The protagonist of our visit today is the new member of the Toyota Corolla family, Corolla Reifang. The Corolla Sharp Show Car actually filmed in the store this time is a luxury version of 149,800 yuan, which is considered to be the version of the medium-worthy volume.
Corolla Replay is actually Corolla's CROSS version. This strategy of changing the main sales model to a crossover and then curving the attack in the name of suVs was not uncommon in the early years, which was a cost-first strategy.
However, the difference between The Corolla Rebbe and the Corolla Sedan and Yi Ze is still obvious enough. Although they are all from the TNGA-C platform, the Coronala sharp wheelbase is 2640mm, which is exactly 60mm shorter than the Corolla sedan, and the body length is only 4460mm, less than 4.5 meters.
At the same time, although the car size and wheelbase of the Carola Release are close to Yize and the powertrain is the same, the rear suspension of the Rebor is not the E-type multi-link independent rear suspension on Yize, but a lower-cost torque beam. This change should be that Toyota takes into account the positioning of the model and also shows the flexibility of the TNGA architecture.
Obviously, ruifang this car is biased towards the entry-level compact SUV market segment, so it has obvious differences with the same size but higher specifications of Yize, and further up The Rongfang, and will not be offended.
Let's start with the design. Corolla's sharp front face is completely invisible to Corolla's characteristics, but the design of the large mouth intake grille is more exaggerated than Rongfang's, which is a bit of the wild design style of american pickup trucks. Surprisingly, a circle of trim and grille around the mouth are made of bright black material, and Toyota did not save this time. The spoon-handle headlight design, and the glowing headlights, are still "very spirited".
As a crossover, the bottom of the sharp vehicle is surrounded by a thick circle of black plastic, which is far wilder than the general fashion city SUV. In particular, the wheel eyebrow here makes a very hard off-road vehicle feeling, and this segmented treatment is exactly the same as Rongfang. From the entire design, it can also be seen that toyota designers are trying to highlight the ruggedness and off-road feeling of this product.
This time, Toyota's more generous is to start the wheel hub from 17 inches, and the top match is 18 inches, which is a circle larger than the Corolla. The short body and large wheels make the whole side look more SUV-like. As an SUV model, the ground clearance on the outside of the Corolla Sharp Is close to 30 centimeters, which can be said to be very exaggerated.
The design of the entire body side is basically simple to simple, and there are no complicated lines. It's just a punch with an arrow symbol on the back door that adds to the sportiness of the whole car. Although the proportion of windows and doors is relatively small, the door area is compressed by the towering black plastic side skirt, making the windows less oppressive. However, the design of the D pillar has a very proud feeling, and it is also divided by a black trim strip, which looks a little more youthful.
The design of the rear is also very simple, the lateral taillight design, this flat cut design is conducive to raising the visual center of gravity of the tail. Then there is a "Corolla CROSS" logo in the license plate frame - this set of words appears in the headlights, rear taillights, D-pillar trim and so on, very conspicuous - and the ordinary black surround at the bottom and the same color of the body guard plate, making the whole car look more delicate.
Looking at the interior of the car, the entire interior cannot be said to be almost the same as Corolla, but only exactly the same. For example, the very solid former IP station design is not the slim design that is popular now. There is a standing 9-inch display in the middle, and now Toyota's large screen is no longer unremarkable, and it also has the function of the Internet of Vehicles, in addition to the resolution is not too high, the response speed is not bad.
Then below is the air conditioning panel, including a row of physical buttons and two knobs, which is very much in line with the settings of traditional fuel vehicles. The display screen of the air conditioning control here is more delicate, no longer a simple coarse particle, but this air conditioner is actually an electronic manual air conditioner, not an automatic air conditioner.
There are two types of dashboards, the top is a 7-inch full LCD display, and the other configurations are traditional hands with 4.2-inch dashboards. The steering wheel is also Toyota's traditional three-frame type – of course, it is also molded – because the entire series is equipped with TSS functions as standard, so the steering wheel has a full range of multi-function keys. In addition, due to the positioning of the compact SUV with sharply placed doors, the central console will be relatively narrow, so the center shift lever is arranged so that the two cup holders are positioned backward.
In terms of materials, Toyota designers still did some optimization according to the opinions of Chinese consumers. First of all, on the color matching, with the collocation of brown and black, there is a sense of luxury, but this time the real shooting model is pure black interior color, and some household consumers prefer pure black color matching, which is convenient to take care of.
However, in terms of materials, it is relatively common, most places use hard plastic, including the top of the front IP table and the door, only the façade of the co-pilot uses plastic and stitching. The front row is also decorated with some glossy black trim panels, but the details still feel cheap under cost control. For example, on these keys are ordinary black plastic keys without light, and even there is no backlight on many keys.
In terms of riding space, because of the 45mm increase in body height, it solved the problem that the left side of the dashboard protruded easily and hit the knee when the Corolla sedan entered, and the lower body space was significantly improved after the entire front IP table was raised. In terms of the front head space, the head space after the seat is adjusted to the right position, there is still a punch or two fingers, which is relatively abundant. However, due to the relatively high canopy, the field of vision is average.
A lot of people are concerned about the performance of the sharp rear space. In fact, although the wheelbase of 2640mm has reached the wheelbase level of the previous generation of Rongfang, it is well known that this generation of TNGA platform is not a strong point in space construction, so the rear knee space of Ruifang is only one punch and three fingers - The Corolla sedan has about two punches.
In the riding posture, the sharp rear sitting posture is actually upright, but fortunately, the cushion is more Q bomb, and the ride is more comfortable. Another point is that the Sharp Deluxe Edition is also not equipped with the rear central armrest, so the rear middle seat is very soft, and the rear floor is not high, which is very suitable for three passengers in the rear.
After the rear drain is poured, there is no flat space with the trunk, but there is a step gap. However, it can also be seen that the depth of the entire trunk is still good, and it is quite regular, and the volume of 438L is basically enough for daily travel for ordinary family consumers.
Compared with Corolla, the biggest advantage of Ruifang is actually that it is equipped with a 2.0L naturally aspirated engine, matching the CVT transmission that simulates ten speeds. This 2.0L self-priming is the same as rongfang and Asian dragon, and the maximum power of 126kW is about 50% more power output than toyota's 1.2T, and the torque of 205N·m is also stronger. Coupled with the fact that the whole car is 1.4 tons, it can be said that the power is quite enough, and it should be more powerful than the 1.5L model sold by XR-V and Binzhi.
Finally, let's discuss the market prospects for the Carola Rebbe.
From Toyota's point of view, the Corolla Rebbe is a crossover based on the TNGA-C platform derived, which can basically be understood as "Yize's chassis is equipped with Corolla's body", and the development cost of the vehicle can be said to be very controllable. At the same time, in order to maintain a difference with the first-mover model of Yize, so more emphasis is placed on practicality, and the entire body is enlarged to enhance the sense of vehicle volume. However, the powertrain and wheelbase have not changed, and the rear suspension has been replaced by a lower-cost torque beam, so that the user group for the target is completely different.
It can be said that Toyota Ruifang is the Toyota good car in the minds of consumers after 70 and 80 in third- and fourth-tier cities, which looks durable and durable, and has the same powertrain as Camry, coupled with Corolla's brand reputation, its own design is also practical and decent, as well as the popular SUV style. In this way, as long as 150,000 yuan to buy "never wear", it is obviously too appropriate.
Thanks to the addition of Corolla Reifang, FAW Toyota has a product that can compete with Volkswagen Tange, Nissan Qashqai, and Honda Binzhi/XR-V. And these models put together, the biggest selling point of the Corolla Relfang is the L2 level auxiliary driving function that is standard in the series, and the mature performance of the Toyota 2.0L powertrain.
In contrast, although the specifications of Qashqai are relatively higher, Nissan's brand appeal is not as good as Toyota's, and it is close to replacement; Honda Binzhi/XR-V should be seen as a small SUV, with small displacement, and new cars are coming; and Volkswagen Tange is slightly lower in configuration, and there is no "Toyota durability" reputation.
At this time, Ruifang, which has the blessing of the Toyota brand, has the cognition of "looking like ordinary, but each item is not weak in comparison", plus the price of 120,000-160,000 yuan, the probability will become a blockbuster product. Referring to the sales level of the previous product Volkswagen Tange of the same level, this car sells at least 70,000 or 80,000 vehicles a year, and it is not impossible to sell 100,000 vehicles.
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(Vehicle shooting thanks to Chengdu Abdul Latif Jameel Toyota)
Text| JackieLXX
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