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As one of the representative models of Toyota brand, Corolla is also the highest-selling model in the world, which is equivalent to Toyota's "golden lacquer signboard". Recently, it has been reported that FAW Toyota will cancel the 1.2T model of the model, thus choosing the newly launched 1.5L three-cylinder engine as the main force. However, because the engine is newly launched by Toyota, consumers can not help but worry that its power performance is not as good as turbocharged, or even a "three-cylinder engine."

FAW Toyota is revamping its Tianjin engine plant, which will add 540000 TNGA engines to its annual production capacity after upgrading, according to a document exposed by online auto market media. It is worth noting that the new engine includes only the 1.5L/2.0L/2.5L engine, while the annual production capacity of 108000 1.2T engines will be reduced.

Specifically, in the future, the factory will only produce ZR engines, NR engines and TNGA engines, while 1.2T engines will be reduced to zero. According to the plant construction cycle, the plan started in January 2020 and completed in March 2021, meaning that 1.2T engines will be officially shut down.

It is understood that FAW Toyota only in the Corolla model, began to use 1.2T engines in 2016, when the production capacity reached 216000 vehicles, and with the introduction of TNGA engines, FAW Toyota reduced the annual production capacity of 108000 1.2T engines. This change in production capacity will also officially announce that the 1.2T engine is about to withdraw from the market, and Carola is expected to stop production of 1.2T models as soon as the first half of this year, focusing on TNGA 1.5L and 1.8L hybrid versions.

As we all know, FAW Toyota Corolla 1.5L three-cylinder engine only appeared on the market at the beginning of this year, and its addition as a new three-cylinder model is also to lower the threshold of the new car, which has a total of 1.5L, 1.2T four-cylinder turbocharged engine and 1.8L hybrid system. The price range is 11.98-159800 yuan.

However, from the data of 1.5L three-cylinder engine and 1.2T turbocharging, they are very close, and even from the data, the maximum horsepower and maximum power of 1.5L are higher than 1.2T turbine engine, so there is no need to worry about power. And thanks to the 1.5L is a three-cylinder engine, its low-torque performance is better, that is, the engine power performance is better at low speed, but consumers are worried that the three-cylinder engine may shake.

In any case, Toyota, as the "boss" of the auto industry, dares to use a three-cylinder engine for two reasons: either it has full confidence or it must do so. After all, the Corolla is FAW Toyota's highest-selling model, not only the pillar of its sales, but also Toyota's most reputable model, the highest-selling single model of the year.

In fact, Toyota was also questioned by the market when it brought the new 1.2T turbocharged engine at the beginning of 2016, and now the arrival of the new 1.5L three-cylinder engine is tantamount to a new "show".

At present, the Corolla 1.5L model listed this time, no matter its overall configuration or price, is very similar to the 1.2T model, so Toyota still has about half a year to test the consumer acceptance of the three-cylinder car. As consumers gradually adapt, 1.5L three-cylinder models will be able to directly replace 1.2T models in the future.

With the withdrawal of FAW Toyota Corolla 1.2T engine, GAC Toyota Leiling model may keep up with the plan. Judging from the latest Toyota sales figures, Leiling / Corolla are the highest-selling models under GAC Toyota / FAW Toyota. Figures show that Corolla sales were 354165 in 2020, compared with Leiling's cumulative sales of 157542 in the previous November.

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