This is the most cursed car review I’ve ever seen, its true art. Even the camera photography was made robotic and synthesized. Y’all are masters at making the most fun out of not so fun car products. Its wild to think that this might be a new favorite from y’all along with legends reviews 😂
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I absolutely loved SavageGeese's latest RU-vid video where he used AI to review the Toyota bZ4X! It was not only informative but also entertaining, making it a joy to watch from start to finish. SavageGeese's mastery of AI technology was truly impressive, as he used it to provide an in-depth analysis of the bZ4X's features and capabilities. The way he presented the information was also quite engaging, making it easy to follow along and understand even the most technical aspects of the car. One of the things I appreciate about SavageGeese's reviews is that he always goes beyond the surface-level features of the vehicle, diving deep into the engineering and design aspects of the car. His insights into the bZ4X's battery technology and regenerative braking system, for example, were fascinating and informative. Overall, I highly recommend SavageGeese's latest video to anyone who is interested in learning more about the Toyota bZ4X. It's an excellent review that provides a comprehensive and insightful look at one of the most innovative electric vehicles on the market today. Great job, SavageGeese!
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Why would its wheels fall off? I'm really sick of this silly comment. The recall was from June to October of last year when it was fixed and it didn't happen to any customer. At the same time, wheels did break off of Tesla's customers' cars yet we don't have to read about wheels falling off of Tesla reviews all the time.
@Benjamin Smith - because Toyota and Subaru dealers were telling people to not bother with the car because they couldn’t even sell them till they had parts to fix the wheel issue…well at least in October when I bought a WRX. That Subaru dealer had 3 Solterras on the lot and he was unhappy to even have them. Couldn’t let anyone test drive, couldn’t deliver them, didn’t want to sell them…
Your comment makes no sense because this isn't a Lexus, its the base model electric vehicle offering from Toyota. It is exactly what it is made for. The market that buys this is looking for exactly this, and the market that buys a GR Corolla is incredibly smaller, an almost anti-intellectual comparison to make.
They are capable for so much more but that isn't the consumer they are targeting. This is targeted towards the middle class person living in the city who wants to own an affordable EV. If you want the extra bells and whistles, you'll need to look outside of Toyota or wait for a Lexus EV to come out.
At $40k, its competitors include Hyundai and Kia, who have a pair of smash hits in the Ioniq 5 and EV 6. This Toyota looks phoned-in, like when GM got complacent and lazy.
@@LJ-wo1wf Comparing Hyundai and Kia to Toyota is like comparing Walmart's clothing selection to a designer store. Completely non-sensical to consider those car manufacturers as ever being competition to Toyota.
I couldn't make it to the end of this review. I had to run out immediately and purchase one of these vehicles. I am in the Arby's drive thru waiting on my daily roast beef and jamocha shake fix. Thank you Savage Geese for this incredible human-like review.
That felt so weird looking at Ai mark. Made me uncomfortable, but for some reason i wanted more. With the range drop you experienced while turning on hvac, I cannot see myself driving this in Canada.
Wow, SavageGeese, your latest video was a fantastic blend of informative analysis and entertaining commentary. I really appreciated the depth of your research and attention to detail, and your delivery kept me engaged from start to finish. Keep up the great work!
Jack reaction about the 60 miles drop was on point😄 This is exactly why I bought an Outlander PHEV. For the first month ownership I've average 47 mpg. For an awd suv that I don't have range anxiety or get warm in our Canadian winter it's a win for me. No cvt either👌
The “drop” is pretty much normal. The computer just literally calculates the power consumption *at that moment*, i.e. when you just started the heater and thus the heater will be in full power. Once the cabin is heated enough (which should only takes couples of minutes) the heater will slow down and the range calculation/power consumption will return to normal.
@@jwalker7567 greetings from Canada, I also have to deal with condensation when driving in winter. I'll run the air conditioning in winter to help remove the condensation, it does work. Give it a try see if it works for you, cheers.
the toyota bz4x is the car ever. it sometimes has 4 wheels, works, and can bring you from point a-b. it has features, adjacent door handles for passengers- who can sit in the car also. you can opt for gray if you're tired of black and white and want to switch things up as well
Travelling in a freezing cold vehicle in order to eke out sufficient range - it's like Apollo 13, but with a "Main B-Bus Undervolt" condition that's there by design...
I'm willing to give most things a chance but I've sat in one of these twins. The orientation of the wheel and the instrument cluster was a no go. I was surprised they'd release it like that. they fixed it for the Prius so the feedback clearly reached them.
The range dropping from the HVAC is hilarious. EV is gonna have to get good with managing range and not dropping like a rock to not freeze or cook depending on the season
There's something hilariously wrong with this vehicle. I have an electric VW e-Up, it has a resistive heater not a fancy heatpump, and you lose maybe 10-20 miles of range off the total when you turn the heating on. I have no idea what toyota is doing.
This is a Toyota-specific issue, pretty much, and I don't understand it. My 2020 Chevy Bolt uses resistive heat and I don't lose anywhere NEAR that kind of range when I turn on the heat. My Tesla Model Y uses a heat pump and the range drop is basically unnoticeable. Almost every mainstream EV, including the venerable Nissan Leaf, is better at heating the cabin without tanking range to the level they were seeing.
The BZ has a heated steering wheel, heated seats and radiant heaters on top of the HVAC. I have also found the range to be calculated when one turns on the HVAC, a percentage. For example, if it says it has 30 miles left w/o HVAC on, once on, it goes to 24 miles.
Good analogy, and I remember that from other Toyotas. There was also a regional model of a Prius or such that I perceived as "granny's tenth facelift".
Toyota does not want consumers to want EVs, and they made one accordingly. The Tesla Model Y and Hyundai Ioniq/EV6 are everything that this car is not, and they are cars enthusiasts like myself want to own and drive. Thanks for the honest review.
Do yourself a huge favor and go pick up a lightly used Chevy Bolt EV for under $20k. I have one of the first generation (2017) and it's the most reliable vehicle I've ever owned. All I've ever done to it is replace the cabin air filter once a year, and the tires after 5 years. Oh, and once a year I replace the wipers. It has heated front and rear leather seats, a heated steering wheel, and a nice stereo. Also, it has more headroom and legroom than my King Ranch Ford F350 pickup. This car has saved me about $19k in gas so it has basically paid for itself in six years. Even after that much time, the range is still well over 200 miles which is plenty for us to drive anywhere we want.
Having driven an EV, heating the interior doesn't actually hit the battery that hard. In the moment, it's calculating its output and concluding that you only have x range left, but it doesn't account for the fact that once the interior is warmed up, it doesn't have to work nearly as hard. So my 2017 Chevy Bolt used to cruise at highway speeds at 10-15 kwh (it's been a while, so this probably isn't exact, but it's demonstrative). When I turned the heater on, that went up to 25-30 kwh. But it only did that for like 5-10 minutes, after which it returned to its maintenance levels. It definitely burned more battery in that time, but I only ever really lost a few miles of range. Basically, the cold battery itself caused WAY more efficiency loss than running the heater. At least that was my experience in a climate that never really got below freezing. I guess YMMV up north (literally!).
Several times I have also read recommendations people use remote "start" to preheat the cabin etc while the ev is still theoretically plugged in at home. Still, all EVs are going to take this hit. Perhaps Toyota needs to make their range calculator a bit less sensitive. Good candidate for one of those OTA updates.
I forget where I read it, but heated seats might be better in a "perceived comfort per wattage" way than blowing warm air. I don't have an EV myself but maybe I could at least compare how nice I feel with just heated seats versus just warm HVAC air.
Fair point, although what this still reveals to us is the shocking revelation that that electric car doesn't have a SmArT or InTeLiGaNt range calculation algoreithm. 😱
And the Bolt uses a resistive heater that heats a coolant that then heats the cabin. Probably the most inelegant, inefficient design there is. So a heat pump would almost definitely be an improvement.
@@Dowlphin funny enough, my bolt didn't have that problem. It averaged your usage over the past x miles, so it was generally pretty close. What would happen is that if you drove differently or in different conditions, you'd burn 2 miles of range for every mile you drove. Hard to say which is better. I think you just get used to whatever your car uses.
Unless the situation is so bad that the Matrix takes this completely serious. We live in a world where it is hard to figure out whether you're talking to a glitchy AI or a glitchy human, where when you perceive robotic behavior, it is equally likely to be either one.
The brilliance and creativity of the monologues/dialogues, amazing production quality, and insightful remarks make this the perfect car channel on the whole internets.
I was able to drive the Subaru version of this car. This is definitely a first gen thing. Nobody should buy one for another couple years until they figure it out.
I drove a Solterra as well. I liked it a lot, but agree with waiting for a second gen. Also if Chevy comes through with a 30k Equinox, that will sell more and qualify for the US tax benefits
This is why I love your reviews, you guys actually call out the garbage aspects of cars. Some reviewers just paint a pretty picture and that's it. You guys keep it real.
"Compliance Car" hits the nail on the head. I tend to agree with Toyota in that hybrid cars are a better choice at this point in time. The power grid is woefully unprepared for 300 million cars and another 4 million giant semi trucks being plugged in every night. The grid along with battery technology needs to make several leaps ahead before EV cars are practical on a mass scale.
Toyota is correct. You can build 8 hybrids using the same limited resources it takes to build one of these. That means 8 very efficient hybrid vehicles on the road instead of one Bev and 7 standard gas cars. If the goal is to reduce overall green house gas emissions then hybrid makes more sense.
09:01 Jack's right about building more PHEVs and Hybrids for regular commuters. One could build 4 PHEVs or many more hybrids with the battery an EV requires. Our commuter is a PHEV and all of our commute is EV. We don't have to worry about public charging on long drives.
PHEV makes so much more sense. It also doesn't assume everyone can plug in at home! Many, many people do not have a wall outlet next to their parking space / street spot / apartment carport.
You don't have to worry about re-charing but you do have to worry about lugging a battery around with a fossil fuel powered engine. PHEVs are far worse in practice because many people do not plug them in. Then there is the cost of the battery and the additional complexity. At some stage somebody will realise the most efficient and truly sustainable solution is a simple NA gas engine. Probably with no more than 2 valves per cylinder and push rods..🙂
@@jamescaley9942 sorry James, I have to disagree with you on that one. In my personal experience, our gasoline consumption was cut by three quarters. When it comes to power efficiencies, nothing beats electric. We only "lug" an empty battery on long trips and still achieve upwards of 40 mpg.
The same way a 100% gas car makes no sense, a 50% gas car makes no sense. To drill, transport, refine, transport, pump that gas in your PHEV has used more energy than it takes to power a pure EV. The entire idea is dumb.
@@gnoxycat I'm excited about the EV future too but I choose to put my points across without any emotion. Sorry my comment riled you up. I suggest you reread my comment. I literally said we cut out 75% of our gas usage. The only time we use gas is when we drive more than 60 miles at a time which is once a month. For our situation a phev is perfect. Sorry we don't fit your idealized version of a family that can use EVs exclusively. Since you brought intelligence into question, might I remind you that ignorance is far more acceptable than assumption of total knowledge. Have a good day sir.
Thank you, Jarkbot, for your cromulent engineering assessment 🙏. Another solid video, guys...I have to agree with Jack's assessment here, that Akio Toyoda had to feel incredibly "meh" about having to produce this product. It does come across as a compliance product - look at how fantastic people say the Mirai is (the vehicle itself, ignoring the infrastructure issues), and that's just an engineering development exercise.
CH-R build team: How can we take the successful Matrix, make it use more gas, have less interior and cargo space, look more like an SUV but remove the AWD and manual transmission options? The only positive thing I can find to say about it is that it had an optional teal that brought back nice early 90s memories of Accords and Civics.
The worst part is every other market in the world got the best options for it - Japan and Europe had a 1.2 turbo or 1.8 hybrid, Europe got the manual - both got nicer amenities. We got stuck with the most underpowered, stripped out version. It was the same story with the Honda HR-V coming from JP/Euro Honda Vezel.
"My boyfriend called me a pig..."! Well, that last line was the icing on the cake, a terrific video that nails the problems that Toyota have with moving to an EV future. As a very satisfied Toyota customer for the last 17 years (currently have a RAV4 Hybrid) it really is very sad to see them just not trying to develop a good EV car(s). Maybe the new CEO can do a 180 and get them going in the right direction. I really hope so.
Akio stepped down as CEO but remains chairman. The new CEO seems more open to EVs. I actually side with Akio though. Smaller batteries work better for most daily commuting, and they can build a lot more RAV4/Prius Primes than BZ4Xs. Infrastructure and tech isn’t quite there yet.
Stopped by local dealer to check out the Crown, they said they were sold out for the next several months but I should check out the BZs they have available and on the lot now! I walked up, opened the door, shut it and left. It was like someone told me to check out their new fancy washing machine, but less interesting. (I don’t want a crown either I just like checking out new cars)
@@littlestinker9716 Just an update. Akio has already step down just a month ago and was replaced by Koji Sato who is planning to reform Toyota entire ev development.
It's such a bummer that manufacturers are being forced to develop electric vehicles before the infrastructure is in place to support them, consumers want them over fuel operated vehicles, and manufacturers can't make any money making them (outside of Tesla). Nothing kills businesses better than government.
Consumers and manufacturers shouldn't be forced into buying them at all. If EVs are a better mousetrap, consumers will buy them. And let's be honest, most people are running EVs on "fuel" indirectly. This is a cog in the government controls and watches everything you do machine, nothing more. Besides, they're hellishly inconvenient.
The problem is very complicated. The world is moving on (EU, China, coastal states). Big oil and investment banks know the future is not oil and are not investing like they used to. The US doesn't want to be like where japan is now, where their auto industry is 10 years behind and allows china to develop and harness all the IP in EVs, which most agree is the future. It would be a bleak future if in 10 years when gas is maybe 10-12$ a gallon and people are priced out of gas in the USA, that your only option for transportation is a cheap chinese EV. China has an advantage in the govt. directs priorities and biz follows. In the USA, if left to our own devices we would guzzle all the dino juice we can, until we can't, and there would be no backup plan. This is the MO for most things in America.
@@TeslaRoadtrips The world outside of the WEF controlled West isn't going to abandon oil and gas, and I predict we won't either, but it'll probably take them ruining entire economies and being run out of town on a rail to reverse course. Running, heating, cooling, and vehicles with electricity will require nuclear power and trillions in new infrastructure. The NIMBYs, who are in large part the solar/wind, and anti-oil, zealots, will have to be beaten down by their own foolishness before they'll embrace the only thing which could supplant a significant portion of oil, gas, and coal workloads. We're decades away from that.
You are the only ones who have reviewed this car to point out the obvious, that Toyota did not want to make this car and made it only because it felt it had to. That said, and I've said this on other reviews, this and its Lexus twin are not being pointed at the broad market but are being offered primarily as something to keep the members of their very brand-loyal customer base who want BEVs in the fold. They aren't making very many of them and will have no problem selling the volume they're planning to ship. This is all, of course, very cynical, but no more so than the decisions made by many businesses.
Hilarious...still lifting myself off the floor rolling in laughter. ChatGPT marketing vs good honest Journalism "loose 60 miles of range just turning on the heat" win's all the time 👍 Well done guys
LOVE LOVE LOVE the callback to Ridley Scott's 'Alien' with the 'green screen' and same sound effects.. As well as the inherent meaning of 'Mother' being a form of future AI.. Well played sir!
Would have been a much better car if it were revived with the Matrix nameplate, given a ~275 mile range, some decent styling and creative interior configurability, priced at $35K. That's how you move the needle on getting EV's to gain traction with mainstream buyers. Or better yet, design it as a dedicated Plug-In Hybrid. No one will care about this product in 1-2 years time, I guarantee it. Nonetheless, an amazing and hilarious/disturbing review once again from SG!
Every EV review should be written by the worst complicated if/then "logic" function possible because that is all EV's deserve. Brilliant video. Genius even.
You guys absolutely f*ing rock! Toyota is tending to doom, most of the products are s*it right now, but the youtubers out there are gushing over this trash. Thanks for making GREAT content, always GREAT. Thanks!
The proof is in the sales. Toyota is the top selling make on the planet. Until they are not, there's no reason for them to change anything. It's one thing for youtubers to gush over the products, but they must not be that bad if people keep buying them.
@@gs98999 there are exceptions. But most of them are just horrid products. The fact that people buy these models makes me feel sorry for their absolute gullibility
You took an embarrassing, trash EV and managed to make a video entertaining enough to watched until the end. With the ending being the best part. Bravo good sirs.
I got mine 3 months ago and run for 8000km. The problem come out. The “rubber” at the regeneration break start wearing off and making strange noise. And when over 80km/hr, there is loud low pitch noise at the trunk. The charger stop charging by itself. The trunk door alignment have problem and the paint is scratched off. All the problem had been spotted out by the dealership technician. But they try to close their eye and insist everything is normal and refuse to fix it! This car made me crazy! I am going to sell it! It sucks
Will depend on who at Toyota has what intention, who calls the shots, and how much they only care about bottom line, regardless of who pushed this car there.
We have had two software updates this summer in the Netherlands, range now, 450km, far better recharging and 4x fast charging in 24h instead of 2x. Charging now above 100kw. In recent test by leading carmagazine, the bz4x outperformed the Q4 etron as well as VW'S Id4.....
these guys are the only American reviewers I like and find easy to listen to, the rest are over excited psychos. I normally choose British reviewers, but Jack and Mark are indeed very good, really good analysis.
The keyword British reminded me of - no, definitely not Top Gear - but TotalBiscuit / Cynical Brit, a video game reviewer who had the vibe matching the latter name and also did his reviews like the professional industry consultant he was. I found that credible, trustworthy, thus worth my time, thus in its own way entertaining.
I wasn't sure about this car until I got to the @2:22 mark. You've really sold me! I'm heading down to the Toyota Dealership tomorrow to place an order!
You mentioned it being a compliance vehicle to make board members happy, I think as the push for all electric compliance, vehicle manufactures are feeling the pressure from their governments. This vehicle is a prime example what’s going to come out as the pressure to have all EV line up by 20xx.
@@pan4632 the charging speeds do give me pause, but I also have no intention of taking one on a road trip that would exceed it's 200 mile range. 10-30 miles a day will be more my average use case. So not as big a deal to me. And on the interior, I was worried I'd hate the psuedo-heads up display, but it was actually quite nice in person
It's amazing to me how you guys were able to make a video about a car. So underwhelming so entertaining. And somehow creepy lol. Well with that being said You guys are my go-to for any car review, especially if I'm really interested in the car
The AI segment made me skip forward. That was brutal. It felt like I was watching any other car review channel. It's sad to hear you guys crap on the car, and I 100% agree that Toyota should be able to make a decent car, but they also made a BMW Supra.
It have been a bit sad to see the reviews of the BZ4X - everyone wants it to be good. It seems to pain many to criticises it. Some reviewers in Norway put it on the top 10 list - because they just expected Toyota to fix their problems somehow. To me the car seems to be made out of spite, they did not really want to, but felt they had to - and that's not a car you should buy.
Yes, Toyota sort of dropped the ball on the BZ4X. It doesnt look THAT bad. Maybe all one color would be better. I was one who was on the waiting list for one. A Rav4 XSE hybrid tech/winter/pano roof packages, came available and my salesman called me. I couldnt be happier with my Rav4, and glad at the right moment/time in 2022, and I snatched it up quick. I was waiting 4 months for it to be built. With people in a waiting time frame for a Rav4 model “you want” if you can, for me it was worth the wait.
In all seriousness, my dad was shopping for an EV back in January. We tried to test drive the BZ4X but didn’t even do so because the salesman basically scoffed at us for not having a charger at home and having to rely on fast charging outside, and said theres no point in buying this car if you don’t have a home charger. He’s right. But how about Toyota make a car that fast charges faster? Also we didn’t like the bulky dash, the weird cloth material like you said, etc.
Toyota still wants to make hydrogen cars not EVs and it shows. There is a Venza prime too but it's not sold in the US as of yet. I've owned 2 new venzas and turning on the heat is exactly why I didn't even consider this.
Just yesterday, I wrote something like - bZ4X is not a downright bad vehicle compared to competition, but it is a bad Toyota car. And now you release this video. It almost feels like an AI algorithm made this video for me, to reinforce my opinion 😀
The BZ4X is, in fact, downright bad compared to competition in the EV marketspace. It's also a bad Toyota car. Which is sad, because I love EVs and I love Toyota and I really want to love Toyota's EV - but it's just objectively terrible in every possible way compared to all other Toyotas and all other EVs.
Don't worry, it's just the collective consciousness networking harder. I recently didn't write but merely think about two unrelated topics before going to bed and the next day someone I watch released a very artful video with those two themes featured strongly. So basically, it's the most boring and frustrating thing - effectless synchronicities. Not exciting times material like computer algorithms predicting your every desire in a masterfully sociopathic way.
Totally agree on what they said about Toyota just not doing this thing at all. It's far better to do nothing than to put out crap that only drags down their brand name. Heck, Toyota already said they wouldn't be embracing 100% electric technology anyway. They'd rather focus on hybrid, hydrogen and other alternative energy methods, so just do THAT, Toyota...
