The domestic compact SUV market demand is huge, and it has always been a must for major car companies. Throughout the Mix of Honda and Nissan, Toyota, which is also a Japanese "Three Musketeers", does not have a blockbuster model in this market.
However, FAW Toyota launched a brand new model - Corolla Ruifang, the new car has officially begun to pre-sale, the pre-price is between 130,000 and 170,000 yuan, compared to the upcoming sister model GAC Toyota Fenglanda is 5,000 yuan cheaper, so does the new Corolla Ruifang have the potential to become a hit?
The Corolla Rebbe and The Frontlander are both global models of the Eight Classics, and the overseas version is called: Corolla Cross. The car was originally sold in Southeast Asia, and then the response was good before it was introduced to domestic and American sales. After being introduced into China, it was divided into two, of which the shape of the front Landa was the Japanese version of the design, and the Corolla Sharp Fang was the American version of the design. Like Corolla, the Corolla Relex is based on the TNGA-C platform, the two are consistent in wheelbase, and strictly speaking, the Corolla Relex is a derivative crossover of the Corolla.
Toyota has a good reputation in China and a large number of fans, so that the new Corolla Rebbe has not made any changes for the Chinese market, and the words "decent" can summarize the overall performance of the new car. The Corolla Replay is a compact SUV positioned between the Toyota RAV4 Rongfang and the Yize IZUA. The yize IZUA that should have gone was not good because of its pricing problems and too sporty appearance, resulting in bad market feedback. In order to make up for this defect, Corolla Ruifang is more inclined to the family in the shaping of the appearance, but the shape of the Chinese network is jokingly called "a bitter face" by netizens, and the shape of the real Corolla Ruifang is not as good as that of The Sharp Randa.
The problem of moderation also exists in the power part. The Corolla Requiliss and Toyota CH-R/Yizawa IZUA use the same powertrain, only equipped with a 2.0L engine codenamed M20E, with a maximum horsepower of 171Ps and a maximum torque of 205 N·m, matched with a CVT gearbox. It can only be said that the Corolla Rebbe still did not learn the lesson of the Toyota CH-R. For compact SUV, such an displacement is not small, but in fact, everyone does not have so high requirements for power. If it can introduce models with lower displacement, such as 1.6L models, to further lower the threshold, it may be a better choice. And as a 130,000 yuan + class model, Corolla Ruifang still uses the rear suspension of the torque beam, and it is difficult to make people love, to know that Corolla uses a multi-link independent suspension.
Perhaps the sale of 130,000 yuan is already a sincere offer for Toyota, but on the contrary, the better-selling Honda Binzhi and XR-V on the market can be found that the starting price of both has come to the range of 120,000 yuan. And the Corolla sharp amplifier relative to the competitors do not have too many characteristics, on the one hand, Honda models have always been to buy a car to send engines, and Nissan's selling point is rich in configuration plus a large sofa in the rear, each model has its own favor point, and Toyota's low-end model is still taking the road of moderation.
Write at the end
In the past, we can also call this Toyota's "middle way", but now the SUV in the 100,000 yuan price range are good hands, in addition to the above mentioned models, there are Geely Xingyue L, Haval H6, Changan CS75 PLUS, etc., and The performance of Corolla Ruifang's "middle way" now seems to be somewhat out of touch with the Chinese automobile consumer market...