In today's MPV market, the Toyota family's Sai na model can be described as in full swing, even if there was a "mark-up" event before, but still can't resist the consumer's love for it, the so-called hot iron, toyota family has released a new generation of small MPV in Thailand, is it the "beggar version" Toyota Xena? Let's take a look!
The new car is based on Toyota's new DNGA architecture and is currently only available for sale in Southeast Asia, with an entry-level model priced at THB 795,000 (equivalent to about RMB 140,000).
In terms of appearance, the design of the new car is somewhat similar to the Highlander in the family, and the front face hexagonal blackened grille is combined with the through-type light strip design, stretching the visual width of the front face while emphasizing the fashion sense for the new car. In addition, the new car located under the headlights also adopts a silver T-shape chrome decoration, with round front fog lights, the overall feeling can be described as youthful.
In terms of body size, the length/width/height of the new car are 4395/1730/1665mm, and the wheelbase is 2750mm. If according to the size of the network, Toyota's small MPV released this time is more like an SUV model, according to the size and price planning, now the market in the compact MPV such as: Capgemini / Trumpchi M6 and other models under similar prices, their length has long exceeded 4 meters 7, so the 4 meters 3 Toyota small MPV follow-up to the domestic market can be described as a worrying prospect.
In terms of power, Toyota's new generation of small MPV will be equipped with two engines, 1.3L and 1.5L. The former has a maximum power of 71 kW and a peak torque of 121 N·m; the latter has a maximum power of 77 kW and a maximum torque of 136 N·m. The drivetrain is mated to a 5-speed manual transmission and a 4-speed automatic transmission.
Broadly speaking, Chinese consumers' habit of liking big is something that every brand knows, otherwise it would not be possible to have a variety of extended versions of BBA models. According to xiaobian' point of view, cutting into the market from the concept of consumption and creating its own exclusive label is the most important thing for today's car companies/models.
And the new generation of Toyota small MPV seems to want to find another way, but the entry-level to 140,000 price will make consumers prohibitive, for any market segment of more than 100,000, cost-effective is always a topic that consumers can't avoid when buying a car, so it is not the "beggar version" of Xena We dare not specialize, so what kind of performance will there be in the follow-up into the country, wait and see!