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Even at the end of this generation's life, Toyota Highlander still needs to raise prices to sell in the Chinese market, while the rest of the joint venture seven-seat SUV compete with each other at lower prices, which is the current situation in the joint venture seven-seat SUV market in China. On the eve of the 2019 New York Auto Show, Toyota officially released a new generation of Highlander official maps and plans to officially launch in North America by the end of the year.

This is already the fourth generation of Highlander, based on Toyota TNGA architecture platform development, the overall outline still continues the classic Highlander shape, but the appearance and interior aspects have been greatly adjusted. The front grille is further reduced in size and has a change in shape, with a chrome trim strip running through the top and attached to the Toyota logo. If you look closely, it smells like Subaru.

Other details include a black A-pillar design, slender taillights and eight body colors to choose from. The specific parameters of the body size are unknown, but the vehicle length is 60mm higher than that of the current model. Some models of TNGA today have a strange design, and the layout of the bottom exhaust pipe is puzzling.

Interior improvements are also great. The central LCD screen is designed above the center console, with a low size of 8 inches and a high size of 12.3 inches. The overall layout design is more functional, and the high-end is equipped with Toyota Safety Sense safety system.

In terms of power, overseas models offer 3.5L V6 models and 2.5L hybrid models, among which the 3.5L engine has a maximum power of 295 hp and a peak torque of 368N·m, matching an 8-speed automatic gearbox. The hybrid model uses a THS hybrid system with a 2.5L four-cylinder engine with a combined power of 240 hp. Both fuel and hybrid versions are available in two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive versions.

In the joint venture seven-seat SUV market, Toyota Highlander has always been in a dominant position, claiming that the models that hang Highlander keep emerging, but actually just shouting slogans. A new generation of Highlander will be available in North America later this year, with a hybrid version delayed until 2020. If GAC Toyota wants to introduce it, the current news is that it will be early 2022 at the earliest.

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