After GAC Toyota has its flagship MPV XENA, FAW Toyota will also introduce a new MPV model in line with the principle of balancing the product lines of North and South Toyota and treating both sides equally.
It is reported that the model, or named Granvia, is the third product to hang the Toyota Crown logo after the Crown Law and the Crown Land Release, and is expected to be released within the year.
The name of granvia's MPV may be relatively unfamiliar to everyone, after all, Toyota has launched a number of MPV models in different regions around the world.
generation
GRANVIA is a large-scale commercial MPV released by Toyota in the Japanese market in 1995 and based on the fourth-generation Toyota HIACE (Sea Lion). The sea lion we are familiar with is the van orientation, while granvia is based on a series of "fine decorations" that have a more luxurious experience.
Second generation
Unlike Toyota Xena SIENNA, which was born in the U.S. market, GRANVIA is sold in regions such as Asia and Australia.
In terms of body size, Toyota GRANVIA has a wheelbase of 5300/1970/1990mm and a wheelbase of 3210mm, while the Xena SIENNA has a wheelbase of 5165/1995/1765mm and a wheelbase of 3060mm. The former benefits from the cargo demand of Sea Lions, so the space in the car will race to the SIENNA much larger.
HIACE
In terms of interior, Toyota GRANVIA's center console design is also from Haishi, but more leather, wood and paint trim plates are added to meet the business positioning, and two seat layouts are available in 2+2+26 seats and 2+2+2+3 nine-seaters.
In terms of configuration, Toyota GRANDVIA is equipped with two Ottoman aviation seats in the second row of the six-seat Premium Package model at the top, which can only be seen in high-end models such as Toyota Alpha in the past.
In terms of power, Toyota GRANVIA is equipped with a 2.8T four-cylinder diesel engine code-named 1GD-FTV, with a maximum power of 177Ps, a peak torque of 450 Nm, and a transmission system matching Aisin 6AT.
In terms of chassis suspension, Toyota Granvia is not based on Toyota's TNGA architecture, nor does it use the same rear integral axle blade spring suspension as Hiace. Because there is no need to meet the cargo demand, it is replaced by a front McPherson, and the rear four connecting rods are independently suspended for better ride comfort.
In this way, faw Toyota's introduction of Granvia can be well distinguished from GAC Toyota's Syna SIENNA in terms of product positioning. However, it is not certain that FAW Toyota's Granvia is an overseas version.
According to Toyota's two-car strategy in China in the past, FAW Toyota Granvia is most likely only a sister model of GAC Toyota Syna Sienna, equivalent to a touto version of Xena SIENNA, but the name is the same as overseas models.
Just like the domestic GAC Honda Odyssey and the American version of the Odyssey are not the same car, but with Dongfeng Honda Alishen as a sister model a reason.
Toyota Xena SIENNA is positioned as a home MPV, and Granvia has the identity of a commercial MPV overseas, if it enters the domestic market, FAW Toyota continues to package it in this direction, both to cooperate with Xena SIENNA, compete for their respective market segments, form differentiated competition, and also put pressure on the business MPV benchmark Buick GL8 at the same level and price.
Toyota Xena SIENNA is still selling at a higher price, and the arrival of FAW Toyota Granvia will undoubtedly give consumers another MPV choice, which will cool down the price increase boom of Toyota MPV. More about the latest news about FAW Toyota Granvia, the professor will continue to pay attention.