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As a staunch advocate of the two-vehicle strategy, Toyota has indeed tasted the sweetness. Nowadays, FAW Toyota finally has the same level of SUV as Highlander, and this car also has the blessing of "crown". However, the crown will appear in the market as a new sub-brand in the future, and the product positioning of its hanging crown logo model will be slightly higher than that of the model hanging Toyota's "bull head logo". So as the first model of the Crown sub-brand, how does the Crown Lufang perform?
In fact, whether it is the crown land release or the Highlander, they are all derived from the American version of the Highlander, but they use different design styles, and the crown land uses the design of the American version of the Highlander xse, presenting a more sporty modeling style.
The front part of the car adopts Toyota's latest family design, which actually presents a feeling of separation through the hexagonal net and trapezoidal lower grille. The black honeycomb-shaped middle net also shows a certain movement effect, and the horizontal trim strip below matches the black decorative pieces on both sides of the upper side, which also shows a strong aura.
The crown logo in the center of the front is actually worth mentioning, the appearance of the blue element indicates that the car is only a hybrid model in real time, and the integrated millimeter wave radar also indicates that the car will be equipped with an adaptive cruise system.
The headlight shape is sharp and slender, and the three-eyed LED light source, although very simple, does not make people feel monotonous, not to mention that such headlamps are also standard in the whole series.
The length, width and height of the Crown Land Release are 5015/1930/1750 mm, the wheelbase is 2850 mm, compared to the Highlander, the body length of the Crown Land Release has increased by 50 mm, which is also due to the presence of some sports decorative parts, so the longer body size has been obtained. However, the other data are completely consistent with Highlander, which can also indicate the existence of a "blood relationship" between the two.
The rear shape of the car is actually more "Toyota", the roof line has a little downward trend, and with the top spoiler, it has a certain improvement effect on the sportiness. The unilateral double exhaust is used in this car to feel that the aura is a little weak, and it may be better to change it to a bilateral double out. A little regret, in the case of the standard LED headlights in the whole series, the steering and reversing lights in the tail lights are still halogen light sources, and the texture is worse.
The new car features more than 20-inch multi-banner two-tone rims that are excellent in texture, but it seems that cleaning up is a problem. In terms of tire selection, the vehicle tires provided for test driving on the spot are Two kinds of Yuke Haoma and Dunlop, with a specification of 235/55 r20, which are more common tire series for sports models, and the price will exceed 1,000 yuan.
In fact, in recent years, the interior of Japanese cars has often been complained about, and it always feels a little unenterprising. However, on the crown landing, I do feel that Toyota is indeed pursuing the progress of interior design and functionality, at least the 12.3-inch full LCD instrument and the same size of the central control screen, it is indeed not common on the previous Toyota model, not to mention that the interior texture of this car has been retained.
The style of the three-spoke steering wheel is very traditional, but the feel is very good, and the leather material has a good grip after wrapping. The 12.3-inch full LCD dashboard display effect is very clear, and it also supports a number of display switching, which can display driver assistance or navigation information, but this configuration is not standard, and it needs to be noted.
The 12.3-inch central control screen is also equipped from the premium version, which is quite rich in functions and can also support the car network. However, the screen resolution is really a bit sorry for such a large screen, especially the panoramic reversing image system, not to mention the original 16:9 screen shrunk to 4:3, that is, this picture quality is indeed somewhat unacceptable.
Crown land release is still relatively traditional air conditioning control method to the physical button, which is undoubtedly a relatively smart approach, after all, from the actual experience, the physical button is the fastest way to operate, and if you want to add air conditioning control module to the crown land release this car engine system, I don't know whether the degree of convenience will increase or decrease.
The space of this car should be the least worrying, after all, there is Highlander in front, the performance of the driving space of the Crown Land Release is basically the same as that of Highlander, the first and second rows of space are excellent, and the third row, although the seat size is not large, but as a temporary ride is not a big problem.
The entire Crown Land Release series will be equipped with a hybrid system consisting of a 2.5-liter engine and an electric motor, which is actually the same as the new Highlander,Compared with the 2.5-liter hybrid used by Rongfang, the engine and motor power have been improved, and the comprehensive power of the system has reached 183 kilowatts. Matched with this is the new generation of e-cvt stepless gearboxes.
I have to say that the existence of this hybrid system can indeed make it easier for the driver to face this big guy of more than 2 tons, especially with the help of the motor, the initial power response is relatively fast, the output is relatively linear, and the most critical thing is that it will give people a very light feeling when starting, and it will not feel that the car is heavy at all.
However, with the gradual increase in speed, we can also feel that the explosive force in the rear section of the vehicle is not as strong as when it started, although the official said that the power of this 2.5-liter hybrid system can be comparable to the 2.0t turbocharged engine, but in fact, there are still some gaps in the performance of the middle and rear section.
Faw Toyota actually wants to make the crown land release into a more sporty feeling, so that the car is very active in the acceleration process, although there is still some distance from the real sports style models, but at least it will not feel boring.
Even the chassis performance is slightly offset from the sportiness, not the kind of blind pursuit of comfort, but the excess vibration of the filter can still be filtered out. However, due to the high center of gravity when cornering, it is inevitable that there will still be a roll, but the amplitude is within the acceptable range, so it will not have a great impact on driving.
As for the quietness, due to the motor support, it is indeed possible to obtain excellent quietness when using pure electric driving at low speeds, and the isolation of engine noise during daily driving is not bad, but if the engine is to face high-intensity loads, there will still be obvious noise transmitted to the car.
It is estimated that the hot sales of FAW Toyota Eye Red Highlander have not been a moment and a half, and this time they finally got their wish, not only owning the same level of sister cars as Highlander, but also having the right to use the crown. Through the test drive, you can actually feel that the crown land release will look slightly younger than the Highlander, which may have a clear relationship with its appearance kit. However, in terms of intelligence, or in terms of hardware in the car, although the Crown Land Release has been greatly improved compared with other Toyota models, it seems that there is still some distance from the same level of models. Another point is that the price of the Crown Land Release is actually slightly higher than the Highlander, so FAW Toyota actually needs to provide users with a reason to buy the Crown Land release instead of buying the Highlander.