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Toyota
bZ4X
around $43000
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21 Pros
60%
1 reviews (0h 11m)
14 Cons
The Toyota bZ4X marks Toyota's entry into the competitive world of fully electric SUVs. While a bit late to the game, it offers a compelling blend of comfort, practicality, and Toyota's renowned reliability. Enjoy a remarkably smooth and quiet ride, significantly more serene than competitors like the Tesla Model Y. The bZ4X prioritizes comfort wi...
60%
9 vs 6
Interior
100%
6 vs 0
Driving Experience
60%
3 vs 2
Technology
0%
0 vs 0
Exterior Styling
0%
0 vs 4
Performance
Reviewer verdict
Across 1 YouTube reviews, the Toyota bZ4X earns a Summa score of 3.4/5, ranking #50 among Electric Vehicles (EVs). Reviewers most often praise its interior, driving experience, technology, while the most common criticisms concern interior, performance.
The Toyota bZ4X is repeatedly praised for its roomy, comfortable interior and supportive seats, with interior comments appearing most often (9 mentions) noting generous legroom, a flat rear floor, good storage and soft-touch materials. Reviewers also frequently highlight the calm, composed driving experience (6 mentions), calling the ride very quiet, comfortable and having good brakes for an EV. Technology and equipment are noted positively by a few reviewers (3 mentions) for including Apple CarPlay/Android Auto and user-friendly features. Range and reliability receive smaller but favorable nods (2 and 1 mentions respectively) about competitive mileage and a long battery capacity guarantee.
Criticism of the bZ4X centers on interior shortcomings (6 mentions): reviewers point out the absence of a glove box, some cheaper plastics and fit-and-finish issues, limited headroom and unremarkable luggage space. Performance is another common drawback (4 mentions), with several reviewers calling acceleration modest by EV standards and slower than competitors like the Model Y and EV6. A few reviewers also flagged tech and charging limitations (2 and 1 mentions), describing the infotainment as slightly laggy and noting relatively slow fast-charging times, and one comment suggests the range/charging power lags some rivals.
Analysis based on 1 YouTube reviews (0h 11m of video) with 21 pros and 14 cons extracted.
Pros (21)
Interior (9)
- you've got some soft touch materials up here on the tops of the doors not just in the front actually but in the back as well ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 3:30
- leg room is absolutely ridiculous ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 5:32
- the floor in the back here is completely flat so it will be easier to fit three people side by side ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 5:45
- the driving position that's very good the seat the steering wheel the pedals they line up very nicely with one another ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 3:03
- The seat itself is very comfortable and certainly much more supportive than the one in the tesla model why for example ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 3:22
- although there are some touch sensitive controls to control some aspects of the air conditioning you do get rocker switches here for knocking the interior temperature up and down as you choose ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 4:46
- just as roomy ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 10:29
- storage space is pretty good as well ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 4:57
- there's a lot of adjustment as well ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 3:09
Driving Experience (6)
- the ride is very very good ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 7:43
- a very quiet car on the move there isn't much suspension noise there isn't much tyre noise either as well and even at motorway speeds wind noise is very well contained ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 7:56
- much much more comfortable and more peaceful car to drive around in than something like a tesla model y ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 8:07
- really really good to drive ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 7:26
- when you do need to use the brakes they're really really good by electric car standards ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 9:09
- even better to drive ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 10:26
Technology (3)
- all versions come with apple carplay and android auto as standard ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 4:38
- it's pretty user friendly ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 4:35
- comes with a similar amount of standard equipment ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 10:31
Range (2)
- 317 miles in the lighter cheaper front-wheel drive car that's not bad at all ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 2:27
- slightly behind the ev6 and the model y ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 2:30
Reliability (1)
- toyota will guarantee a minimum of 70 of the original battery capacity for up to 10 years or 620 000 miles ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 2:34
Cons (14)
Interior (6)
- this is one of very few cars on sale without a glove box ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 5:25
- it's a little bit mixed ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 2:55
- there are some cheaper plastics as well so these door pools for example they feel a little bit low ren and actually some parts of the interior don't actually feel that well put together there's quite a lot of movement in this center console for example and also on the lower part of the dashboard around the steering wheel ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 3:46
- one thing that isn't quite so good though is headroom ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 5:58
- unlike the v6 and the tesla model y the bz4x doesn't have any extra storage under its bonnet ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 7:06
- luggage space is nothing to write home about ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 6:54
Performance (4)
- isn't especially quick by electric car standards ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 9:32
- the tesla model y would absolutely annihilate this in a drag race ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 9:58
- the naught 62 time of 6.9 seconds that's not anything to write home about these days ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 9:54
- quicker than a volkswagen id4 although quite a lot slower than a model y or an ev6 ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 2:07
Technology (2)
- toyota is very late to the party with a fully electric modern car ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 0:23
- The infotainment system unfortunately though is much better than an id4s it's not perfect it's a little bit laggy when you're swiping between pages ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 4:28
Charging (1)
- you'll be waiting at least 32 minutes for a 10 to 80 charge ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 2:13
Range (1)
- that car can do a few more miles on a charge and accept more charging power ▶ 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? @ 10:22
Review sources
- 2023 Toyota bZ4X review – better than a Kia EV6? | What Car? by What Car? — 21 pros, 14 cons
Frequently asked questions
Is the Toyota bZ4X worth buying?
Based on 1 independent YouTube reviews, the Toyota bZ4X scores 3.4/5 with 21 positive and 14 negative points mentioned by reviewers, placing it #50 in the Electric Vehicles (EVs) category.
What do reviewers like most about the Toyota bZ4X?
The most praised aspects are interior, driving experience, technology — Interior (9 mentions), Driving Experience (6 mentions), Technology (3 mentions).
What are the most common complaints about the Toyota bZ4X?
Reviewers most frequently criticize interior, performance — Interior (6 mentions), Performance (4 mentions).
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