The Japanese big guns played a game of ‘who could do more’ in China, and Toyota rang in with three concept debuts, signaling its intent in the world’s largest market. All three supposedly preview production vehicles that will come about.
No timeframe of when the Yundong Shuanqing Hybrid concept, the one here in blue, will become a commercial reality, but when it does it’s going to be a Chinese market-only offering. No details either about the vehicle, save that the 4.65 metre-long vehicle’s hybrid system was developed by Toyota’s R&D center in Changshu, China.
Meanwhile, there was a date being bandied about for the arrival of the market variants derived from the Dear Qin hatchback and sedan that also premiered at the show, and this is 2013. Again, both vehicles are destined to be Chinese market specific, part of the company’s intended programme to develop three front-wheel drive global architecture offerings there.
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All these China cars remind me of Akira aircon. Do people really buy it?
Yundong Shuanqing Hybrid underpinnings will form a basis to next generation Prius. Its technology will be a mix of mature (found in current Prius) + enhancements suited for Chinese climate.
Expect in 2013 – 2014.
Toyota Dear duo preview Yaris/Vios replacement.
Toyota has finally lost it.. The 2 Qins will prob end up as the next gen Yaris and Vios…
But with such awful and in your face styling, I really wonder who will buy them…
The Qin sedan rear end is really….OMG, vomit inducing kind… :(
OK la, if Toyota really adopt such styling cues for the next gen Yaris and Vios, then I can say the Preve looks better… :D
See for once I’ve good things to say about Proton haha :D
Toyota has still a long way to go to even remotre challenge the Koreans in terms of styling and engineering. Their latest styling direction seems to bark up the wrong tree…
Yes Toyota needs to inject some excitment into their designs… NO… this is not what we customers are looking for…. :(
i start to wonder if those sharp looking head lamp could adequately light up the road if it made to production design…
buroknyer rupe…………
I almost puke when i see those cars…come on lar Toyota, go hire some Italians in your design department! Sigh!!