The new Land Cruiser is expected! 800,000 you will buy?

Since the release of the new toyota Land Cruiser LC300 overseas in June last year, countless fans have been looking forward to the early entry of this model, which is important in the field of off-road vehicles, into the Chinese market as soon as possible. However, with the exaggerated offer of 1.10-1.8 million yuan issued by parallel importers to the LC300, the land patrol that could be won by 600,000 or 700,000 in the past has obviously turned away most potential users.

However, the recent news, I am afraid that friends who do parallel import land patrol are not very happy, because according to the current rumors in all aspects, Toyota officials are planning to introduce the land cruiser LC300 into the Chinese market, and the probability will be domestically produced by FAW Toyota, and the price will be significantly lower than the current parallel import version of more than 1 million. So why is Toyota suddenly able to resume the domestic Land Cruise? Is it worth looking forward to in terms of momentum, pricing, and market prospects? Today we will talk about the ins and outs of the new generation of domestic land patrols!

The news of the land patrol domestic production is not from our YY, but revealed by a number of industry related people. First of all, friends who have done parallel imports before said that FAW Toyota is promoting the localization process of LC300, and will complete the declaration as soon as the third quarter of this year, and will also provide two appearance styles: ordinary version and GR version.

In addition, recently some netizens have photographed the camouflage car of the new land patrol in China, and the location of the camouflage car shooting is precisely Sichuan. It should be known that FAW Toyota's Sichuan plant was once the production site of Land Patrol and Prado, and the camouflage car of the new Land Patrol photographed in Sichuan seems to further confirm the domestic production plan of land patrol.

Not only that, another netizen also exposed a group of land patrol camouflage cars in China, from the photos, this netizen should have taken a low-end model, because the seat of the vehicle is made of fabric, and the central control screen is also a small-size version with a physical knob, rather than a full-touch large screen. It should be noted that the overseas low-end land cruiser, although the interior is the same as the domestic version, the rim is made of black steel rings, and there are no front fog lights. The low-end version that was photographed in China used aluminum alloy wheels and had front fog lights. Therefore, this domestically photographed Land Patrol real car is most likely an exclusive version of the Chinese market.

More importantly, last year, Toyota applied for a look patent for the LC300 in China, and in addition to the ordinary version, it also declared the GR appearance version, which was in line with the rumors of the domestic double version. Although applying for a patent does not necessarily mean that it will be domestically produced, it at least means that Toyota has a plan to introduce the Land Cruiser into China, after all, the patent can avoid the Land Patrol's shape and design being copied, or being badly preemptively registered, which is an extra guarantee.

Since it is to be domestic, the price is naturally the most concerned by everyone, after all, the current parallel import version of the 110-180 million quotation is indeed somewhat expensive. You know, before the implementation of National 6 emissions in 2019, the 4.0L V6 parallel import version of the Land Cruiser LC200 can even be bought as long as more than 500,000, even if it is the 4.6L V8 version, the price is only more than 800,000, which is much cheaper than the LC300, which is more than 1 million today. In 2016, the domestic Land Patrol LC200, which was discontinued, due to the high basic configuration and the official warranty in China, the new car of the 4.0L model was priced at 771,000 yuan at that time, which was still more than 400,000 cheaper than the current parallel import of LC300.

More importantly, the latest LC300 is priced at about 350,000 yuan in Japan, that is to say, if FAW Toyota's domestic LC300 continues to sell for 770,000 like the old model, the car still has huge profits, which is enough to make Toyota and FAW make a lot of money. For potential consumers of the Land Cruiser, if the domestic 3.5T V6 model can control the price at a level of more than 700,000 similar to the old model, it is actually very tempting, after all, it is about 500,000 cheaper than the parallel import version, and the new 3.5T power is also stronger than the previous generation LC200 series.

In terms of power, the LC300 currently provides 4.0L V6, 3.5T V6, and 3.3T V6 diesel in overseas markets. Among them, the 4.0L is still an old 1GR engine, with a 6AT gearbox, mainly for the Middle East and other markets. The 3.5T V6 engine is Toyota's latest V35A engine, equipped with a 10AT gearbox, and sold to the global market.

As for the domestic version, we speculate that in addition to the 3.5T V6 version, a 4.0L V6 version may also be provided to lower the price. Toyota's 4.0L V6 engine, code-named 1GR, was born in 2002 and was the main engine on both the previous Generation Land Cruiser and the Prado. And Toyota also upgraded the 1GR engine in 2009, adding a DVVT-i dual intelligent variable valve timing system, the maximum power increased from 243 horsepower to 275 horsepower, although it is not surging for the Land Cruiser's level of off-road vehicles, but it can also meet daily use. Because this engine has been born for many years, the cost has long been very low, so IF FAW Toyota wants to lower the threshold of the domestic LC300, it should launch a 4.0L V6 version to pull down the price, and then use the 415 horsepower, 650N·m 3.5T V6 engine as the power choice of the high-end model.

Perhaps some friends will be curious, can this old 1GR 4.0L engine still meet the national 6b emissions? In fact, you don't have to worry about this. You know, the recent parallel import of lexus LX570 with a 5.7L V8 engine has just passed the national 6b emission verification, and the 5.7L V8 engine was born in 2007, even older than the 1GR engine improved in 2009! Even that V8 can pass the national 6b, then this smaller displacement, relatively new technology 1GR can naturally meet the national 6b.

Domestic Prado's 7GR engine

Moreover, even if the 1GR can not meet the national 6b emissions, FAW Toyota can also choose to use the previous Prado 7GR 3.5L V6 engine, which was born in 2015, using the D4-S dual injection system and the dual VVT-i system, which can output 280 horsepower and 365N·m of power, in the case of little difference between the power and the old 4.0L, the emissions are more environmentally friendly, the fuel consumption is lower, and it can be used on the domestic new Land Cruiser. Therefore, for the domestic new Land Cruiser, the best power collocation is the entry-level version of the V6 naturally aspirated engine, which will pull the price to less than 700,000, and then use a 3.5T V6 engine in the high-end price of 80-1 million to meet the needs of those users who have ample budgets, have higher demand for power, and often run the plateau.

When FAW Toyota stopped production in Prado in 2020, many people said that Toyota chose to stop production because it could not meet the emissions of China 6B. But in fact, the previous withdrawal of Prado and Land Patrol from the Chinese market is not caused by the inability to meet the emissions of China 6b. Because, as mentioned earlier, even the old 5.7L V8 engine can be launched in the National 6b version today, and the engines of Toyota off-road vehicles at that time were still naturally aspirated engines, which were easier to emit than turbines, so emissions were not the reason for the suspension of the Prado and The Land Cruiser.

The real reason why Toyota no longer officially sold land patrols and prado before is actually because Toyota did not keep up with the pace of development of domestic new energy vehicles a few years ago, and the layout of plug-in hybrid and pure trams was too late, resulting in a serious lack of new energy points for the entire enterprise, and it was necessary to rely on buying points to survive. In this case, even if the Profit Margins of the Land Patrol and Prado are quite high, and there is a fixed audience, they have to withdraw from the market because of the excessive pressure of points.

In the past two years, Toyota has more and more hybrid models in China, and RAV4 and Veranda have also launched more policy-friendly PHEV versions. At the same time, this year's bZ series of pure electric vehicles will also usher in a spurt of development in China, in addition to the bZ4X launched by Toyota at the same time, this year there will also be a bZ series of pure electric cars jointly developed by Toyota and BYD, Toyota's point pressure will be quickly alleviated, and naturally there will be the confidence to reintroduce large-displacement, high-fuel consumption models such as the Land Cruiser.

At present, the domestic hardcore off-road vehicle market with a price of 70-1 million is actually in a blank, so if the domestic Land Patrol can really continue to maintain the price of 70-1 million, it is actually equivalent to the state of no opponent. However, it should be noted that according to Nissan's official news, the revamped Tule will soon be reintroduced in the form of official imports, following the old 5.6L V8 engine, with a maximum power of 398 horsepower and a maximum torque of 555N·m, matching a 7AT gearbox and a full-time four-wheel drive system.

More importantly, the new Tule has passed the relevant standard testing in the National Motor Vehicle Product Quality Inspection Center, which can meet the national 6b emissions, and is about to complete the 3C certification, which will be officially listed in the middle of this year. As for the price part, the price of the 2018 V8 Touring, which was previously imported by the official, was priced at 841,800 yuan, and if the new Tourette could maintain the original price, then there was still a certain market prospect in a short period of time.

However, today's domestic off-road vehicle market is no longer the era of Japanese domination 5 years ago, and the birth of tank 300 and tank 500 directly welded the door of 200,000-400,000. So those who don't have that high budget and want to experience off-road fun are obviously more suitable for buying tank 300 and tank 500 at this stage. Especially the tank 500, the full range of 3.0T V6 engine power is not as strong as the Land Cruiser's 3.5T, but also stronger than the Toyota 4.0L self-priming to know where to go, and the 2850mm wheelbase is also exactly the same as the Land Cruiser, close to 4.9 meters Long is also about 5cm shorter than the Land Cruiser, which can also provide very spacious riding and storage space, which is currently the best affordable replacement for the Toyota Land Cruiser.

Therefore, if Toyota wants to bring the Land Cruise back to the domestic market, it must show a certain sincerity in terms of pricing, power, and configuration. After all, the price of the Land Cruiser is more than double that of the tank 500, and if you want consumers to pursue it as before, brand and word of mouth alone are not enough.

For Toyota, they have plenty of reasons to go to the domestic new generation of land patrol, after all, after the old Prado and land patrol have been delisted, Toyota has suddenly lost the big cake of high-end off-road vehicles. Now that a new generation of models has been released, the pressure on the entire company to point is gradually decreasing, and it is imperative to regain the high-end off-road vehicle market. Considering that the old rival Tule is about to return to the market, Toyota must also speed up the pace!