Lexus RZ BEV

[cwerdna]

Preview: 2023 Lexus RZ 450e SUV Launches Luxury Brand’s Electric Future

The brand’s first battery-electric vehicle reimagines the popular RX SUVBy Jeff S. BartlettLexus started a new era with the online unveiling of the RZ 450e this week, the luxury brand’s first bat...

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Test drive review: 2023 Lexus RZ 450e steers for China, and a US niche

The 2023 Lexus RZ 450e will compete with the likes of the Tesla Model Y, Genesis GV60, Kia EV6, and Hyundai Ioniq 5.

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2023 Lexus RZ 450e Is the Brand's First Dedicated EV, and It's a Sleek One

Packing lots of tech including a controversial, soon-to-be-available by-wire steering system -- Lexus' new SUV will battle Tesla's Model Y.

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[RobStark]

Premium price for 225 miles of EPA range. Yikes.

I know Taycan gets away with it at Supercar prices but 2 speed transmission means ~270 miles at a steady 70 mph for Turbo S.

 

[Ritzcarlton123]

Premium price for 225 miles of EPA range. Yikes.

I know Taycan gets away with it at Supercar prices but 2 speed transmission means ~270 miles at a steady 70 mph for Turbo S.

Taycan EPA rating is severely underrated compared to what real world range really is though. We will see how Toyota/Subaru/Lexus do but 225 miles would not be good!

 

[Empiro]

Given the battery size and form factor, it's unlikely the range will be much better than the rating. The taycan has a much larger battery along with a slimmer and more aerodynamic profile. I'd be curious to learn why it did so poorly on the EPA test.

The RZ just feels like a previous generation EV along with the likes of the fat Audi etron and Jaguar ipace. Had it come out a few years ago it would have been competitive, but nowadays it just comes up short in too many ways.

 

[Kandiru]

Glorified Toyota for the idiot professional.

 

[cwerdna]

2023 Lexus RZ450e Arrives with 308 HP, Modest Range, and a Steering Yoke

Toyota's luxury brand finally decides that BEVs are not just a passing fad.

www.caranddriver.com

"Toyota expects to import only 4900 units for the 2023 model year, so expectations are modest.
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We probably won't get the yoke-steering version in the first year, and a front-drive model might eventually appear at a somewhat lower price."

 

[gx9901]

If the 4900 units for 2023 is true, the RZ450e would not be a real EV player this year.

It does seem generally underwhelming, and the silhouette is too similar to the bz-Terra, but at least Lexus understands how a yoke steering wheel is supposed to function, so there's that.

 

[Operator64]

Toyota, Subaru, Lexus same car different price

 

[thesmokingman]

Toyota, Subaru, Lexus same car different price

Same ugly too.

 

[thesmokingman]

Worse yet it will most likely have the same horrific charging performance too.

Toyota bZ4X SUV Concept

Nice hard lines, with yoke steering. Looks a lot like the Lexus EV concept Toyota says it isn’t anti-EV, suggests it’ll build more EVs if demand exists Another video from Alex on Autos

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[Apprunner]

Worse yet it will most likely have the same horrific charging performance too.

Toyota bZ4X SUV Concept

Nice hard lines, with yoke steering. Looks a lot like the Lexus EV concept Toyota says it isn’t anti-EV, suggests it’ll build more EVs if demand exists Another video from Alex on Autos

teslamotorsclub.com

I believe the Lexus is getting the Panasonic pack which will go from 0-80% in about 30 minutes (150kw). The range is still most likely bad.

 

[thesmokingman]

I believe the Lexus is getting the Panasonic pack which will go from 0-80% in about 30 minutes (150kw). The range is still most likely bad.

That's fortunate but will it have battery conditioning unlike the BZ and Subie?

 

[Apprunner]

That's fortunate but will it have battery conditioning unlike the BZ and Subie?

Doubt it. Toyota software prowess is next to none

 

[thesmokingman]

smh...

Toyota recalls first mass-produced EVs less than 2 months after launch

Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday it would recall 2,700 of its first mass-produced electric vehicles (EVs) for the global market because of a riskthe wheels could come loose.

www.reuters.com