DRIVEN: New Toyota BZ4X electric. Has it been worth the wait? / Electrifying
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- We've waited a LONG time for Toyota to launch its first fully-electric car. But finally, the brand's all-new bZ4X SUV has landed. It may look like the kind of name that appeared after a cat walked across a computer keyboard, but the Toyota bZ4X has a lot going for it.
There’s a water-cooled 71.4kWh battery built into the structure under the floor for added rigidity, and it comes with either one motor driving the front wheels with 201bhp and 317 miles of range - depending on the spec - or an all-wheel drive version with two 107bhp motors at either end. That one has 215bhp and a possible 286 miles of range. They’re excellent figures - especially with the single-motor version breaking the magic 300 mile barrier with 4.4miles per kWh efficiency. That’s properly competitive.
Join Tom as he puts Toyota's first fully electric SUV to the test.
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00:00 What bZ4X means?
00:19 What is it?
01:16 Styling
02:06 Battery, range and charging
03:13 Interior and practicality
05:06 Model grades and spec options
05:45 The tMate app
06:07 Back seats
06:52 Boot space
07:17 Driving
10:48 Subscription, lease options and warranty
12:01 The verdict - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
This is what I like. A calm informative review with no silly gimmicks or lame attempts at being funny.
I’m so so with you on that.
Wow.
@@Groaznic stop your lame attempt, mate... XD
Are You aware, that You might be Finnish?
I totally agree with that
Toyota joined other EV manufacturers who ask the consumers - "Do you want your car to be big or bigger?"
And I would just like a larger selection of small hatchbacks - 😩
Don't panic! bZ1X, bZ2 and bZ3 are coming within two years!
I agree with you - and hence I’m looking at the Smart #1 and the MG4 as possible replacement’s for my current car next year
It’s the biggest segment. Can you blame them? You can barely buy a sedan in Australia these days which reflects our bigger suburban roads.
@@mondotv4216 Agree, but in popularity SUV’s are way more popular than sedans here in Oz and sedan demand is falling rapidly.
Lol Toyota doesn’t build this, it was designed and built by BYD motors
My biggest problem with the BZ4X is the pricing and availability. They are very hard to get and stealerships are marking them up to almost double the price. At that point, I might as well order a Model Y. Last year, I immediately turned down my RAV4 Prime order when the stealership sprung a big markup by surprise. I just got the Venza XLE instead to replace my Honda CR-V which was becoming troublesome and really due for replacement.
Basically, if you are wealthy and have money to burn, order the Model Y. Otherwise, stick with a hybrid like the Camry LE hybrid if you really need to buy a new car right now. Best choice is just to hang on to what you have if it's still working fine.
why would you want to buy this crappy car anyway
@@GummyRiches BZ4X? I was hoping that in exchange for less performance that I would get cheaper pricing.
I just bought a Limited on March 7th. The dealership discounted it $2,000 from the sticker price of $52,000. I also got $49,000 for my trade in which was a 2021 Rav 4 Prime. I paid $49,800 for that car TWO YEARS AGO.
@@softride12you sir, should be a satisfied man. 👏
The steering wheel obscures the speedo but it is not a problem, Thanks Tom for your excellent dismissing a crucial license saving feature.
depends a bit on what height you are though, so not true for everyone!
My Dad will soon rent this or even BUY It. I can see the whole car and the interior in this video. Good job
Not enough that is worth the long wait for this car other manufacturers have taken the lead
What long wait?!
Orders now will be delivered in September/October in Europe!
indeed
priced as, or above, the competition but with way less performance and charging capabilities (tested requiring 1hr for 10-80%!).
You really need to be someone falling for their self charging scam, to buy this under par EV
You realise that the cars in North America use a different battery, right?
The looks are good, the review,, as always, impressive.
❤ I can’t wait to get mine in April so excited ❤
I agree! My only complaint? That name -- the bz4x is a mouthful.
Wish it had more range and a better charging curve. Initial tests show it had slow charging speeds, which will be painful on a road trip. Hope they have fixed that. If not, it will be a great Rav4 EV, but I am waiting for the sedan. Any news on when that will be out?
It seems that a lot of auto makers are still in love with the piano black finish which does attract fingerprints and scratches
👏👏👏 great review presentation 👍😃
Great video mate
Why is it that Toyota just can’t do attractive?? Practical, functional… If your spending north of £40k you want something that looks good!! I take yr point that maybe it looks better in the flesh but it’s hardly a ‘pride in ownership’ vehicle. Great review and thanks for the detail but it felt at times apologetic for the shortcomings, as if you really wanted it to succeed in some areas but it fell slightly short.
This is a vehicle that provokes an ‘ok, solid performer’ but for me wouldn’t land in the top 3 and get a ‘I’m going to investigate this tomorrow with a dealer’.
Thanks again for a great review.
It looks great to me
Réserve while you can, already sold out I am 100 and my dealer have 40 unit the first year !
I used to love Wookie when he wrote for Top Gear, definitely their best journo at the time - great to see him doing well on here, these reviews are probably second only to Jonny Smith's IMO, and these are a lot quicker to watch.
Does it have a front boot and what’s the charging speed? Would be useful for prospective buyers to know the latter.
Still going with the support model through dealerships ? It was sounding good up to that point
Beautiful! It looks like a good car
It's a good thing you don't have a profile pic he you think the Toyota is beautiful.
@@whynotstartusingyourbrain8726 😂😂 my English is not the best!
Does it have solid state batteries, which charge six times faster, and does it have solar panels built into the body?
Hopefully you have not had issues with wheels falling off.
Did you find a 150 kW charger for a proper charging test? In USA they complain about sloooow charging.
Are chademo chargers bad now? Ccs2 charger is better? Confusing trying to keep up with the jargon.
You might like the grey, plastic cladding on this particular smoke-silver colour of BZ4X, Wookie, but see if you feel the same on a red or white one...!! 😲
These are the cracks above the headlights. all the dirt and snow will get there. or is she moving towards the high beam?
We had a RAV4 that my wife really liked. We ended up trading it for an i3, but she did say that she wished she could get an electric RAV4. This is pretty close. :-)
If you think this a great car guess what, it’s made by byd motors in China
@@PapaPiggie No issues with that. BYD makes decent cars.
the AWD version uses BYD battery, the FWD version uses panasonic battery (I don't know about the motors)
That’s because it is basically Toyota’s take on an electric RAV4. Same segment, same basic shape (except for the slightly more sloping roof line at the rear). A bit like the ID3 is an electric Golf. Just don’t call it that. These brands don’t want to cannibalise their ICE sales by using the same name.
@@PapaPiggie Toyota & BYD has good partnership past years before.. before BZ4x there is CHR EV sales only on china domestic market..
Encouraging. Thank you
This is an interesting EV, like you mentioned, not a game changer but a model of choice for fans of the brand willing to switch to electric!
Thank you for sharing! 🔌⚡🚘
It is comfy and quite capable. Reliability is its main goal and that hurts the battery performance a bit but at least it will last a while.
Toyota did build an electric suv in the early 2000’s . I know because Transport Evolved tried to keep theirs running until fairly recently.
Rav 4, wasn't it? My favourite shape, too.
I thought the black plastic was supposed to be painted metallic black or is that top end model only? Saw a base model at my local dealer and must admit I wasn't blown away with how it looked, mainly due to the colour choice and all the black plastic. It was parked in a lot next to other cars however so couldn't get a good clean look at the overall design, just a close up walkaround.
Hi there! Great video! 6:28 What electric SUVs out there have a proper seat height that cushions the thighs as well?
Feels like soooo many electric cars have this issue.
The best of The best!👍👍👍
Really good video in a beautiful landscape and city despite a little gray weather .....
Am seriously thinking between this and the Kia ev6 what do you reckon 😬
Uh… not true, Tom. Toyota created the original RAV4-EV, and later the newer RAV4-EV, to secure CA ZEV credits. But… this Toyota EV is the first designed from the ground up to be electric -not just an electrified version of an ICE model.
they also had the UX200e before this came out
@@corollabzr For sale? In the UK? The USA? Not that I'm aware, but I haven't paid close attention to the Lexus sub-brand.
But why does it have a transmission tunnel at the back? This could be the first bespoke EV with a transmission tunnel! Maybe Toyota loves it's ICE heritage so much and the hump is reference of that!
The dash reminds me of my 1987 Citroen BX
Another nice car that i can't affort. As long as ev's are not comming towards a price like ICE cars they are not for me. Maybe in 4 or 5 years.
the poor will be poisoning themselves with pollution while the rich drive EV. always been that way
@@Cross-xm2fr you don’t actually poison yourself…. it’s poisoning the environment; however - so is electric unless you drive them for 60000 miles or so…..
Amazing car...but question is how many years to use?
It would be great for them to come out with cheaper smaller 100% EV models too. The "Prius C" has more cabin and boot space than a Yaris. Toyota New Zealand no doubt will start selling this for NZ$89,000 which many people won't be able to afford, and I say this as a middle class earner, not someone on minimum wage. Hyundai and Nissan sell their EV's starting from only $59,000. The upside with Toyota vs Hyundai & Nissan, is that Toyota New Zealand all their dealership locations have a service centre onsite, so you don't have to go to 3rd party authorized garages for repairs and servicing, something which you'll have to do if you have a Nissan or Hyundai as those companies don't have combined service centres, which gives Toyota a real advantage. I've witnessed too that Toyota NZ service staff have better etiquette than Nissan and Hyundai and Ford.
Another nice little city car
Looking at the front in this grey colour, it reminds me of ED209 from RoboCop
Will this come with a Heat Pump as standard or optional extra?
Standard
No heat pump on the base model - Toyota have already raised the price of this thing here in UK by £2k 🚗👎
Thanks for the reply, but will this mean heat pump comes standard on top models or as optional extra?
@@peteruk8925
Hi PETER UK
Heat pump is standard on all models upwards
From the base model which also has a smaller central display screen and is front wheel drive
The next trim level also front wheel drive has more standard equipment I think there are 4 trim levels .
Top of the range car with all wheel drive will cost around £50k
Subaru equivalent the Solterra is on average £2k more than the Toyota at all trim levels but comes with all wheel drive as standard across the range. Thanks.
@@stevesinclair1791 the price has come back down again
I'd buy the Subaru version so I could tell people what I'd bought!
Ground clearance?
Soon as he said the prices... I bailed #allElectricThisCenturyMyAss
What about showing the use of the infotainment system?
Does it have a frunk?
I am afraid its to little, to late.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I actually like the looks of that Toyota except for that police-like touch screen.
11:42 Did you say 660k miles or 10 years warranty of the battery and drive train?
Whatever the battery/ drivetrain manufacturer says.
(It's not Toyota 😉)
After 13 years (and 2 Prius, the 2nd one of the first PHEVs), of driving Toyotas, I am glad that they have FINALLY brought out their SECOND EV. (Sorry Electrifying, they have had one in China for some time!). BUT.
They lost me when Kia came out with the eNero, and after 2 1/2 years of that, a recent upgrade to an EV6.
Would the BZ4X tempt me away from either of the Kias? No.
(Wot? No FRUNK? Or Head-up display?). 'Nuff said.
I agree - I have the Niro EV (what it is called here in North America). I think Hyundai Kia grabbed a lot of Toyota customers and rightly so considering Toyota messing around with the Mirai and not even trying to release a battery EV in timely fashion.
And 6kwh AC, this car is like 2015 tech
@@sswildlifevideos I agree. I have a Prius and love driving it and would have considered a Toyota BEV once they pulled their finger out and stopped faffing around with Hydrogen cell technology. What is highly disappointing is that one of their claims for delayed release of a BEV was due to the solid state battery technology they are supposedly working on. This car clearly doesn’t use solid state, (or there would have been a fanfare about better range, mega-faster charging etc), which makes me think that they are way behind on development of these superior batteries and someone on the Toyota board has ordered them to just chuck something out to join the competition. In my view, this car looks like it really was chucked together and has nothing on the KIA or Hyundai equivalents.
That's only the first batch of cars, orders from now on have 11kW OBC....
I'm surprised to hear that there is a pre-heating system for the battery. There was some criticism in a Finnish magazine a few weeks ago saying that there would be no battery pre-heating in cars for the Finnish market.
Why did you test bz4x that wheels come off?
Wow the name really rolls of the tongue…brutal
The huge unpainted mudguard is so horrible. Am seriously considering this when it comes to Australia, so would actually get those guards colour matched. I like the idea of having a yoke steering wheel too. But having only 3 years warranty on the car in this day and age, when Mitsubishi here offer 10 years, is a bit mean.
Those fenders are a deal breaker for me :P.
Excellent video - it's always refreshing to come across a fair and honest assessment of a new EV.
It's pleasing to my eye from a design point of view and good to see that although Toyota have been very late to the EV party, their first dedicated model seems to be very good.
Toyota have long been aware that the majority of car owners don't drive like lunatics, they just want a quiet, relaxing, efficient car that is uber reliable. The bZ4X seems to tick all of those boxes and I suspect they may sell well in the UK once launched.
The customer satisfaction surveys back this up and I've had quite a few Toyota and Lexus cars over the last 25 years so say this based on my own experience.
The price is a bit on the high side for what it is, but there seem to be very few EV's in this class that are of a similar, or higher price.
No offence but they are incapable of being fair or honest because they're essentially making adverts for the industry. That's their business model like many youtube channels.
Toyota didn’t design this , build this. It’s designed, built by BYD motors. Toyota has no clue how to build an EV
priced as, or indeed above, the competition but with way less performance and charging capabilities (tested requiring 1hr for 10-80%!).
You really need to be someone falling for their self charging scam, to buy this under par EV
How many more times?!
BYD has NOTHING to do with this car, it has been designed and built by Toyota in Japan, the AWD system was designed by Subaru.
More rubbish again! This European model has the Panasonic battery which will fast charge up to 150kW if conditions allow.
Hate the piano black, no glove box, range and charging speed below the competition, more expensive. Can't find appeal beyond Toyota's good reliability record which is maybe enough for some
except it's not a gas car so whatever record they have shouodn't apply to a NEW ev platform
@@andrewthaboss6643 good point
People need to start to get fired for putting piano black in cars. It’s really insane that that trend is still alive. Ok we tried and it truly sucked. That should mean no more piano black in the next car. No. Let’s double it.
@@martinottosson6583 for me at this point it is a deal breaker for any car, I suffered enough
Point blank periodt!
£600 per month is way more than I can afford on a car. My ten year old SLK is averaging about £100 per month (including depreciation) and another £60 for fuel (low mileage means EVs don't save me a lot and I like convertibles). The Toyota looks like pretty much everything else to me other than in detail. I still think the Megane E Tech looks like the most interesting offering in the EV family car arena.
This isn't a 10 year old money pit though. 🙄
@@FFVoyager I have had the SLK two years and other than servicing at a specialist which isn't expensive I have spent nothing on the SLK. I used to have a classic Ferrari and that only averaged £200 per month. Not many cars average £500 per month on repairs, I think leasing anything new is a money pit. I did have a Zoe for three years, paid cash for it and it hardly cost any money to run. Would have been £300 per month to lease but depreciation turned out to be less than £100 per month. If I were a manufacturer I would love ve to sell a subscription deal
0:29 it DOES "self charge"!!!!!! just the same as their conventional hybrids. regen braking. that's why it's a con job of a name for them to use.
Came to say this. Please reserve actual “self-charging” to solar cars. Charging from an ICE that you had to fill up petrol with isn’t “self-charging”.
@@jsponson hence my quotation marks around the phrase. Maybe that was too subtle. You've agreed with me but made it sound like a correction.
@@leesmith9299 Oops, I wasn’t clear. My statement was toward Jack, to the channel. Yes I’m in agreement with you.
The awd could drive it with one axle and recharge with the other axle at the same time. 😜
@@abraxastulammo9940 LOL good one! And sadly, it satisfies Toyota’s definition, transferring power within the vehicle (in their case, from the fuel tank to the battery).
Toyota on their own made a pure EV called the Toyota RAV4 EV from 1997-2003, then in 2012-2014 Toyota collaborated with Tesla to make the mark2 RAV4 EV.
I think I agree with a lot of the comments. Yet another SUV/crossover. I don't think this car is anything special compared to the current competition. The car is so expensive!!!. Hummmm.....I can get a mid range BZ4 or a Tesla Model 3. Which do you think I am gonna pick.
Very nice to mention Kopenhagen, but the car has a Belgian registration…
That'll be due to Toyota Europe being based in Belgium 😉
Is the charging curve is as hopeless as I have heard? Allegedly the BMS expects it to take 7+ hours on a 50kw charger?
Also, why isn't the all wheel drive version called the BZ4X4X?
Most people will be fine with the charging. Battery in the FWD is different and better charge rate anyway. Also no one should charge to 100% on a rapid.
@@carlarrowsmith Toyota says it can charge at 100kw, but evidence shows that it will rarely ever achieve that rate occasionally if at all, and that the average rate is more like 10kw. Can you imagine someone tying up a rapid charger for say FIVE hours?
@@rogerbrand6214 FWD can charge at 150kw. The average rate is much higher than 10kw, the final 5 % takes hours and that how that average is worked out, who cares.
prefer the look on this over the ev6 and niro. not a fan of the prices, interior looks cheap and tacky with all that goss black and steering wheel looks low, does it move in rake ?
I can’t get over the wheel arches… just looks wrong to me….
The arches look so tacky and cheap. I guess dark colors mask it somewhat.
I can’t get over the fact that the wheels fall off.
Once we get EV car reviews which talk about using the vehicle 2 home bi-directional charging / power use.
The Car of the mid-late 2020s needs to be more than a car. It needs to have the ability to buy cheap energy at night / use excess solar power during the day to power the home and not just for driving around. Rumours were that the BZ4X would be able to have a Bi-directional OBC? Had a good chat with the Toyota Salesperson and currently not much knowledge, if any on Toyota's future plans.
Just bought a Nearly New RAV4 Hybrid as I am low mileage (under 8K) and current v2h* are in trials mainly with Nissan Leaf. The extra cost of an equivalent PHEV is currently +£10K so, is not worth it until v2h is a new car and home charging reality.
I hope in 3-5 years all new EVs will have Bidirectional OBC, so the car can work to manage home energy use and not just home journeys!
* v2g and v2x systens included
How tall are you Tom?
So it’s like a Kona EV for the price of a top spec IONIQ 5. I know what I’d prefer…
I was wondering where it was size wise between those too. I think it's a 5 competitor.
If this came out 5 or 6 years ago it would have been very good, but considering the competition is more advanced, and better looking, it seems overpriced
Nailed it. I agree. My 2019 Kia Niro EV does everything this does and was quite a bit cheaper.
@@sswildlifevideos The Kia e niro is a great car. The boot on it is the same as the bz4x and is a mile shorter aswell. And on the newer ones on higher specs you can get stuff you cannot get in this Toyota.
Also the ev6 is far more advanced too.
@@ne2256 I think this Toyota will be good but it will be marked up a lot and range is unimpressive and the styling is average too. I'm sure it will be very reliable though.
@@sswildlifevideos yes no doubt on the reliability, I have a 2009 Toyota and I don't think it's breaking down any time yet.
Your Kia eNiro charges at 150kW?!
But will it go 400,000 miles with little maintenance? Like a normal Toyota
Small electric cars make great sense for the European market. The distances are short, heavily populated, and Europe has no domestic supply of gas.
How much !!
What going on without subtitles setting deaf has the right to know
You've all grown up ! Bit like the new car 🤪
Hanging out for one.
The phone storage lid is transparent so you can see when you get a message, you said. Really? That comment is ridiculous on more than one level.
Doesn't the phone connect to the main screen? 🤔
@@abraxastulammo9940 You would expect that the phone would connect to the car in some way, to avoid the driver having to peer through a semi transparent lid to see if they had got a message.
The battery is not 58 kWh it’s 71,4 kWh
In th US we call them Buzzy Forks.
4,4 mi/kw? I do not believe it, also right leg seems pretty cramped
Not Toyota’s first electric car, its just the first one outside of Japan.
Couldn’t they find a better name for it lol 😂
Looks like Tesla installed the headlights... judging from the panel gapping.
The gap is a styling feature and not a fault and mentioned in more thorough reviews.
Hmmm, wtf were they thinking? it looks like a Bitza as in the designer visited a scrapyard & pieced it together with bits from different cars !!
The Subaru Solterra is what i am looking at as my first EV car
Motor Trends testing of fast charging times reinforced my concerns of this vehicle's poor road trip viability.
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At least they should've made the black body cladding black gloss (car body paint) rather than that cheap 90s black plastic. The return of rubberised plastic body cladding is a maintenance nightmare and will go white over time and look like a knackered 90s Corsa B.
Looking forward to Prius drivers to occupy this and screw it up completely. Even more reason for them to turn off lights at night to save on power.
your a little wrong back in 2013 in California only there was a short lived RAV4 EV so its kinda there first but it depends the way you look at it
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Looks nice, but am I alone in thinking that the trend is for EV ranges from a lot of manufacturers to START at 40k plus?! How are EV's going to really take off in the UK when you need a mortgage to get one? And I'm an EV driver! (Hyundai Kona is my 2nd).
As an EV driver you should understand the STARTING price is due to retooling and development of what are either cars from a startup requiring a new factory, or established automakers having to transition, effectively "chewing their keg off" in the process, to build what have been up to now low volumes.
Not helped by the refusal, then denial, then reluctance of those established companies to change, meaning they now have to do it relatively quickly.
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It ain't rocket science (except in one case)
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(Btw, "your" brand seems to still have a commitment to ICE judging by announcements this week?)
The problem with all non-Tesla EVs is that they have the look and feel of an ICE car that's been transformed into the electric one. At the moment the only EV brand worth buying is Tesla. Out of this world experience and genuinely electric from A-Z. Everything else just falls into "We can do it too" category. Does Toyota have SW updates with new features every couple of months?... Doubt it... Does it have sentry mode? Pin to Drive? FSD?
Correct on the styling.
And yet another SUV - sweet Jesus when will manufacturers realize British roads are filled with these type cars as it is - we need small long range cars built for speed and fun loving driving.
These cars are what the people want 🤷♂️
Amen to that, fella... 😎
Basically because left hand drive for a small market is not terribly important. Toyota RAV4 sales for ALL of Europe are a little over 100.000 cars while their number 1 market (USA) is over 400.000 last year.
People don’t go on very long drives in small cars, get a Corsa or a MINI
Try a Renault Zoe ZE50 or its successor R5, or the Ora Cat?
"Just recalled"
Why do reviewers go on about low loading lips, got my first car with no load lip (iPace) and everything falls out when I open the boot!
A good review as ever, but I'm afraid the car does nothing for me. It's yet another new EV that is too big and too bulbous for my and many other people's needs. The Renault Zoe has been a very successful car, so can anyone explain why no-one is launching a direct rival to it? I like my Zoe, but I'm pretty certain that with the will to do it, other manufacturers could make something of the same size that is put together much better and then it would soon steal sales from Renault!!
One theory that I've heard thrown around is that this form factor is a little bit easier to build out. They all want to come out swinging with 300 miles of range, but that means big battery pack. Crossovers make it easy to hide that battery in it's height and length. You have to really nail efficiency to build something smaller and still have that kind of range, and that kind of efficiency is hard.
In Copenhagen with a Belgian license plate?
My biggest problem with this vehicle...The BLOODY WHEELS WILL FALL OFF IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I agree. It's a share a big name like Toyota just made this happen. There should be huge reinforcement in mechanical structuring in order to tighten it.
I think, for what it is, it’s a good looking car. However, I think they should have differentiated the 4wd version with a bit more power than what it has.
Don't think the Koreans will be too worried. It's just alright. Good review though
no pre-heat for battery == NO deal !!