On April 23, GAC Toyota's 2024 Saina was officially launched, with a price range of 284,800-395,800 yuan. The new car will be repriced, and the official price of the whole system will be reduced by 25,000 yuan, of which the suggested retail price will be reduced by 10,000 yuan, and the official APP rights and interests will be 15,000 yuan. The new model achieves three hardcore innovations: safety, comfort, and intelligence.
Safety innovation: Equipped with the E-FOUR electronic all-wheel drive system
The 2024 Sena is equipped with the E-FOUR electronic all-wheel drive system, which greatly improves handling stability and safety. The E-FOUR electronic four-wheel drive adopts the design of dual drive motors on the front and rear axles, which can intelligently achieve a wide range of torque distribution from 100:0 to 20:80, and easily cope with various road conditions. In terms of active safety, the whole system is equipped with the T-Pilot intelligent driving assistance system as standard, with the goal of "zero-error intelligent driving assistance", and relying on the development of "zero accident" data of more than 20 billion kilometers of intelligent driving in the world, which is more mature and reliable, and more comfortable and delicate. The new car has also upgraded the PVM panoramic monitoring system, adding a 3D panoramic car model and 2D left and right views, covering the surroundings of the vehicle in an all-round way.
In terms of passive safety, the high-rigidity GOA body of Sena is made of 41% of the body of high-strength steel and aluminum alloy, and 19% of the hot-stamped steel with a strength of more than 1000 megapascals
In the safety performance test of the China Insurance Research Institute, each sub-test received the highest evaluation, the driver's 25% frontal offset collision obtained 0 defect evaluation, the door and B-pillar structure were complete after the side impact, the safety buffer space after the impact reached 24.5 cm, and the roof strength could withstand 5.36 times the weight higher than itself. In addition, the distance between the third row and the rear window is as long as 61 cm, ranking first among mainstream MPVs, effectively reducing the damage caused by tail collisions.
Comfort innovation: Equipped with an integrated airline seat, the quality is comprehensively improved
In order to meet the expectations of Chinese family users for comfort and luxury, the facelift of the Sina focuses on strengthening the interior texture and sense of grade, equipped with the same integrated aviation seat of Alpha, the seat adopts an 8-layer composite structure, and selects Bavarian high-grade leather, which is soft and more fitting. Enjoy a "zero-gravity" lying position at any time in an airline seat, with easy legroom by adjusting the rails. Even with airline seats, the second-row center tunnel is still 22.5 cm wide, the widest in its class. In addition to electrically adjustable backrest and leg rests, the seat is equipped with 3 heated/ventilated positions and 16 massage contacts. The seat also integrates 6 convenient and user-friendly designs, including mobile phone slots, charging ports, small tables, adjustment buttons, etc.
To create a more welcoming and comfortable cabin, areas such as under the center console, door panel armrests, and leg contact areas are wrapped in more delicate leather, with up to 85% coverage and better tactile and texture. The silver chrome strip of the second-row door panels echoes the silver chrome of the airline seats, and the overall texture of the cockpit has reached a new level. In order to achieve better vehicle quietness, the new car adds double-layer soundproof glass in the rear row, optimizes the engine working range, and increases the power output range of the motor, bringing a quiet and comfortable riding environment to the family.
Intelligent innovation: Upgraded the 8155 chip and jointly developed an intelligent voice assistant with Huawei
Based on China's intelligent ecological advantages, it will carry out localized and in-depth development based on the "China Plan" to bring China's exclusive intelligent cockpit to global cars. The software and hardware of the car machine are fully iterated, equipped with the mainstream Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip in the market, the computing power is increased by more than 4 times, the response speed is increased by 8 times, and the car machine runs more smoothly and silky. The car machine supports the interconnection of CarPlay, CarLife, and HiCar mobile phone systems, and the 12.3-inch central control screen has a resolution of 2K, anti-glare and anti-fingerprint. The new car is equipped with a head-up display, which can be linked with the central control screen and the dashboard for intelligent display.
Jointly developed by Huawei, the intelligent voice assistant can wake up and continue to have a conversation, and can understand the mix and match of Mandarin and dialects. Smart assistants can also achieve seamless interconnection between people, vehicles, and homes. The new car is connected to Huawei Hi-link, which can link a large number of smart homes and realize "voice home control" in the car. At the same time, it can also realize "home control car", and control the corresponding functions of the vehicle through the voice of the smart device at home.
Outstanding experience: Set off a trend in the consumption of family MPVs
As Toyota's global flagship MPV, the Sena has continued to sell well since its launch in 2021, becoming the fastest electric hybrid MPV to reach 100,000 sales in just 17 months, with monthly sales remaining above 6,000 units, continuing to rank among the top three in its class. The continuous hot sales of Sena are essentially to fully meet the core needs of family MPVs, subverting the bloated stereotype of commercial vehicles, flexible control completely bids farewell to the driver's feeling, and large luggage space, spacious and comfortable seven seats. The 2024 Saina pushes the experience of family MPVs to a new level through innovations in safety, comfort, and intelligence.
At the same time, Saina also has an incomparable brand advantage. Based on the huge data of large-scale mass production, Saina has a high standard of quality control that far exceeds the industry in every link. In the R&D stage, GAC Toyota adopts higher quality redundancy design, in the procurement stage, builds a world-class supplier system, grasps the quality from the source, and the quality control effect is much higher than the industry level; in the manufacturing stage, GAC Toyota's "Global Model Factory" has reached the world's top level, and the first-pass rate of the production line is as high as 99.2%, about 10 percentage points ahead of the industry level. Sena's more excellent original quality of large manufacturers brings users a more reliable and durable MPV car experience.