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Review Of Toyota Bz4x 2024 Electric Vehicle Terrain Ev!.
After myriad delays including that issue of wheel nuts coming loose Toyota has finally confirmed that its first electric vehicle, the BZ4x, will hit Australian shores in February 2024.
It will do so in a mildly updated guise, with ‘BEV’ badging and improved coldweather charging prowess.
When we were invited to Japan for a preview of Toyota’s electric future - or, rather, the batteryelectric vehicles it believes will form just one part of a multipowertrain future involving plugin and seriesparallel hybrids, sustainable fuels, and hydrogen fuelcell electric vehicles a BZ4x was provided for us to sample around a technical offroad course.
It’s the same loop of Nagoya’s Sanage Adventure Field bar two particularly technical sections used for the Japanese launch of the 300 Series LandCruiser in August 2021, so it ought to tell us something about the BZ4x… even if it isn’t entirely relevant to your typical family SUV buyer.
How much is the BZ4x going to cost, and will it offer good value?.
Subaru has finally laid down the gauntlet for Toyota to follow. If Toyota’s BZ4x comes in above $77,990 before onroad costs, there’ll be precious few buyers opting for the dearer, nearidentical sibling.
Toyota might bring a singlemotor frontdrive variant to Australia, unlike Subaru, as The Big T isn’t as synonymous with allwheel drive performance locally.
However, specforspec, a frontdrive BZ4x is still unlikely to start below $70K meaning the Tesla Model Y $65,500 will remain the value king in this segment.
What’s the interior like?.
Before we got to sit at the BZ4x’s helm, we were chauffeured around by course marshals, which proved a good time to evaluate the rear quarters.
The bench is very broad and, thanks to a mostly flat floor, the BZ4x would comfortably fit three across. It feels meaningfully larger than a RAV4’s back seat, with excellent vision out of the large side and front windows.
Material quality is generally high and there are amenities to make family life easy. Two adjustable air vents, two USB charge points, a 12volt socket, and a folddown armrest are all nice if expected features.
The boot is typical Toyota fare, being generous in size if lacking in features. For example, there’s no space for a spare tyre and only one shoppingbag hook.
However, for those who like to take their car camping, Japanese outdoor gear specialist Snowpeak offers a host of wellintegrated accessories such as a wooden table that doubles as a parcel shelf and a canopy that can easily fit in the underfloor storage compartment.
Up front, the seats are accommodating and soft. The driver gets sixway power adjustment, though the driving position with steering wheel set below digital binnacle like in a Peugeot does take a little getting used to.
The BZ4x’s 12.3inch touchscreen has muchimproved graphics compared to Toyota’s current systems.
Unfortunately, because this car’s all in Japanese, I can’t evaluate how well it works. Its 7.0inch digital driver’s display gives enough information, but isn’t anything special.
24 дек 2023
