GAC Toyota has laid out the Willanda compact SUV and the Highlander mid-size SUV in the mid-to-high-end market. But Veranda is slightly smaller in size, and Highlander has 7 main seats, in the range of 200,000-300,000 yuan. The big five-seat SUV in between still has a certain market demand. Thus, Wei Sa came into being. Recently, the Beijing News Shell financial reporter conducted a test drive experience on this model with a design style known as the Little Lexus RX.
GAC Toyota LOGO Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian photo
Wesa and FAW Toyota R&B (HARRIER) belong to the same platform model, once in the overseas market was a rebranded model of Lexus RX, and is now the fourth generation of products. The official guidance price of Wesa is 216,800-303,800 yuan, and the lexus RX guidance price as an imported model is from 405,000 yuan. GAC Toyota insiders introduced to Shell financial reporters that Weisa will work with Willanda to become the backbone of the brand upward in the SUV matrix of GAC Toyota.
The exterior interior is quite textured, and the intelligent design is added
The positioning of Weisa is slightly higher than Thatlanda, slightly smaller than Highlander, and its length, width and height are 4780mm/1855mm/1660mm, and the wheelbase is 2690mm, which is a medium-sized SUV. In terms of design, its exterior interior is more avant-garde.
Gaqi Toyota Weisa appearance Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian photographed
In terms of appearance, Wesa has made more detail adjustments based on the family-style design. The front face uses the hood to extend forward, covering the front grille. Although this non-flat design is slightly exaggerated, it increases the width and three-dimensional sense of the front face of the vehicle, and some netizens commented that the front face of Wei Sa is similar to Toyota's two-door sports car Supra.
From the side, the two waist lines of the new car extend backwards, the sense of power is increasing, and the design at the rear fenders is relatively rich. Its tires feature the 225/55 R19 Toyo PROXES Sport tires, which are designed for handling stability and ride comfort. The rear of the car echoes the front of the car, and the slender one-line high-level through taillights are used to present a wide body feeling. The small ducktail on the roof of the car adds a sense of slipping to the whole car.
GAC Toyota Weisa interior Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian photographed
In terms of interior design, Weisa is not very "Toyota". Compared with the frugality of the Japanese joint venture brand in the product interior, Weisa uses a large number of leather and soft leather wrapping in the car, with metal chrome plating, piano paint details and independent suspension 12.3-inch central control screen, creating a good sense of luxury and technology atmosphere. In the dashboard and central control screen area, you can also see Guangfeng's new design concept, and the overall visual effect is more abundant.
In terms of intelligence, GAC Toyota is equipped with the latest Zhixing interconnection system, and the operation interface is relatively simple, which includes functions such as navigation, online music, voice recognition, home appliance connection, and payment. The HUD head-up display system, the rearview mirror in the streaming media, and the JBL also bring a good audio-visual experience to the driver.
The driving experience is biased towards home Space performance is more abundant
On the urban, highway and mountain roads about 90km from beijing urban area to Yanqing suburbs, Shell financial reporters fully experienced the driving experience of Weisa. Overall, compared to the driving experience, the ride experience of Wei Sa is more satisfactory.
GAC Toyota Weisa engine compartment Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian photographed
On this product, GAC Toyota matched the 2.5L engine with Toyota's fourth-generation THSII hybrid system for its high-end model, and the traditional system used an E-CVT transmission, and the vehicle supported four-wheel drive mode. Statistically, the complete powertrain provides a maximum output of 163 kW. After driving on the more intense mountain roads and highways, the fuel consumption of Weisa reached 5.9L/100km, slightly higher than the official announcement of 4.5L/100km.
In terms of driving experience, thanks to the joint support of gasoline engines and dual motors, Wesa's power in a straight line is quite abundant, and the throttle is also more linear. However, after entering the winding road, although its front face shape is very close to the Supra, it is subject to the higher body posture, and the sideways tilt of the Willsa still does not exceed the dynamic performance of the SUV model.
GAC Toyota Weisa dynamic Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian photo
In terms of riding experience, Weisa brought some surprises to the shell financial reporter. The rear space does not look like much, but it is more affected by a sufficiently long cushion, giving the user a misunderstanding of "suspected lack of legroom". At the same time, the rear of the vehicle can adjust the angle, so that people can also find a comfortable sitting position in the rear. While it still has room to improve compared to the Highlander in space, it's even better than the RX.
Thanks to the chassis tuning under the TNGA architecture and the suspension system of the front McPherson rear multi-link, the willa is very neat when crossing the hurdles, there is no extra rebound, even if you sit in the back row, you can have a very comfortable experience. Due to the use of a large number of double-layer sound insulation glass and sound insulation cotton, in high-speed mode, there is also a good quietness.
Beijing News shell financial reporter Bai Haotian
Edited by Bai Huabing Proofreader Liu Baoqing