
The smooth body shape is in sharp contrast with RAV4 room harmony and Highlander, and the overall shape is more sporty, even with a hint of coupe SUV. There are penetrating taillights and chrome-plated exhaust pipes on both sides at the rear of the car. In addition, I can see many shadows of Lexus RX, which I believe will be welcomed by many consumers.
As for the interior, at present, there is only an overseas version of the right-hand rudder model map, which shows that the overall style is simple and atmospheric, and the style is somewhat similar to RAV4. The instrument panel is made of enamel plastic, and the door trim panel is wrapped in leather, which looks more classy. The square wheel is a three-position steering wheel with multi-function buttons, which is more convenient to control. The multimedia display screen is suspended, and the control area below is relatively simple. Equipped with two chrome-plated embellishments, the whole interior is young and energetic.
It is reported that the new Harrier car is positioned as a medium-sized SUV, with the length, width and height of 4740/ 1855/ 1660mm and the wheelbase of 2690 mm Compared with the medium-sized SUV on the market at present, it does not have an advantage in body size, but the market positioning of this car after domestic production is not 7-seat medium-sized SUVs, but 5-seat medium-sized SUVs.
As a new car under TNGA architecture, its power types will be divided into hybrid version and fuel version. The former is equipped with THS II hybrid system, which consists of 2.5L engine with 222 horsepower. The latter is equipped with a 2.0L engine matched with a CVT gearbox, with a maximum horsepower 17 1 horsepower and a peak torque of 207 Nm. Both kinds of power are not bad, and they are the main power of Toyota, and there is no hard power to speak of. In addition, in the drive system, it will also provide two forms: front drive and four-wheel drive.
As we all know, Toyota and Lexus are inextricably linked, and "Fenglanda" is expected to become the Toyota SUV most like Lexus. With the strengthening of Toyota's brand power and influence, and the positioning of the brand-new five-seat SUV, it is not difficult to predict its future market performance. It seems that another sales harvester has come.
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