With the increasingly fierce competition in the domestic SUV market, in order to capture the hearts of consumers, it is necessary to continuously improve and optimize the product strength. As GAC Toyota's new SUV, the appearance of Fenglanda has enriched the product lineup at the same time, but also showed consumers a posture of its all-round type, currently on sale 5 models, priced from 12.58-16.98 million, today we will take the top of the premium version as an example to share with you, to see how this car performs in the end. (hereinafter referred to as Fenglanda)
As another new SUV under the TNGA platform, Fenglanda continues the style of the Japanese Corolla Cross in the appearance design, the larger mouth of the front part of the car is a black wavy pattern shape, the edge is added with gun gray thick trim, the grille shape of the LOGO area is relatively small, there is a clear air intake belt above and connected to the rib line of the cover, and the two sides have a clear downward curve under the headlights, which coincides with the gray trim and also brings a more obvious sense of muscle.
Headlight shape for the special-shaped design, the daily running light belt across the light cavity, the lampshade is divided into two, the internal light group is clearly divided, the premium version of the model uses LED matrix headlights, not only with its own adaptive function, but also automatic opening and closing, the lower sides of the front also have circular LED fog lights, which can improve the lighting of rain and fog weather.
The design of the body side maintains a relaxed style, especially in the design of lines and profiles, and does not blindly pursue a sense of strength, the segmented waist line is relatively simple, the front line extends from the outer corner of the headlight to the bottom of the rearview mirror, the rear waist line extends from the rear door to the tail light, and the front and rear wheel arches use black contour trims, which are similar to the encirclement under the doors, and the practicality is relatively strong.
Many details of the rear of the car are blackened, the tail lights echo the headlights, the flat and narrow lampshade is blackened, and the clearly divided light group can bring some sports atmosphere. The trapezoidal concave style of the number plate area echoes the large mouth of the front of the car, the black bracket below is higher off the ground, the interior is matched with the same gun gray trim, and the two sides do not use exhaust decoration, using a hidden design.
Entering the car, the interior layout of Fenglanda is more familiar, the car is full of trapezoidal elements, echoing with the outside of the body, the central control screen adopts the embedded suspension model, and the following is the air outlet and control area, it is worth mentioning that due to the popularity of the intelligent car now, the number of physical buttons has been greatly reduced, the block area is therefore more concise, the steering wheel adopts a hollow three-spoke shape, and there are rich buttons on both sides to directly control a number of functions.
The premium version provides a 9-inch touch screen, compared to the 8-inch screen, although it is not equipped with Mapping functions such as CarPlay/CarLife/HiCar, the system has built-in navigation and multimedia systems, while the rich car connection ecology can also allow users to experience more services, in addition, the car machine also supports OTA, which can continuously optimize and iterate on the system functions. The instrument adopts the structure of mechanical on both sides + middle color screen, and the 7-inch screen can display more driving information.
In terms of materials, Fenglanda used a hard material covering in the center control table, and added chrome style trim strips to the border to enhance the texture of the car, and the table in the central control area was covered with a soft coating with suture treatment, and the coverage area was usually the place where the body often touched, in addition, the control panel and other areas used paint materials.
In other configurations, Fenglanda is relatively complete in active and passive safety equipment, and conventional stability systems such as ABS and ESC are equipped, and lane departure and retention assistance are also equipped.
FengLanda has a size of 4485 * 1825 * 1620mm, wheelbase 2640mm, the seat is made of imitation leather fabric, the seat can be adjusted more items, but only support the main driver electric adjustment, the rear row can be 176cm user 2 fists more than 2 fists of knee space and 4 fingers overhead headroom, the middle position backrest is slightly harder, fortunately, the rise of the platform is not high, but it is only suitable for short rides.
The front storage space is set more, while the depth and size are more practical, the problem of placing conventional mineral water bottles and some debris is not large, the trunk floor is flat, and the standard capacity of the 434L supports the placement of multiple suitcases of conventional size, but the two side arches are protruding somewhat obviously, affecting the remaining space, fortunately, the rear row supports 4/6 ratio down, so that the loading capacity has a margin for further expansion.
Fenglanda uses a combination of 2.0L + CVT, the maximum power is 126kW (171Ps), the maximum torque is 205N·m, matching the CVT that can simulate 10 gears, thanks to the sensitive throttle setting, this parameter pushes the body of the Premium version of 1450kg at medium and low speeds is not effortless, the light tuning style is very suitable for the stop-and-go of urban road conditions, in addition, this set of power is also more economical, NEDC comprehensive fuel consumption is only 5.8L/100km.
In terms of chassis, Fenglanda uses the suspension structure of the front McPherson rear torque beam, adopts a front-drive layout, with TNGA's low center of gravity and wide body characteristics, Fenglanda's driving attitude is mainly stable and comfortable, and the 5.2-meter turning radius also makes it more flexible in congested sections of the city.
With the arrival of the SUV market, the number of models that consumers can choose from is also increasing, it is not easy for car companies to form differentiation, but the strength of Fenglanda is in the improvement of comprehensive quality, the differentiation of this competitive way also makes its performance more eye-catching, if you are considering a joint venture compact SUV, this Fenglanda is worth considering.