Highlander will be introduced into GAC Toyota and FAW Toyota at the same time. Although it was reported earlier that FAW Toyota's Highlander will be officially unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show, it did not arrive as scheduled. According to the latest news obtained by the author a few days ago, this heavy new car will be launched in September next year.
As early as March of this year, there have been news that FAW Toyota is stepping up to build a project code-named "770B", and this medium-sized SUV was subsequently confirmed to be FAW Toyota's version of Highlander. In the naming of new cars, FAW Toyota has already registered the two trademarks "Lufang" and "Luze" earlier. From the current situation, it is very likely that FAW Toyota's Highlander will use the "Lufang". first name. In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with a 2.5L hybrid system in the early stage, and the gasoline version of the model is expected to be launched in 2022.
Although there is no real car pictures of Lufang yet, some media have exposed pictures of Lufang at FAW Toyota's factory earlier. As can be seen from the picture, the side of the white body, whether it is the profile or the rear triangular window, is highly consistent with the overseas version of the new Highlander; and in the front part, according to Toyota's past "two-vehicle strategy" Look, as a special model of Lufang, the front face will be slightly adjusted on the basis of the overseas version, so as to be "branded" by FAW Toyota. The size and configuration will not change significantly. The picture of
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. The new Highlander overseas version
refers to the size of the overseas version of the new Highlander. It is expected that the length, width and height of Lu Fang are 4950/1930/1727mm, and the wheelbase is 2850mm. This size not only exceeds the current in all aspects. The Highlander on sale will also surpass competing products such as Guandao and UR-V. In terms of power, according to relevant documents, FAW Toyota Landfill based on the TNGA architecture will launch a 2.5L hybrid model in the early stage, and a gasoline version will be provided in the later stage. Taking the 2.5L hybrid system of the current new RAV4 Rongfang as a reference, the comprehensive maximum power is 163kW, and the transmission system matches the E-CVT gearbox. However, as a model with a higher positioning than RAV4, it is not excluded that Lu Fang will be equipped with a re-tuned high-power 2.5L hybrid system, which is also what consumers like to see.
Summary: is a brand new model, Lu Fang will be better than the current Highlander in terms of size and interior configuration. So, after the new generation of Highlander adopts the "two-vehicle strategy", will there be a situation where the supply of cash models exceeds demand? According to official data, the sales volume of GAC Toyota Highlander in 2019 was 98,506; and for the production capacity of the new Highlander, FAW Toyota has an annual production capacity of 49,824 vehicles, while GAC Toyota has about 90,000 vehicles. Although it can provide more In terms of the number of 40,000 vehicles, Highlander's good reputation and its perennial top ranking in the market segment show that it is expected that the situation of hard-to-find vehicles will occur.
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