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Lexus RZ SUV
450e 230kW Takumi 71.4 kWh 5dr Auto [2024]
Lexus RZ SUV
The RZ represents the first dedicated battery-electric vehicle from Japanese manufacturer Lexus. And with a range in excess of 250 miles between charges, as well as considerable power of 312 PS, the RZ proves more than a match for rivals such as the Audi e-tron or the Tesla Model Y.
Key facts & figures
- Fuel Type: Electric
- 0-62mph: 5.3 seconds
- Manufacturer OTR: £65,595
- Body Type: Estate
- No. of seats: 5
- CO2 emissions: 0 g/km
- Battery Range (official): 251 miles
- Vehicle efficiency: 3.4 miles per kWh
- Battery Capacity: 71.4 kWh
Lexus has had a go at an electric car before — the underwhelming UX300e — but the RZ 450e SUV is the first step in the Japanese brand’s march towards full electrification.
Lexus has said that by 2030 its entire model line-up will be fully electric, and the RZ is the first of its models to be built on a dedicated EV platform. It’s the same e-TNGA platform on which the Toyota BZ4X sits, but Lexus differentiates the RZ from its mainstream cousin with a more powerful drivetrain and more demanding construction methods and processes.
Sitting between the NX and RX hybrid SUVs, the RZ is pitched directly at premium models like the BMW iX3, Audi Q8 e-tron and Mercedes-Benz EQC, and promises 313bhp, all-wheel-drive and up to 270 miles of range.
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