To say that GAC Toyota's most successful SUV, I think Highlander must be an option in your heart, Highlander's success also allowed GAC To launch Velanda, but because the price of Highlander and Veylanda is still high for some customer groups, in order to enrich its product line, GAC Toyota officially launched its new SUV model - Fenglanda on January 6, 2022.
Its overall appearance continues the design of the Japanese version of the Corolla Cross, if you look closely at its front, you will find that in the front grille, it adopts a near-closed but not fully closed air intake grille design, which also gives the front position a little more layered. The outer ring of the grille is surrounded by a layer of matte chrome trim, and at the same time, it is surrounded by two fog lights at the front of the car, and overall, the front of the car is still relatively full.
On the side of the body, it adopts a two-tone setting, and there is a chrome trim strip on the roof to embellish it, but the wheel eyebrows and the front and rear fenders of the vehicle are made of heavy black partitions, which does look a little more tough and sporty. At the same time, I compared it to the Highlander and Veranda to make a body size comparison, and there was a real gap.
At the rear, there is a spoiler design above, and the rear surround adopts a two-color two-layer design style to increase the rear layering, and a black bracketing line is added at the rear light, with its light source collocation, its lamp recognition should be increased.
Coming to the car, what comes into sight is a decent set of central control interiors, pointer type and 4.2-inch LCD screen (top matching is 7 inches) together to form a dashboard, with an 8-inch central control screen (top configuration of 9 inches) is more sharp and not procrastinating. The three-frame multi-function steering wheel and the through-type chrome trim also add some simple and refreshing feeling to the vehicle's central control.
The storage space of the trunk can only be said to be decent, the trunk volume is 434L, and the rear seats can be reclined in a 4:6 ratio to increase the storage space.
In terms of power, it will use a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated four-cylinder engine with a maximum horsepower of 171Ps and a maximum torque of 205 N·m, and it will also be equipped with a CVT continuously variable transmission (simulated 10 gears). It is worth mentioning that in the future, the new model will also launch a hybrid version. It also features a front McPherson independent suspension and a rear torsion beam non-independent suspension.
Note: This is the leading version of the 2022 Fenglanda 2.0L CVT
It uses Dunlop's ENASAVE series of tires, with a size of 215/60 R17, this series of tires is Dunlop's fuel-saving environmental protection series products, using low fuel consumption polymers, low fuel consumption sidewallages and a new asymmetrical pattern, which can effectively reduce rolling resistance, further reduce fuel consumption, save energy and save fuel.
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Before summarizing this car, let's take a look at its comparison table with Highlander and Veranda, in the table we can clearly see that its price is the lowest, and the previous article also explained its background, it is the introduction of the Japanese standard version of the Corolla Cross model, and its appearance has not changed after the introduction, the C-pillar of the new car is printed with "FRONTLANDER" Which is also the origin of the name of Frontlanda.
And Corolla as one of Toyota's best-selling models, from the current point of view, FengLanda to inherit these sales is not a particularly difficult thing, it completely owns the Corolla's high cost performance, and it does meet the standard of an SUV model, in general, we can still have a heart of expectation to hope for it. In the future, if we have the opportunity, we will also bring you a test driving experience of this car.