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Old 04-18-21, 07:20 PM
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Default Toyota bZ4X EV

Light on details but here are the pics. Co-developed with Subaru on what they're dubbing e-TNGA. From here











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Old 04-18-21, 07:23 PM
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Not bad. Like the front end

but EVs are kinda all the same with the trend, getting boring. . The speedometer is crappy looking.
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With all the EV's we have seen recently from Audi, Kia, and Hyundai, this is incredibly disappointing to look at.

Is that seriously the name of this car?!
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Originally Posted by GFerg
With all the EV's we have seen recently from Audi, Kia, and Hyundai, this is incredibly disappointing to look at.

Is that seriously the name of this car?!
‘This is gone be a super cheap model. Made for China. Maybe to the UK. They are pumping this out for the simple sake of doing it. IMO.

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Toyota took the safe route with this one, it looks almost the same as the RAV-4.
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I'd say this is an updated RAV-4 in the styling department. Decent enough, with some overdone lines. The canvas/burlap dashboard is particularly bizarre.
The mouthful name needs rethinking.

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You know they aren't confident when they release absolutely zero information about it (what's the estimated range?), and only a vague promise that it will come to NA eventually.
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It's a very low and sleek CUV probably similar length and width to RAV4.
Like most Toyotas and Lexiis of late, it has an origami look about it.
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Originally Posted by GFerg
With all the EV's we have seen recently from Audi, Kia, and Hyundai, this is incredibly disappointing to look at.

Is that seriously the name of this car?!
In BMW speak it would almost be an Alpina Crossover Coupe
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Originally Posted by LexsCTJill
‘This is gone be a super cheap model. Made for China. Maybe to the UK. They are pumping this out for the simple sake of doing it. IMO.
According to Car and Driver, it's coming to the US next year and they estimate it at about $40k.

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a3...cept-revealed/

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I like this. Looks very close to production. I don't like the speedometer but I like everything else
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Why reinvent the (steering) wheel ?

did they run out of things to do?
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I really don't think I'm ready for a full EV now and don't know how it will work out for people living in the city where most people don't have the option to install their charging station & no private parking space.

I prefer the plug-in EV/hybrid like the Prius/Rav4 Prime. It needs to have a 40~50 pure EV range for efficiency and the available engine option on a longer trip (without the need to stop to charge).
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I'm not buying the dash design. Why shove the digital speedometer almost to the windshield? Does this eliminate HUD? Of course I never like the tablet screen design sticking out. I also am not sure of that burlap covering.

Front end looks boring. If you don't need a front license plate then it will be very dull.

Overall, I'm glad Toyota is finally getting in the electric game. But as with the Rav4 prime, I probably won't be able to get one here in Florida, we're not a CARB State.
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interesting!!! i think it looks GOOD!

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