Greetings, I am bZ4X
Sounding like a Star Wars character, bZ4X is Toyota’s new all-electric SUV that recently landed Down Under.
The first electric Toyota may be late to the party, arriving more than a decade after Tesla’s Model S, but the world’s biggest car maker is promising 10 electric models by 2026. A mid-sized SUV, the bZ4X is built on the same dedicated skateboard architecture as its technical doppelgänger, the Subaru Solterra.
But where the Subaru is all-wheel drive only, Toyota has an entry level front-wheel drive bZ4X 2WD and better-equipped bZ4X AWD ($66,000 MRRP and $74,900 respectively). The 2WD boasts outputs of 150kW/266Nm from its single electric motor, while the twin-motor AWD punches out a more emphatic 160kW/337Nm. Both feature a 71.4kWh lithium-ion battery integrated into the vehicle structure enabling a claimed range of 436km (WLTP) for the 2WD and 411km (WLTP) for the AWD. Both models are roomy and comfortable with quiet, relaxed driving manners and decently responsive performance, but the extra oomph of the dual-motor AWD makes it our preference.
Visit the Toyota Australia website to find out more.