From the land patrol over the mountains to the world's hottest selling family car Corolla, Toyota's models have always left a worry-free and durable impression, and even netizens have played some terriers: 200,000 kilometers of Toyota has just passed the run-in period, Toyota is not broken, one car is passed on for three generations, etc. But if Toyota were to build an electric car, would it still be built with peace of mind?
Recently, GAC Toyota announced the official announcement of the new pure electric SUV - bZ4X declaration information, ah... Doesn't FAW Toyota also have a pure electric new car called bZ4X? That's right, two-car strategy, have more children and fight. This time, we will combine the information previously released to see what the Toyota bZ4X has to look at?
Points for speed reading
1. E-TNGA architecture pure electric platform to create
2. The appearance resembles a concept car
3. Solar power generation version can be optionally installed on the roof
4. Inside the car or with a rectangular steering wheel
5. With steer-by-wire steering system
6. Provide two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive layout
7. WLTC has an endurance of 500 km
8, 10 years after 90% battery capacity (distance distance of kilometers unknown)
9. For the first time, it is equipped with Toyota Chi Heng Security TSS3.0 system
10. It is planned to be listed in 2022
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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
At last year's Guangzhou Auto Show, we saw the Toyota bZ4X concept car, and looking at the declaration information released today, it can be said that the new car and the concept car look the same. The front-end closed grille is more angular and not as rounded as the Tesla Model Y.
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 Toyota bZ4X has a length, width and height of 4690/1860/1650mm, a wheelbase of 2850, and a body length that is longer than the RAV4, but it has the same wheelbase as highlander.
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.
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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
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Two-wheel drive, four-wheel drive choice
In terms of power, GAC Toyota bZ4X will provide a front-drive version and a four-wheel drive version, the front-drive version of the model motor maximum power of 150kW, WLTC working conditions of 500km; four-wheel drive version of the front and rear dual motors maximum power is 80kW, adding up to 160kW of power, WLTC working life of 500KM.
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Steer-by-wire
This irregular steering wheel similar to an F1 car, how exactly does it turn? At this time, Toyota bZ4X equipped with steering-by-wire technology can come in handy (it is expected that the top model only has), with the steering system, the steering wheel from the positive state to the left and right sides of the rotation angle is only 150 °, the driver whether it is left or right, or even turn around, both hands can always hold the steering wheel, do not need to exchange hands, just like F1 racing cars.
Such technology has actually been applied to the Infiniti Q50L for many years, called DAS steer-by-wire steering system.
Automotive steering systems, from the initial pure mechanical steering system, to mechanical hydraulic power steering, to electro-hydraulic power steering and electric power steering that is now widely used. Structurally, these steering systems are hugely different and structurally improved, but these steering systems still retain the traditional steering column (Infiniti's DAS Steer-by-Wire system is no exception, just in case).
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.
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Subaru was involved in the development of a four-wheel drive system
Toyota's bZ4X four-wheel drive version of the electric four-wheel drive system is not as simple as the E-Four electronic four-wheel drive on the Highlander dual engine, this four-wheel drive system is the X-MODE four-wheel drive system jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru, and is also equipped with the newly developed Grip-Control intelligent multi-road condition adaptation system, in addition to achieving more reasonable power distribution in the corners. How strong the subaru four-wheel drive system is to get out of trouble, everyone casually looking for a video knows that the bZ4X four-wheel drive version can be easily coped with in the face of outdoor light off-road.
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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.
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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.
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Price quiz
Toyota bZ4X overseas price has been announced, its price is from 41950 pounds (about 349,800 yuan), Tesla Model 3 in the UK is priced at 45,990 pounds (about 383,500 yuan), but considering that the current price of the domestic Model 3 is 279,900 yuan, it is expected that the price of GAC Toyota bZ4X is around 240,000 yuan.
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.
Dongfeng Honda e: NS1
In terms of joint venture brands, Volkswagen ID.4 X (price: 20.5288-27.8288 million yuan) should be the biggest competitor of bZ4X, ID.4 X also provides two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive versions, but CLTC has multiple choices of 425km, 555km, 607km, which can better meet the different needs of consumers.
Volkswagen ID.4 X
In terms of new forces in car manufacturing, it is definitely necessary to compare Tesla Model Y (price: 31.69-41.79 million yuan), model Y performance, mileage is better, but the rough room-like interior and quality control, workmanship, people who understand.
Tesla Model Y
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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?
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