In China's automotive market, the use attributes of MPV can be described as clear, below 100,000 yuan, its use value is concentrated in the tool attributes, and above 100,000 yuan, its use value is concentrated in business, household attributes. It is worth mentioning that in the MPV market of more than 100,000 yuan, only Mercedes-Benz is doing it among traditional luxury car brands, and the number of remaining joint venture brands is also limited. As China's consumer market continues to upgrade, more and more families tend to choose MPV as the first choice for travel, the most popular of which is the Buick GL8, but this situation has changed after the domestic Toyota Xena entered the market.
Some time ago, the China Passenger Transport Association released the latest March passenger car sales rankings, according to the data, Toyota Syna with the sales of 6444 vehicles in the month followed by the Buick GL8, the sales difference between the two from 4970 in February to 1395 in March, which shows how fierce the former's rising trend is. At the same time, through understanding, it was found that the recent price increase phenomenon of Toyota Sai Na has eased, from 20,000-30,000 yuan when it was just listed, reduced to 0.2-0.5 million yuan, the reduction of the price increase and the appeal of the product that has won the hearts of the people, can its market performance in the future be as always?
In terms of appearance, the fourth generation of Toyota Syna got rid of the "bloated" appearance image, on the basis of maintaining the overall contour unchanged, the vehicle line became sharp and plump, multi-spoke horizontal intake grille with eagle-eye LED light group, which not only raised the visual width of the front face, but also further enlarged the visual impact of the front face, there is no lack of calm and atmospheric posture.
In terms of size, the length, width and height of the car are 5165/1995/1765mm, the wheelbase is 3060mm, the size is slightly smaller than the Buick GL8, but the body width of nearly 2 meters makes it look more "fat", which is very easy to give people an impression of "more space". In the rear part of the car, the double "γ" LED taillights adopt a blackening treatment, and the strip-like taillight design is more recognizable, which complements the tail line of the cocked tail, showing a certain sporty atmosphere and looking younger. Only from the appearance of the design, Toyota Xena and Buick GL8 have their own advantages.
In terms of interior, as a joint venture brand MPV with a starting price of more than 310,000 yuan, Toyota Syna's interior design is relatively decent compared to the same level, but from the perspective of ordinary people, there is no lack of fashion and comfort. Specifically, the interior of the new car adopts a color-block design, which is contrasted by the large area of soft leather material of the center console and the wood grain trim plate in the armrest area, highlighting a certain sense of grade. In addition, the practicality has been preserved, the three-frame multi-function steering wheel and the air conditioning and seat control buttons under the central control screen are designed in a unique way, and the operation mode is relatively smooth, which is convenient for the driver to carry out blind exercises during driving. The fly in the ointment is that the new car is only equipped with a 4.3-inch combination instrument, the original reversing image quality is average, and the gear lever is not an electronic stop bar design, and the sense of technology is less than that of the Buick GL8.
In terms of configuration, the domestic fourth-generation Toyota Syna series is equipped with electric side sliding doors as standard, supporting kick induction doors, with certain scientific and technological attributes, and standard lane departure warning, forward collision warning, active braking, lane keeping assistance, main driving knee airbags, front and rear parking radar, L2-level driver assistance, keyless start, LED headlights, adaptive near and far light, rear window side sun blinds, automatic three-zone air conditioning and other configurations, comfort and safety configurations are complete.
In terms of space, the car's one or two rows of space performance is impeccable, the seat support to the body is good, and the storage compartment design is numerous, which is easy enough to use, in addition, the aisle width between the measured second row and the third row of seats is 200mm, which is convenient for rear passengers to enter and exit. However, due to the size of the space, the comfort of the third row space has been greatly weakened, the length of the seat cushion has been reduced to 425mm, the support for the legs has been reduced, and the lateral width of the third row space has been reduced to 1225mm, which is not optimistic in the case of carrying 3 people. Fortunately, the trunk space of the car is more flexible, and the third row of seats can be completely folded under the floor, thus forming a flat storage space with high spatial flexibility.
In terms of core power, Toyota Syna is equipped with a 2.5L oil-electric hybrid system, of which the 2.5L engine adopts a motor-driven intelligent variable valve timing system, with a compression ratio of up to 14, a maximum power of 192 horsepower, and a peak torque of 238 Nm, although the book parameters are not eye-catching enough, but the engine thermal efficiency is quite high, which is conducive to improving the fuel economy of the whole machine. In addition, this set of powertrain also adopts a front-mounted single motor power unit, the maximum power of the motor is 182 horsepower, the peak torque is 270 Nm, the power performance is comparable to the conventional 2.0T fuel power, the system comprehensive power can reach 183 kilowatts, the power performance is guaranteed, the WLTC comprehensive fuel consumption is as low as 5.89L/100km, the energy consumption has a significant advantage over the same level, and in the oil-electric hybrid mode, the power smoothness is excellent, which is unmatched by the Buick GL8 using conventional fuel power.
epilogue
Since its listing in 1997, Toyota Syna has been favored and supported by users around the world, in addition, as early as the second generation of models, it has entered the Chinese auto market in a parallel import manner, with good space comfort and quality stability to win the trust of many users, achieving a good reputation. Nowadays, the fourth generation of Toyota Xena introduced domestic production, design details to take into account the home and commercial, although the size is not as good as buick GL8, but the practicality of the space is not weak, through the price difference and market reputation to strengthen its market competitiveness, and the use of 2.5L oil-electric hybrid, its fuel economy ranked first echelon in the same level. If the price increase phenomenon of domestic Toyota Xena disappears in the future, or the status quo of slight price increase continues, it may have an impact on the MPV market supremacy of the Buick GL8.