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Toyota Landcool Luze LC300 has officially passed the national 6B emission standard and is expected to pick up its cars within this month, parallel importer Fang Cheng said on Weibo. According to the public information of environmental protection, the Lande Coolze LC300 introduced by parallel import is equipped with 3.5T double turbocharged V6 engine, maximum horsepower 415Ps, peak torque 650N ·m, matched with 10AT gearbox.

Lande Cool Luze is a classic model of Toyota, which is known as Land Cruiser or Land Patrol in China, which has a history of nearly 60 years. "there must be a road ahead, there must be a Toyota car" is from the advertisement of Landcool Luze. From the point of view of the development history of Toyota Landcool Luze, FAW of China established Toyota LC project team in August 2002, began to prepare for the construction of LC100 project, and formally signed Toyota LC100 technology license contract in April 2003.In October of the same year, the first domestic LC100 was held in Changchun. FAW Toyota will introduce the domestic Landcool Luze 100 series named "Land Cruiser" (referred to as "Land Cruiser"). In terms of power, the car is equipped with 4.7L V8 and 4.5L V6 gasoline engines with an official guiding price of 568000 yuan. After its launch, it was deeply trusted and loved by Chinese consumers. At that time, those who were able to afford Lande Cool Luze could definitely be regarded as a big family.

In December 2007, the new generation of Lande Cool Luze, code-named LC200, was listed domestically. Affected by the "advertising storm", the Chinese name of the new car changed from "Land Cruiser" to "Lande Cool Luze". The power side provides 4.7L V8 and 4.0L V6 engines, with an official guiding price of 655000 yuan. Since 2012, FAW Toyota has upgraded its powertrain for Lande Cool Luze, and the brand new 4.6L V8 engine has replaced 4.7L V8 engine. However, due to continued low sales, the East Factory of FAW Toyota Changchun plant was closed in 2016, announcing that Lande Cool Luze had officially stopped production in China, while in the following few years, all Land Cool Luze on sale in China were parallel imported models.

The new generation of Lande Cool Luze was officially released in June 2021 and is based on TNGA-F architecture. In terms of appearance, the new generation of Lande Cool Luze has made a thorough change, and the model based on the TNGA-F architecture has made many adjustments to the appearance, its newly designed front face looks more powerful, and the "big mouth" front intake grille is equipped with a sturdy chrome strip, which makes the shape stronger and highlights the characteristics of cross-country performance. In terms of size, there is no big difference between the new car and the current model, but the parameters of the conventional version and the GR Sport version are slightly different. The conventional version of the model is 4950/1945/1890mm in length, width and height, while the GR Sport version is 4965/1945/1990mm in length, width and height. The wheelbase is consistent with the conventional version, and the wheelbase is 2850mm.

In terms of interior, the new Rand Cool Luze is equipped with a new upright 12-inch central control screen, supports Apple's Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and the new chassis display system can also provide more support for drivers on complex roads. The new car does not use the popular all-LCD dashboard, but uses the traditional combination of double disc layout and display screen, which still seems to follow Toyota's usual design style. On the whole, the interior design of the new Lande Cool Luze is still relatively traditional, but there is still a lot of room for upgrading compared to the previous generation of models.

On the power side, the new Lande Cool Luze is equipped with 3.5L V6 twin-turbocharged engine code named V35A-FTS, diesel generator maximum power 225kw, peak torque 700N m, gasoline engine maximum power 305kw, peak torque 650N m, matching 10AT gearbox.

For domestic off-road enthusiasts, it is really exciting for Landcool Luze LC300 (hereinafter referred to as "Land Patrol LC300") to obtain the national 6B emission standard, but it should be noted that the land patrol LC300 introduced by parallel import may be expensive, because since the land patrol LC300 is offline, parallel import car dealers have been eager to introduce new cars to domestic sales, and parallel import car dealers have indeed done so. However, the introduction of domestic land patrol LC300 has been slow to get the national 6B emission standard certification, which directly leads to the overstocking of funds of parallel imported car dealers for a long time, which indirectly affects the profits of land patrol LC300.

In other words, if parallel importers still want to make huge profits from Luxun LC300, then the price of Luxun LC300 must not be low, not to mention that Toyota has previously announced that it will take four years to wait for a car to order New Lande Cool, which also increases the strength of parallel importers to increase prices to sell cars. According to parallel import car dealers, Lu Xun LC300 pre-sale terminal price may be between 100-1.7 million yuan.

As for whether Lu Xun LC300 is good to sell, it is really hard to say. First of all, millions can buy a lot of good cars, such as the BMW X7, Mercedes-Benz GLS, navigators, etc., ask consumers whether they are willing to spend millions on Toyota or BBA. Second, it was rumored that FAW Toyota would return to the domestic Luxun LC300, and the road test drive has been exposed in Sichuan. Although the authorities have not confirmed the authenticity of domestic products, they do not rule out the possibility that consumers hold coins and other cars. Third, more and more car companies are starting to promote off-road models, such as the Tank 500under the Great Wall Tank, which is equipped with a 3.0T+9AT gearbox with a guide price of 33.5-395000 yuan, and its cross-country ability is not inferior to that of land patrols. Therefore, either the sales of the parallel imported Land Patrol LC300 are poor because of the high price, or the profit is compromised for the sake of sales. After all, the longer it is delayed, the more disadvantageous it is for the importers.

In addition, according to the announcement of the catalogue of the 13th batch of vehicles that meet environmental emission standards in 2022 issued by the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Ecological Environment, Lexus LX600, new Ford Bronco and other models meet the national 6B emission standards, and these models are expected to be introduced into China by parallel import in the future.

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