In recent years, Toyota in the Chinese market can be described as a day in the sky, where new cars will be popular. Looking at China, few joint venture brands can achieve "double high volume and price" without much effort like Toyota. On the one hand, sales are rising, and on the other hand, terminal prices are firm. However, North and South Toyota's performance in the field of pure electricity is sluggish, and it lacks truly competitive products. The Yize E-Jinqing and C-HR EV markets performed dismally, in stark contrast to TNGA fuel vehicles.
Seeing the rise of new forces and the collapse of German car companies, Toyota finally began to fight back. This year, Toyota plans to bring authentic Japanese materials to Chinese consumers , the bZ series of electric vehicles. This bZ series of appetizers is long overdue, but it is extremely exciting. Curious, I took the keys to the Toyota bZ4X.
For Toyota, the bZ series is undoubtedly an unconventional one. Manufacturers even wrote "breakthrough" in the model name: bZ means Beyond Zero, that is, "beyond zero emissions". According to the plan, the domestic bZ4X will be unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show in April this year and will be put on the market within the year. Before the car was domestically produced, we were invited by FAW Toyota to preemptively test drive the bZ4X overseas version. On the first four pages of the article, readers and friends will see the static experience and test drive experience of the bZ4X overseas version. At the end of the article, we will combine the information we currently have to talk about the domestic bZ4X.
Toyota bZ4X is based on the e-TNGA architecture, which is completely different from the former TNGA "oil to electricity". Earlier this year, we interpreted the technical features and development background of the Toyota bZ4X. Readers can click on the links below to view the original text.
Appearance | Pure electric platform + cross-border design
In Toyota's discourse system, the bZ4X is a "C-High SUV", where the C corresponds to the compact version of the European standard. However, the all-electric platform brings a 2850mm wheelbase, blurring the class boundaries. According to the domestic grading convention, the bZ4X is classified as a medium-sized SUV, and the positioning (excluding the energy type) is somewhat similar to that of the Lingfang HARRIER.
In the exterior part, toyota bZ4X has innovation and inheritance, and has found a balance between tradition and future. For those consumers who don't want to be out of the ordinary, but are tired of seeing traditional SUVs, the bZ4X's crossover style is worth trying.
Swipe left or right to see more images
Interior | The alien steering wheel is absent
The interior is clearly more innovative than the exterior. The Toyota bZ4X has moved away from the old-school interior layout in favor of a more technologically technical, futuristic design. In the center console area, the bZ4X uses a large area of fabric material, which is visually warm and highlights the concept of environmental protection. Somewhat regrettably, the One Motion Grip cockpit (steer-by-wire + special-shaped steering wheel) is still in the certification stage, and the introduction time has not yet been determined.
Some people say that Toyota pays attention to the essence of the car and does not like to "play with flowers". The bZ4X proves this with actions, many details are inconspicuous, but reflect the people-oriented product concept. For example, the bZ4X is equipped with both heat pump air conditioning and PTC components, which can quickly heat up the cabin in extremely cold environments. For some new power models, the priority of battery life and energy consumption is higher than that of temperature comfort, and the user experience is not ideal.