Highlander and Touran, two seven-seat SUVs, have always been the hottest models on the market, and some of them are leading the same level in sales. Touran of SAIC Volkswagen has only been listed for more than four years, but it has been keeping up with the market trend. Not long ago, the mid-term change was ushered in, and the brand-new Touran was upgraded from MQB platform to MQB EVO platform in one fell swoop, and the sense of technology and luxury was comprehensively strengthened.
As a senior predecessor of the 7-seat SUV market, GAC Toyota Highlander naturally needs no further explanation. The fourth-generation Highlander, which went on the market this year, is built with TNGA-K architecture. After the whole system is equipped with 2.5L fourth-generation enhanced THSⅱII II Toyota hybrid system, its strength should not be underestimated.
The completion of the upgrade of these two ill-fated rivals not only indicates that the competition between them will be more intense, but also ushered in a new vane for the entire seven-seat SUV market.
So which of these two models should lead the trend of the next seven SUVs? We use 202 1 brand new Touran 380TSI four-wheel drive exclusive flagship edition and 2022 brand new Highlander dual-engine 2.5L four-wheel drive exclusive edition 7-seat edition to find the answer.
From the style point of view, although both of them are 7-seat medium and large SUVs, the length of Xintulang has exceeded 5 meters, with more hard-core cutting contours and a body shape close to that of a large SUV. The new Highlander is slightly longer and slightly lower than Touran in gas field, which belongs to typical Japanese and sports style.
Touran's new air intake grille uses a lot of chrome-plated elements, and has exquisite high-light technical details, such as adding a penetrating luminous front grille and a penetrating full LED intelligent taillight, which makes the visual effect more advanced and wide. Compared with the old model, on the one hand, the overall look and feel is more burly, on the other hand, the fashion temperament is more sufficient, giving people a strong visual impact. The air intake grille of the fourth generation Highlander was blackened, focusing on sports style, and the design language was younger than that of the previous generation. However, due to the narrowing of the grille shape from bottom to top, it lacks the domineering sense of the previous generation's "big mouth" design.
Headlight light source is the core selling point of the two models. The new Touran comes standard with LED headlights, and the top model is also equipped with IQ. Light the full LED matrix headlights to support the follow-up steering function. By collecting real-time vehicle speed and wiper signals, the light type of headlights can be automatically adjusted, and various lighting modes can be intelligently realized, which brings strong guarantee for driving safety at night.
The fourth generation Highlander finally canceled the cheap halogen headlights of the previous generation, and the whole system comes standard with led light source, but it is much worse than the new Toure in technology.
It is worth mentioning that, in terms of creating a lighting atmosphere, the new Tucson adopts the LED strip which runs through the middle of the double grille, and the Volkswagen logo also supports lighting. IQ. The lighting function can trigger the welcome scene when the distance between cars is about 8~ 10 meters, and the headlights and taillights will have the dynamic effect of wake-up lighting or sleep lighting when leaving the car, which will close the intimate relationship with the owner. The fourth generation Highlander only supports the welcome function of rearview mirror, and the sense of atmosphere will be obviously weaker than that of Xintulang.
In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the fourth-generation Highlander are 4965* 1930* 1750mm respectively, which is an all-round expansion compared with the old models, and the wheelbase is increased by 60mm, reaching 2850 mm, but the foundation of the new Touran is too good. The length, width and height are 5052* 1989* 1773mm respectively, and the wheelbase is 2980 mm, which is completely superior to the fourth generation Highlander.
In order to improve the convenience of users, both models come standard with keyless entry function. The difference is that the new Toure supports four-door keyless entry, while the carefully calculated fourth-generation Highlander only supports this function in the front row.
As for the modeling details of the taillights, the new Tulang is more detailed, not only the internal elements are richer, but also the penetrating design conforms to the current design trend, and the turn signal also supports the water steering function. In this way, the fourth generation Highlander is much more moderate and only meets simple functional attributes.
In the choice of tires, the new Toulon top model is equipped with 265,438+0-inch rims, which have a solid visual effect, while the fourth-generation Highlander's rims are as high as 20 inches. Fortunately, a variety of rim styles can also create a sports atmosphere.
In terms of interiors, the two cars have also brought us enough new ideas. Look at the brand-new Touran first. Technology and luxury are the key points emphasized in this mid-term change. Volkswagen began to try to build a digital cockpit on medium and large SUVs: 10.2-inch full LCD instrument and 12-inch central control panel are standard; The ambient light is upgraded from the old 10 color to 30 colors; In particular, a customized light-transmitting decorative board is added in front of the co-pilot. The first layer of the three-layer design of the decorative board is the piano black bottom plate. After laser etching the light guide, light can penetrate the star/laser beam pattern. These efforts have greatly enhanced the luxury of the new interior atmosphere and are close to young consumers.
At the same time, in order to emphasize the atmosphere of science and technology, most of the operation buttons of the new Touran are touch-type, and in order to reduce misoperation, vibration feedback is also set, which feels similar to the operation effect of physical buttons, which is also the design trend of the future Volkswagen family.
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