As the world's car companies rushed towards electrification, the Japanese car companies, which have always been tepid, have also begun to solve their own electrification problems. Since Toyota released a series of electrification products, its high-end brand Lexus has finally waited for a highly anticipated electrification product - Lexus RZ450e.
Recently, the customer obtained a set of official pictures of the Lexus RZ450e from overseas media, the new car is based on Toyota's e-TNGA architecture, which can also be understood as a luxury version of Toyota's bZ4X products, focusing on the pure electric SUV market, and is expected to be officially unveiled on April 20.
In terms of appearance, the front face part of Lexus RZ450e will continue to retain the classic design language of Leijia, and the more obvious changes are concentrated in the front grille part, and the new car is changed to a closed front face that is popular in pure electric models, which enhances the sense of science and technology while bringing high recognition to the vehicle. In addition, the Lexus RZ450e is flanked with headlights and air intakes with streamlined lines, making the entire front of the car look more modern.
In the side part, the Lexus RZ450e adopts a slip-back design, which looks more similar to its own Lexus UX, and the streamlined line design in many places on the side of the body, coupled with the two-color multi-spoke wheels, makes the whole car look both dynamic and sporty.
In the rear part of the car, the rear tailgate of the Lexus RZ450e has a slightly raised ducktail design, which enhances the overall sporty atmosphere while bringing better aerodynamic effect to the vehicle. In addition, the new car also adopts the more popular through-type taillight design, similar to the Lexus UX/NX, and perhaps the new cars of the Lei family will adopt this design language in the future.
In the interior part, the Lexus RZ450e retains the traditional family design, which adopts a surround central control layout and is equipped with an LCD instrument. In addition, some of the physical buttons of the Lexus RZ450e have been simplified, and the gear shift mechanism has also been changed to a button + knob style, which is more technological as a whole.
In addition, the biggest highlight of the new car interior is the replacement of the "special-shaped" steering wheel of the steering-by-wire technology, which is very similar to the shape on the Tesla Model S and the Toyota bZ4X on the same platform, and it is expected that the new car will also provide a traditional steering wheel for consumers to choose.
The power part, lexus officially did not disclose the power parameters of the new car at present, and is expected to use the same powertrain (single motor/dual motor) as the Toyota bZ4X, including front-drive/four-wheel drive mode. However, the customer believes that from the identification of RZ450e, the power of the new car may exceed that of Toyota bZ4X (maximum power 150kW/160kW), and it is expected to be equipped with a 70kWh ternary lithium battery and a WLTP cruising range of 500km. (For reference only)
The price of Lexus RZ450e has not yet been announced, we can temporarily refer to the price of the Lexus NX400h+ currently on sale (428,800-509,800 yuan), and the customer expects that the future pricing of the new car will be similar to that of NX400h+. If the price of a new car exceeds 400,000, will consumers really pay for it when it actually enters the market? Referring to the price of Tesla Model Y (316,900-417,900 yuan), it is much higher than the Lexus RZ450e in terms of endurance, performance and vehicle functionality, and I don't know what Lexus will compare with Tesla at that time.
Finally, as the first model under the Lexus pure electric platform, the launch of the RZ450e is of great significance to Lexus and the parent company Toyota, but with the current product strength, the Lexus RZ450e is not particularly amazing, perhaps it is just a "test product" under the Lexus pure electric layout, what do you think about it? Everyone is welcome to leave a message in the comment area.