As early as April 2020, FAW Toyota Crown (14th generation) withdrew from the Chinese market, and the 15th generation crown sold in Japan was not imported, let alone domestically produced. Recently, Xiaozhi learned from relevant channels that FAW Toyota will officially introduce the 15th generation crown and list it in the domestic market as an imported car.
According to the relevant dealers, the fifteenth generation crown imported at this stage can already be booked, the expected price is 350,000-450,000 yuan, probably in the middle of this year (2022) to the store, the pick-up cycle is about half a year. As for whether the price will be increased, there is no clear statement at present.
The fifteenth generation of crowns was actually launched as early as 2018, ushering in a mid-term change in 2020. Compared with the fourteenth generation model, the fifteenth generation crown is more sporty in design, and the front face is equipped with a large blackened mesh, and the middle is a dazzling crown mark. Then the body side adopts a short front overhang and a long rear overhang design, and the overall shape is very smooth.
In terms of power, the 15th generation crown has three powertrain options, namely a 2.0T four-cylinder turbocharged engine, a 2.5L hybrid system and a 3.0L V6 hybrid system, which is based on the TNGA-N rear-drive platform. However, this may also be the last generation of the rear-drive crown, according to the information previously exposed, the new generation of crown will be based on the front-drive platform, using the layout of the front-wheel drive.
If FAW Toyota can really introduce the fifteenth generation of crowns, there will certainly be some domestic consumers smiling, but based on the price exposed now, the final sales performance will not be very good, and it will be a "thunderous rain and small" model, otherwise it would not have ended up with a discontinued fate.
In addition, for whether to introduce, Xiao Zhi also has to put a question mark here? According to previous information, the new generation of Crown is expected to be the first to be released in overseas markets at the end of this year and officially listed in 2023. Therefore, the introduction of the fifteenth generation of crowns, it seems that it is not so necessary, and FAW Toyota has now established a crown brand, and it is possible to directly take it to domestic production at that time, what do you think?