When the words Toyota and SUV appear at the same time, in most cases, the scene that will happen is: 4S begins to cheer, used car dealers begin to rejoice, users begin to turn against each other, and competitors begin to soften their legs.
From Land Cruiser to Prado to Highland to Veranda, without exception.
However, as a golden signboard of the brand market segment, Toyota's SUV product sequence slot point is not less, such as a variety of "mark-up" cars, including product positioning is generally high, the terminal price is firm, holding a hundred thousand in the early days of wanting to come to a Toyota-made SUV is simply a "dream", seeing the Qashqai next door, XR-V Binzhi sold well, and finally Toyota began to do action on entry-level SUV products.
In January this year, Fenglanda, which was built based on the TNGA architecture, was officially listed, and the official guidance price was 125,800-169,800 yuan, which lowered the threshold at once. But at this price point, what product value can Toyota show us? This has always been a very curious place for Qingge.
First of all, the appearance and interior of the vehicle, and the previous C-HR is completely different, Feng Landa finally grew back to the "decent" look, fashion to take into account more people's aesthetic preferences, the front half of the face using a closed design similar to new energy products, and the bottom is covered by a large-size trapezoidal grille, the silver trim around the outside of the grille extends to the fog light area on both sides, creating a tough posture at the same time, but also further enriching the three-dimensional sense of the entire front face.
The raised lines of the front and rear wheels on the side add a sense of strength to the body, with the plastic skid plate decoration, there is the look of an SUV, in addition, the sub-top luxury PLUS version of the sub-top we test drove is also equipped with the only 18-inch two-color wheels in the series, which adds a lot of color to the shape.
The overall design of the tail is rounded, and the three-dimensional tailgate shape and the suspended taillight group bring a more fashionable visual effect. The bottom bracket adopts a layered design layout, hiding the exhaust pipe under the encirclement, and does not use an exaggerated layout. To know that the 2.0L engine to get a domineering point of exhaust is not impossible, from this point we can clearly judge Toyota's positioning and market orientation of this car.
Overall, Qingge has several ideas about the appearance, first of all, as a global model, FAW Toyota has also launched the corolla sharp release of the same origin, they have a continuation of the Japanese version of the Corolla CROSS model, a continuation of the American version of the Corolla CROSS modeling, from Qingge's personal point of view, the design of the FrontLanda is better than the Corolla Sharp Fang, fashionable and handsome, there is no sense of hardness like a snake.
The second is that the overall design ratio of the vehicle is very coordinated, no matter from which point of view will not feel abrupt, this is actually quite important, do not believe you look at other small SUV products, there will always be some size and design do not match the sense of violation.
Speaking of the car, if the full score is 100 points, I think the design of the car can only be conservatively scored, because it is too familiar. The steering wheel, the big TV, the whole central control layout and the brothers and brothers are not much different, the materials are simple and unpretentious, and they look very economical.
So in fact, as a brand new product, Fenglanda did not come up with something eye-catching in the appearance and interior, but as a weapon that Guangqi Honda wants to impact 1 million sales, after the experience, we found that the real strength of Fenglanda was hidden in the "belly".
Saying that the three product points on the FrontLanda are enough to make people "sideways", the first is intelligent interconnection. The new car introduces the "Fengyun Yuexiang" intelligent interconnection function, which can realize the remote control of the vehicle on the mobile phone. Including "Hello Xiaoyue" intelligent assistant, in-vehicle system OTA remote upgrade, remote air conditioning and other up to 14 intelligent remote services. In addition, the new car also supports HiCar/Carplay/Carlife and other smart phone interconnection functions, which can realize online navigation, online video, Bluetooth music and other connections, to meet the interoperability between consumers in the car and mobile phone. Although the resolution of this screen is not particularly high, the smooth touch feedback and running speed can be satisfactory.
The second is exceptionally strong security. In terms of active safety, Fenglanda is equipped with Toyota SafetySense intelligent travel safety system, including PCS pre-collision safety system with pedestrian recognition in front, DRCC dynamic radar cruise control system, LTA lane tracking assistance system and AHB automatic adjustment high beam system, which has reached the quasi-L2 automatic driving function and hoisted the joint venture brand at the same price.
In terms of passive safety, the entire Fenglanda series is equipped with 7 or more SRS airbags as standard, and the high-end models have reached 9 SRS airbags, while competitors generally have 6 airbags as standard.
At the same time, the new car adopts a new GOA high-rigidity body based on the TNGA architecture, plus what ABS anti-lock braking system, with EBD electronic braking force distribution system, VSC body stability control system, TRC traction control system, HAC ramp start assist control system... Wait, wait, etc., really interpret the security of TNGA to the extreme.
Finally, there is the amazing mechanical quality.
As mentioned above, when you walk into the 4S store and see Feng Landa, you may not be particularly moved. It may even be eliminated because of its low explicit configuration, or even the torsion beam suspension. If you also happen to have the above ideas, then I ask you to be sure to drive Feng Landa on the road to try.
The new car is equipped with the same powertrain of camry, thermal efficiency of 40%, compression ratio up to 13:1, maximum power 126kW, maximum torque of 205N·m, matching can simulate 10 speed Direct Shift-CVT gearbox, power performance is very good, after all, Camry 1.6 tons more, Fenglanda is only 1.4 tons, with no skid CVT gearbox, starting or accelerating fast and smooth, more importantly, his comprehensive fuel consumption is as low as 5.7L/100km, In this environment where the No. 92 gasoline breaks 8, it is enough to make people feel excited.
More importantly, just such a home-oriented, simple-looking product, GAC Toyota also added some control "small Easter eggs" to it, TNGA's consistent low center of gravity is not to say, the new car steering system also brings us a solid steering feel, good directionality and small open volume settings, almost refers to where to play, a bit of the meaning of human-car integration.
Chassis performance on the Qingge responsibly said that the rear torque beam did not "pull across" Although the suspension system as a whole is soft, it can also show enough toughness when dealing with various road vibrations and impacts, sitting in the back row will not feel too stiff bounce, the overall performance is calm enough, there is no cheap feeling at all.
As for the tranquility in the car? Frankly speaking, I think it seems to do a better job than the higher Velanda, with high-quality sound insulation and sound-absorbing materials placed in a wide range of roofs, cockpits and bottom bodies to minimize vibration and noise even when driving on bumpy roads; at the same time, the thickness and coverage of plates such as soundproof cotton are increased, and rear passengers will not feel the noise.
In fact, after the listing of Fenglanda, Qingge heard the comment of "low cost performance" more than once, and could not help but want to shout grievances for him, the same price of the joint venture brand is almost the most cattle safety configuration, the most mature and easy to use fuel economy, the power is not weak powertrain, coupled with good control, the cost performance has obviously jumped out. Although Fenglanda is an entry-level product, although the price is not high, but the excellent essence of toyota SUV it can be said that it has been completely inherited, and perhaps many consumers are more likely to be impressed by "value for money", but in the end you may find that the down-to-earth "value for money" is far more real than those bells and whistles.