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Toyota Shows off the bZ3X

Discussion in 'Toyota Hybrids and EVs' started by drash, Apr 26, 2024.

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    Toyota revealed the bZ3X and bZ3C at the Beijing Motor Show.

    Toyota Reveals bZ3X EV Crossover at Beijing Show - Motor Illustrated

    No pictures of the bZ3C which is said to be a fastback coupe but don't get your hopes up, these are both designed for the Chinese market.

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    There is some talk that the bZ3X is also headed to Europe and possibly Canada. Rumors are that supposedly it has the BYD-made 372-mile battery that powers the bZ3C.
     
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    yikes, toyota needs a new design team
     
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    Luckily they're in China
     
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    they look good there :p
     
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    Ha look at the interior, it's worse and probably a nightmare of @Mendel Leisk
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    Let me know if you can find a button - anywhere. Maybe on the steering wheel?
     
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    wow, copying tesla, or byd?
     
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    Don't know, but the Chinese must hate buttons if this is desirable.
     
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    I hate anything that is a crucial control and requires eyes off the road to operate. A “button” that is impossible to locate without eyes off the road, and maybe continued eyes off the road if it’s multi-function couple to an LCD display, that’s a fail for me, no better than a touch screen.

    this is not just a personal quirk I think, and a common shortcoming of automotive interior design.

    you gotta love all that white upholstery too.
     
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    gotta love China trademark copyright patent infringement gurus
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    there are so many user controllable functions on cars these days, idk if there's room for eyes free buttons/knobs/dials/switches
     
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    Yeah, they're now relegated to desolation row, with a single vent mode button doing multi-function. Gotta make room for infotainment.
     
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    i can't even find the steering wheel controls without looking at them. tiny buttons, arrows, OK, go back, cruise, drcc, lka, audio, blah, blah, blah
     
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    トヨタが新型BEVの『bZ3C』と『bZ3X』を世界初公開…北京モーターショー2024 | レスポンス（Response.jp）

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    Apparently the Chinese market is all about tech so whatever the latest trend is, that's what's going into cars - and I guess right now it's touchscreens and being able to do things in your car like pay for parking, order food, sing karaoke etc
     
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