Maybe this will be the final madness of fuel performance cars.
Author: Rao Weihao
Recently, the 2022 Tokyo Modification Exhibition (TAS) was grandly opened in Japan, as a biennial car modification industry in the global event, Japan's local car brands will certainly not miss this opportunity to attract traffic attention. Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Lexus and other Japanese brands have come up with their latest products, which are mostly performance-oriented cars, and many enthusiastic young people who love to drive are salivating, but unfortunately, most of them are models that are only for the Japanese market, proper JDM. But it doesn't matter, Xiaobian still found several new cars in many new cars that have the opportunity to meet with fans in our domestic market and even be bought.
Toyota: A grand event for gr
First of all, let's look at the big brother of the car circle - Toyota. At the Toyota booth of this year's Tokyo Modification Exhibition, it is not so much a Toyota booth as a GR brand booth. There may be a small partner on the GR toyota sports brand is a little strange, it does not matter, I give you a simple and quick science popularization, "GR" is the abbreviation of the English GAZOO Racing, is Toyota in recent years to participate in a variety of international motor sports team name, such as the World Endurance Championship WEC, the World Rally Championship WRC, Dakar Rally and so on. In the eyes of Toyota President Akio Toyoda, the future Toyota is to "regain the sports car" and "explore how the racing car should enter the user's daily life", in other words, the development of the GR brand is a sign that Toyota is gradually moving towards youth and sports in the future, GR for Toyota, similar to M, AMG, sport Audi for BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi.
GR GT3 Concept Racing: This car is a concept model of a GT3 racing car independently developed by GR through experience and technology in the track field. According to the interview with President Akio Toyoda in foreign media, it is very likely that a civilian version of this model will be launched in the future, and according to the rhythm of GR "one a year" entering the domestic market, it is not impossible for the civilian version of the car to be introduced into China as the fourth GR model in 2023.
From the front face, the GR GT3 concept car has a "cyberpunk" style, the car uses a long front design, and mercedes-Benz's AMG GT is similar, and the exaggerated aerodynamic kits all over the car have already told you that this guy is not a beast that can legitimately get on the road.
The new car may be equipped with the same 3.5L V6 twin-turbo engine on the GR010 Hybrid race car, but some foreign media speculate that its power comes from the GR Super Sport Concept.
Toyota GRMN YARiS: As the first model independently built by GR based on rally racing, GR YARiS once launched, with excellent performance and unparalleled driving pleasure, quickly became the favorite of fans around the world, "supply in short supply" is the world's biggest affirmation of this car, the car is also planned to officially enter the domestic market at the end of 2022, and only provide manual transmission options. The GRMN YARiS is the official advanced modified version of the GR YARiS, which has a sharper aerodynamic kit and further upgrades in chassis tuning.
GRMN YARiS will be available in three different styles of kits, one is the basic version, one is the street version that is biased towards the road, and the last is the mountain road pull version with pull color, which will be tuned differently for different model versions.
Like the regular version, the new car will be equipped with a 1.6T turbocharged three-cylinder engine independently developed by GR, with a maximum power of 272 horsepower and a maximum torque of 390 Nm, and will only be equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission and a GR-Four four-wheel drive system. In addition, the torque distribution logic in the four-wheel drive system of the new car has been readjusted, equipped with a mechanical LSD limited-slip differential, and a reinforced differential clutch to withstand greater torque.
GRMN YARiS will be limited to 500 units, using the "lottery" method to purchase, users can be on the official booking page for the number operation, and the official will be in February to carry out the lottery activities, the winner to get the official purchase qualification, the car starting price of 7317,000 yen, about 407,000 yuan, the new car will start mass production delivery in July 2022.
Toyota bZ4X GR Sport: bZ4X is a new pure electric medium-sized SUV of Toyota, which is the first step in Toyota's electrification strategy, and will be produced in different capacities in FAW Toyota and GAC Toyota in the future, and the Toyota bZ4X GR Sport exhibited this time is a sports kit version of bZ4X, and the possibility of introducing the domestic market in the future is quite large.
According to Toyota, the new car will be equipped with sports wide tires, sports seats and matte paint, which will be a sporty performance electric vehicle with an environmental concept and at the same time full of driving pleasure.
Judging only from the appearance, the Toyota bZ4X GR Sport is not very large compared to the original upgrade, similar to the M sports suite created by BMW for ordinary models, and in terms of power system, the new car is likely to be consistent with the ordinary version of the bZ4X.
Honda: Dream come true
Honda unveiled a number of models at the auto show, but the only one related to our domestic market is the TYPE R based on the eleventh generation Civic. As the spiritual totem of "Rotten Boy Honda", I believe that many domestic performance car players, like me, are very much looking forward to the official introduction of TYPE R, and Dongfeng Honda has released the news that it will officially introduce a new generation of Civic in the form of CKD in the second half of this year. Compared with the emotional price of 700,000 yuan of parallel imports of ten generations of Civic TYPE R, the official introduction of TYPE R believes that it will surprise everyone in terms of price, and for the majority of Honda fans, this will also be an opportunity to "realize the dream".
This new generation of Civic TYPE R or in the form of camouflage to meet with everyone, even so, we can still feel the good performance of this car in the appearance, the new car front grille using a honeycomb mesh style, the front surround is a three-point shape, its heat dissipation opening area is further enlarged to accommodate a larger size of the intercooler and layout brake cooling air duct and other configurations.
From the side of the body, the TYPE R still retains the "Y-shaped" five-spoke rim design, but it will be larger in size, and the braking system will also use the "ancestral" Brembo custom brake set. Compared with the regular version of the Civic, the TYPE R will have a "wide body" set, the front and rear wings are more spacious, and the body wheelbase is further increased to ensure its powerful handling performance.
The new generation of TYPE R's rear shape is more exaggerated, and the larger spoiler and diffuser are all equipped, with a hatchback body structure and a three-out exhaust layout in the middle, which is full of combat flavor. The new car will be equipped with a 2.0T turbocharged four-cylinder engine with a maximum power of more than 320 horsepower, a front-drive layout, and only a 6-speed manual transmission.
Subaru: STI Performance Totem
At this year's auto show, Subaru came up with a whole family of STI models, but unfortunately, most of them are not related to our domestic consumers. Subaru's performance in the domestic market has been struggling in recent years, and the dismal sales volume has made many people worry about whether the brand will eventually withdraw from the Chinese market. It is gratifying that even if the situation is so difficult, Subaru still introduces a new generation of Subaru BRZ to many domestic driving enthusiasts, although the new car cannot meet the emission standards of China 6B and is not a first-tier city, but for fuel performance vehicles, this is really the last madness.
BRZ STI Performance: Based on the current BRZ, it has its own STI sports kit.
The Subaru STI kit contains a complete set of aerodynamic kits, a black and red spoiler that helps the car bite the ground, and a large rear wing is the classic shape of the STI, highlighting a different identity from the ordinary BRZ. Just from the outside, the new car can give you a strong desire to drive. In addition, the exhaust will also be upgraded, the exhaust size of the bilateral single will become larger, I believe that in the performance of the exhaust sound, the STI Performance version will also be no small difference from the ordinary model.
In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a 2.4-liter naturally aspirated engine with a maximum power of 234 hp and a peak torque of 250 Nm, which is matched by a 6-speed manual or 6-speed AT transmission.
Subaru SOLTERA STI: Mention OF SOLTERRA, even subaru's loyal fans will feel strange, because this is a new pure electric model, but also the sister model of the Toyota bZ4X mentioned above, whether it is the appearance, interior or mechanical structure, the two cars have a lot of similarities, Toyota bZ4X has been determined to introduce domestic production, in the context of full electrification, I believe that Subaru's introduction of SOLTERA will only be a matter of time.
The Subaru SOLTERA STI is a sporty version of the Subaru SOLTERA, similar to the Toyota bZ4X GR Sport concept mentioned above, and will have an exclusive sporty look.
Compared to the Toyota bZ4X, the Subaru SOLTERA STI has added STI's iconic cherry red lower spoiler and rim decoration, which looks very angry, and the car is printed with STI's exclusive logo in many places. The black rims and spoilers throughout the car make the car look sporty.
Mitsubishi: Rally Art is back
After a more than a decade of hiatus, Mitsubishi revived the famous RALLYART brand, however, it did not return as expected. The return of Rally Art is only available to owners as a sports accessory package for Mitsubishi's new car.
RALLIART was once mitsubishi Motors' performance and racing division, developing rally and off-road racing, while RALLIART sold high-performance vehicles and modified parts. Ralliart was once the top royal brand of Mitsubishi, winning many awards for the Mitsubishi brand in Group B, WRC and Dakar Rally, becoming a symbol of Mitsubishi's high-performance brand. But with the decline of Mitsubishi, mitsubishi closed its rally art sports division in 2010.
Mitsubishi Outlander RallyArt Style: Based on Outlander, it enhances the sporty visual effect. At present, the domestic Orlander, which is domestically produced by GAC Mitsubishi, has not been replaced, and after the introduction of new models in the future, the model may enter the domestic market as a top-end model.
In terms of appearance, the new Outlander front face light set is quite designed, the headlight light group is very narrow and long, while the design of the fog light area below and the chrome trim strip make the front face of the car look very powerful, and the outside of the lower air intake is decorated with thick chrome trim.
At the same time, the new car features unique red trim strips and pulling flowers, which reminds us of the era when Mitsubishi pulled the race.
Mitsubishi Yige Rallyart Style: Based on Yige, it enhances the sports visual effect. At present, the domestic Yige is produced by GAC Mitsubishi, and the model may enter the domestic market as a top-end model for subsequent remodelings.
Yige Rallyart Style added a unique red decorative strip and pull flowers, the sharp headlights of the new car with the honeycomb net, looking more sporty, the front hood also added the English text of yige, the details are similar to the Outlandrald Rallyart Style, the use of red fenders and window rain baffles, blackened wheels and rearview mirrors are also not absent.
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