On March 30, the 2022 FAW Toyota Asia Dragon was launched, priced between 199,800 and 279,800 yuan, and a total of 9 models were launched. Three are 2.0-litre naturally aspirated engines, three are 2.5-litre naturally aspirated engines, and the other three are 2.5-litre dual-engined engines. Today's AM car mirror to give you an analysis of this 2022 model of FAW Toyota Asia Dragon can have what kind of market performance.
Current market performance at this level
Let's first look at about 200,000 yuan, what competitors are in the B-class medium-sized car class. In this level, the domestic market is still dominated by Japanese sales, of which nissan tianlai sales reached 32903 units in 2021, Honda Accord sales reached 34189 units, Toyota Camry reached 41693 units, and Asian Dragon sales in 2021 also reached 23847 units. The best seller in the German series should be FAW-Volkswagen Magotan, with sales reaching 27,625 units in 2021.
Here we conduct a sales analysis, the best selling Toyota Camry is gazing Toyota's brother model, although in the car series the Camry and the Asian Dragon do not have much to do with each other, but also from the TNGA architecture, but the later Asian Dragon is also helpless. Asia Dragon only landed in the Chinese market in the second half of 2019, while Camry came to China as early as 2006, a difference of 13 years between the two market precipitation. The current price of the Honda Accord on sale is 179,800-25.98 million yuan, which has a slight advantage in price, and it can also provide fuel models and dual engine power. The nissan Tianlai currently has a model price of 179,800-269,800 yuan, all of which are fuel models, with a low-end 2.0-liter naturally aspirated engine and a high-end 2.0T turbocharged engine equipped with VC-TURBO super-variable engine technology. The German Volkswagen Magotan has not been replaced for two years, and if it does not consider the function of the car engine system, it still has great advantages in terms of driving texture, space performance and configuration.
The appearance has changed
It is said that the eyes are the window of the soul, the eyes of the car are the headlights, the Asian Dragon series is equipped with LED lights as standard, and the daytime running lights after the upgrade are more charming. The silhouette of the central mesh is still the same as that of the previous model, but the check decoration of the interior has been improved.
The upgrade is a mid-term overhaul, so there are no changes to the body side and rear shape, the 17-inch rim style has changed, and the new wheel hub visually has thinner banners and looks more refined. The 18-inch rim on the high-end is unchanged, and there are black and silver colors depending on the configuration. The exterior color has been added to sapphire blue, chestnut gold brown has been eliminated, and the white has been replaced by the previous pearl white with the new platinum white.
Below we use the form of a table to make a comparison, because the Honda Accord, Nissan Tianlai, Toyota Camry, Volkswagen Magotan these models have their own advantages, and all have two or even three power versions, we only choose the top of the respective car series for comparison, but this does not mean that other power models are not high. Toyota Asia Dragon chose the 2022 Twin Engine 2.5L Limited Ultimate Edition (table referred to as Toyota Asian Dragon), Toyota Camry chose the 2021 Twin Engine 2.5HQ Flagship Edition (table referred to as Toyota Camry), Honda Accord chose the 2022 Sharp Hybrid 2.0L Magic Night Ruizun Edition (table referred to as Honda Accord), Nissan Tianlai chose the 2021 2.0T XV AD1 Zhizun Pilot Edition (table abbreviated as Nissan Tianlai), Volkswagen Magotan chose the 2020 380TSI DSG flagship (table abbreviated as Volkswagen Magotan).
Judging from the table, the size difference between the five models is not very large, and the Toyota Asian Dragon wheelbase and the Volkswagen Magotan are only 1mm apart, which is almost negligible. The wheelbase of the other three models is indeed about 40mm different from that of the Asian Dragon, and the Honda Accord is slightly wider. Obviously, in terms of comprehensive length, width and wheelbase performance, Toyota Asia Dragon's data advantages are very good.
The configuration has an upgrade
The biggest change in the interior of the 2022 Toyota Asian Dragon is the central control large screen, and the overall operation table still adopts a left and right symmetrical horizontal and vertical design. The instrument panel has been changed from the previous full series of 7 inches to the current mid-size 12.3 inches or more. The central control screen was changed from the previous full series of 9 inches to 10.1 inches (only the entry-level aggressive version is 8 inches), and the physical buttons were eliminated and the touch design was changed to increase the sense of technology. It also comes with Internet of Vehicles, navigation and voice control, and three high-end models with 10-inch HUD head-up display. In addition, the 2022 Toyota Asian Dragon series is equipped with toyota Connect Toyota Zhixing interconnection system as standard, which can be connected to the mobile phone to achieve remote control of the vehicle and status viewing.
Through the comparison of the above table, we can see that the understanding of luxury between Japanese cars and German cars is slightly different, but the configuration of the Toyota Asian Dragon has been relatively complete. The configuration difference between several models is not large, but from the perspective of price, in the case of little price difference, the Asian Dragon not only has no serious shortcomings in the configuration, but also the care for the front and rear passengers is equally balanced, and the space performance is better.
There is no change in motivation
The Toyota Asian Dragon is a mid-term rebrand, so there is no change in power, it is still three power configurations. 2.0-liter naturally aspirated engine, maximum horsepower 178 hp, maximum torque 210 Nm, matching simulated 10-speed CVT transmission; 2.5-liter naturally aspirated engine, maximum horsepower 209 hp, maximum torque 250 Nm, matching 8-speed manual transmission; 2.5 liters naturally aspirated dual engine power, maximum horsepower 178 hp, maximum torque 221 Nm, motor horsepower 120 hp, motor maximum torque 202 Nm, matching E-CVT transmission.
Since the power configurations of the five models are different, and there are multiple power combination configurations, we will no longer use the table to compare. The power configuration of Toyota Camry and Toyota Asia Dragon is exactly the same, honda accord hybrid system using Honda's own i-MMD technology, Nissan Tianlai using VC-TURBO ultra-variable engine technology, volkswagen Maiten is its own ancestral EA211 and EA888 high/low power engines. All five models use independent suspension front and rear, toyota Asian dragon and Toyota Camry are more comfortable, Honda Accord chassis performance is slightly sporty, Nissan Tianlai chassis tuning is also very comfortable, Volkswagen Magotan chassis tuning is a strong moral flavor.
AM Mirror Summary:
These five models are currently the leaders in the B-class joint venture car market, and the performance of the Toyota Asian Dragon in terms of price, space and configuration is also clear through comparison. In terms of competitive strength, its brother Toyota Camry has given the answer with sales. Only because the Toyota Camry entered the market early, if you adjust the time with the Toyota Asian Dragon, the result will definitely be very different. Of course, compared to the Toyota Camry, the Toyota Asian Dragon also has more space and higher configuration. Therefore, if the space and configuration requirements are high, and a More luxurious Toyota Executive Sedan is needed, then the Toyota Asian Dragon is the best choice.