On December 14, Toyota unveiled 15 full-range electric concept models online, four of which belong to Toyota's high-end brand Lexus. Among these four models, it covers coupes, SUVs, and sports cars, which means that the future of Lexus will be dominated by pure electric models.
The four new cars are the legacy four-door SUV Lexus RZ, the large-size SUV Lexus Electrified SUV, the four-door coupe Lexus Electrified Sedan, and the two-door sports car Lexus Electrified Sport.
Although During the display process, Akio Toyoda has always said that the models on display are all concept cars, but we can still recognize the four models corresponding to the current Lexus models from the details, so these four concept models should not only stay in the concept stage.
Coupe Lexus Electrified Sport
Lexus Electrified Sport should be the four cars, the most intense sense of sport, the overall design is a bit of a Lexus supercar LFA shadow, the front face of the air package is more exaggerated than the former LFA, the front overhang is slightly longer, but also increased the length of the engine compartment. The wheel arches on the side are more prominent, and the threshold is slightly higher, with the large spoiler slot of the rear window, the overall design is the ultimate sports car image. In addition, according to the relevant information, the car's 100-kilometer acceleration takes only more than 2 seconds (less than 3 seconds), and the cruising range will reach 435 miles (about 700 kilometers), supporting solid-state batteries, and the power performance is also very extreme.
Traditional four-door SUV Lexus RZ
From the information obtained so far, Lexus RZ corresponds to the current Lexus NX, the modified part is mainly concentrated in the front face, the spindle grille can be retained, but changed to a fully enclosed design, the headlight style is also close to the current Lexus NX, but the lower part of the headlight adopts heterochromatic treatment to improve the recognition of the front face.
It is worth noting that this Lexus RZ is expected to be produced on the same platform as the Toyota bZ4X, although the appearance is slightly different, but the chassis structure of the vehicle is the same, which means that this Lexus RZ may be the earliest of the four models to achieve mass production.
Large size SUV Lexus Electrified SUV
Lexus Electrified SUV corresponding to the model should be the current Lexus RX, the front face of the new car continues the Lexus spindle grille shape, the headlights on both sides have been redesigned, although the shape is one, but with LED daytime running lights to divide, creating the effect of split headlights. In addition, the roof is painted in all black, giving a visual experience of a hidden roof.
Four-door coupe Lexus Electro-informed Sedan
The overall shape of the Lexus Electronic Sedan is slightly sporty, and the size of the vehicle is short, most likely a variant of the discontinued Lexus IS. The car to a certain extent lowered the front of the face of the air intake grille, the side of the body with hidden door handles, with a two-color body design, with a sneaky tail, so that the sporty atmosphere of the whole car is stronger than the former IS.
From the four concept cars released by Lexus this time, we can feel Lexus's determination to develop pure electric vehicle models. It's only starting now, is it a little late? According to the planning of Toyota Akio's site, this should be the development direction of Toyota in the next decade, in which the vehicles displayed are still in the concept stage, and there will be more or less certain adjustments when the actual mass production is made. I don't know what you think about Toyota's future development of pure electricity?
Edit = Huang Zhifeng
Producer = Luo Zuxing