All along, Toyota's entry-level home SUV products are actually absent, why do you say so? The original C-HR is too non-mainstream, too personalized design, not so much an SUV, but rather a small sports car with a raised chassis, coupled with a pricing of 140,000 yuan, more like a toy for urban young people.
It was not until this year that GAC Toyota launched the Fenglanda that it turned this situation around. Hiccup here to make a note, the previous entry-level usually refers to small SUVs, and according to Toyota's caliber, the positioning of this new car is a compact SUV, since it was born from the same TNGA-C platform as the compact car Corolla (in fact, it is called Corolla Cross in overseas markets), the positioning of compact SUV is indeed no problem.
In any case, with entry-level products, consumers can finally buy Toyota brand SUVs with a price drop of 120,000 yuan. So, can the actual performance of Fenglanda be as impressive as its pricing?
Fashionable and stable is quite large
The majestic nose of the car and the pincer design under the wheel arch are also highlights.
The first feeling when I saw The FrontLanda was that it was much bigger than expected. In particular, the more upright rear shape looks like a Veranda. It is no wonder that its 1825mm body width is almost the same as that of the higher-class model, and the wheelbase of the 2640mm is only 20mm less than that of the previous generation RAV4. So whether it's from the platform pedigree or from the actual size, it makes sense to position the Fenglanda as a compact SUV.
The deluxe version above uses LED matrix headlights, and the following is halogen lamps.
According to different color combinations, the two-color body needs to pay an additional 2000-4000 yuan.
The styling of the front Lanta borrowed from Weisa's sports car design - it has a prominent nose tip, and has a full and smooth wheel arch shape, and the hiccup test drive also has an optional two-color body spray. Fenglanda has a very balanced body proportion, but because of the limitations of product positioning, it lacks the unforgettable body lines of the same level C-HR, and with the embellishment of these highlights, it is still a fashionable urban SUV.
The rear design has a calm atmosphere rare in this class, which further sets off the advantages of the size of the front Landa.
The tires are hankook Ventus S1 evo2 SUVs, which are also original tires for luxury brands such as Audi.
Looking at the feedback of netizens on a social platform, you can feel that the fenglanda of the same sister car and the sharp release of FAW Toyota, with the differentiation of several details, bring people a completely different feeling.
Practical and more gold-rich
According to GAC Toyota, although it is a compact product, C-HR users are "trend seekers with a stylish personality attitude", and Fenglanda users are "pioneers in shaping a very self-owned family form". Although the words are difficult to say, the key word is the word family. Therefore, the carriage environment of Fenglanda is designed around practical home use scenes.
In the same interior as Leiling, the dashboard only has a small LCD screen on the right side to display driving information.
Feng Landa almost copied Lei Ling's dashboard, simple and elegant, very Japanese. The material is also real (sù) with (liào), in line with its product positioning. However, in terms of configuration, the gold content of Fenglanda is unexpectedly high. Take the sub-low configuration of 139,800 yuan, the sunroof, keyless entry/start, rear seat back angle adjustment these practical functions are readily available, and even adaptive cruise, lane keeping, adaptive far and near light these "advanced" functions are also equipped, quite sincere, the standard car 7 airbags are also ahead of the opponent.
In addition to the minimum, the Fenglanda series is equipped with a Toyota TSS system as standard, including driver assistance functions such as adaptive cruise, lane keeping, emergency automatic braking and so on.
Test drive with Fengyun Yuexiang, low-to-medium support CarPlay/CarLife, also practical and convenient.
Hiccup test drive is a luxury PLUS version of 159,800 yuan, which adds luxury features such as 360 panoramic images and a rear electric tailgate, and the tires have risen from 17 inches to 18 inches. Interestingly, the sub-top is equipped with 18-inch tires, while the top is the same as other models of 17 inches, at the same time, Fenglanda's top and sub-top models, the car is equipped with Fengyun Yuexiang system, with navigation, WeChat and remote control vehicles and other functions, but also can OTA upgrades. The sub-top model, although it does not have Fengyun Yuexiang, supports CarPlay/CarLife, less remote control, but the functionality and expansion are better.
Wireless charging is not available, but there are USB ports in the front row and two TYPE C ports in the rear row, which is enough to meet daily needs.
The rear door eliminates the door-side storage compartment design and adds a cup holder.
With its thin centre console, door-mounted mirrors and, of course, the SUV's elevated seating position, the Sharp Landa's driving vision is very open. The same is true of the rear seat, sitting on a seat with a thick and adjustable back angle, looking at the scenery passing by the window, and can't help but think bitterly about the C-HR's rear window, which is not much bigger than a laptop, which is the price of pursuing individuality. In addition, the rear seats of Fenglanda also support the overall and 4/6 reclining, but the seats are still higher than the trunk floor after being receded, and placing large items will have some impact.
The performance is well balanced and easy to get started
To tell the truth, Hiccup is very curious about The Performance of The Front Landa, and is a little worried to be precise. If nothing else, it is the only non-independent rear suspension model in the new car under the TNGA architecture.
Fortunately, the doubts about driving hands are dispelled, although the rear suspension is changed to a torque beam, but the advantages of the low center of gravity and high rigidity of the TNGA structure body are still the same, so it is difficult for normal driving to distinguish the difference between independent and non-independent suspension, only when driving through the speed reduction belt, the bounce felt by the rear seat passengers will be slightly rougher. As for other aspects, such as the response to the steering, the strength of the brakes, in addition to the good opening of the two words, so that people do not have too much desire to describe, you can understand it as everything is Toyota's unique equilibrium.
As a compact SUV of only about 1400 kilograms, the 2.0L engine is already a large displacement. You think, the model equipped with this power, not only has the same level of C-HR, and even the Camry and The Willanda, the Front Landa can be regarded as a big horse-drawn car, so the power is very abundant. Similarly, the CVT transmission with the 2.0L engine uses gear transmission at low speeds, which also optimizes the power performance of the starting acceleration, while the throttle response is also more "heeled".
Fenglanda's cabin sound insulation is relatively inferior, tire noise and engine sound are more direct, the impression of C-HR is quieter. There are differences in the positioning of the same level, I am afraid that this is the meaning.
As Hiccup said to netizens, the most cost-effective model in the Fenglanda car series, personally feels that it is the leading version of 139,800 yuan and the deluxe version of 149,800 yuan, the difference between the two is that the latter has more reversing images, leather seats, rear exhaust air outlets and LED headlights, but some high-value and difficult to install configurations, such as TSS system including adaptive cruise, active braking and lane keeping, keyless entry and passive safety protection of 7 airbags, both of which are equipped. In addition, as mentioned earlier, although there is no high-end Fengyun Yuexiang, the car engine system that supports CarPlay/CarLife is not inferior, or even better.
Through the discussion of netizens, you will find that compared with the sister car Ruifang, the configuration of Fenglanda pays more attention to daily practicality.
Sacrificing some of his personality and luxury, power, safety and space are uncompromising, while adding just the right amount of fashion. Believe me, Feng Landa, the "pioneer in shaping a very self-contained family form", is qualified enough.