With the reputation of many years of operation, Toyota has shown an upward trend in sales in the domestic automobile market in recent years. Take GAC Toyota, for example, sales in January-March 2021 were 200,100 units, and in 2022, when the sales of many manufacturers declined, GAC Toyota achieved 224161 units of sales in January and March, compared with the first quarter, there is a more obvious increase. In this issue, let's talk about the relatively representative models of GAC Toyota, which is GAC Toyota RAV4 Rongfang.
This car is positioned as a compact SUV, currently on sale in the 2021 pricing range of 175,800-259,800, it is worth noting that the 2021 model was listed in April 2021 after the fuel version, and then in November 2021 launched a dual engine version, which made the entire 2021 RAV4 on sale reach a full 10 models. So what is the excellence of the dual engine version added as a follow-up, and is it worth Toyota's investment in it? This issue is based on the RAV4 Rongfang 2021 model revamped Shuangqing 2.5L CVT four-wheel drive elite Plus edition (guide price 243,800) as the model, interpreting the specific product strength of this car.
RAV4 Rongfang 2021 remodeled Twin Engine 2.5L CVT four-wheel drive elite Plus edition based on TNGA architecture to build, from the appearance of relatively inclined to sports style, the front face is more angular, large mouth type mesh + black grille, the lower air intake is concave, and then down is the front metal protective plate. The size of the headlights on both sides is wide, the upper edge of the headlights is led daily running lights, and the main body is LED far and near lights, which support automatic headlights and adaptive near and far lights. Further down, the car is also equipped with halogen front fog lights. The light source of halogen is yellowish, and the recognition will be relatively high in foggy days.
The side lines are relatively smooth, the entire front of the car is relatively flat from the side, and the spoiler at the top of the rear also adds some sporty texture. The body size is 4600*1855*1680mm, the wheelbase is 2690mm, and it is equipped with Dunlop tires, with tire diameters of 18 inches and widths of 225mm. The advantage of Dunlop tires is that the handling is better, the performance balance in all aspects is good, and the durability is that the tire noise and grip performance are average, but this is not a big problem for the dual engine version of the RAV4 Rongfang, there is a motor drive intervention, this car is less noisy than the general fuel car, so the overall noise will not be very large. The rear of the car uses bilateral double exhaust, and in general, the appearance aesthetic of this car is above the passing line.
The interior of the car is a traditional layout, using a 7-inch non-full LCD dashboard + 10.1-inch floating LCD central control screen, the lower part of the central control retains the physical buttons and knobs, and on both sides of the design of the side, inlaid with metal bars, the industry will call this design "saddle type central control". Leather-wrapped trim panels and metal trim strips were added to the edges of the console, and the interior was generally well layered.
Supports L2 level assisted driving system, with active safety warning system and active braking function, and lane keeping assist system as standard. Equipped with 360° panoramic images and full-speed adaptive cruise, it can optionally be equipped with 540° panoramic images, which can see the situation under the chassis. The car machine supports GPS navigation and car networking, voice recognition control. The air conditioning in the car is automatic and supports dual-zone control, and the rear seat is also equipped with air outlets as standard.
The author is 172cm tall, seated in the front row and adjusted to a suitable driving position, leaving a punch space in the head. Keep the front seat unmoved and sit in the back seat with two punches left in your legs and one punch in your head. The space is decent, but the front seats fit well, and support electric multi-directional adjustment and heating.
It adopts front McPherson independent suspension, rear double wishbone independent suspension, and front electric four-wheel drive drive. The solitary tuning is softer and increases comfort. In addition to the four-wheel drive system can be used in front and rear, the ability to get out of trouble is stronger, and there is a smaller steering radius compared to the two-wheel drive model. This advantage is not apparent at low speeds, but when driving at high speeds and steering, if there is a push head situation, the four-wheel drive system can also assign power to the rear wheels, thus making the steering radius smaller. In terms of handling, this car is relatively good in the classification of urban SUVs.
It is equipped with a 2.5-liter self-priming engine with an engine power of 131 KW (178Ps) and a maximum torque of 221 N·m. There are two motors in front and rear, the front wheel motor is 88KW, the rear wheel motor is 40KW, the total motor power is 128KW (174Ps), and the total torque of the motor is 323N· m, match the E-CVT gearbox. NEDC has a combined fuel consumption of 5L/100KM and requires 92 gasoline fillings. The hybrid mode of the motor and engine makes the drive of this car relatively sensitive, the throttle heel, the noise is relatively low in the case of low and medium speed driving, and there is no need to worry about endurance.
Summary: GAC Toyota RAV4 Rongfang 2021 model remodeled Twin Engine 2.5L CVT four-wheel drive elite Plus version of the advantages are mainly focused on the control, comfort, power performance and fuel consumption, the four-wheel drive system to ensure a certain degree of control flexibility, soft tuning also takes into account the comfort. The first half of the main electric drive dominated by the drive mode to make the initial stage more flexible, the fuel form of the oil-electric mixture makes it not high in fuel consumption, coupled with Toyota's reputation, so that its performance in the market is still good.
But this car is certainly not all without shortcomings, as an important model of a first-line car company, it is actually inclined to be conservative in design, for some young owners who like personalization, it may not be able to meet the aesthetics in place. Secondly, its oil-electric hybrid energy type at high speed, part of the engine power to be used for driving, the other part of the motor, battery power, in the high load, the engine noise will be relatively obvious. It is recommended that you know its specific performance at low, medium and high speeds when you test drive, and if you feel acceptable, it is a good car that suits you. Do you recognize the power of this car?