They like to keep everyone thinking & on edge - just like the plot of a good movie?Toyota has already unveiled the Corolla hatchback and the wagon version, but why is the sedan taking such a long time?
They like to keep everyone thinking & on edge - just like the plot of a good movie?
Toyota has already unveiled the Corolla hatchback and the wagon version, but why is the sedan taking such a long time?
What's your opinion on this?
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/arti...us-technology-with-china-sets-a-bad-precedent
If Toyota can seriously strengthen their stance in China, I'm all for it. Can't let VW and GM have all the fun.A typical anti-China propaganda filled with disinformation. Toyota is not sharing its latest hybrid drivetrain with Geely, but the Prius IV generation THS also used by the Corolla Hybrid (and even that is something the entire Chinese auto industry drooling over). In this way Toyota gets a better bargaining chip to gain access to better local EV suppliers (their current suppliers are terrible) and more favors for its FCVs. And by partnering with a local powerhouse Toyota gets to strengthen its EV ecosystem.
GM already transferred its twin-motor power-split hybrid system to SAIC's Roewe division. So did FCA. Power-split hybrid is nothing new anymore. Geely just got the better, more reliable, and cheaper version and that's it.
Toyota made a deal. China can't simply put a gun to a foreigner's head and ask for technology transfer. That's just not how it works.
Interesting developments! Thanks for sharing as always. Can we assume because both the 4Runner and Tacoma are getting facelifts in the next year or two that they will get an all new engine (hopefully the V35 or variant)? I can’t imagine they would refresh the Tacoma with the same underpowered current motor. I sure hope the 4runner receives something substantial o er and above what it got in 2014Regarding TNGA-F and some Toyota models, there is major news via source at CL within the 2019 Highlander thread. The person in question works for Toyota, but some of the information is muddled regarding timeline.
I already knew about the 2020 Tacoma facelift and 2023 redesign in 4 years time. I didn't know about a possible diesel, which does not make sense if it is not going on TNGA-F for 4 years.
Tundra will apparently have a diesel and debut F. Sequoia will be redesigned off of it the following calendar year. From what I read, Tundra was supposed to enter production on August 3, 2020 then people rumored 2019, yet now that is being referred to "in 2020".
People need to do a better job at clarifying what they're referring to.
I am pedantic about application of model years, as using "in 2020" should refer to the actual year of release and not be in reference to the model year which spans more than one calendar year.
It is obtuse to refer to model years in that manner, as they are merely marketing derived designations and not timeline based. The exception is the 2018 LS 500 in February 2018, but typically most new releases this year were 2019 models.
An OEM could easily debut a 2021 model at the LA Auto Show in November 2018, start production in October 2019, and release it in January 2020. Yet, is someone in retrospect going to be credible if they claim it was "released in 2021", merely based on the model year? That would be pitifully ridiculous, yet it happens all the time and confuses people. (See 2002 SC430 vs Tokyo 1999 reveal)
I don't know if the idea a new Tundra is due next year is factual. I can buy a Q1/Spring 2020 release at earliest. There are no prototypes to be seen and it's debuting TNGA F. Even the LC and LS were seen field testing 16-20 months before SOP. The LC debuted GA-L, caught in full shape by July 2015, production began in March 2017.
A new 4Runner isn't happening for 4 years at least, yet I keep seeing a select few refer to the facelift next year as a TNGA redesign. I ask myself, is it the case of a source, being a little lost between a heavy update (2015 Camry exterior) vs. a ground-up redesign (2018 Camry)? I also said the same thing in 2014 about the 2016 LX being a facelift and not "all-new".
Also, one person claims a new 4Runner is due in late 2020 as MY2021 (questionable), after participating in a Dallas area consumer clinic. He even said 3 years out, which is mathematically incorrect (2018 to 2020 isn't "3 years out").
I have mostly stuck by a fall 2020 launch for a new Tundra, meaning a new Sequoia in 2021 for MY 2022. Equaling a 14-year run. Apparently there was supposed to be an updated 150 range (4Runner/GX) for North America this year as MY2019, but they were pushed back to MY2020 next summer.
The Tundra diesel engine is what many of you will be interested in and new 6 cylinder.
The notable power unit is newly developed direct 3, 1.6L direct injection turbo. If it is 1.6 L, 4 trucks are adopted worldwide in many cases, whereas I would like to pay attention to three cylinders.
Normally, it seems like a fuel economy type turbo with a focus on downsizing, if speaking of three cylinders, it is said to be a high power type that demonstrates 250 ps. This power, Cardinala once loaded 2 L turbo.
Needless to say, it is possible to expect a fairly painful run because a 1.6L turbo with almost the same power as 3S-GTE is given to a new Corolla Fielder of a body smaller than Cardinal.
In addition, this 1.6L turbo is scheduled to be installed in Corolla Sports which line up 1.8L hybrid and 1.2L direct injection turbo at present.
Newborn Corolla Fielder Does GT-Four appear in the summer of 2019 late six months from the full model change of the standard model?
I was under the impression that Land Cruiser 300 / 4th-gen Lexus LX were debuting (TN)GA-F. If, instead, Tundra debuts TNGA-F, does this mean LC300/LX have been pushed back slightly?Tundra will apparently have a diesel and debut F. Sequoia will be redesigned off of it the following calendar year.
We now know that 2019 4Runner is virtually unchanged. If 6th-gen 4Runner "isn't happening for 4 years at least" then it seems like MY2020 facelift for current model and 2023 model year for TNGA-F 4Runner, correct?A new 4Runner isn't happening for 4 years at least, yet I keep seeing a select few refer to the facelift next year as a TNGA redesign. I ask myself, is it the case of a source, being a little lost between a heavy update (2015 Camry exterior) vs. a ground-up redesign (2018 Camry)? I also said the same thing in 2014 about the 2016 LX being a facelift and not "all-new".
Also, one person claims a new 4Runner is due in late 2020 as MY2021 (questionable), after participating in a Dallas area consumer clinic...
Apparently there was supposed to be an updated 150 range (4Runner/GX) for North America this year as MY2019, but they were pushed back to MY2020 next summer.
Thanks for the Sequoia commentary.I have mostly stuck by a fall 2020 launch for a new Tundra, meaning a new Sequoia in 2021 for MY 2022. Equaling a 14-year run.
My angle with this is, that the Land Cruiser Prado has always had the beloved attention of Toyota, yet they're always hesitant regarding the 4Runner and GX.
You're welcome!@Carmaker1 : Please help me (and us) fully grasp and understand what is going on here. Based on your previous posts on these forums, earlier this year I had put together this timeline for the TNGA-F platform (and I can be pretty pedantic myself):
300-Series LAND CRUISER: This Lexus LX twin is expected to launch the TNGA-F BOF architecture. Launches no earlier than late 2018, probably later than that. 2020 or 2021 Model Year most likely scenario.
2021 Model Year, launched within 2020 Calendar Year
4th-gen Lexus LX: Enters production in July 2020 as 2021 model year.
Yes.
2nd-gen TUNDRA: Program code 954A. Enters production on August 3, 2020, for the 2021 model year.
Yes, but at times I hear puzzling things such as MY2020. It is definitely MY 2021 in my belief.
6th-gen 4RUNNER: If 2019 Model Year sees a heavy facelift for current 5th-gen, then next-gen should debut for 2022 Model Year. MY 2020 update, redesign MY 2023.
3rd-gen Lexus GX: If 2020 Model Year sees a heavy facelift for current 3rd-gen, then next-gen should debut for 2023 Model Year.
Correct
3rd-gen TACOMA: Begins production in July/August 2022 for 2023 model year.
MY 2022 ends in July 2022, so August or September 2022 SOP.
Now come a few questions and comments:
I was under the impression that Land Cruiser 300 / 4th-gen Lexus LX were debuting (TN)GA-F. If, instead, Tundra debuts TNGA-F, does this mean LC300/LX have been pushed back slightly?
The LX originally had a SOP date of January 2020, with expected launch of March 2020. July 2020 is now possible, but I would give or take a few months. I'd say Q3 2020 SOP.
We now know that 2019 4Runner is virtually unchanged. If 6th-gen 4Runner "isn't happening for 4 years at least" then it seems like MY2020 facelift for current model and 2023 model year for TNGA-F 4Runner, correct?
Yep, right on point!
Thanks for the Sequoia commentary.
Which is perplexing, since the Prado, the 4Runner, and the GX should be consolidated under one common platform with only exterior styling changes. It is something they should have done since 2000.
Was the decision to cancel 4Runner in early 2000s caused by the Kluger/Highlander? During that period the industry in general was looking to unibody construction and transverse AWD platform to replace "outdated/inefficient" BOF with longitudinal 4x4 for utility applications. And with Toyota's highly eco-aware strategy in early 2000s, it shouldn't come as a surprise they planned to completely cancel the 4Runner in favor of the Highlander.