The Guangzhou Toyota BZ3X mystery box is about to be unboxed!
The rapid development of domestic new energy brands has indeed brought a strong impact to joint venture brands, forcing some joint venture automakers to upgrade their configurations. Toyota, known for its keen visual acuity, is among the earlier entrants into the new energy sector. The Guangzhou Toyota BZ3X is currently in pre-launch, with online orders now open. A deposit of 2,000 yuan secures priority delivery rights, with plans to start pre-sales in February and officially launch in March. The BZ3X will be available in three configuration levels: 430 Air+, 520 Pro+, and 620 Max, with pre-sale prices ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 yuan, covering a wide price spectrum. All models come standard with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 car chip, and higher-end models offer optional laser radar and Orin X chips.
The BZ3X offers a variety of single-color body options including "Sky White," "Pure Snow White," "Far Mountain Gray," "Bright Moon Silver," "Vast Black," "Cyber Gold," and "Sunset Pink," as well as dual-color options like "Pure Snow White + Black" and "Cyber Gold + Black." The BZ3X continues Toyota's pure electric family design language, featuring an inward-concave closed front face, popular split-type headlight design, with the upper part of the headlight group connected by an LED strip, creating a through-type headlight effect. The high and low beams are located at both ends of the grille, with a trapezoidal through-type air intake at the bottom and two deep lines on the hood.
As a compact SUV, it measures 4600mm in length, 1850mm in width, and 1600mm in height, with a wheelbase of 2765mm. The side profile is robust yet dynamically uplifted, with a high waistline adding layers and strength to the vehicle, showcasing the robustness and agility expected of an SUV. It features a floating roof design, three waistlines, and hidden door handles, presenting a fashionable and grand appearance. The narrow window frames and wide double-layer wheel eyebrows make the vehicle look more stable and sporty. The tail design is restrained, almost fastback, with a through-type light strip and black decoration that echoes the front face, and a large black spoiler at the bottom.
The interior adopts a new Chinese style, with a wraparound cabin layout leaning towards simplicity. It features 67% soft packaging and a 32-color ambient light system, creating a comfortable and luxurious environment inside. It comes equipped with a dual-spoke multifunction steering wheel, an 8.8-inch full LCD instrument cluster, a 14.6-inch large floating center touchscreen, and wireless phone charging, all standard with the 8155 car chip, meeting current consumer demands. The interior height reaches 1.2 meters, with 1 meter of legroom in the back row, which includes air vents, a small table, and a central armrest. The front seats can be laid flat, there's a 1.14 square meter panoramic skylight, 80-degree rear door opening angle, and 11 front row storage spaces. The front seats have a "one-click lie-flat" function, and the panoramic sunroof comes with an electric sunshade. In terms of seating space, for someone 174cm tall, adjusting the driver's seat to a comfortable position leaves about one fist and three fingers of headroom, while moving to the back seat provides about one fist and two fingers of headroom and approximately two fists and three fingers of legroom.
In terms of power, the BZ3X is equipped with a drive motor with a maximum power output of 150kW (about 204 horsepower). This motor is produced by Guangzhou Nidec Automotive Drive System Co., Ltd., model TZ175XSAY501. It uses lithium iron phosphate batteries supplied by CATL or Jiangsu Zhengli New Energy. Battery capacity and range vary by model configuration, with CLTC pure electric ranges of 430km, 520km, and 610km respectively. It supports fast and slow charging, with fast charging taking 0.4 hours to charge from 30% to 80%. DC fast charging takes 24 minutes to achieve the same charge level. The vehicle warranty is three years or 100,000 kilometers, with a battery warranty period of ten years or 200,000 kilometers.
In conclusion, besides the information mentioned above, the Toyota BZ3X also offers optional laser radar and NVIDIA DRIVE Orin X chips for urban navigation assistance and high-speed navigation assistance, demonstrating a higher level of intelligence. With Toyota's years of hybrid technology and solid mechanical quality, these features make it easy for the brand to establish a firm foothold in the domestic market. Interested friends may want to keep an eye on this model.
