Who is the Asian Dragon, and two or three years ago someone would even put a question mark? But today, we are already discussing why the Asian dragon is on fire and which model is the most worth starting. Because in the 200,000-300,000 B-class car market that is regarded as a tough battle by the joint venture brand, Asia Dragon achieved a good data of nearly 10,000 monthly sales in November last year, and also maintained a monthly sales report card of about 8,000 in the just released August sales, which really made Huiang, Taurus, Cima, etc. have been working in the market for many years, but the sales of the "old wave" model is directly laid on the beach.
It is worth mentioning that in the eyes of many consumers, the Asian Dragon has become a discussion with Lexus, and in the ranking of popular car series of the same level given by Autohome, in addition to the Camry and Accord, in the eyes of consumers, the asian dragon comparison object also has a BMW 3 Series, Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Audi A4L and other luxury models.
The industry believes that the Asian Dragon is inseparable from the blessing of toyota TNGA's "core strength", born in the Ga-K platform under the Toyota TNGA architecture of the Asian Dragon, the shape, power, driving, technology, safety and other aspects have been comprehensively innovated, many media and users after the test drive of this car, and even show that the overall driving quality of the Asian Dragon has reached the Lexus ES level level produced under the same platform. Reflecting on the sales volume and market position, The Asian Dragon One has impacted and washed the pattern of the traditional B-segment car market, and the second has allowed FAW Toyota to build a foundation in the 200,000-300,000 high-end market since then.
At present, the Asian Dragon model has launched a total of 3 power versions, one is 2.0L gasoline, one is 2.5L gasoline power, one is 2.5L dual engine power, the three power covers ten models, the price range is from 199,800 to 289,800 yuan, both less than 200,000 yuan of 2.0L displacement entry price model, and nearly 300,000 yuan of 2.5L dual flagship provides consumers with great choice space.
Of course, many things are divided into two, and along with greater room for choice, there are more difficulties in choosing. Let's talk about the actual, what exactly did TNGA bring to the Asian Dragon? Which model of the Asian Dragon has the best value for money? Which model is the best to start? Hope that helps.
Many users feel that the TNGA architecture for Toyota, just like MQB for Volkswagen, but in fact TNGA is more abundant than MQB, TNGA is Toyota's new idea for the future to build a full range of passenger cars, it provides not only a car-making platform, but a new production model, its core is to "build better cars" for users. Many classic models were born on this platform, including the Toyota Prius and the eighth-generation Camry, which left a good car experience for consumers, which also allowed users to make a good preparation for the acceptance of the Asian Dragon.
The most intuitive change brought by TNGA to the Asian Dragon is the change in the appearance design, the bold and avant-garde sharp design of the Asian Dragon, so that many consumers are amazed at a glance and feel really fragrant! Imagine that after seeing such a calm design as Accord, Camry, and Tianlai, a good looking and three-dimensional peer suddenly appeared, and it was difficult to think of looking at two eyes. The Asian Dragon boldly used a large area of "big mouth" grille standard with far and near light integrated LED headlights, three lamp beads appear very spiritual, the entire front face of the shape avant-garde, young, very recognizable.
Many car buyers have given the appearance of this car a five-star evaluation on the word-of-mouth forum, a user of the 2021 2.5L Touring premium SPORT version bluntly said that the most favorite is the appearance, the combination of new sports, sports and fashion, I feel that I am also a few years younger in an instant.
In terms of driving comfort that many people are concerned about, the Asian Dragon has a length, width and height of 4975mm*1850mm*1450mm, which is very wide and comfortable, and a long wheelbase of 2870mm, which is exactly the same as the Lexus ES. By creating the Asian Dragon Slipback "lower, wider" body design, TNGA not only looks more linear and more aerodynamic, but also its 50:50 front and rear weight ratio, as well as the redesigned new double wishbone suspension and highly sensitive shock absorbers, bringing it a solid sense of calm and greatly improving the handling stability of the vehicle when driving. The application of a large number of leather and solid wood interiors also makes the overall quality of the Asian Dragon closer to the design of luxury models.
The last point is the powertrain that consumers pay the most attention to, which has always been Toyota's longboard advantage. The 2.0L, 2.5L gasoline and 2.5L dual engine launched by Asia Dragon have been strengthened under the TNGA architecture to minimize the loss of the engine in operation, increase the power by 15%, and reduce the fuel consumption by 25%. For example, its 2.0L naturally aspirated engine has a maximum power of 131 kW and a maximum peak torque of 210 N·m. While providing sufficient power, the thermal efficiency of this engine is as high as 40%, which means that the fuel consumption is lower under the same output, and the fuel consumption of the comprehensive working conditions of 100 kilometers is only 5.8L, which greatly reduces the user's car cost. The Asian Dragon 2.5L dual engine power system is a real fragrance performance with 4.3L fuel consumption of 100 kilometers, and even surpasses the powerful hybrid star Prius, which has also become the reason why many users choose the hybrid flagship.
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Let's talk about it, how to choose so many models?
Powertrain aside, the Asian Dragon can be divided into four types: The Aggressive, Deluxe, Premium, and Limited Ultimate. Because the Asian Dragon series is equipped with VSC body stability control, TRC traction control, HAC uphill assist, TPMS tire pressure monitoring, LDA lane keeping, 10 SRS airbags and other safety systems as standard, it can be said that the use of vehicles to achieve a safe start, which is a limited budget for friends, the choice of the Enterprising version as the first B+ sedan is not chicken ribs, the same is the Enterprising version to achieve the configuration of the use, The Asian Dragon also let the low-end models win the market performance of higher sales.
The luxury version of the model, equivalent to the Asian Dragon's mid-range model, the price is only less than 20,000 yuan compared to the enterprising model, but the model configuration is more abundant, practical and technological. For example, the 2.5L gasoline-powered deluxe version, compared to the aggressive version of the model, there are more passenger seat rear electric adjustable, driver seat adjustment electric 10 directions (including 2-way electric waist support), reversing image display system, leather steering wheel and gear shift handle and other configurations, both to meet the quality of a car and take into account the budget cost performance, but also the small editor to recommend the model.
Of course, if you have a fondness for the luxury configuration of the vehicle, then the premium version and the premium version of the model may be more worthy of attention. Compared with the luxury version of the model, the premium version is equipped with APVM panoramic monitoring system, ranging radar, BSM parallel blind spot monitoring system and other more practical and grade sense of configuration, and compared to the enterprising version of the model, the price of the premium version of the model has been higher than about 40,000 yuan, the value is not worth buying but also depends on whether their budget is sufficient, in the small editor's view, 250,000 yuan to buy a high-end model with both appearance and configuration, or a very tempting choice.
Finally, the Asian Dragon 2.5L dual engine Limited flagship model, from the configuration point of view, is very full and rich, GSP navigation, steering wheel memory, steering wheel electric adjustment, seat memory, front seat ventilation, mobile phone Interconnection, rear multimedia, JBL audio, rear seat electric adjustment, rear seat heating, rear independent air conditioning, etc., after all, the price of this car has approached 300,000 levels, and at this price, there are already more models or even luxury models to choose from.
In general, the success of Toyota Asian Dragon in the B-class car market is not accidental, the product strength is very good in the market, the selection of more than ten models in the whole series can also maximize the user's mind, with the current sales performance, the Asian Dragon succession crown has no longer left suspense, and has shown a momentum of transcendence. However, the B-segment car market has never lacked challengers, and whether Asia Dragon can use technology, marketing and product iteration to leave a new generation of classic models for the automotive market is only left to time.