Toyota "Asian Dragon", as a replacement for Toyota Crown and Ruizhi, has completed the expected task from the current point of view! It is also because this car has officially stopped production in the North American market, making it an exclusive model in China! It seems that everything is moving in a good direction, after all, Toyota concentrates all available resources only for the Chinese market. But in fact, there may be some differences from what we expected. For example, recently, the new generation of Toyota Asia Dragon has officially rolled off the production line at the factory, and the new car has mainly made adjustments to the design style, which is obviously to cater to Chinese consumers!
The picture above is the 2022 Asian Dragon that has just rolled off the production line. Compared with the previous version, the erosion force brought by the grille is indeed more direct, whether it is compared with the conventional horizontal bar trim strip, or the TRD version of the black grid grid contrast, this horizontal line array modeling effect is more direct, just take into account the fashion elements and domineering feeling! And we also noticed that the shape of the grille adopts a relatively heterosexual structure, especially the bulging shape on both sides of the front surround is a sense of power! The headlights of the new car have also been adjusted, and the shape is quite similar to that of Toyota's Lingfang.
In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new Asian dragon are 4990mm, 1850mm, 1450mm, and the wheelbase reaches 2870mm. There are not many changes on the sides, the waist line is in the middle position, and the effect is not as obvious as before. The full-width hub shape is more dynamic. Because the entire line is relatively straight, the visual length of the whole car is stretched, and the folded line of the side skirt highlights the obvious light and shadow effect. At the end, the trident-style taillight boundary is not so obvious, and in the middle is an LED strip that runs through together, and the rear encirclement becomes more three-dimensional.
In terms of interior, the overall layout style is still continued, but the shape of the obvious center console is very high-grade, equipped with a large LCD screen, built-in new driving system, the air conditioning outlet below adopts a divided design, the lower row of control keys is very exquisite, and the shape of the gear handle is very thick. I changed the feeling of being loose in the past, so I have a good improvement in the sense of high quality inside.
Of course, the biggest change in the whole car is actually the change of the engine model, we know that the current Asian Dragon 2.0L fuel engine codename M20A/M20E, the early model is equipped with an imported engine codenamed M20A, and the later model is equipped with a domestic engine codenamed M20E. The 2.5L fuel and 2.5L hybrid are equipped with imported engines codenamed A25A and A25B, respectively. The new Asian Dragon only declared a 2.5L engine, from the code name (A25H) is basically a domestic engine, which may be paving the way for future development, so it seems to be upgraded, but it is actually a simple match! The new car is expected to cost around 195,800, so what are you looking forward to with this car!