Standard tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee stated on Friday that he won’t advocate Lexus model’s RZ 450e battery electrical SUV as different EVs from rival automakers supply higher vary for a similar worth.
What Occurred: “One of many weirdest EVs I’ve seen shortly as a result of it’s a genuinely good automotive that I might by no means advocate,” Brownlee stated in a video posted on Friday concerning the Lexus RZ 450E. Lexus is the posh model of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp.
The Lexus RZ 450E is a extra premium variant of the RZ mannequin. The RZ mannequin has 4 variants. It begins at $55,175 for the bottom RZ 300e premium variant and at $59,875 for the 450e premium variant. The RZ 450e luxurious variant is priced additional greater at $65,605. The most costly variant, nevertheless, has a spread of solely 196 miles regardless of the upper pricing.
The one buyer for the Lexus battery electrical SUV can be individuals who like driving Lexus and wish to go electrical. Nonetheless, there are EVs from rival EV makers in the identical worth vary that may supply higher efficiency and vary akin to the Kia EV6 or the Tesla Mannequin Y, Brownlee famous.
The 2024 Kia EV6 begins at $42,600 however gives as much as 310 miles of vary. The Mannequin Y, in the meantime, begins at $44,990 and gives as much as 320 miles of vary.
Nonetheless, Brownlee famous that he likes just a few elements of the Lexus RZ 450e, together with its premium interiors.
Why It Issues: Toyota Motor North America reported first-half gross sales of 1,186,647 autos within the U.S., up 14.3% on a quantity foundation in comparison with the identical interval final 12 months.
The Lexus division offered 167,211 autos, together with 5,639 RZ SUVs. RZ SUV gross sales within the interval marked a development in gross sales of about 400% as in comparison with final 12 months.
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