We drive the first dedicated Lexus EV: the RZ450e. It shares the bespoke e-TNGA platform – and radical, but optional, yoke steering wheel – with the Toyota bZ4X and you can read the full review by mscullion2 right here, right now ⚡️🔋👉
Musk’s Minions are gonna have a field day with the new Lexus RZ. We reckon the range of Lexus’ first ever bespoke EV, starting at nearly £63,000, is just over 200 miles.changes to the bZ4X following criticisms of its real-world rangeLexus, acutely aware of this, has made a fair few alts to the RZ in order to rectify some of the range in advance of customer launch.
A premium EV wouldn’t be complete without a showstopping infotainment set-up. It’s an imposing 14.0-inch screen, with Android Auto/Truth be told, it can be a bit fiddly to operate. The climate controls are on neat configurable dials, like on a Land Rover, but the driving modes are on the screen, buried deep within a sub-menu. If you spend too long scrolling looking for features, the car’s facial monitoring cameras will then pick up on it and drive you nuts with some bongs.
The all-wheel drive system uses ‘predictive factors’ to improve the driving experience, says Lexus. For instance, it can sense lateral g, wheel angle and throttle, throwing it all together for maximum traction. It’s probably most usefully felt in the different driving modes. In Sport, it’ll heighten torque depending on a few variations and shuffle the power around the axles. It works. It certainly slings out of a tight bend and you can feel all four wheels getting in on the mix.
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