On June 30, it was reported that FAW Toyota's Chengdu plant recently ushered in the 90,000th Kosda (Coaster) model off the assembly line.
Since its localization in 1997, it has become an important milestone for the representative models of high-end utility vehicles in China.
At present, the price range of FAW Toyota Kosda is 418,400 to 558,900 yuan. Kosda is not only the first model that Toyota has put into production in China.
During the 2022 Winter Olympics, FAW Toyota also produced Toyota's first hydrogen-fueled medium-sized bus, the Kosda Hydrogen Engine.
Since its birth in 1969, Toyota Kosda has developed to the fourth generation. The first-generation Kosda shares the U-platform with the Toyota Dyna light truck and is equipped with a 2.0-liter petrol or 2.5-liter diesel engine and a 4-speed manual transmission.
Since the second generation of Kosda, China has begun to introduce a large number of models, and this generation of models is also the prototype imitated by many domestic manufacturers.
Since its release in 1993, the third-generation Kosda has been produced and sold in the Chinese mainland market, and many imitation models have appeared, such as Xiamen Golden Brigade Coaster, Ankai Baostone, Yutong T7 and so on.
Although the fourth-generation Kosda was launched in Japan in 2017, only a small amount was sold in the Chinese mainland market through parallel imports.
In March this year, the listing of Hongqi Guoyue brought a new choice of independent brands to the domestic high-end light passenger car market, ending the situation that the market has been dominated by overseas brands and "Coaster" imitation cars for a long time.
The third-generation Kosda is powered by a 4.0-liter naturally aspirated V6 engine mated to a 5-speed manual transmission, continuing the legacy of this classic model.
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