The Toyota Frontlander is GAC Toyota’s take on the TNGA-C compact SUV. Same bones as the Corolla Cross, but styled and trimmed for the China market. Now moving out through export channels.

Two powertrains under one body. A 2.0L gas unit, and a 2.0L intelligent hybrid. Both front-wheel drive, both carry five people and a 427-litre boot without fuss. What matters for a buyer isn’t the badge alone — it’s cheap to run, easy to stock, and customers already know the name. Below we walk the body, the cabin, the hardware, then the import questions we actually get asked.

Exterior

Quiet from some angles, busier up close. The 4490 mm body sits on a 2640 mm wheelbase. 1825 wide, 1625 tall. Reads as a proper compact SUV, not a raised hatch. The 5.2 m turning radius — the bit I’d point out to anyone parking one daily — keeps it manageable in tight lots.

Standard 17-inch alloys, 215/60 R17 rubber. LED headlights, daytime runners up front. Nothing shouts. The rear’s flat-backed, wide tailgate opens to 427 litres — 438 on gas trims, since the hybrid gives a little space to the battery. Second row folds if you need the floor long.

Paint and cladding are honest Toyota. Panel gaps and shut lines you’d expect, not show-car tight but consistent. For a fleet that consistency is the point: one spec looks like the next, customers don’t spot trim drift across the row.

Interior

Calmer in here than the shell suggests. The screen sits central rather than floating, with a digital cluster tucked behind the wheel, and wireless CarPlay and Android Auto are standard — the bit a customer actually uses on day one, not a spec they forget by week two.

Seats are cloth or SofTex depending on trim, five across, and the rear bench gives real legroom thanks to that 2640 mm wheelbase. Four rotary controls survive on the console for climate and drive modes — try working a touchscreen with gloves on in a cold lot and you’ll see why that counts.

Storage is the unsung win: door bins that fit a bottle, a deep centre cubby, cupholders that don’t fight the gear lever. The hybrid’s smaller 36 L tank (against 47 L on gas) is offset by the lower burn, so range stays in the same ballpark. It’s a cabin built for the commute, not the brochure.

Powertrain and Chassis

Two ways to move it, same platform underneath. The gas car runs a 2.0L M20C Dynamic Force — 126 kW, or 171 PS, and 205 N·m — through a Direct Shift-CVT that simulates ten steps. Off the 47 L tank it’ll do 6.42 L/100km on WLTC. Honest mileage for a naturally aspirated 2.0, no claims it can’t back up.

The hybrid’s the one I’d steer a high-mileage buyer toward. A 2.0L M20F Atkinson makes 116 kW and 188 N·m, paired with an 83 kW front e-motor for 206 N·m. System sums to 147 kW — about 200 PS — through an E-CVT. Toyota quotes 4.56 L/100km WLTC and roughly 8.2 seconds to 100. That’s the number that matters: quicker than the gas off the line, a third less fuel doing it.

Not a plug-in, not a range-extender. A proper THS II hybrid that never needs charging — the bit I’d actually point out to anyone who’s tired of hunting for a cable.

Underneath: MacPherson up front, torsion beam at the rear. Keeps cost and weight down, gives a slightly firm but composed ride for something this tall. Brakes vented disc front, solid rear, EPS steering. Front-wheel drive only — fine for the vast majority of markets this car targets.

FAQ

Which Frontlander trim should a dealer stock first? Start with the hybrid. It’s the headline number — 4.56 L/100km — that pulls people to the spec sheet, and the 147 kW system output handles loaded hills better than the gas car. Keep one or two gas units on the floor for price-sensitive walk-ins; the 6.42 L/100km figure still lands well against bigger-engine rivals.

Is the Frontlander a plug-in or a regular hybrid? Regular hybrid, full stop. It’s Toyota’s THS II system — engine plus e-motor, self-charging, no cable, no charging stop. If a customer asks for a wall plug, this isn’t that car, and we’d say so rather than oversell it.

How does the boot space compare between gas and hybrid? Gas trims give 438 litres; the hybrid trims give 427 litres because the battery sits under the floor. The difference is ten litres and you’d never notice it day to day. Both fold the rear row for long loads.

Can I import the Toyota Frontlander to my country? Yes, in most cases. The Frontlander is a China-built GAC Toyota model, so it leaves as a left-hand-drive export unit; right-hand-drive markets need a separate confirmation on feasibility. We handle the export declaration, ocean freight, and arrival documents — you handle local homologation and registration, since those rules are yours, not ours. Tell us your port and we’ll quote the landed logistics.

How do we supply the car / how do we get started? We source directly from the GAC Toyota chain and manage the export paperwork, shipping, and port delivery — we don’t build anything, we move it. Minimum order and lead time depend on the trim mix you want; send us the variants and destination port and we’ll return a quote and a timeline. First step is a short call on volumes, then we lock specifications and book the vessel.

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