The Asian Dragon is Toyota's medium- and large flagship sedan specially launched for the US domestic market, and it also occupies a place in the US market with reliable quality.
At present, the 2022 Asian Dragon has also ushered in a new model, and named the Nightshade edition, Chinese literal translation of the Night Edition, and then bluntly it is what we commonly call the sports version.
The biggest difference between the 2022 Asian Dragon Nightshade edition and the current model is the upgrade of the appearance and configuration.
A number of black exterior kits are added to the exterior, including blackened exterior mirrors, door handles, shark fin antennas, and 19-inch wheels.
The interior is covered with a large number of black perforated soft materials, equipped with a 9-inch touch screen, an electric sunroof and an 8-speaker sound system, in addition to an optional 14-speaker JBL brand sound system.
The 2022 Asian Dragon Nightshade Edition is currently only available in the U.S., so it offers both 2.5L hybrid and 3.5L V6 power in terms of power. Among them, the 2.5L hybrid maximum power is 209 hp, and the 3.5L V6 has a maximum power of 301 hp, both matching the 8-speed manual transmission.
The 2022 Asian Dragon new Yao ye version model is undoubtedly further in line with the needs of personalized consumers. However, it should be mentioned that due to the shrinking market share of medium and large cars in the United States, this may also become the last version launched by The Asian Dragon in the US market.
Returning to the domestic market, Toyota will not consider introducing the Nightshade version of the model for the time being, but will launch a mid-term revamped model for regional differentiation, and is expected to debut early next year. The most significant change is also in the external and internal changes and upgrades.
Two appearances will be available, a honeycomb-treated mid-mesh design and a dot-matrix-style grille shape, both of which feature a new daytime running light group.
The mid-term redesign of the Asian Dragon is 4990/1850/1450mm in length, width and height, and the wheelbase is 2870mm, which is a certain length (15mm) compared to the current model.
In the interior part, the central control screen integrates a large number of physical keys, which has a better visual sense. In addition, some high-end models have also upgraded to use a full LCD dashboard, which is not available in the current model.
The mid-term revamp asia dragon will continue to be powered by a 2.0L, 2.5L and 2.5L hybrid version, with the 2.0L model delivering 178 hp, the 2.5L model delivering 209 hp and the 2.5L hybrid having about 218 hp.
It is a pity that Toyota did not introduce the Nightshade version of the model into the domestic market at the same time, but the follow-up can still be expected, after all, from the information that the Us market wants to stop production of the Asian Dragon can also be indirectly known that it will gradually shift its focus to the domestic market, so there are still opportunities for introduction.
Of course, we can't expect it to be introduced in its original form, given that the domestic market has launched a mid-term redesign of the Asian Dragon, even if there is a Nightshade version of the model, it is largely based on the existing domestic market version.
Looking forward to follow-up information.
Netizen comments
Netizen 1: Domestic is to first put the wheel hub, rearview mirrors, roof black is called the Yao Night version
Netizen 2: The tombstone is not changed, and the flesh is going to die, directly without feeling
Netizen 3: Why has the American version of this front grille not been introduced?
Netizen 4: Directly introduce the overseas version of the model, do not change it, waste energy and money
Netizen 5: The Asian Dragon in the domestic market first change the taillights, the smallest B-class taillights in history