On December 14, at the strategy conference of battery electric vehicles held by Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota and Lexus simultaneously released 15 pure electric concept cars in one go.
The Toyota bZ series will feature five models, including the bZ4X, a small crossover, a compact SUV, and a large SUV that will be available in 2022. It is understood that Toyota plans to launch 7 "TOYOTA bZ" series of pure electric vehicles before 2025. In addition, Toyota also demonstrated seven pure electric concept models, covering sports cars, SUVs, pickup trucks, and minivans.
Pure electric sports car SPORTS EV is a more sporty model, for aerodynamic considerations designed a complex body shape, grev on the grille grin, I believe the performance will not be weak.
The new crossover SUV Crossover EV front face without grille shape with two sides of the boomerang headlight set, the shape is very avant-garde.
The small SUV Small SU EV exterior design creates a very sharp visual effect, and it is expected to use a frameless door with a hidden door handle.
Another SUV Compact Cruiser EV has a tough off-road appearance, equipped with boomerang-style daytime light sets on both sides of the front face, and the front bumper has been thickened, with a wide-body kit on the side and a high ground clearance, which improves the passing performance of the vehicle to a certain extent.
The front face of the pickup Pickup EV adopts a fully enclosed full grille design, with a black front surround at the bottom and a blackened air intake design on both sides, and also adopts a newly designed multi-spoke rim and is equipped with off-road tires, which is more recognizable overall.
Two minivans, Micro BOX and Mid BOX, the overall shape is futuristic, and the visual feeling is also more cute.
In addition, Lexus officially released four new electric vehicles at the conference. Among them, Electrified SUV, Electrified Sedan and Electrified Sport are positioned as SUVs, cars and sports cars respectively.
The Lexus RZ, which has previously released a teaser map, is also officially unveiled, or will officially make its global debut in 2022. The front face of the RZ adopts a family spindle-shaped front face, and the overall recognition of the sharply shaped headlight group on both sides is strong.
Electrified Sedan adopts a four-door coupe design, the front part of the face adopts an enclosed front grille, the body side design is relatively simple, and the vehicle shape is full of sporty feeling.
The Lexus Electronic SUV retains the classic Spindle styling of Lexus while eliminating the design of traditional rearview mirrors, which are expected to be used to meet driving needs.
Lexus Electronic Sport follows the classic sports car design layout, and the official revealed that it will apply the experience accumulated in the development of LFA, and believes that it will be a high-performance sports car.
At the press conference, Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda said that 30 electric vehicles will be promoted globally by 2030, and the Lexus brand will sell 100% of new cars worldwide by 2035.