It is understood that in the current small car market, Honda Fit and Toyota Zhixuan have become the sales leader in this segment with monthly sales of nearly 10,000 vehicles, and Volkswagen Polo, which once ranked first in the list, is now only about 3,000 vehicles per month. To know that Polo, which has the endorsement of Volkswagen, was once used by many people as a scooter and a vegetable car, and the monthly sales volume is also easy to exceed 10,000 vehicles, the reason why it will fall into the situation of not being able to sell now, mainly due to the price problem, plus we are not very repulsive to Japanese cars now, so Fit and Zhixuan have also become strong enemies of Polo. In addition, in addition to Fit and Zhixuan, Polo, known as the "grocery shopping car", will usher in a new opponent, which is Toyota's grocery shopping car - Toyota AQUA.
AQUA and ZhiXuan are laid out in the small car market, the difference is that AQUA has been imported into China since its listing in 2011, and the hybrid system can be seen on the body, that is, the car can have a lower cost compared to other fuel versions of small cars. In addition, on July 19 this year, the car released a new generation of models in the local area, the new car is based on the Toyota TNGA-B architecture, still positioned as a small car, and with a price of 11.67-15.31 million yuan to cut into the market. So, let me take a look at the performance of the new generation of AQUA.
Looking at the body from the front of the car at a 45-degree angle, you can see at a glance that the car is walking in a small and simple style. In the front part of the face, the sides of the large-sized lid are slightly raised, and the headlights in the narrow style are embedded on both sides of the lid and are tilted. The irregular large-size grille is surrounded by non-closed decorative strips, and the wide-body black decorative strips inside divide the middle net into two layers, and careful observation can also find that the upper and lower nets are designed with banners. In addition, under the two sides of the grille, you can see the front fog lights in the shape of a round hole, the entire front of the car is sharper, and the recognition of the front of the car is not bad.
Coming to the side, you can see the A-pillar with a gentle slope, the roof and the body are still converging at the C-pillar, and the body surface is designed with multiple lines, combined with the obviously concave rear fenders, creating a ready posture. In addition, the front and rear wheel eyebrows are also outlined through the line, combined with multi-spoke wheels, and present a not weak sports atmosphere.
There is a spoiler of a certain size above the rear windshield at the rear, and there are high brake lights placed horizontally in the middle, and the rear windshield is equipped with irregular taillights placed vertically on both sides, and the shell is also blackened. Looking down, you can see the black decorative strip of the through design at the rear bumper, and the decorative light strips are also inlaid at each end. You should know that the rear size of the new car is not large, but after combining such a design, it is short and concise.
Sitting in the car, you can see the center console with the splicing design, and the air conditioning outlet of the left and right flat designs, which are embedded in the folds of the center console. Large size of the three-frame steering wheel periphery, but also a flat design, can bring a good grip, and on the other side of the steering wheel, you can see the 10.5-inch suspension central control screen, the screen is embedded with a horizontal design of the air conditioning outlet, the air conditioning control station is located below the air outlet, of which the temperature controller still uses rotary buttons, the design of the entire center console is quite tight, still simple wind.
In addition to the design of the center console, the most interesting design in the car should be the main and auxiliary seats that can be rotated with one button, such as when getting on the car, you can first rotate the seat outwards, sit down, and then automatically return through the one-button rotation button, and you can also perform the same operation when you get off the car, which is convenient and fun, even if it is a tall friend, it will not be inconvenient to sit in the car.
In terms of power, the car is equipped with a hybrid combination of 1.5L engine + motor, matching the bipolar nickel-metal hydride battery, and because AQUA has not yet been listed, the data of the performance part is still in a confidential state, however, the comprehensive fuel consumption of the new car is only 2.8L, compared with the 100-kilometer comprehensive fuel consumption of 5.5L Polo, the 100-kilometer comprehensive fuel consumption is 5.3L of Fit, and the fuel consumption advantage of AQUA is still relatively obvious.
In summary, the new generation of Toyota AQUA small and sharp appearance, but quite in line with the mainstream aesthetics of the current young people, take the simple style of the interior, look more refreshing, and do not lose the sports atmosphere, less than 3L of 100 kilometers of comprehensive fuel consumption, even in congested urban areas, frequent pedaling on the brakes, will not bring high costs, it is indeed more suitable for acting as a substitute or buying vegetable cars. However, the new car is only sold to the local area, that is to say, the domestic car market can not introduce the car for the time being, which is a pity.