GAC Toyota’s fifth-generation hybrid technology is coming, is it worth looking forward to?

In the recent year 2022, GAC Toyota's market performance can be described as remarkable. Data shows that GAC Toyota's cumulative sales in 2022 will reach 1,005,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 21.4%. You may not have much idea if you look at it this way alone. Here I will list two specific points:

1. This is the first time that GAC Toyota's annual sales have exceeded one million vehicles since its establishment in 2004, and it is also the only Japanese joint venture car company to enter the "Million Club" in 2022;

2. The growth rate of 21.4% ranks first among joint venture car companies, and this is also the third consecutive year that GAC Toyota has maintained rapid growth.

A bumper harvest in 2022 means that in the new 2023, GAC Toyota will have more confidence and confidence to face new challenges and implement new strategic plans. Judging from the information currently revealed, the "intelligent electric hybrid dual engine" will be its main trump card, and it is also likely to help GAC Toyota move to a new height.

Recently, GAC Toyota held a smart electric hybrid dual-engine brand exhibition. Also on display were the Senna smart electric hybrid dual-engine,  Camry  (  parameters  |  inquiry  ) smart electric hybrid dual-engine, and Highlander intelligent electric hybrid dual-engine. models. The gathering of so many hybrid models mainly conveys two messages to the outside world:

1. Hybrid models are of high importance to GAC Toyota. Data show that in 2022, GAC Toyota’s annual sales of dual-engine models will reach 294,462 units, a year-on-year increase of 58.8%. At present, the cumulative sales of GAC Toyota's dual-engine models have exceeded 800,000 units, with a huge user base and excellent market reputation.

2. To warm up the upcoming Toyota’s fifth-generation THS technology (intelligent electric hybrid dual-engine), in addition to the Fenglanda and Lingshang that debuted at the Guangzhou Auto Show, the Ralink dual-engine equipped with the fifth-generation THS technology will also be released this year. . According to the plan, in 2023, GAC Toyota will release and upgrade 12 dual-engine products to realize intelligent electric hybridization of all TNGA models.

Toyota's THS hybrid technology has 25 years of technology accumulation. It can be said to be a star in the hybrid industry. The sentence: "There are two kinds of hybrids in the world, one is Toyota and the other is others." It is still recognized by everyone. Talk about it with relish. For the Chinese market and consumers, they will soon have the opportunity to experience Toyota's latest fifth-generation dual-engine hybrid technology. At the same time, with the arrival of the fifth-generation dual-engine hybrid technology, there are also intelligent upgrades. According to the official statement, it is "one major technological evolution and three major intelligent upgrades."

A major technological evolution refers to the fifth-generation dual-engine hybrid's further evolution to electric drive. For example, the newly developed lithium battery system has not only reduced the size by 34%, but also reduced the weight by 44%, and the electric energy output has increased by 8%. In addition, the fifth-generation dual-engine hybrid will also use a miniaturized, high-speed motor to reduce losses while increasing power output.

To simply understand, models equipped with Toyota's fifth-generation hybrid technology will have stronger power and lower energy consumption, while the driving experience is close to that of pure electric vehicles.

The three major smart upgrades refer to the introduction of T-PILOT smart driving assistance system, T-SMART smart cockpit, and T-LINK smart interconnection into Toyota's hybrid dual-engine production line to provide consumers with better Intelligent connected car experience.

T-PILOT intelligent driving assistance system

It has strong perception and prediction capabilities, supports OTA upgrades, and has high-precision cameras and sensor radars throughout the entire vehicle. It can handle blurred lanes or unmarked lanes with ease, and the lane tolerance is close to 100%. In the face of danger, you can predict and avoid it in advance to ensure adequate self-protection capabilities.

T-SMART intelligent cockpit

It provides a smart cockpit experience with deep voice interaction, practical technological aesthetics and immersive audio-visual enjoyment, and can also support OTA upgrades.

T-LINK intelligent interconnection

On the basis of previous remote control services such as vehicle status inquiry, remote air conditioning, and anti-theft reminders, it supports more diversified intelligent interactions outside the cockpit and realizes seamless interconnection between the vehicle, machine, and mobile phone.

write at the end

Looking at the current hybrid market, although different hybrid branches have emerged, Toyota's hybrid dual-engine still has obvious advantages in terms of technical foundation, user base, reliability and other comprehensive indicators. As for GAC Toyota in 2023, while focusing on new hybrid technology, it is also developing intelligence. This two-way strategy is believed to allow it to master the current context of the prevalence of electrification and intelligence. More say.