Talk about car | accompany or dominate? A brief analysis of FAW Toyota bZ4X

The trend of new energy in China's auto market is becoming more and more obvious. On April 28, FAW Toyota bZ4X officially announced the pre-price, launched 5 models together, and the pre-sale price was 220,000-300,000 yuan. There is no doubt that Japanese model products have begun to actively participate in the new energy market. However, from the current trend of increasingly intensive new energy product appearance/listing, the FAW Toyota bZ4X that came earlier is just a run, or can it dominate?

What is the real body of FAW Toyota bZ4X?

To put it bluntly, what is the strength of the new car?

Faw Toyota bZ4X is positioned as a pure electric medium-sized SUV, and you can roughly equal the pure electric version of the Highlander. The models to be launched in the early stage are based on toyota's exclusive e-TNGA architecture, which are front-drive models and four-wheel drive models, and clTC's comprehensive endurance is 615km and 560km, respectively.

Based on toyota's beyond-zero emission design concept of Toyota Beyond Zero, the naming method of bZ4X can be well explained, which is also a new brand sequence created by Toyota's pure electric platform. Among them, X represents the SUV model sequence, and 4 represents the vehicle specification/size/positioning.

Officials said that the new car focuses on low center of gravity, high rigidity, high value and driving pleasure. In addition to the black wheel eyebrows, the side design is particularly eye-catching, but also incorporates the style of the crossover. At the same time, a large number of prismatic designs and the combination of five-spoke wheels have balanced the design sense and practicality of the whole vehicle. In terms of body size, its length, width and height are 4690*1860*1650mm, and the wheelbase is 2850mm.

On the other hand, the style of the crossover model is also presented at the rear, and the wedge structure of the taillight group presents a relatively aggressive style. In addition, the charging connector is located on the left/right sides of the front fender, which also makes the later part of the C-pillar appear more wide.

The new FAW Toyota bZ4X adopts a simple and high-tech 12.3-inch full LCD instrument cluster, and the design of the floating multimedia screen is also in line with the design of the TNGA architecture. However, in electrified products, this design appears to be more minimalistic and more holistic. It is worth mentioning that the special-shaped steering wheel of the future battleship effect will appear on the top model, and the ordinary model still retains the circular steering wheel design.

In addition to the safety configuration under the TNGA architecture, the mode switching including "smoking mode, weather mode, do not disturb mode, children's mode, etc., allows the owner to further enhance the sense of experience in actual use." In addition, vehicle control home appliances, intelligent voice control, navigation, QQ music, audiobooks, movie ticket purchases, panoramic images and other functions are not absent.

The whole vehicle also incorporates many functions, such as seat heating, steering wheel heating, PM2.5 filtering, etc.; and electronic knob shifting, electronic handbrake, AUTOHOLD, driving mode, panoramic image, etc., undoubtedly increase its overall scientific and technological atmosphere. In terms of details, the new car also incorporates a radio charging pad, storage space, charging interface, 12V power supply and so on.

The comfort of the whole vehicle seat is presented by the bZ4X's wide leather seat, and the overall wrapping is good, and the sporty visual effect is more prominent. However, the relatively flat rear floor makes the legroom more comfortable.

In terms of power, the new car offers two forms of power: front-drive/four-wheel drive. Among them, the front-drive model has a maximum power of 150 kW and a peak torque of 266 Nm; the four-wheel drive version has a maximum power of 160 kW and a peak torque of 337 Nm. In addition, the front-drive CLTC has a comprehensive endurance of 615km, and the four-wheel drive CLTC has a comprehensive endurance of 560km.

The height reached by FAW Toyota bZ4X

The pure electric vehicle born under the new architecture is undoubtedly an expression of the rapid progress of Japanese brands. Whether it is the oil-electric hybrid in the early years or today's pure electric, the urgency of Japanese brands entering the Chinese market has also promoted the development of FAW Toyota bZ4X.

However, in addition to the design skills, the bZ4X's solar charging system is a good new gadget. Although the car dome is not a new thing to load solar panels, from the official statement: "The accumulated power generation of solar charging panels in a year can support vehicles to travel 1800kkm, an average of almost 5km per day." Although such data is somewhat stretched, the positive effects it brings will affect the further deepening of other models of products at the technical level. Of course, further deepening is also possible toyota itself.

On the other hand, Tesla's special-shaped steering wheel, which was previously criticized for not being able to do it, has also been used in the Toyota bZ4X. Toyota uses a steer-by-wire system, that is, through the control unit, relying on analog signals, to calculate the driver's steering force requirements, and then realize the steering operation. It can be said that the special-shaped steering wheel is a manifestation of the sense of science and technology, and the actual steering link technology is Toyota's efforts in new energy product models. This design not only reduces the driver's operating burden, but also blocks unnecessary vibrations and ensures the convenience of maneuvering.

In terms of texture, FAW Toyota bZ4X adopts the material of piano paint, and the central control is covered with fabric fabric. Although such a design is not prominent in terms of luxury, it is attributed to the practicality level, and its simple style is relatively good.

Combined with the power level, as a product with a cruising range of 600+km, and as a mid-level SUV product, the cost performance of the bZ4X has actually reached a good height. On the four-wheel drive version, the cruising range of 500 +km also takes into account the dual requirements of power output and actual use. In contrast, faw Toyota bZ4X pays good attention to the demand point of home use. For aggressive consumers, the bZ4X is not a good fit. After all, this is a new energy vehicle that can bring highlander driving effects.

Epilogue:

From the perspective of the official car purchase policy, the emergence of a variety of service products such as the pre-sale "exclusive value of 2,000 yuan customized gift package, up to 8,000 yuan replacement subsidy, 6,000 yuan additional purchase subsidy, 2 years 0 interest rate, minimum 60% value preservation repurchase within 3 years" and other service products have formed a certain contrast with the conventional new energy car purchase policy. It is not surprising that these policies are placed on fuel vehicle products. However, in new energy vehicles, especially Toyota's product sequence, it is more rare. It can be seen that under the trend of the new energy market environment, pure electric Toyota products must also face the market again and strive for the right to speak in the field of fuel vehicles.

Returning to the FAW Toyota bZ4X itself, its own sense of technology and new style technology have made the competitiveness of the model a good optimization, and the performance at the power level is also remarkable. However, in terms of design trends, the architecture of e-TNGA can attract the attention of young consumers more under the blessing of avant-garde concepts. Overall, FAW Toyota bZ4X may be a dominant presence this time.

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