Recently, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced the declaration map of FAW Toyota's new Asian Dragon, which intuitively shows the changes in appearance and the information on power. Over time, more information about the new car has also been exposed on the Internet.
A few days ago, the author obtained the interior spy photos of FAW Toyota's new Asian Dragon from relevant channels. As a small modification model, the interior of the new car has also been partially adjusted, and the overall is more concise and stylish. Judging from the current pace of advancement, FAW Toyota's new Asia Dragon is expected to be officially launched in the first half of 2022.
Combined with the spy photos exposed this time, the interior of FAW Toyota's new Asian Dragon has been optimized and upgraded on the basis of the current model, among which the floating central control screen cancels the physical buttons on both sides, increases the screen ratio, and looks more concise, which is also the trend of the development of the industry today. In addition, the new car also added a full LCD instrument, the information display is more intuitive, but also conducive to improving the tone of the vehicle; of course, this configuration is expected to only be available in medium and high-end models.
The current Asian Dragon interior
Combined with the previous declaration chart, FAW Toyota's new Asian Dragon also continues the design language of the current model in terms of appearance, only updated in some details, of which the front face is equipped with an exaggerated size grille, while the interior is equipped with a block structure embellishment, but the overall visual effect of horizontal extension is still presented. The longitudinal layout of the air deflector is also absent, which enhances the sense of movement. In addition, although the shape of the headlights of the new car has not been adjusted, the structure in the lamp cavity has been redesigned.
It is worth noting that FAW Toyota's new Asian Dragon will also provide another front face for consumers to choose, the difference is the decorative structure inside the grille.
On the side of the body, the design of FAW Toyota's new Asian Dragon is basically consistent with the current model on sale, and the sharp waist line is matched with the rib line along the lower edge, making the body look layered. The use of chrome-plated decorative strips for windows, chrome door handles and large-sized spoke aluminum alloy wheels has injected a fashionable atmosphere into the whole vehicle. As for the body size, FAW Toyota's new Asia Dragon declared a length, width and height of 4990/1850/1450mm and a wheelbase of 2870mm, of which the body length increased by 15mm compared with the current model, while the body width, height and wheelbase did not change.
In the rear part of the car, FAW Toyota's new Asian Dragon is still equipped with a sharp combination LED taillight, and the middle is connected by decorative strips to form a popular through-line effect. In addition, the rear surround of the new car continues the simple design style, the bottom is wrapped by a black decorative kit, and forms a visual effect of two exhausts on both sides.
In terms of power, FAW Toyota's new Asia Dragon has only declared a gasoline-electric hybrid model in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the new car will be equipped with a powertrain consisting of an A25H engine and an electric motor, of which the maximum power of the engine is 131kW, and the transmission system is expected to match the E-CVT transmission. The fuel version of the model is reported to be not absent, as a reference, the current Asian Dragon fuel version on sale is equipped with 2.0L and 2.5L naturally aspirated engines, the maximum power is 131kW and 154kW, the peak torque is 210N·m and 250N·m, and the transmission system is matched with the CVT transmission and the 8-speed manual transmission.
Summary: Since the discontinuation of Crown Sedan, Asia Dragon has naturally become the flagship sedan of the FAW Toyota brand, and it has quickly gained a foothold in the highly competitive mid-size car field since its launch in 2019. According to the association, the Asian Dragon sold 11,112 vehicles in November, ranking 6th in its class.
From the perspective of positioning and price, FAW Toyota Asia Dragon's main competitors in the market include GAC Honda Accord, Dongfeng Nissan Tianlai, SAIC Volkswagen Passat and other medium-sized cars from joint venture brands, and GAC Toyota Camry also has a strong competitive relationship with it. Through this redesign, FAW Toyota has optimized and upgraded the appearance and interior of the Asian Dragon, and the configuration is expected to change, so the new car is expected to continue the current market performance, and whether it can go further in the highly competitive market may also need to show more hard power.