The price of 125,800-169,800 yuan, Fenglanda has an iron heart to tear up with its own brand, but can it be torn over? We need to think about it in a different dimension.
In January this year, GAC Toyota released a compact SUV - Fenglanda, hearing this name you can guess that it has something to do with Highlander and Veranda, from the point of view of stature, it belongs to the "Landa" family of the little brother, the natural price is also close to the people, 125,800-16.98 million yuan of price, a look is to want to share a little meat from the independent brand models, but this level of models so much, Fenglanda can not earn cheap, we first look at the real car and then evaluate.
From a design point of view, Fenglanda as a whole is still based on the Japanese version of Corolla Cross, and the designer has added some trend elements in order to increase its youthfulness. The forward grille design is larger and more downward, so that the visual center of gravity is reduced, and the narrow light group makes the front face look a little more sharp, but whether it is good or not, it still needs consumers to evaluate after seeing the real car.
Coming to the side of the body, the Front Landa is not a mini cute type, the body length, width and height are 4460×1825×1620mm, the wheelbase is 2640mm, and the good wheelbase performance also lays a good foundation for good interior space. Of course, in addition to the space, in terms of configuration, I also found a strange point, in the sub-top front Landa, the 18-inch wheels used are not used in the top model, perhaps this is also the special charm of the luxury PLUS version!
The interior design of the car is relatively simple. Accustomed to the interior design of the independent brand "flowers and greenery", you will feel that the interior design of Fenglanda is too plain, although the dashboard is not a traditional mechanical dashboard, but the 7-inch color TFT multi-function information display is really a little small. Although the 9-inch central control screen is not small, but the thick black border and thickness will make it appear not young enough, but from the perspective of use, young people like HiCar/Carplay/Carlife, online navigation, online video and audio, Bluetooth music, remote services and other functions, it is all there, so as long as Fenglanda upgrades the appearance of these configurations, the texture of the vehicle can be significantly improved.
From the perspective of spatial performance, Feng Landa is still relatively flattering, although it is a compact SUV, but the back row does not have a cramped feeling that cannot sit people. And its design is still very clever, specifically the front seat design is higher, so that the foot of the rear seat can reach under the front seat, so that even if the long trip, the rear passenger can also adjust the center of gravity of the ride, so as to avoid the fatigue of travel.
Finally, back to power, Fenglanda is equipped with a TNGA2.0L self-priming engine, matched with a WCVT stepless gearbox. Maximum power of 126 kW and maximum torque of 205 N · M, how about the driving texture that such a set of power brings to this car? In fact, our overall test drive route is still mainly based on urban roads, and occasionally encounter congestion, which is closer to our daily driving normalcy. Overall, the power is more abundant, and the phenomenon of weakness will not be felt, but when the speed is raised, the sound of the engine is still more obvious. The overall adjustment of the chassis is still the feeling of the Japanese system, softer and more, when passing through some ditches and bumps, the longitudinal bounce is more obvious, but there will be no excess echo to make you feel uncomfortable, so this car is still more inclined to daily home tuning.
When the independent brand plays the cost performance to the extreme, the joint venture brand should indeed find another way out, and the birth of Fenglanda at such a time can be said to be bad luck, but does luck determine its fate?
We see that there is a little room for improvement on the FrontLander, but let's not forget the influence of Toyota's brand power. Instead of fighting with independent brands on the road of "cool" and "youthful", it is better to look at those down-to-earth young people, not noisy may be their personality, but this does not mean that their lives tend to be flat. A life with a story needs a car, and the retention rate and durability of the Toyota brand may become the killer of Fenglanda and touch the hearts of these ordinary people.