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In the world of dinosaurs, the largest species known to date is the shock dragon that lived about 162 million to 136 million years ago in the late Jurassic period. Its body length is as low as 39 meters and as high as 52 meters, its height can reach 18 meters, and its weight can reach 130 tons. This means that two or three shock dragons can be lined up from one goal of a football field to another. And if such a heavy behemoth walks on the field, its huge feet will shake the ground every time it steps on the ground, like an earthquake. This is the origin of the "shock dragon". The huge size of the dragon has its inevitable laws of evolution, such as a moist and warm environment suitable for plant growth, abundant rainfall, vast plains, or the evolution of a huge body that is feared by predators.

Today’s people, depending on their body shape, have different sizes of clothes, from S size to M size to XXL size and finally to the wide XXXL size. And in the car classification table, just like the evolutionary history of Zhenlong, a model with abundant power, huge size, luxurious interior, spacious space and strong passability has evolved like a Zhenlong in a vast and rich country that is not very sensitive to fuel prices. People draw the same number as the largest XXXL size on the size chart of clothes, which is the famous American full-size SUV.

The full-size SUV, also known as the large SUV, is the largest SUV model. Its main characteristics are large size, large displacement, and large space, and the length of the car needs to be more than 5000mm. The full-size SUV engine is characterized by high torque and low power (the United States has strict speed limits). Power relies on directly increasing the engine’s displacement to get a boost, without too much consideration of fuel economy. Moreover, the United States has a vast territory, and it also does not need to consider whether it is convenient to park and enter the seat. Therefore, American cars are well-equipped to be large. The demand for use allows their engines not to be pursued on a technical level. The number of seats varies from 5 to 8, enough for a family to happily tug a boat.

    Alternative "Giant Tree"

Toyota’s Sequoia was introduced to the North American market in 2001. In fact, as early as 1993, Toyota had launched an attack on the full-size pickup truck market in the United States, but it proved unsuccessful. This forced Toyota to go back to the factory and reinvent their model and customer needs. Seven years later, in 2000, Toyota made another foray into the North American full-size pickup truck market, and they launched what became known as the Tundra. This time they won earth-shattering wins, and the car sold 140,000 units in its first year on the market. After such a successful experience, Toyota has the confidence to hit the full-size SUV market again. Although the North American full-size off-road vehicle market was previously dominated by the three major American automobile companies, Toyota still forcefully cut into the market segment, and this time the protagonist is the sequoia, which we call Sequoia. With its V8 engine, strong power output, good road performance, and Toyota’s excellent production technology, Sequoia has achieved success in the North American market.

  Timeless tough guy

When it comes to hard-core full-size SUVs, we have to talk about the flagship SUV under the Toyota brand, Rand Kluze. It has been more than 60 years since the first Rand Kluze was launched. As early as 1951, several companies led by Toyota began to develop four-wheel drive vehicles under the commission of the Japanese Police Reserve Army (now the Self-Defense Force). The founder of Rand Kluze, the Toyota Jeep BJ, has entered the stage of history. To this day, it still leads people to explore areas that have not been set foot in by humans with its excellent off-road performance and reliability, and leads the market for full-size off-road vehicles. While winning applause and recognition, it has always maintained a low profile.

 Joy of the Road

In the last few minutes of international news on the news network, international peacekeepers are often seen driving an SUV with the words "UN" painted on the white body. This is the Nissan Tourou. It has a large size, a similar history to the Landcooluzer, and its own more extreme weather resistance is more in line with the appetites of customers in the Middle East. As a model for Nissan to compete with the Landcooluzer, the Tourou also started by imitating Willis. It was not officially named "Patrol" until 1950, and its qualifications were even earlier than the Land Patrol. Although its stock is not as much as the former, anyone who has driven it will have a good impression of this "magic car" that is not picky eater, not bad, and Dora fast running. As a UN-designated peacekeeping vehicle, it can often be seen in war-torn Africa and the Middle East. It can be said that so far, Tule has always adhered to the nature of professional off-road vehicles: simple, reliable, and even a little simple. The latest model is codenamed Y62. Compared with the previous five generations, the biggest change is luxury, and even a little respectful. However, after all, with more than 60 years of off-road vehicle tradition, the new generation of Tule has not only luxury, but also greater play and persistence of traditional advantages.

 Take Luxury Off-Road

In addition to the RX car series in the Lexus camp, the LX car series is also a product launched for the top luxury sports travel market, but in addition to the larger size and more powerful appearance, the LX car series has also adopted a more orthodox four-wheel drive off-road vehicle design in terms of power system or chassis structure.

The appearance of the LX570 and the LS car series are also introduced into the L-Finess design philosophy, and the interior is equipped with three rows of seats and eight people. The materials and equipment are outstanding. In terms of appearance and shape, the latest LX570 incorporates new family characteristics, including the Spindle Grille spindle water tank shield design, with wedge-type LED daytime running lights and LED taillight groups, etc. Compared with the previous model, the changes of this LX570 interior are mainly concentrated in the instrument panel, center console, wood grain trim, etc. The new instrument panel base color is changed to a single black, and the pointer size is increased to make information reading faster and clearer. The central display is available in a 3.5-inch color format, providing almost any information, including driving information, gear positions, and driving mode selection.

    Alias "Big Rhino"

Infiniti is not only a high-end brand of Nissan, but also a brand born in the United States through and through. In order to gain a firm foothold in the American market, Infiniti’s product design takes more into account the needs of the American market. Since the birth of the QX model, it has been a model that caters to the American market. It is not surprising that this generation of QX56 has such a burly body.

The Infiniti QX56 uses the famous VK56 engine, which is as famous as the famous VQ35 engine while obtaining many patented technologies, but it is the V8 engine favored by North Americans.

   Outlook

The environment shapes heroes. When the environment changes, heroes who do not keep up with the pace of the times will be doomed to the elimination of fate. In the current era of gradual changes in the environment, energy and lifestyle, these top luxury tough guys may usher in a new round of evolution.

"Product Reliability Report" October 2012 issue