Toyota’s first electrical SUV is getting a significant overhaul. The brand new bZ4X now has an even bigger battery for extra vary, sooner charging, devoted EV options, a trendy facelift, and rather more. Right here’s our first take a look at the brand new Toyota bZ4X.
Toyota unveils new bZ4X with vital enhancements
The bZ4X launched in 2022 as Toyota’s first totally electrical SUV. Though it was anticipated to rival the Tesla Mannequin Y and different top-selling electrical SUVs, the bZ4X did not dwell as much as the duty.
“I feel it’s truthful to say that we skilled just a few bumps within the highway in the course of the launch,” Toyota’s chief branding officer, Simon Humphries, mentioned in the course of the firm’s premiere occasion in Brussels this week.
Toyota listened to suggestions from drivers, retailers, and journalists who skilled the bZ4X and delivered with the upgraded mannequin.
The brand new electrical SUV has extra driving vary, as much as twice as quick charging, and double the towing capability. However, that’s not all. The bZ4X has been up to date inside and outside. The inside is totally redesigned with a brand new 14″ infotainment and instrument show panel.
Toyota lastly added a battery pre-conditioning function as normal. For the primary time, Toyota mentioned the bZ4X can now quick cost in round half-hour in chilly climate. Most DC charging energy remains to be 150 kW.
A brand new route planning perform that robotically selects the very best charging station can also be included. Toyota mentioned the function is accessible by means of an OTA replace for present bZ4X drivers.
The brand new bZ4X has two battery choices, 57.7kWh and 73.1 kWh. The smaller battery can be accessible completely in FWD whereas the bigger battery has FWD and AWD configurations.
With as much as 338 hp (252 kW), the upgraded AWD mannequin is among the strongest Toyota autos in Europe. Its towing capability has doubled to 1,500 kg.
Mixed with an upgraded eAxle, the brand new long-range bZ4X has a WLTP driving vary of as much as 573 km (356 miles). That’s a big enchancment from the outgoing mannequin’s vary of as much as 516 km (320 miles).
Though US specs have but to be revealed, the 2025 bZ4X is rated with as much as 252 miles on the EPA ranking scale. When it arrives within the US, you possibly can anticipate to see upwards of round 270 to 280 miles.
Toyota will launch the up to date bZ4X in Europe later this yr, one among three new EVs arriving by the tip of 2025. The smaller Toyota C-HR+ and City Cruiser electrical SUVs will be part of the up to date mannequin in Toyota’s rising European EV lineup.
