In the new energy era, it is understandable to be intelligent, scientific and pay attention to service, but for most consumers, cars are still regarded as a means of transportation. Maybe "new power" will make you feel happy for a short time, but don't forget that a mature and steady car is the longest confession. I think "everything will be fine in the end, and there will be a Toyota car" may be synonymous with maturity and stability.
Wenchang, Hainan in March, is already in midsummer. I met Toyota bZ3 and bZ4X here. If you know the domestic new energy vehicle market as well as I do, then you will understand how valuable the Toyota bZ series that returns to the origin of pure electric vehicles is.
Toyota bZ Series: Inherit the genes and forge ahead. In the new energy market, Toyota is definitely not the most "radical" car company. In fact, Toyota has not been a "radical" car company since its establishment. Before introducing new products and technologies, Toyota has invested a lot of research and verification work behind it, and only after ensuring that products and technologies are mature and stable enough will they be introduced to the market. "beyond Zero" Toyota bZ series is Toyota's new answer to the future electric vehicle market. It inherits Toyota's excellent genes and moves towards the future with intelligent upgrade.
Different from TNGA oil-electricity parallel mode, e-TNGA pure electric exclusive architecture is an independent electric vehicle module platform, which is only used to develop pure electric vehicles, and can realize multi-level and multi-category vehicle R&D and manufacturing according to different needs of consumers, covering different models such as cars, SUVs and MPVs.
As an electric vehicle module platform for traditional car companies, the exclusive architecture of e-TNGA pure electric has inherent advantages in driving experience, and it can be closer to traditional cars in driving characteristics and handling texture. Especially at present, most new brands excessively pursue the acceleration time of 0- 100km/h, ignoring the driving pleasure and the physical discomfort of drivers and passengers. The exclusive architecture of e-TNGA pure electricity realizes the accuracy of power distribution and the stability of output, providing consumers with a pleasant driving experience closer to traditional cars.
Not only in terms of driving experience, Toyota has also integrated the people-oriented principle into the intelligent upgrade. Toyota's understanding of intelligence is not blind, nor does it rely on blind configuration to reflect the level of intelligence. Instead, it really considers the actual needs of consumers, simplifies the dazzling intelligent configuration, and provides consumers with the most needed functional configuration. For example, Toyota bZ series has been upgraded and optimized for smart parking, digital keys and other common functions, presenting consumers with a more sensitive and concise experience. At the same time, the on-board system also supports OTA remote upgrade, which can be used constantly.
With the increasing utilization rate of consumers, intelligent driving assistance function has become an important symbol to measure the level of intelligence, which plays an important role in the convenience and safety of consumers' daily use of cars. Of course, Toyota cars that integrate the people-oriented concept into bZ series have not ignored this point. Toyota bZ series has rich intelligent driving assistance functions, and the whole system comes standard with Toyota sense of security (Toyota anti-collision assistance set). At the same time, Toyota has improved its reliability performance while ensuring excellent experience, which also highlights Toyota's goals of "mass production happiness" and "zero casualties in traffic accidents" for intelligence and safety.
For electric vehicles, the core part is undoubtedly the three-electric system. In order to solve the mileage anxiety of consumers, Toyota chose to start with power consumption, continuing the design concept of low fuel consumption of Toyota pure fuel vehicles and hybrid vehicles, improving the motor efficiency, battery density and wind resistance of the whole vehicle, thus achieving the excellent power consumption performance of bZ series. This makes the bZ series have a more realistic cruising range than other competitors. For example, the battery capacity of the remote version of bZ4X is 66.7kWh, and the power consumption per 100 kilometers is only11.6 kWh100 km.
In addition to mileage anxiety, consumers are also troubled by the safety and durability of electric vehicles. Toyota has also integrated mature, stable and durable genes into the R&D, production and manufacturing of electric vehicles. In terms of battery durability, the goal of Toyota bZ series is to develop a 90% battery capacity retention rate after 10. This durability is better than that of some electric vehicles whose cruising range is greatly reduced after several years of use, which can not only meet the long-term use of consumers, but also indirectly improve the maintenance rate of electric vehicles.
The world's first mass-produced HEV model (first generation Toyota Prius)
In terms of safety and quality, Toyota launched the world's first mass-produced HEV model as early as 1997. Since then, Toyota's global sales of electric vehicles have exceeded 20 million. Through the inspection of a large number of users around the world, it has accumulated 25 years of solid experience in electrification technology for Toyota, and even maintained an amazing record of 0 accidents in battery system. Thanks to Toyota's deep cultivation in the field of electrification, it has created the leading quality and safety performance of bZ series.
Toyota bZ3: I don't know when it started, and the development of domestic new energy automobile products became an "arms race". Numerous dazzling functional configurations are imposed on automobile products. Maybe they can be strong and have high computing power, but they can't even provide consumers with the most basic comfort and economic travel. Toyota bZ3, on the other hand, adheres to the demand of consumers in China and the people-oriented concept of Toyota.
The most humanized place of bZ3 is undoubtedly the car. BZ3 is also based on e-TNGA architecture, which not only has the driving comfort in the same strain as bZ, but also continues the design of hyperopia overhead instrument. What's more worth mentioning is that the far-view overhead instrument has also realized the linkage adjustment design with the new special-shaped steering wheel, so that consumers of any size can adjust to the appropriate driving vision.
At the same time, bZ3 also optimized the position of the seat, steering wheel, pedal and shift handle, creating a more convenient and optimal driving posture for the car. In addition, thanks to the e-TNGA architecture, bZ3 also has the characteristics of low center of gravity and high stability, which gives bZ3 more comfortable and stable chassis performance.
Of course, another important advantage of e-TNGA architecture is its security performance. BZ3 has applied an omni-directional collision system which is higher than the regulations and evaluation standards in driving safety. At the same time, the battery pack has also applied multiple designs, which further strengthens the battery failure prevention and detection capabilities and greatly reduces the risk of battery failure.
Thanks to the trinity R&D model pioneered by BYD and FAW Toyota, bZ3 can consider the needs of more consumers when designing and developing. Especially at present, domestic consumers are most concerned about intelligent performance, and bZ3 really captures their preferences. In the car vision center, bZ3 adopts a unique digital island design, which not only integrates the functional configuration of practical intelligence such as large-size vertical central control panel, car-machine interconnection and wireless charging, but also provides greater convenience for consumers' storage needs.
If you just experience the intelligent function configuration of bZ3, it may be difficult for you to guess its identity. The central control panel of bZ3 integrates a large number of vehicle control functions, such as air conditioning, stereo, windows, trunk and so on. At the same time, bZ3 is also equipped with the growing intelligent AI assistant "Xiaofei", which can not only enhance consumers' smart car experience, but also communicate with consumers emotionally, share joys and sorrows, and even gradually grow into close partners of consumers. In addition, bZ3' s in-vehicle system also supports OTA upgrade, which can not only upgrade the software system, but also support the push of new functions of cockpit appliances, greatly enhancing the freshness of consumers' daily use of cars.
In my opinion, bZ3' s consideration of consumer demand and humanization is rare in electric vehicles in the domestic market. Its sincerity lies not only in the product strength, but also in the price range of 169800- 199800 yuan, which was just listed not long ago. BZ3 is really a pure electric car that understands consumers better.
Toyota bZ4X: Pure electric driving is not only fun on the road, but also indulges in mountains and seas. If Toyota bZ3 is a good helper to meet home needs and provide comfortable travel, then Toyota bZ4X has a sense of detachment on the basis of bZ3. Whether it is a faster sense of centrino or a better ability to get rid of difficulties, what kind of "unbridled" bZ4X you want can always be satisfied. It is not only the main course in life, but also the dessert after dinner.
In a sense, the platform and architecture can be regarded as the skeleton of a car, the foundation of a car model, and also give it personality characteristics. BZ4X based on e-TNGA architecture inherits excellent driving experience. If I choose a word to describe its driving experience, I think it should be "relaxed". BZ4X doesn't need to adapt to the driving process, everything is very handy, as if we are already familiar friends. Different from the sudden acceleration of some electric vehicles, bZ4X can provide a very continuous and linear driving feeling whether accelerating or braking. Of course, when you step on the accelerator pedal deeply, it can quickly keep up with your rhythm, be stable and sensitive, and achieve harmony and unity on it.
Do not need to adapt to the manipulation of bZ4X. There is not much "electronic feeling" when the steering wheel turns. Proper damping and precise steering are very easy to control. At the same time, thanks to the low center of gravity, high rigidity, well-adjusted suspension system and small turning radius, bZ4X is very flexible in corners, which can give drivers full confidence even when driving on continuous mountain roads.
Compared with cars, SUV models have more multi-functional attributes, and the applicability of multi-use scenarios is also an important part of multi-functional attributes. However, for most urban SUV models, broadening the use scenarios is only a superficial taste, and their excellent off-road performance has imprisoned them, but the bZ4X, which also locates urban SUVs, is enough to subvert your inherent impression.
BZ4X is equipped with electric four-wheel drive system and X-MODE four-wheel drive off-road auxiliary mode, which supports snow/dirt (snow/land) and D.SNOW/MUD (Zita Law/mud) modes. At the same time, the newly developed Grip-Control intelligent crawling mode further magnifies the off-road capability of bZ4X, which can really broaden your car scene.
In practical experience, even in the face of soft sand sections, bZ4X can easily pass through complex road conditions with the help of continuous and stable high torque output and fast response power distribution. This intelligent off-road experience is further amplified in the Grip-Control intelligent crawling mode. In this mode, the driver only needs to grasp the driving direction of the vehicle, and the rest can be safely handed over to bZ4X for easy off-road operation.
In addition to "easy" driving, you can also feel a sense of "peace of mind" on the bZ4X. In view of the cold weather in northern winter, bZ4X is equipped with a heat pump air conditioner, which can adjust the temperature around drivers and passengers more accurately, reduce energy consumption, improve heating efficiency, and greatly enhance consumers' winter car experience. BZ4X can give you a sense of "peace of mind" not only in the sense of body, but also in the passive safety that is not easy to detect. BZ4X has made targeted improvements to the body frame, and with eight SRS airbags as standard, it can ensure the health and safety of drivers and passengers even if they are hit in all directions.
In addition, the battery safety that consumers are particularly concerned about, bZ4X has also been reinforced. For example, the battery pack and its surrounding parts have been reinforced in a targeted manner, which has increased the all-round anti-collision protection of the battery pack. At the same time, the cooling system has also adopted a unique design, using high-resistance coolant to ensure the safety of the battery to the maximum extent.
As an e-TNGA model, bZ4X also has intelligent configuration to meet the needs of consumers, which enriches the entertainment information system, can control the voice recognition function of wipers, air conditioners and other equipment, and has the numeric key function of locking, unlocking and starting the system through mobile phones. These are all routine operations of bZ4X. It is worth mentioning that bZ4X is also equipped with an efficient solar dome and Toyota's second-generation solar charging system. In addition to the actual charging function, it can make us feel the future technological charm of an electric car.
In the end, Toyota Prius is the leader of hybrid vehicles, but the current Toyota bZ series will lead Toyota into a broader electrification era. Beyond Zero is not Toyota's slogan, but a beautiful vision for the future automobile industry and the determination to achieve carbon neutrality. BZ4X and BZ3 are just the starting points of Toyota BZ series, and then their lineup will gradually expand. It is reported that there will be many new models in bZ series at this year's Shanghai Auto Show, and two new bZ concept cars will be launched around the world. Toyota strides forward on the road of electrification.
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