Previously, it has been rumored on the Internet that BYD and Toyota have reached a cooperation in the research and development of new energy vehicles, and then Toyota has made moves.
At the strategy conference held by Toyota in December last year, Akio Toyoda unveiled 16 pure electric concept cars on the spot, covering mainstream models such as cars, SUVs, MPVs and pickups, which shows that Toyota is ready to enter the pure electric market in a big way.
At the scene, a pure electric concept car called bz SDN attracted the attention of netizens, and there are rumors that this car is the first pure electric vehicle jointly created by Toyota and BYD.
Although the new car is covered with a large number of camouflage stickers, and many details of the body are obscured, from the general outline of the new car, this car is jointly built by BYD and Toyota.
For example, there is an obvious diversion shovel at the bottom of the front face, and the details and the general shape of the front face are very similar to BYD's new energy models, while the headlight groups on both sides show a bit of the shadow of the Toyota car, which can roughly determine the identity of the new car.
In addition, it can be clearly seen from the picture that the new car is a coupe-style design, and the slender body shape and the sharp encirclement under the door are in line with the aesthetic needs of current consumers. In addition, from the connection between the C-pillar of the body and the side fenders, a similar "wave-style" design method is also adopted, which is also a design element that BYD has used in the past.
It is worth mentioning that there are two raised designs at the doors of the new car, which have not appeared in previous models, perhaps because of the engineering test car, of course, it does not rule out Toyota's innovation again.
The shape of the rear of the new car is more square, the central position of the tail has a groove design, and there is a shape design similar to a small platform at the top of the rear trunk, which effectively enhances the layering of the vehicle, and the bottom of the new car also applies the design of the movement encirclement.
With the new car spy photo exposure there is also a new car test work order, the new car displayed on the list of length, width and height of the new car is 4725/1835/1475mm, from the body size point of view, the new car did not reach the level of B-class cars, it is expected to be positioned as an A+ class car, but from the wheelbase performance of 2880mm, the new car is in line with the current "small car big wheelbase" car concept.
In addition, from the list, it can be seen that the tire specifications of the new car are 225/50 R18 and the top speed is 160Km/h, in addition, the "BYD Automobile Industry Co., Ltd." above the test work order is also particularly eye-catching, which once again confirms the previous speculation.
From the interior spy photos, the interior part of the new car is very simple, the center console of the new car adopts a step-by-step processing method, and the central control screen in the center is similar to BYD's design, unlike BYD, the central control screen of the new car is fixed at the center console, and does not use BYD's rotatable mechanical structure.
In addition, the new car can be seen to have a hollow design in the central armrest area, which also shows that the storage space of the new car is very considerable. Compared with the large size design of the central control screen, the dashboard of the vehicle is much smaller, and the position of the dashboard is farther than that of other models.
Although the power system of the new car has not yet been revealed, Toyota's choice to cooperate with BYD is bound to be based on BYD's blade battery and eight-in-one electric drive assembly and other technologies. Therefore, the powertrain of the new car is very likely to be equipped with BYD's powertrain. If that's the case, then tesla is the worst.