At the 2021 Guangzhou Auto Show, GAC Toyota unveiled a new blockbuster SUV, Weisa, which is positioned as a medium-sized SUV and a sister model to FAW Toyota Lingfang. In January 2022, GAC Toyota announced that Wesa was officially listed, with an official guidance price of 216,800-303,800 yuan.
Luxury mid-size SUV rookie Wei Sa Why take on the responsibility?
As GAC Toyota's new luxury mid-size SUV, the listing of WEISA indicates the evolution of GAC Toyota from quality to taste, and also plays an important role in driving the GAC Toyota brand upwards. Why can it be entrusted with a heavy responsibility? After trying it, you may be able to understand it.
Us version of Venza
GAC Toyota's positioning of Weisa as a luxury mid-size SUV is not a figment of the imagination, but has a certain basis. Wesa actually originated from the American version of VENZA, and the American version of Venza is the fourth generation of Harrier's global version of the model, which has undergone 25 years of evolution of four generations of models, and relies on the same Toyota TNGA-K high-end platform as Lexus NX and other models, so whether it is the background or luxury attributes, Wesa is traceable.
GAC Toyota demonstrates Weisa's product power to consumers in seven dimensions, including "Mobile Art Museum", "Mobile Light Show", "Mobile First Class", "Mobile Light and Shadow Exchange", "Mobile Concert Hall", "Mobile Smart Butler" and "Driving Experience Higher than TNGA Other Models". Combined with the actual experience, Xiaobian also has some insights on Weisa.
Elegant and stylish, not lacking in momentum, the size is average and the actual experience is not bad
The feeling of seeing Weisa at first sight is very textured, the test drive type platinum pearl white spray paint has some crystal clear beauty under the sunlight, the design concept of "Refined-tech Simplicity" brings an elegant temperament to the whole vehicle, the trapezoidal large-area smoked black grille makes Weisa elegant but does not lose the atmosphere and stability, and the slender headlight shape and double L-shaped lamp strip arrangement bring a more sharp visual experience. At the same time, as a new medium-sized luxury SUV of GAC Toyota, wesa is equipped with LED high-beam lights, automatic headlights and adaptive high-range lights as standard.
The side of the body of WISA has a very rich surface change, in the dynamic light and shadow can bring a glittering visual experience, WISA body size of 4780 * 1855 * 1660mm, wheelbase 2690mm. In terms of book parameters, the wheelbase performance is lower than the same level, but in terms of the actual experience of the height of Xiaobian 175cm, there is no problem with the front and rear space. In addition, except for the luxury version, the rest of the models are equipped with 19-inch tires, and the atmosphere on the side of the body is excellent.
The design of the tail through the tail light belongs to the current mainstream design elements, the slender light strip is quite textured, the rear of the car not only adopts the design of the suspended roof, but also has a very good sense of wide and flat proportions, visually there is an indescribable exquisite beauty, and the circular exhaust of the bilateral double makes the vehicle movement breath get a certain expression.
The materials used in the car are exquisite and the quality feels the position, the configuration is rich and the intelligent performance is not bad
The interior layout has a traditional sense of luxury, rich in layers and staggered, and the more you look at it, the more charming it is. The saddle-type center console is the most favorite design of the editor, which is very advanced, and the materials in the car are exquisite, with a large area of leather cover, and there is exquisite piping and sewing process, and the luxurious texture is very sufficient.
Of course, at the moment when science and technology are becoming more and more developed, the sense of science and technology in the Weisa car is also not lacking, the test drive type is a dual-engine two-wheel drive premium model, equipped with a 12.3-inch suspension touch control screen, and the top four-wheel drive Zhizun version of the model is also equipped with a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument and HUD head-up display function, plus the standard atmosphere of the whole series, the overall scientific and technological atmosphere in the car is more sufficient, in the two dimensions of technology and luxury, Weisa has achieved a better balance, not too fancy but not dull.
At the same time, configuration and intelligent performance are also at the mainstream level in the same level. Seat ventilation and heating, dual-zone automatic thermostatic air conditioning, in-car PM.2.5 filter, 9-speaker JBL speaker, AI artificial intelligence voice system, OTA upgrade, electric trunk and other functions are readily available.
At the intelligent level, in addition to intelligent network functions such as online navigation and online audio and video playback, Wesa can also control vehicles through Toyota's "Fengyun Yuexiang" APP; in addition, Wesa is also equipped with toyota Safety Sense safety system, the whole series of active braking, the whole series of full-speed domain adaptive cruise, the whole series of lane maintenance and lane departure warning and other functions are rare in a number of luxury SUVs, but Weisa can be fully decentralized, whether it is to alleviate driving fatigue or improve safety. This all has positive implications.
On the other hand, when it comes to safety, we have to mention that the whole series of 7 airbags is standard, in the passive safety level, Toyota models have always been outstanding, and the airbags of various levels of models are basically at the top level in the same level.
The strong performance that does not conflict with the low energy consumption NVH is also worth mentioning
Weisa is equipped with 2.0L and 2.5L HEV two major powertrains, and both provide two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive versions of the model, in this test drive, Xiaobian experienced the model for 2.5L HEV two-wheel drive premium version, the system comprehensive power up to 160kW, equivalent to the maximum 218 horsepower, approximately 2.0T turbocharged engine power output, of which the motor output power up to 88kW, and the peak torque up to 202N·m, so regardless of low-speed EV mode driving or high-speed cruise of the engine direct drive, Wesa's performance in terms of power is not bad.
In addition, under the blessing of the new generation of E-CVT electronic stepless variable speed system, the overall driving texture of Weisa is outstanding, first, when driving at low speed, the characteristics of the motor's inherent smoothness and quietness can bring a quiet and smooth driving texture, and second, the self-priming engine has a smoother power output during rapid acceleration, and thanks to motor assistance, the speed performance is equally excellent.
Not only is the driving texture higher, but the energy consumption is also outstanding compared with the same level, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of the 2.5L HEV version of the two-wheel drive model NEDC is only 4.5L/100km, while the four-wheel drive model is only 5L/100km. Its 2.5L dual-engine four-wheel drive version is equipped with the unique E-FOUR electronic four-wheel drive system of the same level, the design of the front and rear axle dual drive motors makes its use scenarios more abundant, and its front and rear drive force can be quickly automatically adjusted in the range of 100:0-20:80, and the driving safety in rain and snow weather can be more guaranteed.
Dynamic driving in addition to power and chassis feedback, NVH performance has also been the focus of attention of the editor, in order to optimize NVH, Weisa increased the floor isolation layer coverage area, optimize the local thickness, the data shows that the front floor sound insulation material coverage rate of up to 92%, at the same time, the whole series of models window glass has been thickened, the test drive type front row also uses double laminated glass, the overall tranquility is worth mentioning.
Auto Network Review: Can it help GAC Toyota achieve million-year production and sales?
In 2021, GAC Toyota's cumulative sales reached 840396 units, an increase of 11% year-on-year, and in 2022, GAC Toyota launched a challenge to annual production and sales of 1 million vehicles. Official data shows that as of February, its cumulative sales have reached 140731, an increase over 2021. As the delivery of Weisa is on the right track, GAC Toyota's sales are bound to have a higher level of performance, so will Weisa be a major backbone of GAC Toyota's impact on annual production and sales of millions of vehicles?