The Toyota BZ4X Is A Good Car That Most People Should Avoid

I’m about to lease one at 0% with a $17k rebate from Toyota and a $7k rebate from the government. The range is plenty for me and no more paying for gas. It’s comfortable and unique, couldn’t be happier with my decision. Update: I’ve had it for about a week now. It’s been awesome! I’ve actually gotten several compliments from strangers, too. I got a fully loaded limited. There’s a charger across from my workplace and I only charge once per week. It’s comfortable, quiet, has every feature I’d ever need, spacious interior, etc. honestly not sure where all the hate is coming from. Obviously if you plan on road tripping, this isn’t the car for you, but for the average joe just commuting to work and going shopping with it, it’s fantastic. Bonus if you’ve already got a level 2 charger at home. The rebates are just the icing on the cake. If you’re on the fence, I’d say at least go take a look! You can get these things for a stupid good deal right now.

I own the bZ4X FWD, I don‘t know what everyone is complaining about everywhere. I average around 17kwh per 100 km and get around 450 km out of a full battery, also driving on highways. For me this is efficient enough and I really love this car

I'm driving this suv right now, and it's totally awesome. I use reading glasses and I find the information on the dashboard to be a little bit tiny for my eyesight but other than that it's amazing the trunk space allowed me to move a huge piece of furniture 66 inch length without any problem. Awesome, great love it 😍

I still want this car. I have a Rav4 which I love. However, I don’t love the fuel consumption. I mainly do school runs in traffic and have solar panels so this will work fine for me. I also live in a hot climate where it never goes below zero degrees celcius.

Great review

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As a European who has a BZ4X AWD Premium Bussiness I enjoy the car it's a blast to drive, it reacts well to a lot of situations and the mileage is for Europe really good. The number 2 charging is pretty okay also manage to always get the max out of the car it's a very comfortable drive with a kick and yes you can get this out of a lot of EV's, I just generally like the BZ4X spacey look and feel, They fixed a lot of flaws and Toyota always has great service.

It's an awesome EV if you want some off-road capability. Massive ground clearance, excellent traction control system, good build quality. Some people want what this offers.

Thank you so much for your video , you made my decision easier for me

I bought a 2023 Rav4 Prime Se back in July. I love the way it drives. The heavy battery gives it a much lower CG than previous iterations of the Rav4. Very stable, very little body lean in corners, and it's very quiet and easy to control both the speed and the steering. I wonder how the BZ4X would feel in comparison? If Toyota can actually make good on it's hopes for a 900-mile range solid state battery in the next few years, I'd be very willing to try a BZ4X or similar Toyota crossover with that much range.

I learned all these things the hard way: by buying one on leap of faith. Man, was I wrong! There's some other issues with the suspension system too, which are not immediately apparent, but if you run into a curb, this thing is gonna get messed up badly. I mean, come on. I owned a Prius for many years; hopped curbs more than I can remember, and it never budges. With the bz4x, it happens once, on low speed hitting fairly low curb that is actually slanted outwards, and it knocked the steering column off center. They had to re-alight three wheels, for only one of them touching the curb. I mean seriously. The charging issue is real. It pulls much lower power than any car I happen to park next, and the two times a day ruined my first long trip, and made me hate this freaking car. I am a real owner, and I can prove it. My tag number is 1st-BZ4X, which tells you how idiot I was.

Actually, today, at least in Europe, the car is a pleasure. Lots have changed. First: In Europe, even the AWD model has Panasonic cells and quite good charging speed. Second: The worst bugs, that almost had me canceling my order, have been sorted out. With latest software update, we got fast charging 3.8 times from 10% to 80% before it throttles. The only thing I miss is wireless Android Auto. It works with Apple, but Android needs, at the time of writing, a cable. I hope the next software update adresses that problem.

This car is undoubtedly a wonderfully comfortable 'Grocery Hunter'.

Get the software update from Toyota, makes a big difference as tested by Bjorg Nyland.

How in the world could you criticize having a structural beam across the moon roof view? Oh darn, Bob is dead from a roll over when the roof folded in, but the view we had out the moon roof without the cross beam was to die for.😊

I have tested it and its a very good car on snow and ice and bz4x was better than all other evs in testing on crawling and braking ln steap hills in winter conditions, but they need an upgrade on things like charging and range. And its coming an upgrade on downsides like charging and range within a couple of mounths.

Could by any chance a buyer from MENA region have an update of the car to run car play on it as well having the screen all English?

Wow you brought up a lot of points that other reviewers did not. I appreciate the good with the bad that you reviewed. I will cross this one off my list.

Volume control is also located on the steering wheel

The bz4x/Solterra is way out in left field when it comes to dc fast charging and driving range. I originally reserved the Solterra. I had to cancel due to the embarrassing recall on the front wheels could fall off when rapid braking and sharp turns. Sorry to say Toyota and Subaru entered the EV market quite late. If the vehicles had a range of 300 miles and rapid charge time of less than 30 minutes, I would’ve considered it in a heartbeat. I make trips between New York and Baltimore often. This will take me forever to go to New York and back to Baltimore. This vehicle is considered the SLOW BOAT TO CHINA EV !!! I did buy the Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD with an EPA rating of 266 miles. I got over 325 miles of range. This is my second trip with the Ioniq 5 from Baltimore to New York. In fact I made it to New York with over 96 miles of range remaining or 31%. It took me about 28 minutes to rapid charge to 90% at 150 kWh at a Electrify America charging station.