Since its launch in early 2020, Velanda has gradually become the new darling of the mid-size SUV segment with its excellent product strength and TNGA's well-structured market reputation, and in the 2 years since its listing, Velanda's market performance has continued to hit new highs. Since the launch of the model, the cumulative sales volume has exceeded 240,000 vehicles, while the sales volume of hybrid models has reached 25%, and the sales proportion of the four-wheel drive version has continued to stabilize at 40%, which is enough to prove the hot performance of the Veranda dual engine version and the four-wheel drive version in the market.
In May 2021, the Willanda family ushered in a high-performance version of the model, and at this point, the Product Layout of the Willanda Family has begun to take shape. 2.0L fuel, 2.5L dual engine and 2.5L high-performance three power solutions, adapted to today's more diversified car purchase and car needs. As the only model with the "high performance" label in the Velanda family and even the entire GAC Toyota product matrix, how strong is the high performance of Velanda? We saw the real chapter through test drives.
Family styling design, the details show strength
In terms of styling, The Velanda High Performance Edition maintains a high degree of unity in family design, and the X-shaped spindle front face design and the sharp LED headlight shape are more in line with the tone of "youthfulness" and "personalization" in the current automotive market. On top of this, the Veranda High Performance Edition has been further optimized to show a sense of sport that is more in line with the high-performance identity.
In the front face design, the Veranda High Performance Edition adopts a new mesh design with black highlighter, with matte chrome trim, while the Wilanda High Performance Edition also adds an exclusive flare red color scheme, more black and matte metallic color collision and the use of red exclusive paint, highlighting the sporty atmosphere and performance positioning of the vehicle. At the same time, in terms of wheels, the 19-inch two-tone flap wheels provided by the Veranda High Performance Edition also enhance the overall visual effect on the side of the body.
Entering the car, the Design of The Veranda High Performance Edition still continues the unified design of the family, and the 12.3-inch full LCD instrument adds a lot of points to the sense of science and technology in the car; it can not only display more complex information such as gear, mileage, driver assistance functions, etc., but also support the different color display of ECO, Normal, sport three modes, and the personalized elements are more abundant. Above the instrument panel, the Veranda High Performance Edition is equipped with a 10-inch HEAD-up display system that is standard throughout the series, which displays the vehicle's mileage, speed, driving assistance and other relevant information while not obscuring the driving line of sight, effectively improving the driver's concentration and driving safety.
Peer-level leading power, high performance is well deserved
As a high-performance version, the power is naturally the most concerned part, in the past, the performance-linked models, always inseparable from the noisy engine roar and bumpy riding experience, and the Veranda high-performance version of the interpretation of performance, more like a suit gentleman, elegant and funny.
The Veranda High Performance Edition adopts a plug-in hybrid with a 2.5L engine with dual motors at the front and rear, and the transmission is matched with an E-CVT transmission, the maximum power of the system reaches 225kW, and the book data is even comparable to the 3.0T engine on the market. This forms the "fast" of the Veranda High Performance Edition.
The Velanda High Performance Edition is based on the TNGA-K high-end platform and has the advantage of low center of gravity body design. The E-FOUR electronic four-wheel drive is installed in the rear axle with a drive motor, which can achieve 100:0-20:80 front and rear drive torque distribution, achieving a driving experience comparable to the rear-drive SUV, and the AIM four-wheel drive integrated management system can also intelligently monitor and adjust the four-wheel power to achieve a smooth driving experience. The TNGA-K high-end platform and the E-FOUR electronic four-wheel drive constitute the "stability" of the high-performance version of Veranda.
In the test drive process, the driving performance of the Willanda high-performance version is indeed worthy of its "high performance" name, thanks to the large torque output of the motor before and after the start and the E-FOUR electronic four-wheel drive blessing, the entire speed-up process is fast and stable, and with the intervention of the 2.5L engine after the speed increase, the power connection is smooth, while ensuring the power output demand of the middle and rear sections, the actual measurement only takes 5.92 seconds, the Willanda high-performance version can easily achieve 0-100km/h acceleration.
Of course, daily driving is not only acceleration and overtaking, how to ensure driving comfort is more of a learning. In regular urban and high-speed test drives, you can feel that the Chassis of the Willanda High Performance Edition has a comfortable tuning, and the optimized rear double wishbone is fully independent suspension, which can filter out a lot of fine road surface vibrations. Coupled with the low center of gravity design of the TNGA-K platform and the stability of the E-FOUR electronic four-wheel drive, it constitutes the Willanda High Performance Edition in terms of comfort, stability and handling texture.
Power economy at the same time, travel more freely
The 2.5L plug-in hybrid power set on the Veranda High Performance Edition provides a lot of help in terms of vehicle fuel economy and other aspects of the vehicle in addition to the improvement of power. The working logic of this power system can realize the free switching of EV-electric and HEV hybrid modes, and the maximum comprehensive cruising range reaches 1152km, which makes it easy to achieve "one vehicle and dual use". In response to the stop-and-go urban road conditions, the Velanda High Performance Edition's 87km (95km two-wheel drive version) EV pure electric endurance is more than comfortable, able to meet the conventional commuting needs with zero fuel consumption, while the HEV hybrid mode can achieve 1057km endurance performance.
After a few days of test driving experience, the Velanda high-performance version in the morning and evening rush hours of the city road conditions, as well as the comprehensive test of high-speed road conditions, the actual fuel consumption performance is satisfactory, the comprehensive working conditions of the Veranda high-performance version of the fuel consumption as low as 1.1L/100km, and in the feed state only using HEV hybrid mode, the 100km fuel consumption is only 5.2L/100km.
During the test drive, we also found a more interesting configuration on the Veranda High Performance Edition, which is equipped with 220V and 1500W external power supply function in the rear part of the car. It can meet the electricity demand of electric kettles, refrigerators, induction cookers and other electrical appliances during camping, and achieve full coverage of life scenarios other than cars under the condition of minimizing the impact of vehicle endurance.
High-energy safety configuration, guarding every trip
With the consumption upgrade of the automobile market in recent years, consumers' demand for car purchases has not been limited to simple transportation, and many consumers have begun to pay attention to safety and intelligence, which is also the advantage of the TNGA-K platform.
The high rigidity GOA body adopted by the Veranda High Performance Edition, the use of large areas of high-strength steel and aluminum parts ensure sufficient body rigidity and strength of the model, the standard 7SRS airbag of the whole series, and the Toyota Safety Sense zhixing safety that can realize the quasi-L2 driving assistance, which realizes the active and passive safety configuration of the same level, and also provides comprehensive protection for the drivers and occupants of the whole vehicle.
summary
Today's automobile market is in a long process of gradually transforming from traditional fuel to new energy, and many regions in China have also introduced relevant policies to restrict the indicators of traditional fuel vehicles. For the tense environment of fuel vehicles in Shanghai, Guangzhou and other cities, the plug-in hybrid advantages of the high-performance version of Velanda are becoming more and more obvious. In addition to enjoying the convenience of traveling directly on the green card, free of purchase tax, and unlimited travel of the three major new energy models, in response to urban congestion, The VELANDA high-performance version of the EV model can effectively solve the problem of "fuel anxiety"; and in long-distance travel, the comprehensive endurance performance of 1152km can also reduce the "endurance anxiety" problem when charging piles or gas stations are queued up.
For the demand and trade-offs of car purchase, many people "take" often to solve the basic car demand and lower car costs, control, power can only be succumb to the reality of the "house", but with the continuous progress of car manufacturing technology and technology, some seemingly completely opposite elements, can now achieve excellent compatibility. While satisfying the mundane trivialities of life and the economy of using a car, we can also lose our passion for driving control and life, which may be the answer given to us by the High Performance Edition of Veranda.