Toyota has officially announced the teaser image of its Toyota bZ3 model, and also announced that the new car will be officially debuted on October 24. The car is a new member of the Toyota bZ pure electric models, based on the e-TNGA platform, the biggest highlight is the joint development with BYD, equipped with a drive motor from BYD’s VD power and lithium iron phosphate blade battery.
According to the declaration information, its length, width and height are 472518351475mm, with a wheelbase of 2880mm. It has the popular through-headlights and taillights and uses the common closed front face of electric vehicles.
The side of the car also uses more folding design, the shape is more rigid, but also equipped electric cars commonly used hidden door handles, it is worth noting that the location of the rear triangle window is very far back, almost connected to the rear, so as to ensure that the rear passenger’s permeability.
From the previously exposed spy photos, the car is equipped with a three-spoke multifunctional steering wheel and oblique vertical center screen, its overall design is relatively simple, the car also uses a knob-type electronic gear lever, gear lever below also hollowed out processing, can expand the front storage space.
The car is equipped with a drive motor from BYD’s FDI Power and a lithium iron phosphate blade battery with a rear-mounted single motor design, offering two motor versions of 135kW and 180kW, reaching 517 km and 616 km respectively under CLTC conditions and consuming 11 kWh and 12 kWh of electricity per 100 km.