Speaking of Highlander, I believe everyone will be familiar with it, after all, it is a benchmark existence in the mid-size SUV market. However, with the continuous update and iteration of competing models, consumer needs have become more diversified. In order to further consolidate the competitiveness of the Highlander in the market, according to GAC Toyota, the new GAC Toyota Highlander will be officially launched in June this year. It is understood that in order to better meet the diversified needs of the new car, it mainly focuses on upgrading the interior comfort, intelligent configuration and cockpit. Let's take a look at what's changed.
There will be no obvious changes in the exterior design of the new Highlander, and the front face is still the family design we are familiar with. The whole change is mainly focused on the interior cockpit area, the new car will have a Rococo style noble and elegant interior, which uses a lot of Rococo textured metal brushed trim, the seats are made of high-grade leather perforated NAPPA, and provide "President's Exclusive Seat Adjustment Button" and "Smart Touch Warm Reading Light".
In terms of intelligence, the new car is equipped with a 12.3-inch full LCD instrument cluster, and supports three display modes to choose from, and three color change linkage driving modes. At the same time, the center console is equipped with a 12.3-inch intelligent navigation system, which can support the intelligent interconnection function of the car with the blessing of the 8155 car machine chip, and has a good performance in terms of car machine fluency and sensitivity. In addition, the new car also upgrades the mobile phone remote control function, adding the function of lighting the headlights + honking, as well as the function of opening the door/opening and closing the tailgate. In addition, the new car will also adopt an ethereal and quiet cockpit, which increases the density and thickness of a total of 17 soundproof materials in the five major parts of the car by 80% and 83%, covering the interior of the instrument panel, the main and auxiliary passenger floors, the second-row floor, the trunk floor, the central tunnel and other parts, further improving the driving experience and comfort of the entire cockpit.
The power has not been officially disclosed, but combined with the current models on sale, it is believed that there will still be two options for the fuel version and the diesel-electric hybrid version, of which the fuel version is equipped with a 2.0T engine, with a maximum power of 248 horsepower and a peak torque of 380 Nm, and the transmission system is an 8-speed automatic transmission, and is equipped with a four-wheel drive system; the diesel-electric hybrid version is equipped with a 2.5L naturally aspirated engine + electric motor, with a maximum engine power of 189 horsepower and a peak torque of 236 Nm. The two-wheel drive hybrid model has a maximum electric motor of 182 hp and a peak torque of 270 Nm, while the four-wheel drive hybrid model adds an additional rear motor with a maximum power of 40 kW and a peak torque of 121 Nm, and the system has a combined maximum power of 181 kW, and the drivetrain is equipped with an E-CVT gearbox.
In general, the purpose of the upgrade of the new Highlander is to bring consumers a more comfortable, smarter and more extreme car experience. The author guesses that in terms of selling price, it is not necessary to either maintain the existing price system, or it will come up with a more attractive price, but the author believes that GAC Toyota can do it without increasing the price. Let's wait and see, the new Highlander is officially launched.
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