The new Prado is launched overseas, and a new generation of Land Cruiser is about to be released. The domestic market can only stare at it?

As we all know, Toyota has two pillars in the off-road circle. One is the Land Cruiser, also known as the Land Cruiser, but off-road enthusiasts prefer to call it the "Land Cruiser". The second is domineering. In China, it is the Prado we are familiar with.

I believe everyone knows that due to the impact of "National VI" emissions, the only 3.5L model of Prado sold in China will be officially discontinued in June this year. As for the domestic Land Cruiser, due to unsatisfactory sales and other reasons, production was discontinued as early as 2017.

According to the latest news, the new Prado has been released overseas, and the Land Cruiser is about to usher in a new generation of models. Given that the domestic channels for the two major sacred cars have been shut down, many people may focus on parallel import channels, but can they actually buy them?

Key factor 1: Strict National VI standards

Most areas have now entered the National VI era, which also means that vehicles with National V emissions can no longer be used in big cities. Get on the cards. For parallel imported cars, according to regulations, they must also meet the National VI standards.

Speaking of this, some people may have asked whether the Prado diesel version, which is sold in Europe and has higher environmental standards, can be upgraded to meet the National VI standards; or, When other countries catch up with their emission standards later, can they be introduced again?

Let’s talk about Land Cruiser. According to authoritative Japanese media, a new generation of Toyota Land Cruiser based on TNGA architecture will be officially released in July 2020. The most talked about thing is that the new car is equipped with a new power system.

It is reported that the new car is equipped with a 3.5T V6 twin-turbocharged hybrid system similar to the Lexus LS500, with a maximum horsepower of 422Ps. It should be noted that the parallel imported gasoline version of Land Cruiser currently has three displacements, namely 4.0L V6, 4.6L V8 and 5.7L V8, and the maximum horsepower of the 5.7L model is only 381Ps.

The turbocharging of the new generation of Land Cruiser is not good news for the self-priming enthusiasts, but in the overall environment of energy conservation and emission reduction, compromise may make it better. After all, after the displacement is reduced, it can be made to meet the National VI standards through technological improvements.

By the way, I would like to mention Land Cruiser’s old rival, the Nissan Patrol. Its new generation model has been launched overseas. Like Land Cruiser, the new car continues the previous 5.6L V8 engine. This also means that it will not meet the National VI standards. Since the official has stopped introducing the Chinese version, the chance of the new generation model entering the country is slim.

Written at the end

From the perspective of the entire automobile market, although parallel imported cars are not large in size, they are still a big "cake", and their existence is also limited to a certain extent. It restricts the "monopoly" of official imported cars and allows car fans to buy their favorite models with higher cost performance. But judging from the current trend, parallel imported cars seem to have been sentenced to death. Do we really have to say goodbye to everyone in the future? What do you think of this?

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This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.