Recently, the price of parallel imports of land patrol LC300 has continued to rise, and the highest price of about 500,000 yuan abroad has been speculated to 1.8 million yuan. Just when everyone was amazed by the high profits of the Land Patrol, the news that the Land Patrol was about to be domestically produced came.
How popular the Land Cruiser is in China is, as can be seen from its ultra-high price. In foreign countries, the Land Cruiser LC300 can also be said to be out of the sky, and some Land Cruiser models in the Japanese market have a waiting time of up to four years, which is also very rare in the history of automobiles.
Such a huge profit and such a "loyal" consumer, put on any car brand, I am afraid that I will wake up laughing in my dreams. Of course, FAW Toyota does not want to miss such an opportunity, and it will not be surprising that the new Land Cruiser is officially put on the agenda and even put into domestic production.
Prompting FAW Toyota to resume production on the Land Cruiser, in addition to very substantial profits, there is also a slowing pressure on new energy points. In 2020, FAW Toyota will stop production of Prado, the fundamental reason is that the previous Toyota has not kept up with the pace of domestic new energy vehicle development, only a few plug-in and mixed models, large displacement engine brought by the huge pressure of new energy points led to Toyota had to stop production of Prado.
With the listing of Toyota's pure electric architecture bZ series and plug-and-mix models, FAW Toyota's new energy integral pressure has been greatly reduced, coupled with the economic and performance improvement of the 3.5T engine equipped with the main model of the new Land Cruiser, under the increase and decrease, the introduction of LC300 has become a matter of pushing the boat.
Echoing this, FAW Toyota applied for a new Land Cruiser appearance patent in 2021, and the applied models include ordinary versions and GR versions.
In addition, some netizens recently photographed the new Land Patrol's domestic camouflage test vehicle, which happened to be in Sichuan. It should be known that FAW Toyota's Sichuan plant has previously produced prado, although the production line was ceded to The Asian Dragon after the suspension of production, but if the Land Cruiser is domestically produced, in addition to the Changchun East plant, it is still the most suitable.
Judging from the camouflage photos exposed online, the interior of this test car is made of fabric material, which is inferred to be a low-end model. However, its wheel rim is made of all-aluminum alloy, which is a little more advanced than the black steel ring of foreign low-end models, and it also has front fog lights, which is more in line with the preferences of Chinese consumers, which also shows that it is likely to be a model created for the Chinese market.
After reading some network information, let's speculate on the power system that the new car may be equipped with. At present, the main models of the LC300 in the Middle East and Russia are equipped with 3.5T V6 gasoline engines, and 4.0L V6 gasoline engines and 3.3T V6 diesel engines are also available in different markets.
Previously, the domestic Land Patrol did not have a precedent for carrying a diesel engine, so the 3.3T V6 diesel engine model can be excluded first. At present, the global main model of the LC300 is equipped with a 3.5T V6 gasoline engine and a 10AT transmission, and it is believed that the main force of the future domestic Land Cruiser will still be this model.
In addition, in order to reduce the price of entry-level models, the 1GR 4.0L V6 engines equipped with the old domestic Land Cruiser and Prado may also appear in the engine compartment of the domestic Land Cruiser. Some people may suspect its emission problems, in fact, there is no need to worry, after all, the parallel import of the Pajero V93 can pass the National VI certification, and it is not difficult for the upgraded 1GR to pass the National VI certification. And for most car owners, the power of this engine is enough to cope with daily driving needs.
More critically, the production cost of the old engine has been greatly reduced due to the long production life, and after being installed in the new Land Cruiser, the price of the entry-level model can be further reduced. To know that the price of the diesel version of the prado imported in parallel has also reached eight or nine hundred thousand yuan, if you can start a new domestic land patrol at a lower price, isn't it very fragrant?
Interestingly, after the new Land Patrol is domestically produced, it can basically be said that there is no opponent. Although the American version of the "Tule" ARMADA equipped with a 5.0L V6 engine is about to be introduced for domestic sales. However, from the price of the 2018 Tule V8 841,800 yuan, its price does not have much advantage over the domestic Land Tour, and the advantage after the introduction of ARMADA is that it can fill its market gap before the domestic Land Cruiser is listed.
The news of land patrol domestic production is not just a rumor, some parallel importers revealed that FAW Toyota is promoting the localization of the new land patrol, and will be able to complete the declaration this year. There is also unnamed news that the LC300 will be listed as a domestic producer in 2025. Counting your fingers, there are still three years to go, which is one year less than the Japanese market.
On May 6, Toyota China released a model of LC300 on the official Weibo, and shouted out the name of TA by netizens, which also gave many netizens a variety of imaginations. If the LC300 is really domestic, will you wait for it?
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