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Today, FAW Toyota released the official poster of Harrier. From the poster, you can see that its Chinese name is "Lingfang", positioned above RAV4, is a medium-sized SUV, the price is higher than RAV4, lower than Crown Lufang, the new car may go on sale in November.

In terms of appearance, the front design of the new car continues the overseas version of the Harrier front design, the front face adopts the X-shaped design, the headlights use the double L-shaped daylight design, the lower body of the new car front face is a trapezoidal intake grille, and the grille is decorated with horizontal banners, broadening the horizontal visual effect of the front face.

The side of the car body, the use of a younger body outline, the end of the window for a more sharp style, the shape looks extremely athletic. The taillight design adopts the through-type design, the taillight is slender, and the chrome strip under the bumper and the taillight divide the tail into three parts, which enhances the recognition of the vehicle. In terms of the size of the new car, the length, width and height are 4740/1855/1660mm and the wheelbase is 2690mm. Interior decoration, the use of suspended central control screen shape, the overall layout is very similar to the new RAV4.

In terms of configuration, the new car offers panoramic skylights and dimming, matching an 8-inch central control screen + 6-speaker entertainment system, and optional 12.3-inch central control screen + 9-speaker JBL audio + Connect SD navigation. In addition, Toyota Safety Sense active safety system will be provided, including collision warning, lane departure assistance, ACC constant speed cruise, adaptive high / low light, road sign recognition and blind spot monitoring and other functions.

On the power side, the previous declaration shows that the new car will be equipped with a 2.0L naturally aspirated engine and a 2.5L hybrid system. Among them, the pure fuel version is equipped with 2.0L engine, maximum power 171hp, peak torque 207Nm, transmission matching CVT continuously variable transmission, and provides front-drive / four-wheel drive models. The hybrid version is equipped with 2.5L engine THS II hybrid system, in which the front-drive version has a comprehensive maximum power of 218hp, while the four-wheel drive model has a maximum comprehensive power of 222hp due to the increase of motor in the rear wheel. The hybrid version is equipped with an E-CVT continuously variable transmission.

With regard to FAW-Toyota Lingfang competitive products, its competitors will be Honda Crown Road, Tuang X, Ford Ruijie and other models. It is worth noting that since 2021, Toyota has successively launched new Ling Shang, Asian Lion, fourth-generation Hanlanda, Crown-Lu Fang, Sienna, Harrier and other models. It is not difficult to see that the purpose of new cars on the market is to increase their market share in China. According to the latest sales figures, Toyota sold 144800 vehicles in China in August, down 11.9% from a year earlier, while cumulative sales from January to August in 2021 were 1.2856 million, up 18.7% from a year earlier. FAW Toyota Lingfang listing, whether it can be favored by the market and help Toyota's sales in China, this remains to be verified by the market.

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