On October 25, FAW Toyota bZ4X (configuration|inquiry) was officially launched. The new car is positioned as a pure electric mid-size SUV, with a total of 5 models launched, with the official guide price of 199,800-284,800 yuan. The new car is built on the e-TNGA architecture and will provide single-motor two-wheel drive and dual-motor four-wheel drive versions. The CLTC comprehensive operating conditions has four options: 400km, 500km, 560km and 615km.
Snap up the highlights of new cars
·The first model under the e-TNGA architecture pure electric platform
·The new "Activity Hub" design concept
·Equipped with the new "TOYOTA Safety Sense Intelligent Safety Assistance Set"
·The battery chassis integrated design
·The X-MODE four-wheel drive system developed with Subaru
· The maximum range is 615km (CLTC)
New car introduction
FAW Toyota bZ4X adopts the latest "Activity Hub" design concept of the Toyota family. The design is inspired by the hammerhead shark. The front face uses a closed grille design, which enhances the layering of the front face through the matching of different colors. The headlights on the left and right sides are composed of multiple lensed LED light sources, and black trim is connected in the middle to form a sense of déjà vu of the through-type design.
The lines on the side of the car body are tough and the protruding front and rear fenders make FAW Toyota bZ4X more crossover style. The roof lines extend backwards, and the smooth lines form a larger inclination angle of the rear windshield glass. It is worth mentioning that FAW Toyota bZ4X can also be equipped with an efficient solar charging dome. By absorbing the power converted from solar energy, the electricity obtained each year can increase the range of about 1,750km. In terms of body size, the length, width and height of FAW Toyota bZ4X are 4690*1860*1650mm respectively, and the wheelbase reaches 2850mm.
The rear of the car adopts a sloping back design, and the larger C-pillar inclination angle also makes the rear of the car more sporty. The rear of the car uses a large number of horizontal lines to stretch the visual width of the taillights. The taillights adopt a through-type design, and the shape is quite similar to the Toyota hydrogen fuel vehicle Mirai. At the same time, the upper part of the taillight is equipped with a small ducktail, which is paired with a segmented spoiler at the top and a diffuser at the bottom, making the entire rear of the car very sporty.
In terms of interior, FAW Toyota bZ4X adopts a new design that is different from Toyota fuel vehicles, a new style of steering wheel key layout and a unique dashboard styling design, which is more technological and futuristic than Toyota fuel vehicles. The car is equipped with a suspended 12.3-inch central control screen, built-in Baidu map, Xiaxi'an Music, Fengyun Yuexiang and other functions. The UI design is more in line with the current aesthetics, and the car machine supports OYA remote software upgrade.
The new car will also be equipped with the "TSS 3.0 Intelligent Safety Assistance Package", which has up to 10 types of active safety intelligent driving assistance functions such as pre-collision safety system (PCS), lane departure warning system (LDA), lane tracking assistance system (LTA), road sign identification assistance system (RSA), etc., which can provide the best active safety driving guarantee.
In terms of power, the new car will provide two power forms: front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive. The motor with a maximum power of 150kW (204 horsepower), a peak torque of 266Nm, and accelerating from 0-100km/h for 7.5 seconds; the system with a maximum power of 160kW (217 horsepower), a peak torque of 337Nm, and accelerating from 0-100km/h for 6.9 seconds. The new car will use CATL ternary lithium battery packs with capacity of 50.3kwh and 66.7kwh respectively. The maximum comprehensive range of the front-wheel drive model CLTC operating conditions is 615km, and the maximum comprehensive range of the four-wheel drive model CLTC operating conditions is 560km.
At the same time, FAW Toyota bZ4X also adopts the X-MODE four-wheel drive system jointly developed with Subaru, and is equipped with the newly developed Grip-Control intelligent creeping mode to meet the needs of using from daily life to light off-road.
A brief analysis of competitiveness
After the launch of FAW Toyota bZ4X, the direct competitors will be Volkswagen ID.4, as well as Dongfeng Nissan Ariya (configuration|inquiry) and other models. In terms of body size and battery life, the single-motor version of FAW Toyota bZ4X has this more comprehensive product strength, but the power parameters of the dual-motor model are slightly inferior to that of Volkswagen ID.4.Compared with Nissan ARIYA, FAW Toyota bZ4X has the X-MODE four-wheel drive system developed in cooperation with Subaru, but the overall power is not as good as Nissan ARIYA.
↑ FAW-Volkswagen ID.4 CROZZ (Configuration|Inquiry)
↑ Dongfeng Nissan ARIYA
Editor's summary: FAW Toyota bZ4X has a very futuristic design, good configuration and battery life. Its launch has also further improved the competitiveness of FAW Toyota in the new energy field. As the first model of the Toyota bZ series, the arrival of FAW Toyota bZ4X is not just a simple pure electric model, but also represents Toyota's new design and new concept.
