On January 20, FAW Toyota Corolla Ruifang was officially launched, with a total of 5 models launched for the new car, and the official guidance price was 129,800-16.98 million yuan. Like its English name, Corolla Cross, the new car is a crossover SUV with a close relationship with Corolla, based on Toyota's TNGA-C architecture, and its positioning is between IZE IZEA and RAV4 Rongfang.
In terms of appearance, the new car adopts a new family design language, and the exterior design is closer to the American version of the Corolla Cross. Among them, the large front grille on the front face, embedded in the black honeycomb grid, the LED headlight group on both sides seems to be somewhat similar to the irregular shape of the previous generation RAV4, and the lower bracket is made of a coarser frosted material and equipped with an LED fog light group.
The shape on the side of the body is similar to that of the Front Landa, with the exclusive black wheel arch and side encirclement modification of the crossover, with the crisscrossing of multiple waist lines, making the whole car have a touch of "wildness". In terms of body size, the new car is 4460/1825/1620mm in length, width and height, and the wheelbase of 2640mm is consistent with Yize/C-HR, but the overall body size will be larger.
In terms of the rear, the new car adopts a slender strip of taillight shape, equipped with aerodynamic device on the outside of the light group, and the interior is also marked with the "COROLLA CROSS" logo, and the details are very well handled. In addition, the rear inverted trapezoidal license plate design echoes the front of the car, with elements such as the decoration of the black skid plate below, the overall design is harmonious and unified.
In addition, the new car also offers a variety of configurations for consumers to choose from, including color-block bodywork, front/rear radar, 18-inch rims, front camera, panoramic sunroof and more.
In terms of interior, with reference to the American version of the Corolla Cross model, the new car basically follows the interior design and layout of the Corolla model, the instrument panel and the lower design of the central control are slightly adjusted, and the storage space of a larger size is added between the instrument panel and the saddle, so that the overall interior looks and feels more in line with the style of the crossover.
The center console adopts a 9-inch floating central control screen, and the whole series is equipped with the new Toyota Zhixing interconnection system and AI voice interaction and other functions as standard. In addition, the new car series is also equipped with a new generation of Toyota Safety Sense intelligent safety as standard, which integrates PCS pre-collision safety system, DRCC dynamic radar cruise control system, LTA lane tracking assistance system, and AHB automatic adjustment high beam system, which can reduce the probability of accidents and make driving safer.
In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a 2.0-liter naturally aspirated engine codenamed M20E, with a maximum power of 126 kW (171PS) and a maximum torque of 205 N·m, and in terms of transmission system, the engine is matched by a CVT continuously variable transmission. In terms of chassis, the new car uses a combination of front McPherson independent suspension + rear twist beam non-independent suspension.
Editor's Comments:
The launch of FAW Toyota Corolla SharpEn fills the shortcomings of Yize and C-HR in this level, making Toyota's product line more perfect, and consumers can also choose a Toyota SUV product with more space in the compact price range. When it is hot, as for the texture of the Corolla Sharp, I believe it is still the familiar Toyota "quality". In any case, we expect sales performance after the launch of new cars.