On April 24, FAW Toyota's new Crown and New Prado were officially launched, and the official prices of the two new cars were announced, of which the new Crown is priced at 299,000-349,000 yuan, and the new Prado is priced at 459,800-549,800 yuan.
Compared with the previous SportCross model, Crown retains the trapezoidal grille and takes the "NEW FORMAL" design concept to meet the different travel options of users for personal and commercial use. Under the GA-L platform, the new crown has a wide body size that surpasses its peers and slender proportions that can be distinguished at a glance, creating a unique majesty and momentum of the flagship sedan; the sharp and wide front face of the VitStar flagship and the carved glass blackened chrome front grille complement each other, highlighting the style of the flagship, the body size is 5030/1890/1450mm in length, width and height, and the wheelbase is 3000mm, and the shape of the large slipback presents a sense of sportiness. The rear of the vehicle adopts a continuous multi-layer taillight design, which widens the visual perception of the rear of the vehicle.
The interior is designed with an island structure, wrapped with a large area of wood grain panels and leather materials, both screens are 12.3 inches, retaining the mechanical shift lever and a large number of mechanical buttons, and the full 64-color LED color atmosphere lights have a soft light with oriental aesthetics, allowing users to sit in a luxurious "courtesy space".
The all-new Crown is equipped with Toyota's first-of-its-kind Multi-stage HEV multi-stage hybrid, which is powered by an A25B-FXS inline-four engine, which provides direct and responsive propulsion even when accelerating in the low-speed range through 10-level combined step gear control. The maximum power of the system is 179kW, the comprehensive fuel consumption of 100 kilometers under WLTC working conditions is 6.21L, the car accelerates from 0 to 100km/h in 8.6 seconds, and the comprehensive fuel consumption is 6.21L/100km, and the whole system is equipped with an adaptive variable suspension system.
In 2003, FAW Toyota introduced the Prado to China at the beginning of its establishment, and as of 2020, the cumulative sales volume is nearly 350,000 units, which is worthy of the name of "the king of hard off-road sales", "the king of four-wheel drive" and "off-road god car" in everyone's hearts. The all-new Prado has been completely renovated in terms of design, power, off-road performance, and intelligence. The all-new Prado combines tradition and modernity, with lower front overhang length and exterior mirror width than the LC150 model, ensuring handling agility and passability on narrow sections, and using the same GA-F professional off-road platform as the Land Cruiser "300" series, the frame and body torsional rigidity are increased by more than 50% and 30% respectively.
It offers two exterior designs, round retro headlights for low-end models, square fashion headlights for mid-range and high-end models, the front headlights are far away from the front corners, and the split design of turn signals and headlights is highly recognizable, and it is equipped with a luggage rack and exclusive body color stickers. The length, width and height of the car are 4920/1980/1860mm, the wheelbase is 2850mm, and provides 18-inch and 20-inch two wheel options, the car maximum approach angle of 31 degrees, the maximum departure angle of 22 degrees, ground clearance of 221mm.
The interior has also changed the old feeling, equipped with a 12.3-inch central control display and a full LCD instrument cluster, the car has been improved, in addition to the low-end models, the standard electrically adjustable leather seats, the high-end models are equipped with electric sunroofs, electronic mirrors, MTM multi-terrain selection function monitoring system, MTS multi-terrain optional driving assistance devices, HUD head-up display and other configurations.
The power is equipped with a 2.4T gasoline engine + electric motor hybrid system with a model of T24A-FTS, with a maximum power of 243kW and a peak torque of 630Nm.
In addition to the launch of the two models, the IT'S TiME 2.0 was also announced, which is a comprehensive evolution of "IT'S TiME Now, Smart Future", which consists of three major sections: third-order intelligent electric hybrid technology, Toyota Pilot high-end intelligent driving and Toyota Space smart space, which will be installed on all models as the future-oriented core competitiveness of the FAW Toyota brand.
The newly evolved third-stage intelligent electric hybrid technology includes the THS II. for daily comprehensive use scenarios, Toyota's first-of-its-kind multi-stage HEV for high-performance vehicles, and the all-new Prado 2.4T 1MT HEV super hybrid that takes into account off-roading, acceleration and environmental performance. Since then, FAW Toyota has become a joint venture car company with a full layout of Toyota's third-stage intelligent electric hybrid technology, which is a veritable synonym for Toyota's hybrid technology. The all-new Toyota Pilot is equipped with 20 intelligent functions, which intelligently escort users like old drivers, extending safety, comfort and convenience to a variety of car use scenarios, so that users can feel at ease on every trip.
Toyota Space is equipped with the leading Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, which increases the computing power by 4 times, leaving huge room for subsequent personalized OTA upgrades. At the same time, it has worked with top domestic technology companies such as Huawei and Tencent to create an automotive intelligence ecosystem that supports the seamless connection of "people, vehicles, and homes", including 28 ecological resources such as voice interaction systems that support continuous multi-round dialogues, in-vehicle customized WeChat, and QQ music. In addition, all FAW Toyota products also support CarPlay/CarLife/HiCar wireless interconnection with LastMode memory function, no matter what kind of mobile phone system can be interconnected, so that the whole family can enjoy traveling.
From April 25th to May 10th, the 2024 Grevia will enjoy a limited time of 20,000 yuan, and FAW Toyota's entire car series can enjoy multiple financial policies such as up to 8 years and 0 down payment, 36 periods of 0 interest rates, 505 flexible financial solutions, and up to 16,000 yuan of replacement subsidies to help users easily start a high-quality travel life.
This launch conference of intelligent electric technology and flagship new car fully demonstrates FAW Toyota's strength and confidence in facing the new era of the automobile industry, with a comprehensive response to national policies, comprehensive intelligent hybridization, and comprehensive high-end, so as to win the future of mobility. It is believed that in the future, relying on the "core productivity" such as cutting-edge intelligent electric technology, FAW Toyota will create more high-quality innovative products and create a better travel life for users.