Since FAW Toyota stopped production of land Cruiser, which is what we often call the "Land Patrol", it seems that there has been no model of this level on the market for a long time. Until the arrival of the Tank 500, it is considered to inject some vitality into the domestic hardcore SUV market. However, the news that excited the fans came, and there were rumors that a new generation of land patrols was expected to be produced in China.
A set of patent drawings of the LC300 appeared on the website of the National Patent Office, which is the GR version, that is, the sports version, from the styling point of view. It is rumored that in the third quarter of this year, there will be a declaration map, which will be produced by FAW Toyota's Sichuan plant. But we guess that even if there is, it will not be so fast, on the one hand, from road testing, pre-verification, to the fixing, declaration, there are more complex processes to go. On the other hand, this year FAW Toyota wants to get on the sister car of Sai Na, if the land patrol comes in at this time and disrupts the rhythm, it may not be good on both sides, and the gain is not worth the loss.
But the possibility of domestic production is not nothing, or the probability is not small. First of all, before Toyota officially announced that the order placed before January 19, 2022, the car pick-up cycle may be extended to 4 years, which is a rare waiting cycle, which is more exaggerated than the 2 years that were rumored to be not to increase the price at the time of the race. Therefore, it is possible for Toyota to expand its production capacity through domestic plants. Because our domestic automobile industry is relatively mature, it has a slight advantage over Southeast Asia.
The second point, after the delisting of the old Land Cruiser, there is no model that can support the flagship SUV, and the highest-level Toyota SUV currently on sale in China is the Highlander, which is only a medium-sized SUV. In the field of medium and large SUVs, BMW took the lead in domestic X5, Audi also has follow-up action, then as a huge production and sales of Toyota, there is no reason not to act. Seeing that the domestic medium and large SUV market is constantly being cannibalized by friends, Toyota should not be able to sit still.
But there are also disadvantages, that is, the new generation of Land Cruisers is equipped with a 3.5T V6 engine, which has to pay a lot of taxes in China, and for Toyota, they certainly do not want to pay more taxes. And Toyota is not a philanthropist, the cost of paying taxes must be spread to consumers, and it is not competitive after the price becomes high, it is difficult to say. Of course, there is also a solution, that is, to use 2.5L hybrid substitution, may be 0-100km/h acceleration of 15 seconds, it seems that everyone will not buy it.
The domestic land patrol entered through parallel imports has already had a real car in Tianjin Port, but due to the reasons for emissions, there is no one on the road at present, perhaps it can be said that Toyota officially does not give data, and the national six emissions are basically impossible. If it is domestic, then parallel imports have no advantages.
GO Car Jun commented: The LC300 can be said to be toyota's strongest off-road SUV model at present, and it is also worthy of the title of land cruiser. We think that the probability of domestic production is half and half, and it is even possible to produce and sell it overseas in China, if it is sold in China, the price may be similar to the old model, or even more expensive.