2023 Toyota bZ4X Motion UK review - does it work as a family EV SUV… thing?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ค. 2024
- The 2023 Toyota bZ4X might have a word-soup name, but on many levels it ticks the family EV boxes. It's spacious inside, has a decent boot, an up-to-date infotainment system… it's even rather comfy. But there is one thing that you might need to check before you buy. I guess you'll have to watch this and find out? Please? Go on.
00:00 Losing your virginity on a stage intro
00:30 What does bZ4X mean?
00:57 How much does it cost?
01:29 What's the range and charging speed?
02:24 Styling and looks
04:28 Cows
04:38 Interior and infotainment shenanigans
07:11 Back seat space
08:21 Boot space frolics
09:52 Driving: turning circle and visibility
11:24 Annoyances and comfort
12:41 Is it noisy at motorway speeds?
14:14 Is it fun on a country road?
16:08 Summing up
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Toyota build an extra 30 miles of range into the battery when it reads zero….which not many people know about. Apparently they are planning to change this OTA so that you can ‘see’ the additional range all the time. Also the ‘predicted range’ function is way too cautious and will also be refined in their next OTA update.
I still can’t quite believe the company that gave us the Prius so long ago, has only just started building an EV 😮
Great review Tim! There’s been a lot of bad press about this car, what with the wheels falling off and terrible real world range. Glad to see someone giving a proper real world review.
I don’t think the exterior styling is that bad but the interior looks ugly to me. I think the problem though is it’s all a bit meh and for £50k it’s easily beaten by several other big EV’s. Now the Tesla Model Y starts at £44K it looks way overpriced and just far too late to the party. The days of many people buying EV’s like this for £50k are over I’m afraid.
You were fair in your review. I appreciate that. I think Toyota has some misses in the interior like the glossy black and some of the materials could be nicer. Overall, it's like a RAV4 in some ways. It gets the job done. People want more range. But frankly I'd like to see a better charging network and batteries and range go smaller. In terms of longevity and resources, Toyota has the better idea of as much as you need IMO. I think the next bZs will be nicer vehicles inside. Also, the reason for no glovebox is radiant heating. That's the other area Toyota needs to address, not so much range reduction with the heating on. That or up the radiant heating. But if you need a/c in the summer, the range again will fall.
US reviewer (out of spec reviews) did a 70mph range check on AWD US battery. It did 215 miles at 70mph, apart from the last dregs when it was doing 30mph max around the charger car park! Surely that is an impressive result? Nearly 3.6 miles per kWh at 70 mph... European cars have a more efficient battery and recent changes to battery buffer software give up more usable capacity to the driver. I'm biased - I've just ordered one on a ridiculously attractive salary sacrifice lease deal.
Bloody hell how much?
At least the wheels stayed on, shame they ran out of paint on the wheel arches though.
This comment is old and silly. It was a recall fixed months ago and at least it didn't happen to any customer's cars. Sadly it happened to Teslas and it resulted in injuries. I think people should give this "wheels falling off" thing a rest.
Given the Tesla price drops, this looks too expensive.
I'm not a fan of the plastic quarter panels. I'm surprised, though.They have been doing the Prius for ages, I would have thought that they would have made something with more range.
If you drive on gravel roads, you'll appreciate them. On my other vehicles, these panels get banged up pretty often by road debris and I've often had to add a protective cladding to keep the paint from chipping and rusting.
Great review Tim - too expensive for what it is imho !
I love the inclusion of the cows. They seem to be quite the fans!
@@lupislune LOL
I feel that the charging system needs work otherwise this is a good attempt by Toyota
Those wheel arches & those (seemingly deliberate) panel gaps around the headlights... well, it’s all a bit brave isn’t it? A long way from the elegance of the gen 4 Supra.
*BMW
@@handlesarefeckinstupid 4th gen pre-dates BMW by a good couple of decades.
Nailed it? Well if that is how they fixed the wheels coming off than objectively it’s a yes. Otherwise, hmmm….
OMG 360Deg, looks good to me, I saw a tree, Meh EV 🤓
48k for a car that’s all right… not really. I looked at one before the wonky wheels thing and after initially being almost impressed I was bored by it. After I noticed there was no glove box I just thought, no. It’s just another car with zero wow factor.
I don't know why everyone makes such a big fuss about the glove box, I've barely ever used one except to store the owners manual which I rarely look at. There is plenty of space in the center console as well as the doors for whatever you need to store.
@@xenrin actually the space in the centre is invisible and inaccessible, unlike the glovebox, which for may people is handy.
Lol. The glovebox was a deciding factor, no tape player a problem too? Lol.
It would be worth considering if it came with a modern, efficient diesel!
For 29k this is a really good family car and well worth one's consideration.
29k? Have you posted on the wrong video?
作为一位己经开了20000公里的车主，谈一下自己的亲身体会：
优点1.驾驶舒适感不错，特别是辅助驾驶部分，在高速上很少不错。
2.空调和空间都不错
3.防撞装备，让我避免了不该发生的事故。
缺点：1.开空调的时候和高速使用掉电严重
2.充电时间花了太长的时间，特别是70%以上，充电太慢
3.车门的装饰条很容易掉
Looks like a snow plow
EV's have far far less parts than an ICE yet they cost more. Go figure.
Black plastic looks bloody awful. And it’ll make it a nightmare to polish. Stupid idea.
I would buy it in black I suppose. Plenty of other cars have done this to make it cheaper to fix from dings.
This car is so ugly it hurts my eyes! How can a company that created the GR Yaris, create this?! (Did I ever mention I have a GR Yaris?) Also, the name is daft. Apart from that it’s probably okay. Thanks.
GR Yaris looks puke and is a woman's car.
@@handlesarefeckinstupid thanks for clarifying that. Obviously, you're right and everyone else is wrong. Probably.
I honestly believe this Toyota vehicle could go down as the worst vehicle ever made by Toyota. Next to the HRV. This is an awful, awful car.
Hmm. Another seriously overpriced EV.. How much of the UK population has 50k to drop on this grey thing.
Electric - 😳- OFF
Why on earth would anyone buy this over an EV6 or a top spec Ioniq 5? I don't get it. It's sooo damned ugly and it's made by a manufacturer that is still only paying lip service to EVs.
I bought the Subaru version as the Hyundai/Kia dealers were charging +$4k over MSRP and I had a lousy dealer experience. We also looked at the Volkswagen id4, Ford Mach-E, and of course Tesla Model Y, and just liked the Subaru better. So far, I love the car. It's feels solid, drives well, it's and it's comfortable. Range and charging hasn't been a problem. 90% of the time, I charge at home and travel just a few miles. We've taken a few road trips with it to test the fast charging experience and just made the most of the 20-30 minute break to stretch our legs and replenish our beverages.
@@xenrinso you bought the exact same model as this and say it is better. Lol.
Warranty. Take a look at the warranty.
Toyota really just took a photo of a Kia and copied it huh.