GAC Toyota Fenglanda, which was listed at the beginning of the year, has gradually opened large-scale delivery, and the Beijing News Shell financial reporter has also recently conducted a test drive experience of about 80km of urban and high-speed roads for this new compact product. Fenglanda, which has certain advantages over competing models in terms of price and size, has attracted some discussions while gaining consumer attention, such as "Behind the excellent size parameters, how does the space performance of the vehicle?" "Is 2.0L naturally aspirated enough power?" "Can the rear suspension of the torsion beam support a great driving experience?" "Is it worth it for everyone to spend 125,800 yuan to buy a Fenglanda?" Topics such as this have become the focus of consumers' attention.
Gac Toyota Fenglanda appearance Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian photographed
The overall design is young, and the active and passive safety configurations are rich
Gac Motor Toyota suddenly made efforts in the second half of 2021, updating the old models at the same time, and successively launched three new models such as Xena, Weisa and Fenglanda. In GAC Toyota's planning, Xena will anchor the mid-to-high-end MPV, and Weisa will focus on the mid-size SUV market, filling the gap in the market segment with a luxury big five. Fenglanda, as a supplement to C-HR, aims at young users in the price range of 120,000-170,000 yuan with a relatively large size, relatively rich configuration and relatively low price, and competes with competing models.
It is understood that Fenglanda is inextricably linked to the Corolla Cross released in the Thai market 2 years ago and the Japanese market 1 year ago. The overall technology has been tested by overseas markets and has become more mature. At present, GAC Toyota has positioned feng landa as the first car for young users.
The Fonlanda has a length, width and height of 4485mm/1825mm/1620mm and a wheelbase of 2640mm. This product, developed on the TNGA architecture, is competitive in terms of parameters compared to products at the same price. In terms of appearance, thanks to the performance of the larger size of the product, combined with the full front grille, rich and tough body waistline, 18-inch multi-spoke wheels, the overall design is more atmospheric and powerful. As a product positioned as a young user group, Fenglanda has up to 7 bicycle colors and 4 dual car colors, a total of 11 kinds of body color options, including glazed gold, coral red, platinum pearl white, glazed gold black bi-color, coral red black two-color, platinum pearl white and black two-color, etc.
GAC Toyota Fenglanda interior Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian photographed
In terms of interior, Fenglanda applies a beige-gray contrast design to create a more youthful and energetic atmosphere. The three-frame steering wheel feels solid and the mechanical gear in the central area is more traditional. It is reported that the product is equipped with a 9-inch electronic voice navigation system, the display of the central control screen is relatively clear, and the voice response is relatively rapid.
In terms of intelligence, the product has introduced the "Fengyun Yuexiang" Zhixing interconnection service to support the remote control of the vehicle by mobile phone. This system includes 14 intelligent remote services such as intelligent assistant, vehicle system OTA remote upgrade, vehicle home interconnection, remote air conditioning and so on. At the same time, the car supports HiCar/Carplay/Carlife a variety of smart phones, which can realize online navigation, online video, Bluetooth music and other functions.
In terms of active and passive safety, Fenglanda is equipped with Toyota Safety Sense Safety (Toyota Collision Avoidance Assist Kit), including pre-collision safety system, full-speed domain follow-up system, lane tracking assistance system, etc., reaching the level of quasi-L2 automatic driving. In terms of passive safety, on the basis of THE RIGID BODY OF GOA, Fenglanda is equipped with 7 or more SRS airbags as standard (9 SRS airbags for high-end models). At least in terms of passive safety, such a configuration is relatively leading in the industry.
Smooth driving Experience There is room for improvement in the rear seat but there are many highlights
As a product designed for young people, Fenglanda has a good performance in power. The vehicle is powered by a TNGA 2.0L Dynamic Force Engine engine, mated to a 10-speed Direct Shift-CVT transmission that simulates 10 speeds, with a maximum power of 126 kW and a maximum torque of 205 N·m.
Shell financial reporters experienced about 80km of urban and highway roads in Changsha. During the test drive, the power output of the Front Landa was very smooth, and the power was more abundant when pressing the accelerator pedal. The performance is decent when there are 4 people in the car, but if there are only 1-2 people, the power and dynamics of the vehicle are quite wonderful. It is necessary to note that Fenglanda supports manual shifting, and if manual shifting is selected, the power performance of the vehicle is even better.
The configuration table shows that Fenglanda adopts the suspension form of the front McPherson rear torsion beam that is basically the same as that of the joint venture product of the same level, and under the tuning of GAC Toyota, although the rear seating experience has a certain room for improvement, the front seating feeling is more comfortable, the filtration on the finely fragmented road section is very good, and it is not bumpy when passing the speed bump. In the more congested urban sections, with a minimum turning radius of 5.2 meters and a wider view of the car, Fenglanda allows even less skilled motorists to complete the turn on complex roads.
In terms of noise suppression, Fenglanda also performed quite well, due to the wide range of high-quality sound insulation and sound-absorbing materials placed on the roof, cockpit and bottom body, although the high-speed speed reached 100km/h, there was no particularly obvious noise. It is reported that the thermal efficiency of Fenglanda reaches 40%, the compression ratio is 13:1, and the fuel consumption can reach 5.7L/100km under the comprehensive working conditions of NEDC. On the 80km urban highway and the condition of riding four people, the final fuel consumption achieved 7.1L/100km.
During the test ride, although the Fenglanda was positioned as a compact SUV, the 2640mm wheelbase still had room for improvement, and it was generally competitive in the same class. As mentioned above, the reporter's experience in the back row of the test ride is more general, and although there is room for legroom, it is not spacious. The rear seats have longer cushions for better leg support, while the rear seats have a larger reclining angle to enhance the ride experience. But these two advantages also affect the leg space to a certain extent.
It is worth mentioning that the depth of the Fenglanda trunk is excellent, its volume reaches 438L, and the rear seats support reclining. If this depth can be converted to the rear space to a certain extent, it may bring more surprises to consumers. For example, GAC Aeon, which is also a brand of GAC Group, has enhanced the riding experience of rear users by sacrificing trunk space on the AION Y and AION V SUVs. Although the power form of the oil and electric models is different, it may be used as a reference. In this regard, Guangfeng insiders told Shell Financial Reporter that in order to bring users the best driving experience, the product has such a design. At the same time, due to the torque beam structure applied to the rear suspension, the rear passengers still have some bumps on the road. At present, the rear row problem of Fenglanda also exists on the joint venture SUV at the same price, and if the target positioning of the product is to become the first car for young people, the tightness of the rear may not be a core issue.
At present, the discount of Fenglanda's competitive joint venture models in the market is about 20,000 yuan, if Guangfeng and brand dealers can form certain discounts at the terminal, they may win the market with brilliant cost performance. However, some consumers told Shell financial reporters that when booking cars now, the company schedule will not be until May, and there is no discount on the terminal, and the performance is relatively hot.
Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian Editor Bai Huabing Proofreader Lu Qian