With the gradual liberalization of the two-child and three-child policies in recent years, the popularity of "daddy cars" has also risen, and MPV models that are full of practical attributes and daddy attributes are naturally selling better and better.
Speaking of MPV, the most seen on the road now should be Odyssey, Alexand, GL8 or Trumpchi M8 and the like, but if you want to say who is the ceiling of the MPV industry, then Toyota says second, absolutely no one dares to say first.
After Toyota's Alpha and Wilfa successfully promoted to "mark-up king" and gained a firm foothold, it took advantage of the chase and launched the Lexus LM 300h, which was once jokingly called by netizens that "the car needs to raise a price of an Alpha", although it is a bit exaggerated, but it does successfully refresh the height of the MPV ceiling.
Recently, the Lexus LM350 with a 3.5L V6 engine + 8AT gearbox has been exposed in China, and it is expected to be introduced into domestic sales in the form of parallel imports. Based on emission regulations and other situations, this model does not meet the emission standards of China 6, so it should not be able to be listed in areas such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, but this does not prevent it from becoming the ceiling of the MPV market.
In terms of appearance, the LM350 is basically the same as the LM300h on sale, and the front face is still composed of the classic spindle-shaped net and sharp light set of the Thunder car family, and it has to be said that the LM equipped with this design language is indeed proud and exposed.
On the side, the LM350 is consistent with Alpha and WillFa, revealing a strong business atmosphere, and still uses the same spoke hub as LM300h.
The rear part of the car has also not changed much, and it is still the same through taillight, but the tail logo has been changed to LM350, and the original blue hybrid element has been eliminated, highlighting the "distinguished status" of the 3.5L version of pure oil.
The interior is also the old way we are familiar with, the cab area is decent, still mechanical instrument + central control screen with bezel; a large number of leather, wood grain trim and piano lacquer finish are used in the material. Speaking of cars of this level, most of them are driven by drivers, so this part is not a point that consumers will consider.
In terms of seat layout, the LM350 adopts a seven-seat layout of 2+2+3, and the two independent seats in the second row are still equipped with leg rests and multi-functional control panels.
In terms of power, the Lexus LM350 is equipped with a 3.5L V-type 6-cylinder naturally aspirated engine capable of producing a maximum horsepower of 300 hp and a peak torque of 361 Nm, and is matched with the Aisin 8AT automatic transmission. The power of this power system is significantly greater than the 2.5L oil mixed version, although it will be worse in fuel economy, but people who can afford to buy this car will not care about that little fuel consumption.
The phrase "displacement is justice", presumably everyone has heard of it, applies to most models. Take the price increase of Toyota Alpha as an example, when the 3.5L version has not been discontinued in the previous two years, the 3.5L version of Elfa needs to increase the price by 400,000 yuan, while the 2.5L oil mix version only needs to increase the price by about 150,000 yuan, but even if it is so expensive, the big bosses still prefer the 3.5L version. At the same time, the retention rate of the 3.5L version is also a must, and the first models of 2015 can still be sold to 800,000 or more. In contrast, the retention rate of the 2.5L oil-blended version is slightly inferior.
According to the price increase of LM300h about 500,000 yuan, the future parallel imports of LM350 to the country, the price increase will be at least about 800,000 yuan, combined with the LM350 previously circulated 2.1 million yuan price, the 3.5L version of the "big van" landing price will most likely exceed 3 million. And this price is enough to win the V8 version of bentley Bentayga, Bentley Flying Spur or Maybach S580, it is not too much to say that it is a sky-high price.
However, even if the price of LM350 reaches such a height, I believe that there will be many bosses to pay for it, after all, the value of this car is not limited to a car, it is more like a business card, is the admission ticket of high-end circles, but also a symbol of identity and status, in terms of receiving important guests and socializing, it is definitely the most suitable model, so we should not take the ordinary eye to look at this car.