Always love the reviews Matt does on this channel, but does anyone else ever think, what is the sound system in the car like? Would love a quick mention on whether the speakers are good or tinny etc.
And thestraightpipes (For cars that are also sold in Canada). Mat sometimes mention how the soundsystems are like. Though I must say that for cars that are in a lower price range, there's no real need for him to make any mention about the speakers because they are all pretty much Meh. They do the job, but there's not much expectations in the first place.
you can take my word but don't have to care. i have tried sound system in 3 different toyota (2016 rav4 hybride, i think the 2020 model of camry and the c-hr and im not gonna lie Toyota has one of the worst sound system in a car😂 mazda is 200% way better, along volkswagen that is not bad but i don't know the rest of it
The back up BEEP was originally installed in the PRIUS. Its for people that are new to Hybrid or EV's that may not know they put the car in Reverse! Although, this is an item you can have your dealership change to ONE BEEP, just as you put it in reverse it will beep once and that's it.
had a friend who paid for the car and was waiting for 6 months to get it for this reason. Unacceptable for a car at this price range, or any price to be honest
If the tyres and wheels stay on the car that is! I believe Toyota are recalling the car and even buying them back from the customer as they do not have a fix for the problem yet.
Wow I was really excited for this car to be an overwhelming must buy EV. But I am a bit disappointed at the downsides that you mentioned Matt, some of them like controlling the menu and the rear cam quality, I was expecting to be flawless. Agree with the ‘shortlist’ verdict.
This is just a bad car, Toyota spent years paying lobbyists against EVs (just to protect their high margins on hybrids) but they realized too late that they made a huge mistake and then yeah they made this forgettable electric SUV that is too expensive and too basic... If they don't wake up they will be crushed down by chinese manufacturers, MG is already bringing some very affordable EVs and it's only the beginning..
@@iwantedtosavetheworld7358 Yep Toyota has been of the company who lobbied the most against battery EVs in the past decade, because they were trying to protect their hybrid market, but they ended up making a big mistake that they are already paying today and who will probably threaten the group as a whole by 2030... Good luck if you expect to drive that bZ4x for so long, it doesn't even have a good battery technology in term of longevity, for that you better check the EV Toyota is launching in China soon ("bZ sedan") where Toyota had to be a partner of BYD (one of the world battery and EV manufacturing leader) to get something "decent" on the market using LFP batteries who have a better longevity than regular Lithium-Cobalt and also it doesn't use the disliked Cobalt who has problems of bad press due to child labour in the congolese supply). The very fact Toyota had to knock to BYD's door to get something correct to launch on the Chinese market tells you how bad Toyota's current situation is. For sure the future will be BYD cars without a partnership to get the Toyota logo on them, Toyota will most likely get crushed by Chinese cars, they're leading in term of battery tech and cost. Sorry to say, but a handful of Toyota fanboys might not be enough to save them... 😅
Lower model of cars in japan domestic market would get sold without any infotaiment, which is why generally the car settings are in the speedometer instead of infotaiment
@@trevorshields7347 the problem they have is they may want £44k for it but finding people willing to pay that for what is a mediocre car is going to be difficult. It needed to be at £34k to have any hope of attracting the typical loyal Toyota buyer.
I just bought this car, but didnt see ur video until now. U made me not regret my decision to buy it, as I had the same experience driving it as you. A good family car! Thanks for this video :D
3:07 being able to change those settings quickly without taking your hands off the steering wheel is a good thing. The reason people typically don’t change those things while driving is *because* it’s in the touchscreen in other cars.
Also, fiddling with monitors while driving, like a cell phone or the infotainment system, is highly dangerous. The important functions should always be available with an analog button.
@@yagooatthegoat the infotainment system you see in the BZ4X is Toyota’s in-house developed system by their US technology arm. It’s showing up in any new or refreshed model since last year. Started with the new Lexus NX, but it’s also in the refreshed RAV4 and Corolla. In the US, it’s also in the Lexus LX, Toyota Tundra and Sequoia.
@@borisdemelocorrect. I find it strange that we get wireless CarPlay and Android Auto in the US with this system; but, he says Android Auto requires a cable for his market.
Hello, I have test driven the BZ4X twice so far. Everything is great about the car. But the consumption is very high and the battery runs out very quickly. As you have a good contact with Toyota Germany I would like to ask you to forward this feedback so that an update can be made to the cars and this problem has been fixed.
It's nice. Looks very Lexus like and how many people are going to go and test those windows out. Toyota are late to the party but they tend to like to get it right first
I've been enjoying your car reviews Mat, I love the humor that you have like at 3:58, just the way you say " that's less than perfect", I laughed way more than I needed to 🤣.
A glove box, a decent rear view mirror, and I would buy it :) They must have a huge stock of those VGA camera's at Toyota, because they still put them in new models it seems... so annoying. Japanese seems to live on another planet sometimes... but I like em 🙂
But why do you need a 4k backup camera tho? Don't mean to be rude but this seems a bit superficial to me😅 I'd take it if it lasts over 15 years with no major problems
With EVs, every car maker is “bombproof”. Toyota are about to lose their reliability advantage, which is probably why they are dragging their feet with EVs and still pushing ICEs.
I have one of these with the top trim level and I like it quite a bit. Bought it after my Porsche Cayenne Turbo S engine ate itself after explosively ejecting all 9 liters of oil. I think I may win the award for "most improvement", going from 12 mpg unleaded to whatever the equivalent measurement is for the Bz4x. Also, currently charging it with my solar panels, which is nifty.
Exactly, what's with all this superficiality, unless you're planning on racing on the highway. Why don't you tell me how much it's going to cost me on maintenace for 10+ years and whether it's going to last a long time to get your money's worth
i think the reason the awd version doesn't gain much hp is because the rear motor is weaker. It's probably not a replacement for a mechanical awd system with torque vectoring and etc. and the added weight just eats in the mileage. If you don't have heavy snow, ground clearance is more important than awd.
Blimey! Matt gets all excited about being able to remotely start the air con - this has been a facility on BMW i3s for YEARS. And, no doubt, other EVs as well. Doh!
Those plastic panels are there to make the impression that the car is rugged. Toyota took so long for their first EV because they did not believe in EVs until a couple of years ago.
@@ibmtpx24 why is it late? Wordwilde toyota sells the most cars of any brand and only couple of percentage is an ev. I think they sre right on time since its just started.
@@jonasweber9408 Why? Because the Japanese realized their own Electric grid could not handle electric cars. It's why after actual research Toyota developed the hydrogen engine and continues to do so. The key word here is electric grid and energy production. Do enough research and you too will realize why the Japanese didn't rush into battery powered EVs.
Great review! Makes me a little nervous for their new 4runner model. Toyota makes great vehicles but those goofy fenders Subaru has and now the Vz4 has…. Hopefully not
A lot of BZ4x was made by Subaru, so thankfully, unless Toyota follows that trend, the 4Runner is still up in the air, since Subaru has nothing to do with it.
Hi carwow I m from turkiye I'm waiting for the togg brand to be released I hope I can see a review of it on this channel when that time comes I believe I will be a very happy person (sorry if there is a mistake in the translation)
I'm assuming that they raised with only 10 HP the 4*4 version just to overcome the losses of the added mechanical parts of AWD, no need to exploit the battery further more.
Is it correct that all the electric running gear including batteries have been bought wholesale from the Chinese company BYD. I agree the sound system should be covered in depth as most drivers would use this more than sat nav.
Agreed with the sentiment of many others here that the bZ4x is five years too late in the game. And now recalls for wheels falling off! Yikes! One would expect Toyota to field in a more competitive offering. Kudos to Carwow for calling out the stupid lack of a glovebox in this one 😅
I think the kudos have to be removed though for no mention of a factory recall for a pretty important safety issue. Other than that a good review as we have all come to expect from Mat.
@@KeepMovingJa because literally every mass market manufacturer has an ev out. Toyota is late and the specs are worse than most. Big announcement yet they underdelievered
@@Scrap-press Exactly! The bZ4x may be alright compared with the Kona EV, Soul EV, Niro EV, and Leaf but just meh when seen against the Mach-E, Enyaq, Ioniq 5, and EV6.
IKR I mean what's the point of removing a wiper lol, it doesn't cost 10k that wiper, it will be something like 10$ for everything (cables, wiper, wiper blade) so what's the point?
@@Alex-hv3ir "aerodynamics" "design" and "cost" are most probably the cited reasons. I wouldn't buy a hatchback without a rear wiper, I'm fanatical about keeping my windows clean.
@@sbomorse same. BTW cost isn't really a thing... it's probably one of the cheapest "feature". Design... meh, like, sure it looks marginally better but why sacrifice a feature to look 1% better. Aerodynamics maybe, but man, if a car has to be that aerodynamic it isn't a great car imo. My 18+ old focus 1.8 does 700+ km on a full tank... yet it has all wipers, it isn't all rounded and those new things.
Mobability have an impressive deal on these, given the OTR price. The lack of a glove box is a huge selling point for me purely because of the amount of crap my wife shoves into them. So much, that when she opens it, she struggles to close it again. So, thank you, Toyota.
I've got the new 4x4 hybrid which I absolutely love, to be honest I don't like the bz4x, you picked up on many of the faults at the beginning of your clip, I totally agree, really can't believe they didn't put a rear windscreen wiper in
Alot of ev's don't have rear wipers, but they forget that in the uk our roads are filthy and we have lots of country roads and windy rainy weather that blows and sweeps dust and muck up. Its a stupid design fault
Personally... I think Matt needs an LTT water bottle to test out how cup holders work with either a normal (21oz) or big water bottle (40oz) since so many people have either those or other "Hydroflask-esque" bottles for their daily intake 👀👀👀👀
Matt, the many buttons on the wheel and the design inside does not please me but the many buttons on the wheel could be because in some countries it’s not legal to operate the infotainment system while driving but the steering wheel is 👍
All Japanese cars with automatic transmission have that daft 'bong' alarm when the vehicle is put into reverse (here in Japan). I thought it was the law here, but I have recently bought a Land Rover Discovery and was ecstatic to find that it does not bong away at me to tell me that I have selected reverse. Consequently, I realised that this is just something that Japanese manufacturers feel they need to add to all their damned automatics.
@@kendelion You mean my Landrover Discovery? No, it is a Japan specific model bought at a Landrover dealership. The Landrover Defender I test drove also didn't have it. I have always had a manual for the past 31 years I have lived here and manual vehicles don't have it of course.
My manual lexus has it (constant beep when in reverse). I think it’s a nice touch and I suppose a reasonable and cheap safety feature for unfortunately distracted drivers.
If you’re eluding to the slow charging speed, the European 4X’s all get Panasonic batteries. The slow charging BYD battery is only on the North American AWD model. On the European or the fwd version (Panasonic battery) in the US charging from 10-80% is 30min on a 150kw charger which is the same as VW ID4 etc. Only the US AWD version (BYD battery) has the really bad battery.
@@criancrna1487 Yeah but one of the best selling points of this vehicle is ground clearance, esp for the Solterra. Who needs ground clearance and fwd? Driving over curbs in a Walmart parking lot? The battery optioning was a major marketing error.
@@criancrna1487 Our small battery pack charges swifter is what I believe I’ve heard reported. This will be a great daily, but I can’t get past the looks of the two tone paint arrangement in the front. Hope to see one soon; that could change my mind. Europe always gets the good stuff!
Full electric cars are way less environmentally friendly than hybrids and hydrogen cars, because they take power from the grid. I think that's why it took them so long to build it, because Toyota were focusing on hybrids and hydrogen cars.
It would be okay if it were around 30k... And that's the range-topping version which feels cheap against the Kia Ev6 and Ioniq 5 base model, I guess I'll see the downfall of Toyota in my lifetime
Not likely because most of the car companies buy shares in their rival brands, so if their cars flop and another is popular, they still share in the profit. Mostly the big players are GM & Ford - that have an ownership stake in just about every other carmaker.
Expecting it to be in ZEV states only in the US. It's a token effort they can show to keep the brand loyal from straying. Slow charging and a lower range so we can't get the Subaru twin to replace our Forester for long road trip explorations in out of the way areas.
Great review Carwow, thank you for that However it may just be me but seeing SUV reviews all the time gets dull after a while, especially for some of us who are not very interested in these heavy vehicles. Can you mix it up a little please ?
@@Markcain268 You don't seem to understand why Carwow exists, it's to sell cars not to provide you with reviews of cars YOU want. It's a business, not a review site. It happens that SUVs are the most popular size and shape at present, hence why they review them in the hope it leads to sales through the site. No point in focussing on models that result in fewer sales
You should shortlist this car, but do look at other cars that aren’t currently being recalled due to the fact one of the wheels fall off. Quality review again though Matt and team.
The wheels aren't actually falling off.... They have recalled this and the Tundra as the hub assembly has a flaw in quality - it's what a proper car manufacturer does....
@@challengeant the wheels potentially falling off, but none of the car actually has it wheels falls off. Please don't be a hater and double check your sources before commenting absolute nonsense. 😃
I currently have a new spec 2019 RAV4 hybrid and I LOVE IT. The boot space is good, yes, but the Bz4X doesn't disappoint either! We have 2 Beagles which will only travel in their plastic Sky Kennels. Although the dealership were horrified to see my Wife shoving them in the back of their pristine showroom car.🤣..THEY FIT, so happy days! The boot space is actually pretty large! The rake of the rear end is quite deceptive!
What colour is that? It looks purple, but I do not see this as a colour option on the website. Any plans for an AWD version? Seems it's FWD only. Shame.
Get the impression Toyota were late to the game as they expected the world to move to Hydrogen after Petrol/Hybrids but governments backed EVs instead. Ironically, the Germans backing the wrong horse (Diesel) forced them to go towards EV quicker than Toyota who were right to back hybrid but slow to then move to full EVs as hybrids were selling so well.
From what I understand, after the tsunamis took out their power plant, their EVs at the time became unreliable because their power grid was unreliable. So, they went to the next alternative to petrol.
Very good reasons for not backing hydrogen, as it's just a complicated and inefficient way of consuming fossil fuels and producing carbon dioxide. A tiny fraction of one percent of world hydrogen production is green, the rest comes from oil.
@@TheNigaHigaFan4Ever hybrids are a good place to be for them. I personally think they should have gone with plug in hybrids for all their hybrid models as a starting place
@@peterkn2 the problem with plug-ins is that if not being charged they are just carrying more weight with the bigger battery. My dad owned a plug-in prius and he never charged it. For the smaller cars it's not really feasible and the prius and rav4 have the option for plug in. So if you charge regularly you could buy it
You might want to recheck a few things regarding this car! we just purchased a Toyota and the salesman informed us that this particular car has been recalled due the possibility the wheels/wheelnuts could come off when cornering!
A car with a recall notice before it was released. Yes it’s good to have another TV to choose from but I wouldn’t even consider this one. Still hangovers like the bonnet has no pistons to keep it up but I suppose as it hasn’t got a front there’s no point having something like that. And surely those yoke steering wheels are death traps waiting to happen I’m sure I heard that somewhere.
"nicer cars like the ioniq 5 and model 3". i woudn't really say that, the toyota looks miles ahead of all those models, it has an actual futuristic design instead of the cubey or sportsy design of the others, with a touch of quirkiness and at the same time soberness that makes it an actual nice car.
This car is impossible to find even if you wanted it, at least in the US. Toyota can't keep up with demand for most of their models, including this one.
True and transport, of which cars are only a part, only accounts for 16 percent of all greenhouse gasses. Electric cars aren’t going to save the planet
I agree tbh. Sure they are great cars but hybrids are a better option as of now imo. Lithium mining isn't at all clean and has many room for improvements and lithium ion batteries aren't all that dense
Actually think the plastic panels and a stroke of cleverness. Most panels that get damaged, dented, scratched and are the most expensive to replace. Plastic easy to change and no rust etc Also light. I can also say the sound system is awesome in the top of the range model
The passenger seat is electrically operated, but it doesn't have a heads up display. To be honest, you don't need the heads up display because the Guage is high up
What's funny is yesterday they put the price up two grand on their website wanting even more for it, now £44k. It should have been £34k to have even a chance of selling
@@djoetma yeah but these Asian brands are starting to move into Euro price territory and to me it isn't justified, they were supposed to be the cheaper option but that is eroding pretty quickly.
i really want to know how fast the cappacity of the battery will decrease. but there's no information review videos so im gonna search about battery makers producing for EVs.
After years in the wilderness, the design department at Toyota have finally opened their pencil cases. Recently drove the new Aygo X which is a great little car. If this is half as good it will be a huge success.
@@ricardolinterna4041 yeah, however given I’ve ordered the FWD one, that’s not my biggest concern! I just ordered it in black so it’s less visible. It’s also the “free colour”.
PNE-PEDAL DRIVING - You can do this by having the adaptive radar switched on while in crawling and stop-start traffic. It will brake at it's set threshold so it doesn't hit the car in front when stopped and all you do to move forward is give the throttle a touch. BUT in the CHR I hired recently, it's very grabby doing it that way.
4:25 What is this pocket for? 🤷♂
Credit Card to buy a Bugatti Chiron Super Sport!
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Hmm maybe it's for a phone or a small book 🤔
How do you have 300 views in 0 sec?
Post more drag racing
Always love the reviews Matt does on this channel, but does anyone else ever think, what is the sound system in the car like? Would love a quick mention on whether the speakers are good or tinny etc.
And thestraightpipes (For cars that are also sold in Canada). Mat sometimes mention how the soundsystems are like. Though I must say that for cars that are in a lower price range, there's no real need for him to make any mention about the speakers because they are all pretty much Meh. They do the job, but there's not much expectations in the first place.
I'm the same. Sound is important to me which is why I can never spec a car with the standard sound systems (typically paper cones)
you can take my word but don't have to care. i have tried sound system in 3 different toyota (2016 rav4 hybride, i think the 2020 model of camry and the c-hr and im
not gonna lie Toyota has one of the worst sound system in a car😂 mazda is 200% way better, along volkswagen that is not bad but i don't know the rest of it
oh and kia has one good too!
If you want sound, watch the SavageGeese reviews of cars, they get the sound professionally analysed!
Fun fact, every car in Japan (maybe some other countries too) beep like that when in reverse gear
May I ask why that is?
@@QqKamilqQ Its for safety reason (people can hear that someone is reversing and blind people also) and its by law mandatory to have.
My GR Yaris doesn’t do it. So it seems they turn it off for some export cars.
@@hoagy_ytfc mb bcs GR yaris is rally car but u can drive to public road, so they remove the beep for reason
@@siniestrogawab that's for outside beeping, why beeping inside the car? :)
The back up BEEP was originally installed in the PRIUS. Its for people that are new to Hybrid or EV's that may not know they put the car in Reverse! Although, this is an item you can have your dealership change to ONE BEEP, just as you put it in reverse it will beep once and that's it.
I thought it was for blind drivers
I have a hybrid corrola, no reverse beep on that. ( I have ordered a bZ4x)
@@nicksmithlangoldhow’s your bz?
@@Natefive59 don't pick it up until May 26
@@nicksmithlangold🎉exciting!
For Toyota it was shocking to hear of a recall already because the wheels might fall off. Yikes.
Yep
It's just a Toyota
Oh what a feeling!
Toyota is worse than Chinese cars.
had a friend who paid for the car and was waiting for 6 months to get it for this reason. Unacceptable for a car at this price range, or any price to be honest
Don't know about cars but I got a pretty good knowledge about how durable is galaxy fold after watching matt's videos🤣
galaxy fold is JUNK🤣
@@tocreatee5736 what is better than that in Fold-able form factor?
@@AryanDeep7 exactly. For what it is, it’s great
Cars running on batteries don't excite me untill they charge in 5 minutes and have a range of over 400 miles.
18 inch tires are perfect. Much more comfortable, and much less risk of damaging the alloy wheels.
Probably get about 10-20 more miles of range too.
Good review as usual. Rims, well Matt is still a "kid" and to them size and discomfort matters differently... 😉
And replacement tyres likely a lot cheaper as they are not bling / sporty
Especially the wheel tear off issue, love how they will recall 2700 units for this issue
If the tyres and wheels stay on the car that is! I believe Toyota are recalling the car and even buying them back from the customer as they do not have a fix for the problem yet.
Wow I was really excited for this car to be an overwhelming must buy EV. But I am a bit disappointed at the downsides that you mentioned Matt, some of them like controlling the menu and the rear cam quality, I was expecting to be flawless. Agree with the ‘shortlist’ verdict.
random person on the internet here:
in crux just ”buy” it
just the exterior of the cheap plastic makes a new EV model look cheap....Toyota blew it
This is just a bad car, Toyota spent years paying lobbyists against EVs (just to protect their high margins on hybrids) but they realized too late that they made a huge mistake and then yeah they made this forgettable electric SUV that is too expensive and too basic... If they don't wake up they will be crushed down by chinese manufacturers, MG is already bringing some very affordable EVs and it's only the beginning..
@@manu.yt25 lobbied? idk
forgettable design? perhaps
basic features? yea
will it drive 400k+ miles? HECK YES!
so calm your horses
@@iwantedtosavetheworld7358 Yep Toyota has been of the company who lobbied the most against battery EVs in the past decade, because they were trying to protect their hybrid market, but they ended up making a big mistake that they are already paying today and who will probably threaten the group as a whole by 2030...
Good luck if you expect to drive that bZ4x for so long, it doesn't even have a good battery technology in term of longevity, for that you better check the EV Toyota is launching in China soon ("bZ sedan") where Toyota had to be a partner of BYD (one of the world battery and EV manufacturing leader) to get something "decent" on the market using LFP batteries who have a better longevity than regular Lithium-Cobalt and also it doesn't use the disliked Cobalt who has problems of bad press due to child labour in the congolese supply). The very fact Toyota had to knock to BYD's door to get something correct to launch on the Chinese market tells you how bad Toyota's current situation is. For sure the future will be BYD cars without a partnership to get the Toyota logo on them, Toyota will most likely get crushed by Chinese cars, they're leading in term of battery tech and cost. Sorry to say, but a handful of Toyota fanboys might not be enough to save them... 😅
If it had been introduced in 2018 then it would have been great, but now the Korean offerings are slightly better.
YUP THIS IS KOREAN😂😂😂😂😂
The korean ones may combust
@@Yarmox
and the japabese fall apart
@@uludak8468 Name one that falls apart
@@Yarmox
this stapled soapbox
I'm glad I ordered a Kia EV6 and didn't wait for this.
no one waited for this man lol
Your videos are always great but the editing is really sharp on this one. Big improvement. Well done.
GR86 plz!!!!!
Yessss
YES
Lower model of cars in japan domestic market would get sold without any infotaiment, which is why generally the car settings are in the speedometer instead of infotaiment
makes me wish I lived in Japan...I hate infotainment screens
@@fortheloveofnoise looool
That’s a valid explanation
They raised the price just after this was filmed by a couple of grand it's now almost £44k starting. Going to sell as well as the UX 300e that flopped
They want it to flopp, flopp = ppl dont want EV = Win for Toyota
All car prices are going up due to the rise in price of raw materials.
@@trevorshields7347 actually that is just the symptom of central banks printing money into oblivion
@@trevorshields7347 the problem they have is they may want £44k for it but finding people willing to pay that for what is a mediocre car is going to be difficult. It needed to be at £34k to have any hope of attracting the typical loyal Toyota buyer.
@@peternystrom921 It's not a case of what people want. its happening, whether they like it or not!
I just bought this car, but didnt see ur video until now. U made me not regret my decision to buy it, as I had the same experience driving it as you. A good family car! Thanks for this video :D
3:07 being able to change those settings quickly without taking your hands off the steering wheel is a good thing. The reason people typically don’t change those things while driving is *because* it’s in the touchscreen in other cars.
Also, fiddling with monitors while driving, like a cell phone or the infotainment system, is highly dangerous.
The important functions should always be available with an analog button.
Also because toyota does not have a global infotainment system. They use after market oem's im pretty sure
@@yagooatthegoat the infotainment system you see in the BZ4X is Toyota’s in-house developed system by their US technology arm. It’s showing up in any new or refreshed model since last year. Started with the new Lexus NX, but it’s also in the refreshed RAV4 and Corolla. In the US, it’s also in the Lexus LX, Toyota Tundra and Sequoia.
yes but why hide them under 6 layers of menu if ease is what they were after lol
@@borisdemelocorrect. I find it strange that we get wireless CarPlay and Android Auto in the US with this system; but, he says Android Auto requires a cable for his market.
I’m so glad you check whether a galaxy fold fits. Wireless charging in some cars is moot if I can’t fit my phone in!
Thanks for the review Matt. 41k GBP for a compact EV is still a challenge : )
Hello, I have test driven the BZ4X twice so far. Everything is great about the car. But the consumption is very high and the battery runs out very quickly. As you have a good contact with Toyota Germany I would like to ask you to forward this feedback so that an update can be made to the cars and this problem has been fixed.
Ordered a two wheel drive today. I'll get it in May 2024. So exited!
are you insane...? There are about a thousand better cars out there you could have bought! This car is a disaster! DO SOME MORE RESEARCH!!
@@swanvictor887 yes I am insane...
I'm insane 2
This is a Toyota. Nobody buys it because of how fancy other cars are.
It's nice. Looks very Lexus like and how many people are going to go and test those windows out. Toyota are late to the party but they tend to like to get it right first
I've been enjoying your car reviews Mat, I love the humor that you have like at 3:58, just the way you say " that's less than perfect", I laughed way more than I needed to 🤣.
A glove box, a decent rear view mirror, and I would buy it :) They must have a huge stock of those VGA camera's at Toyota, because they still put them in new models it seems... so annoying. Japanese seems to live on another planet sometimes... but I like em 🙂
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Oddly the American version has a high resolution backup camera. Don't know why Toyota cheaped out on the European version
But why do you need a 4k backup camera tho? Don't mean to be rude but this seems a bit superficial to me😅 I'd take it if it lasts over 15 years with no major problems
@@petritgjeraku8318 because u cant see shit through the bad reverse camera toyota uses
it's the fighter jet tech that makes the wheel come off.
Creep is great for keeping your foot over the brake instead of the torque go pedal when parking in tight spaces.
Great review Matt. Toyota's are bombproof, but they have soooo lost the styling & their satnav screen is so 80s. Common guys - get with it
With EVs, every car maker is “bombproof”. Toyota are about to lose their reliability advantage, which is probably why they are dragging their feet with EVs and still pushing ICEs.
panasonic battery.
Hyundai KIA EVs got notorious LG or chinese battery.
@@atmark666But Hyundai Kia is better than Toyota's fucking screen 😂
Yeah, in 2009-2010 they got the sudden acceleration problem that 90 people died.
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Bombproof? They’ve had to recall of these cars due to the risk of the wheels falling off.
Awesome review. Definitely reached a level where zero effs need to be given to holding back on honesty!
what the hall is with that center console how does one scoot over to the other seat like you would in a normal car?
Not gonna lie, that is a fantastic colour
My wife and I are family doctors in Austria 🇦🇹 we love it because it’s so well made … and we have a new defender as well. Works great!!!!!
I have one of these with the top trim level and I like it quite a bit. Bought it after my Porsche Cayenne Turbo S engine ate itself after explosively ejecting all 9 liters of oil. I think I may win the award for "most improvement", going from 12 mpg unleaded to whatever the equivalent measurement is for the Bz4x. Also, currently charging it with my solar panels, which is nifty.
So it’s better than Trubo S ? Is that’s what you trying to say
@@adnanhiary8950 They're not really comparable, so no, that's not what I'm saying. It is better than _my_ Turbo S, which now lives in a junkyard.
It doesn’t have to be fast. It’s a commuter car and 6.2 sec isn’t bad at all for a grocery getter.
Plenty fast.
6.2 is fast for big SUV
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Exactly, what's with all this superficiality, unless you're planning on racing on the highway. Why don't you tell me how much it's going to cost me on maintenace for 10+ years and whether it's going to last a long time to get your money's worth
Its because mat gets 600 hp rs6 for free as a daily so his standards are way unrealistic
i think the reason the awd version doesn't gain much hp is because the rear motor is weaker. It's probably not a replacement for a mechanical awd system with torque vectoring and etc. and the added weight just eats in the mileage. If you don't have heavy snow, ground clearance is more important than awd.
Better off with FWD and a clever front diff than AWD - at least where I live and it never snows.
“Hi , matt Watson here from car wow” the only intro that matters 🤣
Blimey! Matt gets all excited about being able to remotely start the air con - this has been a facility on BMW i3s for YEARS. And, no doubt, other EVs as well. Doh!
When I see how boring Aussie car reviewers compared to you, I know you are the right man for the job
this is my favorite electric car of all time because i love the looks of it
Ioniq 5 is a better looking electric hatchback imo
@@grozaphy but for all of us both no compared here
Idk if there are new designers at Toyota but their recent calars have been looking quite attractive
Weren't they recently recalled because their wheels could fall off?
They were
Yes. Embarrassing given how long Toyota has been making cars.
Yep. There was a recent recall. That's why Doug DeMuro pulled his Bz4x review.
Overrated company
Just tighten the wheel nuts. Like jesus, people will grip onto anything to complain.
what are those car seats? They seem really nice.
Didn’t mention the recall/buy back due to the wheels coming off.
I thought Toyota would give some kind of warranty on their Electric power units like they give on their other cars.
They do. If you take the car in for a yearly health check the battery warranty extends up to 10 years / 625,000 miles
Toyota really doesn't care about battery EVs, and almost rightly so, hydrogen fuel cell EVs are unfairly ignored, lithium battery tech is awful.
@@SusieSmart
625,000 miles = 1,000,000 Km are you sure?
@@AndrewStrydomBRP there’s just the small issue of efficiency with FCEV’s
@@SusieSmart Can't exactly progress on that if they're completely ignored.
Mat you and Yianni are my favourite car reviewers and drag racers ever and I love you both so much!
“What took so long?” Well, they sure didn’t spend enough time on painting all the body panels.
And a lot of money on lobbying against EVs 😄
Those plastic panels are there to make the impression that the car is rugged. Toyota took so long for their first EV because they did not believe in EVs until a couple of years ago.
@@ibmtpx24 Subaru is even doing it with the new WRX, not sure how I think about it.
@@ibmtpx24 why is it late? Wordwilde toyota sells the most cars of any brand and only couple of percentage is an ev. I think they sre right on time since its just started.
@@jonasweber9408 Why? Because the Japanese realized their own Electric grid could not handle electric cars. It's why after actual research Toyota developed the hydrogen engine and continues to do so. The key word here is electric grid and energy production. Do enough research and you too will realize why the Japanese didn't rush into battery powered EVs.
That black exterior trim would totally put me off.
"I'm sure that is perfectly safe" Oh Matt, you crack me up. 😆
Great review! Makes me a little nervous for their new 4runner model. Toyota makes great vehicles but those goofy fenders Subaru has and now the Vz4 has…. Hopefully not
A lot of BZ4x was made by Subaru, so thankfully, unless Toyota follows that trend, the 4Runner is still up in the air, since Subaru has nothing to do with it.
This is extremely Toyota, but Toyota don’t make bigger or smaller versions of their cars
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Hi carwow I m from turkiye I'm waiting for the togg brand to be released I hope I can see a review of it on this channel when that time comes I believe I will be a very happy person (sorry if there is a mistake in the translation)
Did I miss it or was the recall of the BZ4X because of the risk the wheels could come loose even mentioned?
because its TOYOTA.
korean car manufacturer did not even recall after 5000 car fires. then they got sued.
At least they did recall tho
I'm assuming that they raised with only 10 HP the 4*4 version just to overcome the losses of the added mechanical parts of AWD, no need to exploit the battery further more.
Is it correct that all the electric running gear including batteries have
been bought wholesale from the Chinese company BYD. I agree the sound system should be covered in depth as most drivers would use this more than sat nav.
Agreed with the sentiment of many others here that the bZ4x is five years too late in the game. And now recalls for wheels falling off! Yikes! One would expect Toyota to field in a more competitive offering. Kudos to Carwow for calling out the stupid lack of a glovebox in this one 😅
This car is overrated.
Not sure why one would say they are late to the game when the majority of car owners still do not own an electric car🤷♂️
I think the kudos have to be removed though for no mention of a factory recall for a pretty important safety issue. Other than that a good review as we have all come to expect from Mat.
@@KeepMovingJa because literally every mass market manufacturer has an ev out. Toyota is late and the specs are worse than most. Big announcement yet they underdelievered
@@Scrap-press Exactly! The bZ4x may be alright compared with the Kona EV, Soul EV, Niro EV, and Leaf but just meh when seen against the Mach-E, Enyaq, Ioniq 5, and EV6.
Two words: compliance vehicle
I wish car makers would get over this recent obsession with deleting the rear wiper. Such a STUPID idea.
IKR I mean what's the point of removing a wiper lol, it doesn't cost 10k that wiper, it will be something like 10$ for everything (cables, wiper, wiper blade) so what's the point?
@@Alex-hv3ir "aerodynamics" "design" and "cost" are most probably the cited reasons. I wouldn't buy a hatchback without a rear wiper, I'm fanatical about keeping my windows clean.
@@sbomorse same. BTW cost isn't really a thing... it's probably one of the cheapest "feature". Design... meh, like, sure it looks marginally better but why sacrifice a feature to look 1% better. Aerodynamics maybe, but man, if a car has to be that aerodynamic it isn't a great car imo. My 18+ old focus 1.8 does 700+ km on a full tank... yet it has all wipers, it isn't all rounded and those new things.
Another way to charge you as it's an 'EXTRA' 🤬
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The rear lights remind me of the Lexus LFA.
Agere
Does it have the cvt gearbox? looks like theyve done a fair bit of cost cutting with this. No rear wiper is just plain ridiculous.
Some aspects of this EV are as silly as it’s name, but otherwise, it seems to be a decent car and looks really good!
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Another great review, was excited for the BZ4X when it was announced but not so much now, glad i went for the EV6.
Would love an ev6, having to go cheap mg4 myself.
Hyundai/Kia is doing amazing stuff with EVs, glad to see other OEMs taking EVs seriously outside of Tesla!!!;)
Damn, I'm sick of SUV no matter which kind of engine 🤷♂
@Michael Headley Sadly, it's the best selling right now. Unsparingly, Toyota choose a cash cow for their first EV.
Dude just make a comparison video for best ev car for Uber, loads of watch your video you know
They fixed the wheels falling off issues in UK?
Mobability have an impressive deal on these, given the OTR price. The lack of a glove box is a huge selling point for me purely because of the amount of crap my wife shoves into them. So much, that when she opens it, she struggles to close it again. So, thank you, Toyota.
I've got the new 4x4 hybrid which I absolutely love, to be honest I don't like the bz4x, you picked up on many of the faults at the beginning of your clip, I totally agree, really can't believe they didn't put a rear windscreen wiper in
No rare screen wiper?
Alot of ev's don't have rear wipers, but they forget that in the uk our roads are filthy and we have lots of country roads and windy rainy weather that blows and sweeps dust and muck up. Its a stupid design fault
Thankfully mine does and I did check for this when I bought it
Personally... I think Matt needs an LTT water bottle to test out how cup holders work with either a normal (21oz) or big water bottle (40oz) since so many people have either those or other "Hydroflask-esque" bottles for their daily intake 👀👀👀👀
Didn't Toyota and Tesla partner on the Rav 4 EV over a decade ago?
Matt, the many buttons on the wheel and the design inside does not please me but the many buttons on the wheel could be because in some countries it’s not legal to operate the infotainment system while driving but the steering wheel is 👍
All Japanese cars with automatic transmission have that daft 'bong' alarm when the vehicle is put into reverse (here in Japan). I thought it was the law here, but I have recently bought a Land Rover Discovery and was ecstatic to find that it does not bong away at me to tell me that I have selected reverse. Consequently, I realised that this is just something that Japanese manufacturers feel they need to add to all their damned automatics.
Not all :) no sound in Avensis 2018
It may be imported not local? I have a benz and had a bmw, both have that kong kong kong sound :p
@@kendelion You mean my Landrover Discovery? No, it is a Japan specific model bought at a Landrover dealership. The Landrover Defender I test drove also didn't have it. I have always had a manual for the past 31 years I have lived here and manual vehicles don't have it of course.
@@andrewjones-productions I see I see! Thanks for letting me know about Land Rover! I love its presence
My manual lexus has it (constant beep when in reverse). I think it’s a nice touch and I suppose a reasonable and cheap safety feature for unfortunately distracted drivers.
Try charging it from 10% to 90% on a DC fast charger and you’ll find out that it’s more than just the front fender that’s got a blackeye.🐌
If you’re eluding to the slow charging speed, the European 4X’s all get Panasonic batteries. The slow charging BYD battery is only on the North American AWD model.
On the European or the fwd version (Panasonic battery) in the US charging from 10-80% is 30min on a 150kw charger which is the same as VW ID4 etc. Only the US AWD version (BYD battery) has the really bad battery.
@@criancrna1487 Yeah but one of the best selling points of this vehicle is ground clearance, esp for the Solterra. Who needs ground clearance and fwd? Driving over curbs in a Walmart parking lot? The battery optioning was a major marketing error.
@@criancrna1487 Our small battery pack charges swifter is what I believe I’ve heard reported. This will be a great daily, but I can’t get past the looks of the two tone paint arrangement in the front. Hope to see one soon; that could change my mind. Europe always gets the good stuff!
Given Toyota took too long and slammed full electric for so long my first electric car will be a Kia/Hyundai.
Full electric cars are way less environmentally friendly than hybrids and hydrogen cars, because they take power from the grid. I think that's why it took them so long to build it, because Toyota were focusing on hybrids and hydrogen cars.
I've talked to several that waited months for this car, and all of them are a bit disapointed now they have it.
Swapped my rav4 for this one, needed an electric car and more space, loving it. I got the executive bitone. Dont really have any complaints
Great review as always Matt, BUT I think that You are a bit hard on this Bz4x - I think that many people will buy this car 👍✔
Great car, if the wheels stay on of course!
It would be okay if it were around 30k... And that's the range-topping version which feels cheap against the Kia Ev6 and Ioniq 5 base model, I guess I'll see the downfall of Toyota in my lifetime
KIA hyundai has battery degradation issue.
they lose 40% capacity after 5 years according to actual users.
You won’t. The bZ4X is exactly what most people want
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Toyota gives 1million kilometer or 10 years warrantee. Which other carbrand does this?
Not likely because most of the car companies buy shares in their rival brands, so if their cars flop and another is popular, they still share in the profit. Mostly the big players are GM & Ford - that have an ownership stake in just about every other carmaker.
Expecting it to be in ZEV states only in the US. It's a token effort they can show to keep the brand loyal from straying. Slow charging and a lower range so we can't get the Subaru twin to replace our Forester for long road trip explorations in out of the way areas.
Toyota really nailed it with the BZ4X. It's safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly - everything you'd expect in a modern electric vehicle.
Not having a wiper on the back window, best decision ever 👏🏻
Great review Carwow, thank you for that
However it may just be me but seeing SUV reviews all the time gets dull after a while, especially for some of us who are not very interested in these heavy vehicles. Can you mix it up a little please ?
he literally has been reviewing hypercars this week lol
Do you understand the business model of Carwow?
I agree, not really interested in an overweight SUV
@@Markcain268 You don't seem to understand why Carwow exists, it's to sell cars not to provide you with reviews of cars YOU want. It's a business, not a review site.
It happens that SUVs are the most popular size and shape at present, hence why they review them in the hope it leads to sales through the site.
No point in focussing on models that result in fewer sales
@@sandersson2813 oh thanks for that, I'll unsubscribe and watch something that's more suitable 👍
You should shortlist this car, but do look at other cars that aren’t currently being recalled due to the fact one of the wheels fall off. Quality review again though Matt and team.
The wheels aren't actually falling off....
They have recalled this and the Tundra as the hub assembly has a flaw in quality - it's what a proper car manufacturer does....
@@bryanduncan6178 oh I know all manufacturers do and should do recalls. And I appreciate my oversimplification of the matter. However. Wheels. Off. 😃
@@challengeant the wheels potentially falling off, but none of the car actually has it wheels falls off. Please don't be a hater and double check your sources before commenting absolute nonsense. 😃
@@CM-le4yh don’t you worry, I’m not. Very Little to hate.
@@challengeant Good.
I hope they come with a bigger car. I now have a 2020 rav4 and always need all the boot space..
I currently have a new spec 2019 RAV4 hybrid and I LOVE IT. The boot space is good, yes, but the Bz4X doesn't disappoint either! We have 2 Beagles which will only travel in their plastic Sky Kennels. Although the dealership were horrified to see my Wife shoving them in the back of their pristine showroom car.🤣..THEY FIT, so happy days! The boot space is actually pretty large! The rake of the rear end is quite deceptive!
What colour is that? It looks purple, but I do not see this as a colour option on the website. Any plans for an AWD version? Seems it's FWD only. Shame.
Get the impression Toyota were late to the game as they expected the world to move to Hydrogen after Petrol/Hybrids but governments backed EVs instead. Ironically, the Germans backing the wrong horse (Diesel) forced them to go towards EV quicker than Toyota who were right to back hybrid but slow to then move to full EVs as hybrids were selling so well.
From what I understand, after the tsunamis took out their power plant, their EVs at the time became unreliable because their power grid was unreliable. So, they went to the next alternative to petrol.
Very good reasons for not backing hydrogen, as it's just a complicated and inefficient way of consuming fossil fuels and producing carbon dioxide. A tiny fraction of one percent of world hydrogen production is green, the rest comes from oil.
Altough the hybrids are pretty good right now. I especially like the yaris and c-hr
@@TheNigaHigaFan4Ever hybrids are a good place to be for them. I personally think they should have gone with plug in hybrids for all their hybrid models as a starting place
@@peterkn2 the problem with plug-ins is that if not being charged they are just carrying more weight with the bigger battery. My dad owned a plug-in prius and he never charged it. For the smaller cars it's not really feasible and the prius and rav4 have the option for plug in. So if you charge regularly you could buy it
So did I hear all these new strangely named cars are being recalled because the wheels are falling off?
would love to see you guys to bring this to a OFF-Road challenge
why so he can break it in off roading?🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@raven4k998 😄😄😄
You might want to recheck a few things regarding this car! we just purchased a Toyota and the salesman informed us that this particular car has been recalled due the possibility the wheels/wheelnuts could come off when cornering!
A car with a recall notice before it was released. Yes it’s good to have another TV to choose from but I wouldn’t even consider this one. Still hangovers like the bonnet has no pistons to keep it up but I suppose as it hasn’t got a front there’s no point having something like that. And surely those yoke steering wheels are death traps waiting to happen I’m sure I heard that somewhere.
I think 11KW AC is standard in most cars now, 6kw is an odd choice..
If they'd priced it a bit lower it might have sold. At this price it's against far nicer cars like the ioniq 5 and model 3.
"nicer cars like the ioniq 5 and model 3". i woudn't really say that, the toyota looks miles ahead of all those models, it has an actual futuristic design instead of the cubey or sportsy design of the others, with a touch of quirkiness and at the same time soberness that makes it an actual nice car.
This car is impossible to find even if you wanted it, at least in the US. Toyota can't keep up with demand for most of their models, including this one.
Toyota is not late on the game because Eiji Toyoda said EVs are overhyped
Yeah just like they said about electric trains
As they are
True and transport, of which cars are only a part, only accounts for 16 percent of all greenhouse gasses. Electric cars aren’t going to save the planet
I agree tbh. Sure they are great cars but hybrids are a better option as of now imo. Lithium mining isn't at all clean and has many room for improvements and lithium ion batteries aren't all that dense
Hydrogen is even more overhyped
Actually think the plastic panels and a stroke of cleverness. Most panels that get damaged, dented, scratched and are the most expensive to replace. Plastic easy to change and no rust etc
Also light.
I can also say the sound system is awesome in the top of the range model
Is it right that even top of range still has manual passenger seat adjustment and heads up display is not available for BY4X?
The passenger seat is electrically operated, but it doesn't have a heads up display. To be honest, you don't need the heads up display because the Guage is high up
£42k (starting) for that monstrosity? No thanks - i'd put up with the waiting lists of an Ioniq 5 or EV6.
What's funny is yesterday they put the price up two grand on their website wanting even more for it, now £44k. It should have been £34k to have even a chance of selling
I’ve had this Kia EV6 for just over a month, and I’ve already experienced a number of problems.
Funny how Korean & Japanese electric cars are now over £40k...pricing getting ridiculous.
Aren't most decently sized EV's this price?
@@djoetma yeah but they are not Audi, asian cars are supposed to be the cheap efficient option
VW started the trend with the ID.4 - now they are all doing it!
@@bryanduncan6178 But the ID 4 deserves the price. The others dont
@@djoetma yeah but these Asian brands are starting to move into Euro price territory and to me it isn't justified, they were supposed to be the cheaper option but that is eroding pretty quickly.
20 inch alloys at least and that plastic all the way round is going to put people off from buying it,it looks terrible👍🏴
Agree, Asian car makers really struggle in design I side and out, there's only a few that are acceptable.
@@sandersson2813 That's because of their system, it's probably like grandpas leading design department.
@@jfprizzy America is the same though it's unacceptable to make such a bland car
Agree about the paneling but if you went all black, it actually looks great.
For some reason it appears the European market bz4x doesn’t get the new Toyota infotainment software including updated cameras
i really want to know how fast the cappacity of the battery will decrease.
but there's no information review videos so im gonna search about battery makers producing for EVs.
love the black cladding, one of the better implementation of plastic panels. The design is japanese cool.
After years in the wilderness, the design department at Toyota have finally opened their pencil cases. Recently drove the new Aygo X which is a great little car. If this is half as good it will be a huge success.
yuck. That black cladding is off putting.
I think the design of this car is horrible🤨
Matt, hope you checked with the Toyota press fleet that the wheels on this car were not about to fall off! This model has been recalled worldwide.
2,700 of them are recalled worldwide
1:17 The bz4x is a pretty offroad capable electric suv so you might wanna keep that unpainted
1. No it isn't. Not in the UK at least.
@@KirkNorthrop oh, thanks for letting me know. But yet you wanna keep them unpainted since the car is pretty offroad capable
@@ricardolinterna4041 yeah, however given I’ve ordered the FWD one, that’s not my biggest concern! I just ordered it in black so it’s less visible. It’s also the “free colour”.
PNE-PEDAL DRIVING - You can do this by having the adaptive radar switched on while in crawling and stop-start traffic. It will brake at it's set threshold so it doesn't hit the car in front when stopped and all you do to move forward is give the throttle a touch. BUT in the CHR I hired recently, it's very grabby doing it that way.
Is the fighter tech to do with the way in which the wheels randomly fly off?