Highlander's "little brother" is about to go public, and Toyota Fenglanda is pragmatic and reliable, suitable for daily household use
Needless to say, Toyota Highlander's position in the domestic mid-size SUV market is familiar to everyone, and there are often price increases when purchasing, and even the retention rate of used cars is also very high. It's good, but it's not cheap, and most consumers can't afford to buy it, and now Toyota has brought a new compact SUV: the Fenglanda. Mainly attacking the daily family car market, and it and Highlander are only one word apart, so many people call it Highlander's "little brother".
Toyota Fenglanda is based on the TNGA-C platform, its own positioning is higher than C-HR, the car has opened pre-sale, the pre-price is between 135,000-17.5 million yuan. The whole design style is relatively tough, with a lot of sharp line decorations added, and many people may feel that it is more similar to Veranda. The rib lines that bulge on the left and right sides of the hood extend all the way to the front fenders, and the brand logo is three-dimensional, with an in-line design and a long strip of blackened panels at the rear.
The narrow long light group is sharp in shape, the recognition is high enough after lighting, the large size of the heat dissipation port is rough, and the decorative panels added around the front face are more heavy, which personally feels a bit bulky. The small round fog lights are designed to surround the sides underneath, although it is a family car, but the front face shape is still more distinctive.
The side of the body is compact and muscular, and the uneven waist line once again enriches the visual effect of the body, and a raised profile is formed above the front and rear wheels. The bodywork with contrast stitching design has a stronger sporty atmosphere, and the straight roof contour is as unaffected as possible to the driving space.
The rear shape of the car is bland, belonging to the family's conventional design methods, the spoiler is slightly thick, the taillights and headlights use the same design method, and the blackened decorative panels are added around, and the visual effect is sharper. The wide lower surround is relatively bulky, but it can better protect the rear of the car, and the entire exterior design of Fenglanda is a conventional family car, fortunately it is not mediocre. Glass gold is a more distinctive body coating launched by the brand, which looks more expensive.
In addition to the solid color body, there are also contrast stitching options, and the personal favorite is the desert gold and ink crystal black contrast body, which looks very textured. The interior color scheme is available in pure black and black and white contrast colors, and the pure black interior is slightly calm, which may feel a little old-fashioned for young people. However, the black and white contrast interior is not resistant to dirt, especially a large piece of white material on the center console, which is more troublesome to keep.
The center console is a conventional layout design, which belongs to the consistent style of the brand, mainly calm and atmospheric, more suitable for middle-aged consumers, and is more practical than the visual effect. The central control screen area is not large, and a circle of black boxes has been added around, the visual effect is more bulky, equipped with mainstream multimedia functions, which can realize some practical functions such as speech recognition and online navigation. In addition, there are still some physical physical buttons under the central control screen, and the gear handle is a conventional design, and the visual effect is slightly old-fashioned and outdated.
The seat is comfortable, the sitting position is low, and it feels more similar to a car. The rear seat backrest supports angle adjustment, but the legroom is average, fortunately, the roof is equipped with a panoramic sunroof, which helps to optimize the driving experience, after watching the interior design of Fenglanda, everyone does feel that it is a pragmatic family car, which may not be so attractive for young people.
Fenglanda is equipped with a 2.0L engine, the driving experience is biased towards calm and comfortable, and the fuel consumption of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is as low as 5.7L, which is also a major advantage of it, and hybrid models may be launched in the future. On the whole, the price of Fenglanda is moderate, all aspects of design and configuration are mainly practical, basically in line with people's car purchase requirements, coupled with its brand influence there, so it should achieve good sales results, and its emergence also fills the gap in Toyota's entry-level home SUV.