Toyota bZ4X Review

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7/10

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£41,950 - £51,550

Toyota’s first-ever ground up pure electric car is competent in every way and could be very easy to own and to live with. We've just no idea when it will actually go on sale.


  • Battery size: 71.4kWh
  • Max charge rate: 150kW
  • Range: 286-317 miles
  • Efficiency rating: A to A+
  • Miles per kWh: 4.0-4.4
  • Battery size: 71.4kWh
  • Max charge rate: 150kW
  • Range: 286-317 miles
  • Efficiency rating: A to A+
  • Miles per kWh: 4.0-4.4
  • Toyota bZ4x action, front, red car, RHD UK registration
  • Toyota bZ4x action shot, rear, red car, RHD UK registration
  • Toyota bZ4x interior, RHD
  • Toyota bZ4x static shot, rear, red car, RHD UK registration
  • Toyota bZ4x charging shot, rear, red car, RHD UK registration
  • Toyota bZ4x boot shot, red car, RHD UK registration
  • Electrifying.com E-Rating A

Ginny Says

“Toyota’s first proper pure electric car brings expertise gained from years of partial electrification. The problem is the wheels fall off and there is no sign of a fix.”

Tom Says

“It’s as much about the package and lease deals and lack of worry as it is about the car. Car is very nice, efficient, no blowing off of socks, but it’s not designed to. ”


As practical as you might expect, the bZ4X covers the bases without many surprises. A solid effort. 

  • Length:4395mm
  • Width:1,860mm
  • Height:1,600mm
  • Boot space:452 litres (seats up)
Toyota bZ4x boot shot, red car, RHD UK registration
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Practicality and load space
Nothing that would put you off, or indeed sell the car particularly here - the bZ4X hits all the right notes without much flair. There’s plenty of space for front and rear passengers, with legroom in the back verging on the generous. Though there is a slight hump in the middle of the rear floor. Small-ish windows don’t make it feel overly airy, mind you. As far as the boot goes, 452-litres seats up is good, with a nice low/wide hatchback that makes for a convenient shape to load. No word on how big the volume is seats-down, but more of the same is likely; class standards without blowing your mind. All in all though, the bZ4X feels spacious enough both in terms of passenger and cargo volume, without any surprises. 

Technology
Toyota is pretty good at driver-assistance tech, and the bZ4X gets a full complement of digital helpers. Toyota calls it ’T-Mate’, and it covers a lot of gear. Everything from pre-collision systems to intersection turn assistance, emergency steering assist, front cross traffic alert and even a system called safe exit assist that stops you opening a door into traffic. This all happens with the help of upgraded front cameras and radar on the front and sides. 

Then there’s the in-cabin tech, which covers all the usual bases like android Auto and Apple CarPlay, cloud-based navigation that journey and charging planning, voice control and on-board assistant. There’s over-the-air upgrade capability, decent audio and air-con as standard. You can even option an ‘Advanced Park’ system which can park the car remotely. So its covered for pretty much anything you ant to throw at it. There is also an option - not bound for the UK just yet - of a solar panel roof that Toyota reckons can add as much as 1,800km of driving charge. As long as you live in California, presumably. 

Safety
The bZ4X is too new to have gone through the official tests as yet, but seeing as the battery is a structural part of the car’s body, and Toyota makes a great deal of the car’s rigidity and safety systems, you can pretty much bet on a top score for the bZ4X. There’s even a system called ‘Safety Sense’ which monitors the driver’s posture to make sure that they’re not feeling sleepy or unwell - and it’ll trigger a warning if it thinks you’re not paying enough attention. 

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