When it comes to the relationship between Toyota and Lexus, I believe that everyone is already very familiar with it, Lexus is a high-end brand under Toyota, and there are many models, although they are different in appearance and interior, they have the same genes, the same blood, because the same architecture platform is used to build, and the model brought today is also the same.
For the Lexus RZ 450e introduced by Xiaobian before, I believe that everyone has a certain understanding, it is a pure electric high-end SUV of Lexus, officially released on April 20, it is rumored that the price of this model will start at 420,000 yuan. Today, the FAW Toyota bZ4X introduced can be described as the Lexus RZ 450e with Toyota standards.
Because these two models are based on Toyota's new e-TNGA architecture of BEV pure electric dedicated platform, it is worth mentioning that this architecture platform will launch three models at the same time, in addition to the Lexus RZ 450e, FAW Toyota bZ4X, there is also a Subaru Soltera model, although they are different in appearance and interior, but the internal structure and power system are very similar.
For FAW Toyota bZ4X, it is a pure electric SUV for the domestic market, in terms of appearance, the use of knife and axe chisel process, the entire appearance of the performance of the angular, looks very healthy, and grateful, very in line with the aesthetics of the current young people.
In terms of interior, compared with Toyota's traditional fuel models, it has also carried out a bolder and more innovative design, equipped with a floating full LCD instrument, and a huge central control touch screen, which not only supports the OTA upgrade of the whole vehicle, but also carries Toyota's TSS 3.0 version of the Chi Heng safety system, coupled with a strange multi-functional steering wheel, the entire cockpit is very sci-fi and full of futurism.
In terms of size, the new car length, width and height are 4690mm * 1860mm * 1650mm, the wheelbase reached 2850mm, although its length is less than 4.7m, but thanks to the optimization of the designer, and the advantages of the e-TNGA architecture platform, its wheelbase has been comparable to the nearly 5m Highlander, it is not difficult to imagine how spacious its rear space is.
In terms of power, the new car will be equipped with a 150kw permanent magnet synchronous motor, the battery capacity is 66.7kw/h, under CLTC conditions, the endurance can reach 615km, and the power consumption of 100km is only 10.85kw/h.
At the same time, the new car will also be available with an X-MODE four-wheel drive system version, which will be equipped with dual electricity of 80kw front and rear, and the capacity of the battery pack will also be 66.7kw/h, and the endurance is expected to be in the range of 500 to 560 km under CLTC conditions. In addition, for the FAW Toyota bZ4X, it is also expected to arrange solar panels on the roof, and the electricity obtained by solar energy can add about 1800km of battery life per year.
Through the introduction of FAW Toyota bZ4X, it is not difficult to find that although it is built on the same platform as the Lexus RZ 450e, the positioning of the two models is different, and the latter targets the high-end market. For FAW Toyota bZ4X, for its pre-sale price in the range of 220,000 to 300,000, it is obviously taking the people-friendly route. For these two models, if it were you, how would you choose?