The domestic Toyota Prado is about to be released, and many people are guessing the price, after all, the current pre-sale price does not have much reference meaning.
Coincidentally, a new car has recently been officially launched in the overseas version, which is Toyota's new 4Runner. To put it simply, this Toyota's new 4Runner is the sibling brother of Toyota Prado, the two have the same architecture, the same power system, and the price is very similar, but this Toyota's new 4Runner wants to enter the country, and can only be introduced through parallel imports.
Recently, Toyota's new 4Runner was officially launched in the U.S. market, with a price of 40,705 US dollars and a synthetic RMB of about 295,000, so do you think the Toyota Prado will return to the price range of 300,000 after domestic production? At present, the pre-sale prices of FAW Toyota Prado in China are 470,000 and 570,000 respectively, which is significantly higher than the overseas version.
This Toyota's new 4Runner comes from Toyota's TNGA-F architecture, which is completely consistent with the domestic Toyota Prado, so the power system is also completely identical, equipped with a 2.4T engine and matched with an eight-speed automatic manual transmission. In addition, it has a diesel-electric hybrid system consisting of a 2.4-liter electric motor. The hybrid version is still mated to an eight-speed automatic manual transmission. The performance of these two powertrains is very strong, which explains why the pre-sale price difference between the two domestic Prado models is so large, mainly because there are two completely different powertrains.
As for the chassis, Toyota's new 4Runner is equipped with a full-time four-wheel drive chassis, and has a girder structure, which can cope well with various extreme road conditions, and is also equipped with a two-lock structure.
As for the exterior styling, the exterior design of Toyota's new 4Runner is actually more tough than the domestic Toyota Prado we have seen, and the entire new car silhouette is more like an extreme off-road vehicle suitable for the mountains, and the traditional Toyota bull head logo has also been canceled, replaced by Toyota's new style of letter LOGO, which still looks very foreign.
From the side and rear, the new car is a bit similar to the design of a pickup truck with a cover, and the overall hard-core visual sense is indeed better than that of the Prado, and the suspension is longer. Probably most of you have not heard of this new Toyota 4Runner, in fact, it has existed overseas for more than 40 years, and it is also a veteran off-road vehicle that can stand the test of time.
The interior design is basically the same as that of the domestic Toyota Prado, with a symmetrical center console, a double large screen design, and a large number of tough guy details can be seen everywhere in the car, such as a flat-bottomed four-spoke multi-function steering wheel, a passenger seat with armrests, and traditional mechanical handles. Throughout the interior design, in order to ensure reliability, a large number of physical buttons and knobs are matched.
As for the seat configuration and positioning, the new Toyota 4Runner is still a medium-to-large tough guy off-road vehicle, with a large five-seater and a large seven-seater to choose from.
The price of this Toyota's new 4Runner overseas version is really not high, and the entry version is not even 300,000 yuan. If the Toyota Prado is priced higher, then the parallel import method of this new Toyota 4Runner can also be considered.