One morning the sun was very good, but I did not see Mr. Wu, a local tycoon neighbor of the same garden, come out and drive his Lexus LC500h as usual, and every time I looked at his "Neapolitan yellow" body with high respect. I sighed a long time, today finally do not have to hear his cute analog sound, after laughing in the sky I went out, my generation is not a basil person, in exchange for you, what will you do?
Is it to let Mr. Wu blow it, or dare to stir up the waves? Unconsciously, the heat scorched the earth, and more and more people lined up to do nucleic acid, Mr. Wu talked behind me about the Lexus RZ pure electric SUV released online at 6:00PM on April 20, 2022.
In fact, when I first saw the picture of this car, my reaction was "Lying X", and then it planted a seed in my heart, it is much more sci-fi than a gas car. I think it's a challenging model for Lexus, a model that's moving in a whole new direction, and whether the new direction of East Asian cars will change because of this is something I've been thinking about.
I admit that is the heart-pounding look
Many people's impression of Lexus is actually still stuck in the classic ES series, which has impressed a group of users with its low-key and super high retention rate. And as a former Lexus ES owner, I have something to say today...
Looking at the Lexus RZ, I admit that my heart rate is accelerating, the sharp style LED running lights make the entire front of the car look more angular, and the exclusive closed mid-mesh of pure electricity is particularly simple on the RZ, which also reminds me of the front of the Mercedes-Benz EQXX, and the two form a strong contrast.
Although I don't know if the symbol does not meet your taste, but the hidden B, C, D pillar design, the sense of suspension presented is also particularly obvious, this design is also one of the elements often used in the current concept car, but the key is that it also presents the style of a coupe SUV as a whole, locking the password of traffic in one fell swoop.
Admittedly, it is not difficult for thunder fans to find that it has the figure of NX on it, but the wheelbase of NX is only 2690mm, compared to the RZ is longer, this is because the RZ uses the same platform as the Toyota bZ4X, so we have enough reason to believe that the RZ wheelbase will not be less than 2850mm.
For designers, the creation of a car is inseparable from the initial sketch, the tail of the SUV with a coupe style is one of the difficult places to deal with and optimize, and it is extremely easy to lose the visual perception of the later stage if you are not careful, and the designer's brain cells are often buried here.
In my opinion, the protruding tail of the Lexus RZ can suppress the entire car aura very well, and the design of the duckling tail can also be used as a circumference, with the popular through-line taillights, not that it is nothing new, but it feels easy to become a visual feast for the rear car.
Science fiction blessing, "thunder" full of flavor
Technological progress is often highly controversial, and Tesla's "Yoke" rectangular steering wheel is believed to be the most familiar to you, but it has become famous for adopting unconventional design concepts. But to my surprise, I also saw a steering wheel that was very similar to its own on the Lexus RZ. This design is full of a strong sense of science fiction, giving users an illusion of 007 agents, but in the end whether it can be mass-produced is the biggest problem, after all, it must comply with the local regulations, so the editor has enough reason to believe that its domestic version will use a circular ordinary style.
At the interior level, RZ adopts the concept of continuing the concept from the LF-Z Electrified concept car, the central control area adopts a wrap-around design, and the overall look and feel is still full of "thunder" in the editor's view, which is because traditional car companies often have to take into account the user's use experience in the past when entering the new energy site, which is very different from the practice of Tesla's innovative era.
Toyota behind it is good to cool off
Compared to the LC500h's flattering analog sound, the RZ is better at silent roaring because "pure electric" is the noun that flaunts it. Although the official has not yet released its power data, we can rely on its same platform product Toyota bZ4X as a reference (the front-wheel-drive version of the WLTC model has a pure electric range of nearly 500km under working conditions, DC fast charging mode supports 150kW power, 30 minutes can be fully charged to 80%). ）
The keyboard with the head not on the line may be questioning, "Editor, how many times have you mentioned bZ4X before and after, do I buy bZ4X or RZ?" ”
On this issue, the editor believes that it is also necessary to consider its pricing, referring to the US pricing of bZ4X between 260,000 and 290,000 yuan, and then back to The domestic market will be produced by GAC and FAW, and it is estimated that the price of bZ4X will be about 250,000 yuan, and Lexus, which has always been confident in pricing, estimates that RZ will have to rise by more than 100,000 yuan.
New forces send each other, RZ passes the level
It is undeniable that the Lexus RZ is intoxicating, its sci-fi car-making elements are also preparing for future models, and whether it can lead the new trend of car manufacturing in East Asia remains to be answered by time. But there is no denying that Lexus has been leading the new luxury in the East.
The times are changing, only the original intention remains unchanged, the transformation of new energy is the only way for every traditional car company, and Lexus is naturally not a problem. From the classic works of UX300e to the innovation of today's RZ, every step is a representative work of car manufacturing in East Asia. In today's era of new domestic forces, what are we missing?
I'm afraid only the user has the most say.
Write at the end
One morning the sun is very good, "Naples yellow" Lexus LC500h started as usual, is it unsealed today? No, the neighbor Mr. Wu just started the engine that had not been started for 10 days. The neighbors who do nucleic acid have all paid high respect, and I am no exception.
But at least, the editor still has a Lexus RZ in my mind, arguably at different levels, but at least in the same background. In 2022, in the strong market with Audi e-tron, Mercedes-Benz EQ, BMW ix, whether the Lexus RZ can break through the siege and stand alone, we wait and see.