Just like the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, Toyota chose a two-in-one in R&D and production when it brought a new generation of Toyota Prado. This generation of Prado, whose full name is Land Cruiser Prado, is produced on the same platform as the Land Cruiser, which is called "Land Patrol" by domestic consumers, and this time it also shares a large number of core mechanical hardware and electronic and electrical architecture components. These changes will allow the Prado to complete the key improvement of off-road performance in the state of avant-garde visual design, and enter the "intelligent off-road" stage.
As we said, the Prado, known as "overbearing", was not overbearing in the design of this generation, and it began to move to a more avant-garde and fashionable route. In some key core functional areas to build, Prado chose retro fashion, no matter which decorative version, its long rectangular lights or retro round lights can be paired with a quadrilateral small size grille, bringing a very prominent retro fashion taste, with the ** "Toyota" English logo, they will immediately make people familiar with Toyota off-road vehicles think of the FJ Cruiser ten years ago, but all the arcs of the latter are now replaced with angular straight lines.
In terms of size, the Prado has a measurement of 4920 1980 1860mm, which is wide enough and tall enough, but there is the same data selection problem as the Crown and other C-class cars in the wheelbase, and the wheelbase of 2850mm is exactly the same as the Crown, which is even shorter than the Touareg (2899mm). And as we can visually feel, the car's engine compartment is relatively large in terms of body length, and it doesn't get a longer rear overhang to improve the rear or trunk space, which is not a problem for the two-row five-seater version, but the rear experience of the three-row six-seater version needs to be put to the test.
Although the interior of the domestic model has not yet been officially announced, through the overseas version, Toyota is still trying to create a cockpit environment with enough mechanical rigidity for the Prado. As we have seen on a range of products such as the Highlander, Camry, Crown, etc., the Prado also uses an asymmetrical center console on the left and right, and uses an external trim cover to connect the two pieces of 12The 3-inch full LCD screen is connected, while the new style steering wheel center console and a large number of function buttons in the gear shift mechanism adhere to the physical design to ensure that the control can be easily and accurately controlled while driving.
In fact, through these buttons, we will find that the car machine system equipped with dual LCD screens has been able to achieve more diverse interactive operations, intelligent voice, remote control, Internet of vehicles and other functions are readily available, but it is not known which applications will be supported by the domestic version after landing, and it is expected that existing car machine applications such as maps will be retained, and more diverse mobile phone interconnection support will be realized. In addition, the all-new TSS will be paired with T-Pilot, allowing the vehicle to achieve at least lane centering and parking assistance.
In terms of power, each Prado has been branded with a hybrid nameplate after entering China, which represents the THS petrol-electric hybrid system. Like the Crown produced on the TNGA-K platform, the hybrid system is powered by a powerful 2The 4T turbocharged engine is the basis, but after matching with a higher torque motor, the comprehensive power of the whole system is only 243kW, but the comprehensive torque of the system has reached 630N·m. The full-time all-wheel drive system maintains the mechanical differential design, and the Torsen limited-slip** differential can also perform critical lock-up operations to cope with torque distribution in extreme environments.
In fact, when it comes to driving, Prado has added a lot of unprecedented new accessories and systems to strengthen this generation, whether it is the EPS electronic power steering system that can make the vehicle drive more agile and easy in the city, or the SDM anti-roll bar disconnection mechanism that can bring multi-road driving optimization, it is the first time to join the Prado, and will bring it comfortable adaptability in urban road conditions. In addition, the MTM multi-terrain monitoring system, the PVM panoramic monitoring system and the MTS multi-terrain selection driving assistance system are all born for off-road driving, and the electronically controlled mechanical differential lock provided by the rear axle will also improve the off-road difficulty it can handle, so that the Prado, which has a 31° departure angle, a 25° passing angle and a 22° departure angle, can take the driver and passengers to more places.
Write at the end
At the end of February, the new generation of Toyota Prado, which opened domestic pre-sale at a price of 47-570,000 yuan, found an important way to complete the subversive transformation of the product line. From the most intuitive exterior design to the core mechanical hardware that is most valued by off-road enthusiasts, the vehicle has been upgraded in the most straightforward way. Although the Prado has never included a predominantly road-seeking crowd in its sales positioning, why not use a retro and chic style to attract some urban car users?