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As the most competitive model among the current domestic joint venture seven-seat SUV, the news after self-replacement has been paid close attention to by the market. Although the patent of GAC Highlander has been exposed, Toyota has carried out "two-car strategy" for this generation of Highlander models in order to accelerate the expansion of domestic market share. Recently, FAW Toyota version of Highlander patent map has also been exposed.

At present, the latest design is the fourth generation product of Toyota Highlander model. Since the second generation model was made in China in 2009, it has been under GAC Toyota. With Toyota's continuous expansion of the "two-car strategy" layout in China, the Highlander model also ushered in sister models. According to the official statement, the internal code of GAC Toyota Highlander is 760B, while the internal code of FAW Toyota after introducing this model is 770B.

Because the two models are sister models, according to Toyota convention, the two cars will be built on the same platform, i.e. developed based on Toyota TNGA-K platform. The overall outline is similar, both of which continue the modeling of Highlander, as well as from the latest patent drawings.

Although the patent drawing does not reflect Toyota's LOGO, it is somewhat similar to the Toyota Crown logo. As a whole, the new car is basically consistent with GAC Highlander, and all the details are adjusted. Including the front grille shape has been adjusted, the front surround is wider, the fog light area shape is narrower and narrower, but its side and tail shape is consistent with the height of the brand-new Highlander.

The same is true for the rear part, only adding chrome strip design at the bottom of the rear bumper, adding a certain sense of advanced. In addition, the car length is said to have increased by 60mm compared to the current model.

As for the interior, guess there won't be much change, the central control screen area adopts integrated physical button layout, the touch screen size is divided into 8 inches and 12.3 inches. The lower functional layout is similar to the latest RAV4.

According to the latest news before, FAW Toyota Highlander named "CROWN KLUGER," literally translated as "Crown-Highlander," but because the name of Highlan has been used by GAC Toyota, so guess a Fenglanda Chinese name will be "Crown-Liufang."

Because the crown is incorporated into the naming, the car is also speculated by the industry that the new car will improve its positioning, above GAC Toyota Highlander, and even make up for FAW Toyota's gap in the field of medium-sized seven-seat SUV after it stops production of Prado. However, some netizens found that the patent map exposed is actually Toyota Highlander in the overseas market sports version, but compared with the ordinary version of the Highlander model, sports version configuration is higher, but also in line with the market positioning.

At present, the overseas version of Highlander power aspect, equipped with a 3.5L V6 engine, maximum power 299 horsepower (220 kilowatts), transmission system matching 8-speed automatic gearbox. It is also equipped with a four-wheel drive system. The transmission system is equipped with the same 8AT automatic manual transmission as the normal version.

According to the previous EIA information, the planned annual production capacity of Crown-Liufang is about 50,000 vehicles, and the average monthly target sales volume is about 4,000 vehicles, which is similar to that of Angke Banner and Explorer. In addition to the 90,000 production capacity of GAC Toyota Highlander, the total production capacity of the car in China will reach 140,000.

As a reference, the price of the current Highlander is 2398 - 325,800 yuan, and due to factors such as brand, product, market, etc., the car has been selling at a higher price or the price is firm at the terminal. As for how the "crown-land" pricing, it can only wait and see.

According to the official performance report data of FAW Toyota in 2020, FAW Toyota's accumulated sales volume in 2020 will reach 800,000 vehicles, with a year-on-year growth of 9% and a market share of 4.3%. Based on policies and sales volume and other reasons, FAW Toyota Reiz, Crown, Prado and Land Cruiser have been discontinued, but FAW Toyota will have new product series in the future with the launch of several brand-new subdivided models.

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