Toyota's dual-brand dual-vehicle strategy in the Chinese market is an open marketing route, and almost all of FAW Toyota's and GAC Toyota's models on sale can find "sister cars". For example, the GAC Toyota Xena MPV, which was launched in October 2021, and its sister model FAW Toyota version of the "Xena" have been unveiled at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.
Recently, we found the FAW Toyota version of "Xena" from the declaration information of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the English name is "Granvia", and the name of the Chinese has not been announced for the time being. So, can Granvia's arrival stop Xena's price increase or make Xena give a discount? After all, the two compete for the benefit of consumers.
Other speculations we don't talk about, let's take a look at what kind of MPV Granvia is, as a sister model of Xena, its highlights are not many.
Starting from the appearance, in fact, from the overall appearance comparison, it is very similar to Toyota Xena, especially the lines and contours of the side and tail, which seem to be carved out of the same mold.
But I don't think the design of the two of them is the front face grille, the Xena grille is a bit like the Camry, the grille texture and size are very similar to the Camry. If you look back at faw Toyota's version of the "Xena" Granvia, its grille size area is obviously larger, and it is a trapezoidal grille outline, which is more recognizable.
Granvia's grille mesh is the use of a common nest-like structure, such a grille does not show a better "sense of high-grade", but the large size grille also brings out a hint of fashion, and then match the larger body size, the car's business atmosphere is not bad.
Needless to say about the side of Granvia, I personally think that the similarity between the side style and the Xena is too high, and the sheet metal grain on the side is the same as the Syna, and it feels that the appearance of the two cars is the same designer.
At this point, you can compare the two cars to clearly find similar footprints. So, is this a vendor's laziness? Just kidding, good-looking design, who wouldn't want to take it out of the box, right?
Looking at the rear, the difference between Granvia and Xena is not big, or almost completely consistent, whether it is the structural comparison of the lights, silhouette, rear bumper and so on exposed in the real car photos, in fact, there is really not much difference.
Body size, through the declaration information can be understood, Granvia's length, width and height are 5175/1995/1785 (1765) mm, and the wheelbase length is 3060 mm. Its size is basically the same as that of Xena, and it is a 7-seat medium and large MPV.
In terms of power, Granvia will be equipped with a 2.5L hybrid system, a maximum power of 141kW for a 2.5L engine, and a system with a comprehensive power of 183kW, and a gearbox that matches the planetary gearbox. In terms of fuel consumption, you can refer to Xena, WLTC 100 km of comprehensive fuel consumption of 5.89 liters.
At the end of the writing, granvia declaration information has come out, I believe it is not far from the listing, then, as a medium and large MPV under FAW Toyota, the price must be set at around 300,000 levels, for this MPV, do you expect?