We often say that the development of traditional car companies in the new energy market has changed its face, and many existing models are also somewhat perfunctory and lack of sincerity. However, from the current point of view, they may feel that the time has not come, when the official "electrocution" began to show muscles, their deep car-making heritage also showed a more powerful strength, and the advantages gradually appeared. Recently, Lexus officially released the Lexus RZ, as the first model of the brand e-TNGA architecture, its arrival also indicates that Lexus will also open a comprehensive era of electrification.
As early as three years ago, Lexus planned the future electrification of the brand, and released the LF-30 concept car, which is also the only concept car in Lexus to use a digital suffix, after all, the number 30 is of great significance to it, that is, it represents the 30th anniversary of the brand, and it also represents the full electrification of 2030. The prototype of the RZ we released today is the LF-Z Electrified Concept unveiled at the 2021 Shanghai International Auto Show, and the overall shape of the concept car is more similar to today's RZ.
Like most traditional car companies entering the field of pure electricity, Lexus RZ We can also see a very strong family style, even if you block the logo you can recognize it at first glance. However, most of the iconic spindle grille is closed, and the bright black trim is integrated with the front cover, and the gold body paint looks very high-end.
The body side RZ adopts a very sharp and complex body line, and the line from the front wheel eyebrow to the back is a bit like a rein, which enhances the sense of movement and makes it look more three-dimensional. The design of the second half is a slipback style, which has similarities with the popular coupe SUV at the moment, but the relatively straight lines in the first half can ensure that it has a better interior space.
In terms of body size, the new car has a length, width and height of 4805/1895/1635mm and a wheelbase of 2850mm. To tell the truth, this size is really not small, and its own fuel car medium-sized SUV RX is close, and because of the floor battery because of the wheelbase is also a lot longer, but the official positioning for it is a compact SUV, which can make me a whole (is the price?). Looking forward to it).
In the rear part, the new car gave me a new look, the word "LEXUS" was above the through-type light strip, and there was a small ducktail design on the trunk version, with the exaggerated encirclement below, the overall look was still more dynamic.
The design of the interior also greatly subverts our impression of Lexus luxury tradition, its design inspiration is derived from the F-30 concept car "reins" concept, the steering wheel of the opposite sex is very eye-catching, of course, its design inspiration is also derived from the reins, and the amplitude of the left and right is only 150 °, that is to say, you can only turn to the basic three o'clock and nine o'clock direction, other places may not be smooth, those who like a one-handed steering wheel friends, may need to change it.
Of course, it is not known whether this steering wheel complies with the regulations in China, but this design is indeed subversive enough, and most of the functions in the car are concentrated on this steering wheel, whether it will be a bit of an F1 feeling. The interior material of the whole vehicle is also a topic that everyone discusses more, some friends think that it lacks a sense of luxury compared to the traditional Lexus, the whole vehicle you can hardly see a piece of leather and wood trim panels, replaced by environmentally friendly materials, may be slightly lacking in visual effects, but the cost is really not low.
At the moment of the full name large-size screen, Lexus is not exempt, the 14-inch central control screen can only be a mobile phone interconnection and OTA upgrade, and the gear shift mechanism also uses an electronic knob. In addition, the new car also adopts a button-type door opening mechanism.
In the power part, the Lexus RZ adopts a dual-motor drive system, the maximum output power of the front motor is 150 kilowatts, the maximum output power of the rear motor is 80 kilowatts, and the battery capacity is 71.4kWh, but the official has not yet announced the mileage of the new car. In addition, the new car will also be equipped with direct4 electronic dynamic four-wheel drive system, through a large number of sensors to collect information to accurately control the distribution of front and rear wheel drive force, the distribution ratio is between 0:100 and 100:0, and will change this ratio at any time through acceleration and deceleration / cornering and other driving conditions, in addition to being able to have a more stable body posture, can also further reduce energy consumption.
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