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e-TNGA architecture pure electric platform to build
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A solar power version is optionally available on the roof
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Interior or with rectangular steering wheel
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Available in two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive layouts
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WLTC has a range of 500 km
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90% battery capacity after 10 years (distance to kilometers unknown)
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For the first time, it is equipped with toyota Chi Heng security TSS3.0 system
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It is scheduled to be available in 2022
A look that caters to trends
From the launch of the eighth generation Camry, we can see Toyota's youthful design, bZ4X as Toyota's first new car based on a new pure electric platform, also brings us a lot of innovation in design.
bZ4X concept car
The flat design of the matrix headlights is not much more stunning, but the daytime running lights are integrated with the chrome decoration above the front of the car, and the overall feeling is stronger. A horizontal grille is used under the front of the car, which gives the front of the car a sense of layering.
The new car has a short front and rear overhang, four wheels very close to the four corners of the body, with a sneaky tail design and front and rear blackening of the wheel eyebrows, from the side of the really a bit of crossover SUV meaning.
Like many new cars, the Toyota bZ4X also uses a through-type taillight design, and the taillight group has added black panel decoration on both sides, with the internal lighting and internal horizontal strip decoration, which does have a good recognition.
bZ4X Overseas Edition
In order to enhance the sportiness of the new car, in addition to having a ducktail, the new car also adds a winding tail and a winding diffuser at the top and bottom, respectively.
Great innovation in interior design
Although GAC Toyota has not yet announced the interior of the new car, we can refer to the design of the bZ4X overseas version. The new car presents a new way of thinking in the interior design, the most attractive of which is the concave design of the center console, which allows the driver to see the information displayed by the LCD instrument without looking down.
bZ4X Overseas Edition
In addition, the concave center console is also expected to be paired with a racing-like steering wheel, and the forward-looking future technology wind effect is remarkable, but how does this steering wheel turn? Sell it first... However, in the test drive of the imported version of the model we participated in before, it is still equipped with an ordinary steering wheel, and perhaps such a cool steering wheel will become an option or only appear on the top model.
bZ4X Overseas Edition
The central control screen seems to use a large-size screen, which is actually only 12.3 inches, and below the screen is the air conditioning control panel. Although this design does not have many surprises, it is very practical.
Thanks to the unique layout of the exclusive e-TNGA architecture and the ultra-long wheelbase of 2850mm, the maximum distance between the front seats and the rear seats has reached 100cm, bringing passengers more spacious and comfortable travel enjoyment.
bZ4X Overseas Edition
Two-wheel drive, four-wheel drive choice
Steer-by-wire
Such technology has actually been applied to the Infiniti Q50L for many years, called DAS steer-by-wire steering system.
bZ4X Overseas Edition
But want to achieve a higher level of automatic driving, the steer-by-wire system can be said to be an indispensable part, the biggest difference between the steering-by-wire steering is to cancel the physical connection between the steering wheel and the steering wheel, its steering torque completely relies on the steering actuator to output, and the direction and size of the steering actuator output force are completely dependent on the specific control signal given by the computer control algorithm, which means that the steering is completely determined by the control algorithm, and even the steering wheel is not moving, but the vehicle automatically steers according to the current road conditions. It's like what you see in science fiction movies. Toyota seems to be in the next big game.
The solar charging panel is mounted directly on the roof
In order to make better use of energy, engineers also installed a solar charging dome for the bZ4X, and the electricity obtained from solar energy can power air conditioning systems, sound systems, etc. Officials say the solar charging dome absorbs about 1,800 kilometers of energy per year, making the bZ4X an electric model that can generate its own electricity.
TSS 3.0 Smart Mobility Driver Assistance System
Neither camry nor Highlander has a smart driver assistance system that is equipped with an automatic parking system, and the TSS 3.0 safety system on the bZ4X will make up for this, and is expected to bring better and more advanced driver assistance functions.
Price quiz
Dongfeng Honda e:NS1 (price: 180,000-210,000) also from Japan seems to be the main competitor of Toyota bZ4X, but e:NS1 is only 4.39 meters long, Toyota bZ4X is 4.69 meters, the body size is a circle larger, in fact, the two have little to do with each other.
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Summary
Although Toyota bZ4X is the first pure electric vehicle built by Toyota pure electric platform, whether it is the exterior interior design or power parameters, there is no very prominent performance, it seems to be the same as Toyota's fuel vehicles, balanced in all aspects, decent. But don't forget, the official said that this car can maintain 90% battery capacity after 10 years (the distance of kilometers is unknown), this alone, should be able to attract a lot of consumers, now the remaining suspense is only the price, how much do you think GAC Toyota bZ4X sells for? (Text: He Zhanpeng, Pacific Auto Network)