2023 Lexus RZ 450e: More than a gussied up Toyota bz4X!
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- MotoMan drives the first ever @lexus #EV, the @DiscoverLexus RZ 450e - and the one with the steer by wire system. He kicks off the episode by answering how the @lexususa7808 RZ is different than both the Lexus RX and the Lexus NX aside from the propulsion system and then demonstrates the steer by wire system in a real world application.
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I like this vehicle and I don't like crossovers. But I like this one. I also think it has a fair price for all of the Lexus characteristics and perks. About the steer by wire, it's about steer by wire, not yoke. It could have any type of steering wheel. The yoke part isn't all that important. The variable part of the steer by wire is. I just find this not to be a gimmicky car, at least for the most part. I appreciate that. The review is very measured so it was very informative in that way.
Totally ok with the car's design aesthetics but... $65k price + 200mi range + prop rod for hood + yoke steering + vmax 99mph (or just any 3 of those values combined)= Easy 'No Go'. Toyota/Lexus needs to do way better. Specifically in regard to the yoke thing where you made some great points.... I would convey the concern by saying it this way : Muscle memory in humans is real & just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
Great overall review of the RZ! Beautifully designed vehicle!
Does Lexus/TOYOTA offers some kind of guaranty when it comes to talk about the netural deterioration of the LITHIUM Ion Battery? You know... Like the same way that happens to our phones, then eventually we have to change them weather we want it or not.
15:59 Heyyyyyy Shout out to the LC! my vanity plate is THAT LC 🤣
As a fellow pilot, I agree with you on the yoke being cool, but a potentially very bad idea in an automobile. I got a chance to catch a rather nauseating ride in someone’s Tesla Model S plaid which also had this yoke instead of the traditional steering and was too much car for this person’s driving ability, but I digress. I love Lexus as a brand and the dealership experience both during and after the sale is second to none. However, I don’t think they’re competitive in the EV segment. This battery architecture IMO is still not competitive with the Germans or Americans at this time specifically with regard to range. Hopefully Satosan can get Toyota/Lexus’ future EV vehicles to the point where they not only compete but dominate the competition. At that point, I’ll gladly become a Lexus owner again.
You are a great salesman for Lexus
Like the seats. Don't like the dash or yoke. $70G and it has a hood prop rod?
I love it ❤
Lexus actually has another electric car called the UX300e (Based on Toyota’s CHR). Its been on sales outside the US since 2021. Not sure if the UX will ever be imported to America as it’s pretty small.
Thank God I will buy one for myself
The yoke works well in their home country where you have nothing but corners with an extremely tight turning radius. I think Lexus has failed to create a vehicle that does everything well. In the US, you don't need a yoke and you certainly don't need steer by wire but you do need higher range. A standard wheel with greater range at that price and they can take my money.
Superbe voiture 🚗
15:48 Here is my wager: They either put it or allow it in the top teir trim only. If its put in a top teir trim that's still an option package you must select. Or its simply a stand alone option. As for price as a stand alone id say... 🤔 1500. Here is the thing. If you look at their builds for all their cars any major system like RWS for instance is buried in packages not allowing for alacart. So... i don't know its 6 in one half a dozen in the other.
Premium 18" wheel get 220 mile $59k 😊 Lexus #1
No one should ever be grabbing the top of the steering anyway. It’s unstable, and unsafe thanks to the airbag.
If you operate an EV already, you know that you do not charge a car to 100% or discharge a car completely to 0%. So with a range of 195miles with a 90% charge, the car has 175.5 miles of range, with a 95% discharge, the usable range of the car is 165 miles, and that is in the best case scenario. Cold weather, rain or just headwinds can a reduce the range another 20-25%. easily.
My Model Y has an official range of 330 miles, at 90% charge it can do 297 in mixed driving with perfect weather and 1 person in it. On a highway with my family and our luggage, 70+ mile speeds we get between 230-250 miles. This Lexus with slow DC charging and limited range will never be a road trip car but could be an OK car for trips around town, nothing more than that.
Agreed 100%. But who has $67k, for a second car just for running errands.
@@tonyn3227
18" wheel 220 mile $59k for me
Is the yoke steering wheel an answer to a question nobody asked? Why reinvent the wheel (pun intended)?
Does every invention have to answer a pre-existing question?
Copying Tesla - that wonderfully safe vehicle….
@@sammydavis991 - Basically yes. It doesn’t have to always replace something, but every invention that is impactful will have the answer the fundamental question: what is the added value?
I can see this dude is an Italian
Surprising you did not criticize the glare from the multimedia screen…
The light headliner is not hot
I can’t use the yoke bc I’m the type of driver that always steers with just one hand at the 12’oclock while texting with my other hand. 😎. JK
The yoke is a joke. Never.
Lexus vs Tesla yoke - Motoman what say you?
Do you really want to associate this with the BZ4X??? Mega recall then substandard software in Euro that leads to serious charging throttling after 2 (or 3.8 after May update) charges….
Lexus, don't reinvent the wheel!! 🙄
I like this car, but it needs a 360° circumference to hold on to and leather seats. 👍
220 mile range?! That's close to Vinfast VF8 range..... For that amount of coin-- better to wait for the KIA EV9--!
KIA & Lexus easy choice for me Lexus 😊
Th only interesting part of the car is the yoke wheel. Its better than the tesla yoke by miles. Other than that nothing else is interesting
Toyota is infamous for slow rolling their car’s options and upgrades. I bet in 3-5 years, this car will have a better range and better performance. The 99mph v max is retardard.
It’s a nice luxury car with mediocre specks. The battery is too small for that size car with it’s efficiency and the horsepower is just okay compared to the competition. As an EV it’s a pretty weak entry.
9:31 Yea but that doesnt look cool. Id bet dollars to donuts that's the only reason its here.
Odd there are over 12 comments as of me writing this comment and this is the 4th vid I've watched w/ the same situation. UA-cam is logging all comments as zero... Just saying.
220 miles, ..April is next month...lol what a joke...
Tesla for me. Lexus Rz for mom. 😊
You don't like luxury and reliability cars? 😮 Lexus #1
196 miles…. Not in cold climates. 👉💩
The steering wheel will cause accidents / crashes and fatalities. The airbag deployment without the top portion of a normal circular steering wheel will mean the driver will be thrown forward onto the airbag and windscreen more pronounced causing severe head injury. That steering design is best kept in the amusement park.
Too short range... I think Genesis is much better. As a big fan of Toyota, it's a pitty that Toyota is becoming outdated in these EV era.
Well Toyota is doomed anyway. In a few years they won’t even exist
Above is rubbish (Toyota will not not exist) - BUT Toyota HAVE been left behind in BEV’s (and they know it….)
@@Carrman2020 and guess what? They will only continue to be even further behind.
$67k/196mil = $341/per mile! No thanks, hard pass..
220 mil with 18" wheel $59k 😊
That yoke….a roughly 200 mile range….vmax of 99 mph…$65k?
Couldn’t Lexus do a little better???
3:56 😳 omg id die. Ive also heard it throttles you weather you want it or not for turns and will automatically slow you? All that promotes stupidity behind the wheel. It aids you to be on your phone. What lunacy.
LOL weather... what a tard. 🤣
Talk about promoting stupidity... spell check. Who among us have lost it from that? Ayee...
This is an EV made by a company that fundamentally does not believe in EVs, and it seriously shows. It's reflected in its poor specs.
Those uglier steering wheels will never catch in they need to just stop. Some things just leave alone
Toyota wasn't "late" to the EV party; they chose not to attend as they knew full well it is just a "flash in the pan" type thing. BEV is not sustainable financially or resource-wise. Now that EU has exempted ICE using carbon neutral synthetic fuel from the 2035 ban, there is no reason to stop using the vastly more flexible ICE or ICE/hybrid EV. 100 years ago, 30% of cars in the US were.....battery EVs. They lost to gasoline and history is about to repeat itself.
Horrid
Not enough range, horrible charging for $60k. Hard pass.
220 miles or so is nowhere near enough for anything but short trips to town etc., and not for that price.
I don't think the Tesla Model Y has anything to worry about with this offering from Toyota/Lexus. The Model Y offers 250kw charging speed, 100 miles more range, faster 0-60 time, over-the-air updates, a ROUND steering wheel (!), and of course the reliable Tesla Supercharger network.
@@mowcowbell The interior is probably nicer, but that's about it.
@@mowcowbell You forgot to mention the Steering Wheel that might snap off while you are driving. 😜
@@DrOneOneOne 220 mile short trip to town? Lol.
It's a shame how overpriced it is for what you get.
$59k for premium 18" wheel with 220 mile
If you want a divorce, take this on a road trip or vacation. To add insult to “Slow DC Charging”™️ injury they added even slower AC charging at the house.🤷🏻 18:46
Crap
Tell me how you really feel:)
@@MotoManTV I don’t like EVs and this one couldn’t make me more upset
The question is YOU don't HAVE questions, televised zombies.