"Your own shoes, you know what's so good about it." For Lexus, that couldn't be more appropriate.
In the current tide of automobile electrification, major car companies are seizing the rapid transformation to the electric era, and luxury brands are no exception.
After all, whoever has the upper hand can see a more beautiful landscape. As an "application of electrification technology" in the luxury car market, Lexus has not rushed forward. Only following the concept of "annual ring management", it steadily promotes the unique texture and purity from luxury brands.
On April 20, Lexus' new pure electric model, the Lexus RZ, ushered in the world premiere. It's a car that combines new electrification technologies. It not only gives a new design and texture experience from the outside in, but also makes a most representative interpretation for the evolution of the brand after accumulating thick and thin.
As early as 2005, Lexus had launched the brand's first electrified model, the RX 400h. According to Lexus officials, by 2030, all its models will provide pure electric versions, and by 2035, it is planned to achieve 100% pure electrification worldwide.
Today, Lexus has gathered a variety of electrified models including hybrid, plug-in hybrid, pure electric, etc. The rich and strong electrification product lineup is not only the result of Lexus's electrification process, but also a positive response to the "double carbon" society.
It is no exaggeration to say that it is not reserved, step-by-step, and far-sighted, perhaps this is the unique charm contained in Lexus, an oriental luxury brand.
Although the new RZ serves as a "re-rhyme" pen for Lexus to enter the field of electrification, it still inherits a lot of Lexus family language in design. Leaving aside the LOGO design, at least at first glance you will recognize that this is a pure-blooded Lexus.
I think the design is the biggest highlight of this car. The new RZ still adopts a family-style spindle grille design, the difference is that it has been electrified and changed to closed, but the unique traditional beauty has not weakened, and under the embellishment of a variety of new colors, it looks like it has a more sense of fashion and personalization.
The length, width and height of the new RZ reached 4805/1895/1635mm, and the wheelbase was 2850mm, which can be seen on the side, and under the background of complex and sharp lines, the posture of the whole vehicle is biased towards sports and radical style, presumably the shape of this coupe-style SUV will also make more young consumers moved.
The excellent design of the new RZ has also been continued in the car. In addition to the layered, refreshing and clear functional layout and full of beauty, full of exquisite environmental protection materials and trim, the biggest highlight is the special-shaped steering wheel, which was born from the LF-30 concept model, equipped with the Steel by Wire variable ratio electronic steering system pioneered by Lexus, which can achieve a maximum steering angle of 150 degrees left and right, and the official said that such a design can avoid cross-changing rotation operations when turning at large angles. Let's not talk about the practicality, whether it can land in the domestic mass production model may still need to be considered.
Empowered by the new electrification technology, the performance of the new RZ in terms of power has been further promoted. First from the power data point of view, the new car is matched with the front and rear dual motors of the composition of the electric drive system, the maximum power of the front and rear motors reached 150kW and 80kW respectively, the system comprehensive maximum power is to 230kW, and the battery will be equipped with a battery pack with a battery capacity of 71.4kWh, the specific mileage has not been officially announced. Of course, for Lexus, this is not a conundrum. It's really exciting.
It is worth mentioning that in the new RZ, Lexus also introduced the new DIRECT4 electronic dynamic four-wheel drive system for the first time, which can intelligently process the information collected by the sensors such as the vehicle's wheel speed, acceleration pedal and steering angle, so as to accurately distribute the driving force of the front and rear wheels of the vehicle, and the distribution ratio is between 0:100 and 100:0. In terms of hooking, the DIRECT4 electronic dynamic four-wheel drive system can achieve optimal drive distribution in all driving situations and road conditions that you can encounter. For a variety of road conditions, between peak circuit turns, the strong adaptability of RZ is fully displayed. That's the main thing.
Dolijun language:
In the field of new energy vehicles, we see that the major car companies are focusing more on the sense of science and technology of the vehicle and intelligent empowerment. But back to its roots, isn't the essence of automobile manufacturing safe travel? In this regard, Lexus RZ is a personable, "poetic and bookish" gentleman, who is not sloppy and has a unique vision. From the starting point of optimizing the driving experience and driving quality, Lexus may have been at the forefront of the era of luxury pure electric.