"Do not understand our needs, this comes to buy" is not a lot of people often hang on to the verbal words, there are always some looks very fragrant cars, is not introduced to the domestic market. If these cute mouth high cars really come, the probability of sales will still hit the street, is it "he doesn't understand" or "you are ruthless"?
The so-called crowd is difficult to adjust, and car companies will also put products suitable for local needs according to the different tastes of the global market. However, in the eyes of the "car emperors", the models they are in the picture are always delayed in introducing the domestic market, these "ten thousand people's blood books, come to buy" good cars, if the car companies really introduce the pants that are still lost.
01. Nissan Serena
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In recent years, at the end of each year, there will be news that "Nissan Serena will be introduced into domestic production next year", in fact, this shows that some domestic consumers have long noticed Nissan Serena, but every time it is a smoke bomb. Nissan Serena's exterior drawings have also been patented in China, but from the results, they were all applied for to protect the design from copycats, not to introduce domestic production.
MPV models in the domestic market is visible to the naked eye, but whether it is an independent brand or a joint venture brand, product pricing and positioning are biased towards business users more, products and positioning are home demand Odyssey landing price at least around 300,000 yuan, not cheap; 100,000 yuan or less of independent brands many people look down, it can be said that there is no MPV optional.
In the mainland Hong Kong area has long been Nissan Serena model, Nissan Serena is also quite common in Southeast Asian countries, is a lot of popular tourist areas taxis, pick-up and drop-off and other common models. Nissan Serena has always focused on the "hot zone" of family cars of 120,000-240,000 yuan, which is a circle smaller than the Odyssey, close to the size of a compact SUV; the interior can provide 6 seats with enough space, and the low platform is very friendly to passengers or cargo needs. The almost vertical interior of the cabin is unconventional, creating an amazing loading capacity within a small body. At a time when the demand for MPV has soared, this is definitely a family car that sends charcoal in the snow, and the delay in introducing it makes people doubt Nissan's strategy and vision.
At present, this generation of Nissan Serena (C27) has been released for many years after the revision, last year also added an unplugged pure electric drive technology e-power model, using a 1.2T three-cylinder engine as a range extender, the fuel into electric energy to drive the vehicle, not only no charging inconvenience trouble, there is no problem of two power forms of connection, as a home MPV is more suitable.
However, it is still very likely to sell on the street, because domestic consumers are not cold to hybrid technology, thinking that the money spent on advanced technology is not as good as replacing it with oil to burn, environmental emissions have nothing to do with me, wallets are related to me. There is another reason, which is the original sin of the three-cylinder engine, it can't drive the wheels, it can't be three cylinders!
02.Honda Stepwgn
This car is actually very common in Hong Kong, positioned like nissan Serena, is a compact MPV. Compared to nissan Serena, the Honda stepwgn is more refined, and the Kcar style is also more intense.
The Honda brand has always had the reputation of a space magician, with a flat interior floor, a third row of seats that can be perfectly hidden under the floor, and a variety of hidden storage compartments in the center console for Honda Steelgn. The 4-meter-7 length can be selected for 6-seater, 7-seat or even 8-seat layouts, not to mention the second-child, four-child family this small car is also enough.
Designing as much reasonable storage space and cleverly changeable seats as possible in a car is an intangible cost in itself. Most domestic consumers are more concerned about whether the interior is soft, the seat is not leather, think that these are the embodiment of the conscience of car manufacturing, do not know that excellent ergonomics is not only the responsibility and respect of the car factory for consumers, but also the part that needs a lot of energy to be invested in the development stage.
Another much-talked about design is Honda's stepwgn tailgate, which is also full of Kcar's GENES. The tailgate can be opened sideways and only two-thirds of the way open, making it easy to pick up and place items in low garages, mechanical parking spaces, or street front and rear parking spaces. Of course, it can also be opened in the most traditional upturned way, and the enlarged goods can be retrieved without any obstacles.
With Honda stepwgn's exquisite interior space design, side sliding doors and exquisite tailgates, this is destined not to be a cheap car, while offering 1.5T fuel models and 2.0L hybrid models, the Japanese market price is equivalent to 160,000 yuan - 210,000 yuan, the price overlaps with the CRV.
Honda stepwgn's design platform originated from Fit, which will become the original sin of it to pounce on the street, "I don't buy 80,000 Fit, buy a 160,000 Honda stepwgn, just cut me leeks!" "It will become a mainstream argument, and the SUV model will have a higher status in the minds of domestic consumers, and it will definitely choose CRV for the same price, because it looks bigger."
03. Suzuki Jimney
Suzuki was not afraid to lose his pants, because he had already run naked. Many people will regret that they did not sell an imported Jimney that year, 150,000 to buy, 8 years to sell 150,000, where to find this sale. Some people will also say that Jimney has been fried 300,000 in the import car dealer, and it has long been a big toy for the rich, and if it can be introduced in large quantities again, it will definitely sell crazy. I tell you, that's because it's scarce now, and even if Jimney does come back, it won't be much better than it was then.
In the Japanese market, Jimney has Kcar specifications and passenger car specifications, and 0.66 displacement Kcar specifications Jimney speed is less than 100km/h, we will not mention. Take the 1.5L passenger car specification Jimney, for example, you can get a two-door four-seater "little jeep" with limited space and power. The price of new cars in the Japanese market is about 140,000 yuan, even if this price is directly introduced, Binzhi, XRV, Ruifang, Fenglanda, these SUVs that can travel for a family of 5 are not fragrant?
The attraction of Jimney is the cute, personalized retro appearance, and the off-road ability brought by the non-loaded body + time-sharing four-wheel drive, these selling points are all around the "play", imported Jimney is a big toy for the rich, you think that selling 140,000 will become a big toy for the poor? Stop dreaming. Jimney's audience is most likely off-road enthusiasts, B station up owners, Douyin Internet celebrities, or Mercedes-Benz big G owner garage in the change of taste of the small dishes, such an audience group all added together, may not be as good as Xuanyi half a month's sales in a year.
The playful nature of leisure is not destined to be the choice of the public. On the premise of an indicator, what I need is a hexagonal warrior, not poetry and far away. Therefore, its introduction and non-introduction of sales will not have any essential changes, so the state of unattainable is very good.
04. Toyota Crown
16th Generation Crown Reverie
Similar to Jimney's situation, the crown was also sold when no one bought it, and when it was delisted, it began to have various nostalgia and feelings. At that time, the crown of the same level as the Audi A6L was used to compete with the Audi A4L, and it could not sell the Audi A4L, and if Toyota introduced the crown again, it would be the second time to be deceived!
When the American version of Highlander landed on FAW Toyota with the "Crown" logo, I once thought that the nameplate of the "CROWN" premium sedan had come to an end. However, when it was revealed at the beginning of the year that the crown would return in an imported manner, it still made many JDM fans and old car fans excited.
15th Generation Crown
The crown is the representative of luxury cars in the minds of the early Chinese, and flannel seats and crochet seat covers are the luxury labels of the early crowns. Due to Toyota's product strategy, the 14th generation crown was squeezed by Toyota Camry and Lexus ES sales were dismal, and the 15th generation crown was absent from the Chinese market after the 14th generation crown was discontinued in April 2020.
The 16th generation of crown will be introduced into the domestic market in parallel imports, based on the TNGA-K architecture design and development, then the new generation of crown will be a front-wheel drive car. This is not surprising, after the discontinuation of the Lexus GS, toyota group has few other rear-drive sedan products. The camry, Asian dragon and ES of the front-drive platform have strong sales, and the group's more resources are used in SUV products and pure electric product development, in addition to the top luxury cars such as Lexus LS, the new generation of Crown really does not need to insist on adopting the rear-drive platform.
It is said that the import price will be between 400,000 and 450,000 yuan, providing two power systems of 2.4T and 2.5 hybrid. Since the crown has lost the after-driving platform attribute, such a price I really can't think of any reason to reject the Lexus ES 300h, these people who hold high the banner of "feelings" are most likely to shout, even if the new crown really comes back, the result is also in exchange for a sentence "Lexus ES Is it not fragrant?" ”