On December 4, Toyota released its new urban SUV concept car, although it is still in the concept stage, but it can be seen that the new car adopts a more obvious BZ series family design, the body size is relatively small, the car is expected to be a new entry-level SUV of the BZ pure electric model family, which may be named BZ2, and will be released and listed in the first half of 2024 at the earliest.
Quick overview of the pros and cons
Pros:Toyota has a strong technical reserve, an excellent battery safety record, and a relatively tough design and a high value for the new car.
Deficiencies:Toyota's sales of existing BZ models were average.
At the front, as a pure electric model, the Urban SUV Concept adopts a closed front grille design, and provides a continuous LED light strip, and the headlight shape adopts an upturned eye corner design, which has family design characteristics with the existing BZ series models.
On the side of the body, as a small SUV, the Urban SUV Concept is built with stiffer lines, and the current wheels are larger and the tires are relatively flat, and the production version is expected to be more restrained in tire size. The wheel arches are painted in black, which looks like they have the effect of enlarging the arch area and enhancing the wild effect. The front doors have concealed door handles, while the rear door handles are integrated into the C-pillar, and the charging port is located on the front fenders.
At the rear, the Urban SUV Concept features illuminated tail badges and LED taillights, while the rear wing is segmented for a sporty look. In terms of tail light styling, the interior details of the lamp cluster look a lot like the word BZ written together.
At present, the detailed parameters of the interior design and powertrain of the Urban SUV concept car have not been further announced, and interested friends can continue to pay attention to the following.