Undeclared war? The first batch of Toyota Grand Highlanders arrived in China, equipped with 2.4T hybrids

Wei Xiaohua

2024-08-08 08:40Posted in Hunan Automobile Creator

According to Toyota's past habits, before the new model is launched, it will definitely make full preparations, push forward by the media, and publicize it from all walks of life to build momentum for the new car! But recently, Toyota's new SUV arrived at the domestic port without warning, which is somewhat surprising, and this car is the Toyota "Grand Highlander" in the picture, this car is specially built for the North American market, so there are more elements of North American SUV in the design, the early prediction of this car, the future will probably not be introduced into the country, after all, the structure of the product and the domestic adaptability is not high, So there is no need for Toyota to reopen the production line for domestic production, but the plan is far from changing quickly, and this car is coming without warning!

At such a point in time, the introduction of China in such a way, I personally feel that it is to find a replacement for the current Highlander, which can be regarded as a preliminary test of the water. As for whether it will be domestic in the later period, or whether it will successfully replace Highlander, it will take time to test! Today we will take a brief look at this car. The domestic media used to call it the "big version of the Highlander", largely because the two cars came from the same platform. But in terms of design style, it is completely two routes. The front of the new car is more regular, the front face adopts two trapezoidal elements, and the middle net is moved down to the front surround! The headlights are also quite simple, with only a square design. A set of parallel decorative bands are designed on the front bumper, so that the layering of the whole car is revealed.

The size is the biggest advantage of this car, with a length, width and height of 5116x1989x1781 mm and a wheelbase of 2946 mm. The overseas version offers a 2+2+3 three-row layout with a 2+3+3 option that can accommodate up to eight occupants. This is undoubtedly the most perfect choice for those who have large space needs. Different from the layering of the front of the car, the side performance is more like the whole, and at the rear, it is actually more like an enlarged version of the Veranda, I don't know if you feel the same way!

Judging from the version that arrives at the port, it still follows the design of the North American version! The control area can be regarded as the SUV version of the crown, the display area is a 12.3-inch suspended central control screen, the addition of physical buttons is a very good choice to enhance the sense of practical operation, the newly adjusted three-spoke steering wheel looks thicker, because the real space advantage is obvious, so the central armrest area is very wide, as for the material, all wrapped in leather, there is no cheap feeling of Japanese cars in the past.

The power system, the current version in Hong Kong is only matched with one set of power, that is, a hybrid system composed of a 2.4T engine and an electric motor, with a maximum power of 270 kilowatts and a peak torque of 542 Nm! And the overseas version also has a 2.4T fuel version! In terms of configuration, the version that arrives in China is not the flagship version, but for example, the panoramic sunroof, HUD head-up display, 360 panoramic image, L2 level assisted driving, second-row seat heating, ventilation, streaming media rearview mirror, etc. have also become standard!

At present, the first batch of models has arrived in Hong Kong, but there is no information on sales, so what is the specific purpose of this car in China, it remains to be further official information.

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