Speaking of Toyota, everyone may first think of its world-leading hybrid system, and in addition to hybrid, Toyota actually has a strong technical accumulation in the field of plug-in hybrid, fuel cells and pure electricity. At the 2021 Shanghai Auto Show, Toyota's pure electric concept bZ4X made its global debut, when the car can be said to have earned enough eyeballs. Less than a year later, the bZ4X produced by FAW Toyota is also coming to us, so what are the highlights of this car that deserve our attention? Today we will take a look together.
The body lines are sharp and smooth, setting the tone for the bZ series models
Before talking about the static performance of this car, let's take a moment to share with you the origin of the bZ4X name. According to Toyota's official introduction, b and Z in bZ4X, b and Z are abbreviations for "beyond Zero", translated as Chinese is "beyond zero emissions", while 4 and X are abbreviations for body size and body type. Based on the Toyota e-TNGA pure electric platform to build the bZ series of models, the future will be fully rolled out to the market, Toyota plans to launch 7 bZ series models worldwide in 2025, and China will become the market with the largest introduction of this series of models.
After introducing some basic information about this car, let's take a look at its exterior design. It can be seen that FAW Toyota bZ4X has continued the design of most of the concept cars, which also makes it look like it has a strong sense of design, each shape is connected by sharp lines, creating a clear sense of layering, and the two-color collocation is also very recognizable.
The headlights of the new car have a high value, the L-shaped daytime running light strips on both sides are connected to the chrome decoration of the front face, and the overall sense is very strong, while the four light groups with lenses are arranged side by side, which has a strong recognition after lighting.
The front surrounds the areas on both sides of the air duct, which can reduce the turbulence of the front wheels at high speeds, thereby improving the aerodynamic performance of the whole vehicle.
In the side part, the line design of bZ4X is very rich, with two waist lines under the A and B pillars, the overall visual experience is very excellent, and the black paint at the wheel arch can create a wide body effect, and the sense of movement is more prominent. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of the new car are 4690*1860*1650mm, and the wheelbase is 2850mm.
The model is equipped with an 18-inch double five-spoke rim, and the rim adopts the popular two-color design, and the tires are equipped with Hankook tires with a specification of 235/60 R18.
The car does not adopt the popular slipback design, the roof line from the D-pillar area only began to gradually tilt downwards, this shape is also very characteristic, the small spoiler behind the roof adds a lot of dynamic elements to it.
The tail still continues the sharp line design, the through-type taillight group divides the tail into two parts, and a small spoiler is also designed above it, although it does not bring much obvious downforce, but the sense of sport is still a lot.
The internal lines of the tail light group are designed with horizontal lines, which look delicate enough up close. The product logo of bZ4X is placed on the right side of the tail compartment cover, in which the two letters of bZ are added with blue elements inside, further highlighting its new energy vehicle identity.
The charging interface of the new car is distributed on both sides of the front fender, of which the left side is the fast charge interface, the right side is the slow charge interface, and the outer cover needs to be opened when the vehicle is unlocked.
The interior is futuristic, with a special-shaped steering wheel that could be equipped next year
Coming to the car, the interior of FAW Toyota bZ4X adopts a wrap-around design as a whole, the division of each functional area is more reasonable, and the center console still retains some physical buttons, which will be more convenient to use. It is worth mentioning that the special-shaped steering wheel equipped with the previous concept car is expected to be officially assembled on the new car next year, and everyone can look forward to it.
The interior of the new car does not use too luxurious materials, such as the co-pilot's front area similar to the woven material of the package can also highlight a certain sense of grade.
In fact, the current set of circular steering wheels equipped on the new car feel and size are also more suitable, and the two sides are also set up with richer control buttons, and the use of the feel is still very guaranteed.
The dashboard adopts a full LCD design, the design of the UI interface is quite a bit of Lexus feeling, the information that can be displayed is relatively rich, and some basic vehicle information can also be displayed at the surrounding black backplane.
The suspension central control screen measures 12.3 inches and has built-in Toyota's latest multimedia control system, which is much stronger than Toyota's existing system in terms of resolution and fluency. In addition to basic modules such as conventional navigation and Bluetooth, the car also supports intelligent functions such as speech recognition and OTA upgrades. In addition, the digital key will also be used in the car.
Under the central control screen, we can see a knob shift mechanism with a moderate size and a very delicate shape, which is also Toyota's first model equipped with a knob shift.
To the right of the shift zone are driving mode switching, ESP on and off, and camera on/off buttons, which still retain physical operation.
The live-action model is also equipped with a wireless charging function, which can also be used as a casual storage compartment, and there is also a USB charging interface inside.
The rear of the new car has independent air-conditioning outlets, and the rear seats also support three-speed adjustable heating function, and two type-C interfaces can charge the electronic equipment of the rear passengers, which is very practical.
The wheelbase reaches 2850mm, and the seating space is guaranteed
The front seats of the FAW Toyota bZ4X are wide enough, and they do a good job of supporting the body, and the main and passenger seats support electric adjustment. The rear seats are made in line with the front seats and are also equipped with a central armrest box and a mid-position headrest.
In terms of seating space, the 180cm tall experiencer enters the front row to adjust the driving sitting posture, and the head margin is about one punch or so; after that, the front seat position remains unchanged, the experiencer comes to the rear row, the head space is about two fingers, the leg space is more than two punches, plus the almost flat rear floor, the overall space performance can also be satisfactory.
The trunk space of the new car is more regular, and there is a large storage space after opening the cover, coupled with the rear seats that can be reclined in 4/6 ratio, the storage space is more flexible.
Two-wheel drive/four-wheel drive models are available, with a maximum cruising range of up to 500km
In terms of power system, the official has not yet released specific parameter information. Referring to the overseas version of the model, the new car will provide two power versions of single-motor front-drive and dual-motor four-wheel drive, of which the single-motor version will be equipped with a maximum power of 150kW electric motor, zero hundred acceleration time of 8.4 seconds; dual motor version of the model front and rear motors are 80kW, zero hundred acceleration time of 7.7 seconds.
According to the previously received information, the new car will be equipped with a battery pack with a capacity of 71.4kWh, and the cruising range under WLTC conditions is 460km and 500km respectively depending on the model. In the 150W fast charge mode, it takes only 30 minutes for the charge to charge from 0 to 80%.
Summary: Through the static experience of FAW Toyota bZ4X, we can feel that Toyota has begun to make full efforts in the field of pure electric, whether it is from the product design or design process, people can not fault too much, and this car also has a very good riding space and power reserves. Compared with the competitors of the same level, the highlights of bZ4X will be more prominent, if FAW Toyota can formulate a reasonable price when this car is listed, then it will surely become another explosive product in the future market.