Recently, the Internet revealed that the new Prado has been introduced into the country by parallel imports, which has attracted the attention of many consumers, the car is equipped with a 2.8T diesel engine, and it is reported that the price has exceeded the level of 800,000.
What is the concept of 800,000? It is higher than the price of the earliest Land Cruiser, and it is also higher than the price of the BMW X5L top that entered the domestic market some time ago, the highest price of the latter is 775,000 yuan, equipped with a 3.0T L6 engine matching the 8AT transmission.
Seeing this price, one can't help but wonder, when did the Prado become more upscale than the BMW X5? Not to mention the gap in product strength between the two models, in terms of positioning, these two are not a class model, X5L is a serious luxury car, and Prado's positioning in the local market is just a very ordinary civilian SUV, but it is too much hyped in the country, the premium is too high, but no matter how to blow it is a financial artifact, sold to a higher price than bmw X5, it is really a bit exaggerated.
In terms of products, the design of the new Prado is still the same as we are familiar with, the overall look is rough and stable, the sense of hard school is full, but in other words, it can also be said that its design has been relatively old-fashioned, there is no freshness, but some details such as wheel hubs have certain adjustments.
The interior is not related to luxury, the center console is very simple, providing an embedded central control screen, the instrument backup or even the old-fashioned design, is not a full LCD display. Powered by a 2.8T diesel engine with a maximum power of 150 KW and a peak torque of 500 Nm, it is mated to a 6AT transmission. The chassis uses a double wishbone front suspension + integral axle type non-independent rear suspension design, which can be equipped with optional air springs.
If you pay attention to this model, you can also find that the new Prado has basically no obvious upgrade compared with the previous one, but the emissions can meet the national six.
It is difficult to say how many people of the 800,000 Prado will be willing to pay, the same price, many people should not hesitate to take sides with the BMW X5L. And in 2020 due to emissions problems withdrew from the Chinese market for more than a year, the domestic hardcore off-road market has also undergone great changes, the original field was monopolized by Toyota, basically belongs to a little money people can afford to play high-end products.
But with the birth of the Tank 300, hardcore off-road vehicles not only entered civilian homes, but also began to allow more ordinary consumers to realize their off-road dreams. At the same time, the tank 300 has also made a high degree of differentiation in the product itself, with the refinement and technology that the traditional hard school off-road does not have, and the comfort of the daily car has also been greatly improved, and the tank 300 was once in short supply in the market. In addition, the tank brand's more high-end tank 500 model has also been pushed into the market, according to the previous booking situation, it is estimated that it is a hit, and the price of this car is less than 400,000 yuan, which is half of the Prado.
All in all, 800,000 to buy a car in any case this choice can not fall on the Prado head, spend 400,000 to buy a tank 500 is much more comfortable than it.