I drank two cups of Prado. The last one is the Middle East version 2700 with license plate 20 13. It has been in operation for nearly six and a half years, 72,000 kilometers, and will be sold in June 2020. Now this model is a domestic TXL model with a displacement of 3.5 18. It is scheduled in May 2020, and it will be picked up in August. The three-month trip is nearly 1 10,000 kilometers. 20 13 experience of buying 2700: at that time, I took a fancy to Prado, and the hooligan was short of money, and the budget was only enough to buy the Middle East version of 2700. Compared with the previous RAV4, many used configurations have disappeared in the new car: the seat is pulled by hand, the leather is wrapped, the seat is not heated, the headlights are manual, there is no skylight, keyless entry and one-button start are gone, and the key cannot be folded, like a dagger. 2.7 engine RAV4 matches the maximum power of 2.4 engine, which is 120KW, and its acceleration ability is far from perfect. But I soon realized the advantages of pure off-road vehicles: there is no need to slow down when crossing potholes, the car is very Q-bomb, and I can no longer hear the "bang" sound of shock absorption and compression while the iron is hot; Hanging on the low-four-attack steep slope can actually go straight up without detouring to reduce the slope; The suspension stroke is particularly long, so it is difficult to meet the situation that the tire leaves the ground, even if there is no electronic limit slip, it is very calm; Non-bearing body, excellent sound insulation effect, can filter road noise very cleanly. Generally speaking, although I have some regrets about the power and configuration, I am quite satisfied with this 2700. It can take me anywhere I want to go. This conscientious old chap has never had any problems for seven years.
That 2700 boss accompanied me across the mountains and seas for nothing.
That 2700 boss accompanied me across the mountains and seas for nothing.
I didn't plan to change cars until one day in May, when I saw the news that Prado was going to be out of print in China, I had the idea of changing to a new Prado with good power and high configuration, and immediately went to a nearby 4S shop. After understanding the differences of various configuration models for 20 minutes, I paid the deposit by swiping my card. At that time, I ordered the spare tire version of 3.5L automatic VX, and sold it for 2700 the next month. Then there is a long waiting process. After waiting for more than two months, my mood changed from full of expectation to doubt and then to despair. I felt hopeless at one time. At the beginning of July, I also booked an alternative scheme of mobile Altman, but because I didn't want to give up, mobile Altman never mentioned car users. Finally, I received a long-awaited phone call on August 6, saying that a car had arrived, but the desired model did not match. I only have a spare tire version with TXL in the middle. Ask me if I want it, and the discount range has been expanded for me. Thanks to Amway Toyota for helping me realize my dream, even if it is not the ideal VX model, I am very satisfied. Because it is the national V model, you can only choose to go to a different place and then move to Chengdu to settle down. Xichang was chosen for the first registration, and the process was extremely difficult. First, I received a phone call halfway, saying that it was because the computer room was flooded by heavy rain in Chengdu, and the network of Xichang Vehicle Management Office was interrupted. I had to drive to Hanyuan and then turn back. Then the Torch Festival took a week off in Xichang, and the temporary license for cross-regional driving expired and could not be applied again. I applied for a temporary license from Shanghai to start over. Once again, there was a mudslide, and traffic control was unilaterally liberalized .. It was full of twists and turns.
New Dabai will continue to accompany you.
New Dabai will continue to accompany you.
Motivation: The most obvious change is a qualitative leap in motivation. I can't hear the scream and roar of 2700 when climbing the L file on the plateau. Configuration: Many comfortable configurations that have been away from RAV4 for a long time are back, and the seats are more ventilated. It's cool to drive in midsummer. It's called a cool ride. New Dabai is equipped with active traction control system (A-TRC). The active traction control system intervened in time when sliding downhill, and there was a sound of "arching" under the chassis. Talk about the new gearbox: the automatic gear has been changed to the automatic gear. If you only drive in urban areas, you rarely use gears other than D, but it is different in mountainous areas. After traveling more than 4,000 kilometers in Tibetan areas, I gradually got to know this 6AT gearbox. It's best to change to S gear when driving in mountainous areas, and use it in both cases: 1. Long downhill engine braking. Many drivers who lack mountain driving experience are in D gear, and they all step on the brakes when going downhill. Not to mention the cost of braking, it is easy to weaken or even fail the braking performance because of high temperature, thus leading to a big accident. 2. Accelerate overtaking on the highway. In D mode, you need to step on the accelerator deeply to downshift, which is abrupt when driving, and manual downshift of S gear can be avoided. How to quickly recover from S/KLOC-0 or S2 to S6? Share a tip: In S mode, push the gear lever up, hold it for one second, and it's OK, without repeatedly pushing it.
I found a gear with excellent hand feeling and changed the front of the original car.
I found a gear with excellent hand feeling and changed the front of the original car.
Original tire pressure monitoring system, intelligent engine start and stop, dark interior. These three functions are not standard in all departments, but at least they are optional. ? Original tire pressure monitoring system: related to driving safety. Off-road vehicles often take unpaved roads. This road condition has three characteristics: first, it is easy to have a flat tire, second, it is very bumpy, and third, it is noisy. It is difficult to find air leakage in time only by the driver's perception.
Intelligent engine start and stop: Toyota's intelligent start and stop can be controlled according to your braking depth. When you are waiting for the elevator or stop-and-go, you can gently step on the brakes so that the engine will not stop running. 65,438+00,000 kilometers shows that 22.3 liters of gasoline is saved, which is quite cost-effective.
Dark interior: LC 150 provides the choice of dark interior in the middle and late period, and dark interior has also become the main sales force. The use environment of off-road vehicles is much worse than that of cars, so try to choose dirty-resistant dark interior.
The vehicle information is rich: the water amount of the wiper prompts, the fuel consumption information is displayed after starting/refueling/resetting, and there are many user-defined options, so I changed the default setting that the power supply will be turned on after pressing the automatic button of the air conditioner in the original car, so that the air conditioner power supply does not need to be started and stopped frequently.
Human-computer interaction system is too old-fashioned: human-computer interaction equipment such as dashboard and car machine is too old-fashioned and feels backward.
When the gearbox slides in D gear, the sliding distance is not as far as the previous 2700. I feel that the connection of the old 4AT transmission is not hard when sliding in oil, just like putting it in neutral, which is very slippery, while the connection of the new 6AT transmission is hard when sliding in oil, which can obviously feel the frustration of shifting. ? KDSS failed to become the standard Prado off-road vehicle in the whole department, and the large ground clearance led to a high center of gravity. The requirement of driving comfort on unpaved roads leads to soft suspension and flat tires. These characteristics lead to poor road driving performance and obvious rollover. In order to solve the problem of excessive turning and roll, Toyota developed this KDSS system. It is worth mentioning that KDSS is a comfortable configuration, not a safe configuration. KDSS can reduce the roll, but it can't increase the cornering limit. Some people think that vehicles with KDSS are not easy to roll over. This kind of cognition is wrong. The center of gravity of the vehicle equipped with KDSS has not decreased, the rolling torque has not changed, and the tire grip has not changed. The system for restraining tire slip has nothing to do with KDSS. Unfortunately, Prado's main sales models are not equipped with KDSS. The domestic main models TX, TXL and TXL-N, which account for more than 90% of the sales volume, are not equipped with KDSS, and so are the models in the Middle East. There are two versions of VX and VX- Navier and KDSS in China. In fact, the most ideal configuration of domestic models should be VX, but the output is very small. The rear suspension of VX- Neville is changed to air suspension, which is not as durable and reliable as ordinary suspension. ? Brake assist and adaptive cruise have not become the standard of the whole system: they are only equipped on the top model of the Middle East version, and the price is 800,000, which is not cost-effective. I predict that this system will become the mainstream configuration of passenger cars in the next decade, but it is really a pity that this generation failed to catch up after all.
Part one? Safety equipment:? Visible when reversing (ignored for TXL-N, VX and VX-N models)? Necessity: ★★★★★★★★ The camera must be bought from the original factory, which has three advantages: the image will not be spent (there is a common problem with the camera in the auxiliary factory for a long time, which has hidden dangers of spontaneous combustion), and it supports the direction trajectory display. The camera is hidden in the spare tire cover, which helps to keep it clean.
Rear view mirror rain eyebrow? Necessity: ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 973
Part two? Entertainment equipment:? Carplay？ Necessity: ★★★★★☆? The most practical modification, the highlight of the modification: connect the cable of the center console to the USB socket of the original car next to the handbrake. Although the module supports wireless, I choose wired connection, which has two advantages: first, it can be charged at the same time; Second, I can connect when I need it, so it is better to manage who connects two mobile phones. Slot point: The screen resolution of the original car is 800×480, which is a bit low, affecting the display effect. The data transmission between the host and the analog signal, the image is not true color, the solid color background is ok, and the image with rich gradation looks stained. Also because of the analog signal, when the sound is turned up and the music is not playing, background noise can be heard.
Audio system upgrade? Speaker upgrade? Necessity: ★★★★★☆ Adopt the nondestructive replacement and upgrading scheme, with two front doors: JBL Ty-sp 1 1, 6.5 "subwoofer, two rear doors: Ty-SP2 1, 6.5" coaxial speakers, and two sides of the bridge: Ty-SP32, 0.72 ". After the upgrade, the treble is clearer, the bass is more powerful, the sound is more penetrating, and it is easier to distinguish dozens of different instruments when listening to symphonies.
Host upgrade (VX-N and TXL-N models ignored)? Necessity: ★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆9734 Because I am the host+speaker upgraded at the same time, I can't judge how obvious the improvement of JBL navigation host is in sound quality compared with ordinary Panasonic host. ? Part three? Appearance and interior protection: with the experience of the last car, the appearance and interior protection are as follows: car clothes? Necessity: ★★★★★☆ Go to the car clothes that will be stuck by the riders. The boss Amway bought several kinds of films. I chose the cheapest film that can be cut by machine, less than 10 thousand. The effect is very satisfactory. I really don't think it is necessary to post those tens of thousands of films. Why do you choose machine cutting? First of all, you don't have to remove the door to remove the handle. Second, it is cheaper and more time-saving than manual cutting. The disadvantage is that there is a gap one centimeter wide at the door handle. Regarding the car clothes, it is recommended to stick off-road vehicles for three reasons: First, crossing the road is easy to be scratched by branches; Second, it is easy to get stuck by stubborn impurities such as asphalt and cement, and it is easy to hurt paint with chemical cleaners; Third, because they often run out, washing cars in other places is to find a roadside car wash, and their methods are very rough. With car clothes, you can do whatever you want. ? Door handle cover:? Necessity: ★★★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Air conditioning panel main screen, main shell, small screen film:? Necessity: ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆)? Front area cover of armrest box:? Necessity: ★★★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
Steering wheel cover:? Necessity: ★★★★☆☆? Part of the hand will be spotted after a long time, so it is better to protect it and sacrifice some grip comfort. ? Rear fender of trunk? Necessity: ★☆☆☆? Trunk mat? Necessity: ★★★★★☆☆ The fluffy material of the original car is difficult to take care of. Split trunk mat is really necessary, and it will not affect the use of the third row of seats.
Part four? Other functional modifications:? Main driver side storage box? Necessity: ★★★★★★★★ It is very suitable for putting mobile phones, cards, keys and other items. Especially after carplay is connected, you don't need to put the phone on the bracket, just put it below. (There is a picture on it)? Central armrest storage box? Necessity: ★★★★★★★★ The refrigerator can be divided into two layers, the lower layer can hold drinks, and the upper storage box can hold some small items that are difficult to store.
USB socket? Necessity: ★★★★★☆ The sockets reserved in Prado 18 central control position are the latest square sockets, not the old rectangular sockets, so there are not many optional USB sockets. I bought a dual-port USB socket, which is a bit expensive, with a voltage regulator and supports QC3.0 fast charging. When the power consumption is high, dual-port simultaneous power supply is not supported. It was installed when the host and carplay were installed.
European standard conversion plug? Necessity: ★★★★★☆? Philips European standard conversion plug has few protruding parts and excellent workmanship. The 100W AC power supply provided by the original car can be well utilized. (There is a picture on it)? Data cable? Be sure to buy that spiral retractable black data cable. Otherwise, a few dazzling white data lines will make the car look messy. ? Necessity: ★★★★☆☆? Part five? Other body components:? Strengthen the tailgate lock? Necessity: ★★★★★☆ Because the tailgate is too heavy, the side-opening mode is adopted. If you often run bad roads, there will be abnormal noise after a long time. I used this TRD in my last Prado, and there was no abnormal noise after the original factory reinforcement, so I removed the TRD lock after changing the car. You also need to install the bottom suspension mode.
Bottom-mounted tire hinges (ignored for bottom-mounted models)? Necessity: ★★★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆? Trunk shackle (10 comes with shackle, 18 is groove)? Necessity: ★★★★★☆☆ It is necessary to install a net bag to prevent the luggage from slipping out. (There is a picture on it)? Trailer hook? Necessity: ★★★★☆☆
Let's talk about some topics that everyone has been entangled in.
Domestic Prado has just started, and its reliability and durability have been verified and evaluated in a short time. But there are two Toyota-made Corolla made in 2004 by FAW Toyota, and the quality is too good. Up to now, I only go to the 4S shop when I do maintenance every year, and my performance is not attenuated at all. Parallel import 2.7 Prado has been in operation for 7 years, and it has never been repaired due to failure except for a recall and replacement of the valve spring. According to Toyota's quality control, it is inferred that the quality of domestic Prado is equivalent to that of imported Prado. I visited Sichuan FAW Toyota Factory, which produces Prado. Toyota's supplier system is extremely closed, which guarantees the quality to a great extent. Denso and Aisin, two parts groups owned by Toyota, monopolized the supply of main parts. Because the output of Sichuan FAW Toyota is not large, a large number of parts are also imported. Only Chengdu Toyota Textile Auto Parts Co., Ltd., which produces seats and interior fabrics, is regarded as a supporting assembly plant.
Dege county, Sichuan, China.
Dege county, Sichuan, China.
The biggest slot of domestic 3.5 is the use of part-time 4wd, and the daily driving is rear drive. I have been driving full-time and time-sharing for a long time. My experience is that full-time four-wheel drive is more stupid. You just need to drive in most road conditions. When working part-time off-road with four-wheel drive, you need to manually switch H4, open the paved road and switch back to H2. H4F with full-time four-wheel drive and H2 with part-time four-wheel drive have almost no difference in daily road driving control. There are three kinds of slippage: stepping on the accelerator, cornering and braking. Four-wheel drive system can only solve the problem of slipping when stepping on the accelerator, while VSC and ABS systems are used to suppress the latter two kinds of slipping. When the time-sharing Prado is driving in H2 rear-drive mode, if it encounters muddy, icy and sandy roads, the acceleration at the start will be easier to slip than the full-time four-wheel drive model. The correct driving method is to manually switch to H4 and do it while driving, which is a bit troublesome, but the advantage is that daily driving is more fuel efficient.
Mount Siguniang
Mount Siguniang
How weak is Prado with a four-cylinder 2.7 engine? The first data: 4.0 Prado broke 100 in 9 seconds, 3.5 Prado was faster, and the measured value was 8.5 seconds. 2.7 before 16 is a 4-speed gearbox, and it breaks 100 in 15 seconds, and 2.7 after 16 is a 6-speed gearbox. Speed up a little, and it breaks 100 in 14 seconds. 2.7 Vehicle power is always a pity, even if you drive again. 2.7 This acceleration ability is almost weaker than all small motor vehicles running on the road. If everyone is at full throttle, you can't do it. I am a Buddhist driver, and my driving style is stable and comfortable. The lack of motivation means that you can't overtake cleanly, which means that you can't attack the slope calmly, so you will feel tired and the chances of accidents will increase relatively. Since 2.7 has been criticized by many riders, why did Toyota assemble this obviously weak powertrain on Prado? To save fuel? No, the 4-cylinder 2.7 model only saves fuel than the 6-cylinder model at idle speed, and the fuel consumption in other working conditions is the same as that of the 4.0 model, slightly higher than that of the 3.5 model. In order to save costs? There are also many engines sold on a treasure. 2.7 engine of 2TR model, 4.0 engine of 1GR model and 3.5 engine of 7GR model are all very common. 2TR is indeed the cheapest, but compared with the most expensive 7GR, the price difference is only 1 10,000 yuan (brand new), and the price difference of the removed parts is less than several thousand yuan. It can save a little cost. Although the cost is saved by 1 10,000 to 20,000, the price is reduced by more than110,000. Obviously, simply to reduce costs is also untenable. Then why on earth? In order to maximize profits!
Car prices are very transparent, and you can't raise prices casually when you encounter iron powder that is not bad. However, every consumer's recognition of the value of the same model is different. Some people think that they will spend 600,000 yuan to buy it, while others think that they will not buy it if it exceeds 400,000 yuan. The difference between the commodity price in each consumer's mind and the actual selling price is called "consumer surplus" in western economics, and manufacturers will try their best to empty your every penny and squeeze out your "consumer surplus". It depends on subdividing several high, middle and low grades with very small cost difference but huge price difference. Intel, the chip maker, has taken this approach to the extreme. The production cost of high-end models of the same generation CPU is almost the same as that of low-end models, but the price is double, such as Celeron and Pentium, i3, i5 and i7. For the automobile industry, according to market experience, the price difference between the high and low matching of the same model can also be 1 times. Middle East overbearing 2700, selling 400,000, Middle East 4000 top matching, can sell nearly 800,000, Lexus GX460, the "renamed" 8-cylinder Prado, can sell 6.5438+00,000. So is Cool Road Ze. The price of Beggar Edition 4000 to Top Edition 5700 has just increased by 1 times from 70- 140. Take Prado as an example, there are usually three types of potential customers: the first type of potential customers A: the psychological price of buying Prado is 600,000; The second potential customer b: the psychological price of buying Prado is 500 thousand; The third category of potential customers C: The psychological price of buying Prado is 400,000. How do manufacturers maximize profits? If only one configuration is provided: the production cost is 380 thousand, how to price it? If the price does not exceed 400,000, ABC will buy it, and the price is in the range of 400,000-500,000. AB will buy, only A will buy. ? Pricing? Sales? Profit? |? Pricing? Sales? Profit? 390 thousand? Three sets of 30 thousand? |? 500 thousand? Two sets of 240 thousand? 400 thousand? Three sets of 60 thousand? |? 520 thousand? 1 set 1.4 million? 420 thousand? Two sets of 80 thousand? |? 550 thousand? 1 set 1.7 million? 450 thousand? Two? 1.4 million? |? 600 thousand? 1 set of 220,000 sets has the highest profit when it is priced at 500,000 sets, and it can sell 1 set with a profit of 240,000 sets. If two subdivision configurations are provided: low allocation: production cost of 360,000, and high allocation: production cost of 420,000; Low allocation price of 400 thousand, sold to B and C, sales volume of 2 sets, profit of 80 thousand; At a high price of 600,000 yuan, it was sold to A, with a sales volume of 1 set and a profit of1.8 million; The total profit is 260,000. If three kinds of subdivision configurations are provided: low allocation: production cost of 360,000, medium allocation: production cost of 380,000, high allocation: production cost of 420,000, low allocation pricing of 400,000, selling to C, sales volume 1, profit of 500,000, selling to B, sales volume 1, profit of 65,433 is obvious, and the richer the allocation level is.
How to set the configuration is a university question. For manufacturers, the best configuration scheme will definitely make customers who buy different configurations form several incompatible factions, calling each other stupid and irreconcilable, and will never form a consistent scheme, that is, only one configuration is worth buying. Make sure that customer A is willing to pay for the high match, let B pay for the medium match and let C pay for the low match. If A buys a low-priced product, B buys a low-priced product, or C thinks the low-priced product is too beggar and switches to other brands, it is a loss to the manufacturer. How to set it? The following two points must be met: 1. It must be cool to have it, and you won't give up without it; 2. It is not easy to be modified later. At present, the differentiated configurations that conform to China's national conditions and follow the above principles usually include: power, sunroof, keyless entry, one-button start, light group, automatic induction headlights, rain sensor wipers, electric seats, heating/ventilation, electric tailgate, advanced speakers, cruising and lane keeping functions. Examples of differential configurations that do not follow the above principles are: automatic transmission/manual transmission (contrary to 1), and domestic manual transmission models almost disappear after 20 10. Navigation, reversing visibility, body color stripes, SUV side pedals, etc. (Contrary to 2), if these are only differential configurations, many car owners will choose the secondary configuration and then modify it. Therefore, it is the usual trick of almost all car companies to provide several powertrains with obviously different powers. So there will be disputes between 2.7 and 4.0, 2.7 and 3.5 in the forum, and there is really no standard answer. "Rice or six-cylinder machine" is actually a correct nonsense.