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After winning the reputation of continuous hot sales in China, the Toyota brand has maintained its success in China by introducing a new TNGA architecture. Because of this, many models under the Toyota brand have been completely replaced, and Toyota recently announced that it will introduce new power technology.

Toyota will officially unveil 2.0L hybrid powertrain at the 2020 Guangzhou Auto Show on November 20, and will carry the model on Yize and C-HR models, Pacific Automotive reported. It is understood that the 2.0L hybrid assembly carried this time will be different from Toyota's 1.8L/2.5L hybrid assembly, so Toyota will layout three hybrid systems in China to further meet market demand.

In fact, this 2.0L hybrid is no stranger. It is already in use on the Lexus UX, but the new powertrain has not yet been adopted by domestic models. The system consists of 2.0L naturally aspirated engine + motor, in which the comprehensive maximum power of the system is 135kW (184PS), while the maximum power of a single engine is 107kW (146PS) with peak torque of 188 N ·m, and the maximum power of motor is 80kW (109PS) with peak torque of 202 N ·m. The fuel consumption of UX260h is only 4.6L for hundreds of kilometers.

In addition, Toyota will introduce not only hybrid system technology, but also a 1.5L three-cylinder engine in entry-level models, which will be carried on more compact models with smaller engines, including gradually replacing the 1.2T currently used. After all, the new engine, codenamed M15A/M15B/M15C (imported / FAW Toyota / Guangzhou Automobile Toyota /), will have better power and fuel consumption than the current 1.2T. According to previous news, the new engine will be the first to carry Carola and Leiling.

At present, Toyota's Weiqi, Zhixiang and other models are also equipped with 1.5L engine, but because this is the NR series 1.5L engine is a listed engine for a long time, using four-cylinder structure, the fuel supply mode is multi-point EFI, the compression ratio is only 11.5u1. While the new 1.5L engine has a three-cylinder structure and adopts in-cylinder direct injection technology, the compression ratio increases to 13:1, which reduces the heat loss and improves the thermal efficiency of the engine.

At the same time, due to the lower cost of the upcoming 1.5L three-cylinder engine, we do not rule out the possibility of a price reduction on the basis of the current model after switching to the 1.5L engine. At present, Toyota's fuel models are still equipped with 1.5L, 2.0L, 2.5L engine, all with four-cylinder structure.

Gas-electric hybrid technology THS is the main energy-saving technology promoted by Toyota at present. Many models launched in China are equipped with this technology system, including Leiling / Carola dual-engine, Camry double-engine, Asian Dragon double-engine, RAV4 double-engine and so on, which can effectively reduce fuel consumption and emissions. In September this year, Toyota officially announced that its cumulative sales of HEV gas-electric hybrid models in China exceeded 1 million.

According to Toyota's latest target, it plans to sell more than 5.5 million electric models in 2025, including more than 4.5 million HEV and PHEV models and more than 1 million EV and FCEV models. China, as the largest single market in the world, will be an important strategic layout for Toyota to achieve this goal.

As Toyota continues to introduce more energy-efficient hybrid engines and lower-cost three-cylinder engines, it is not difficult to see that Toyota is trying to expand its market share in China from a lower threshold or a more segmented market. To achieve Toyota's expansion in the Chinese market.

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