{"id":82487,"date":"2025-05-19T18:12:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82487"},"modified":"2025-05-19T18:12:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T22:12:25","slug":"toyotas-new-smart-ev-china-looks-pretty-sharp-meet-bz5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=82487","title":{"rendered":"Toyota’s new smart EV for China looks pretty sharp: Check out the bZ5"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Toyota\u2019s <\/a>new bZ5 EV starts at about $18,000 in China and uses BYD batteries for a driving range of up to 630 km (391 miles). Can it keep up in the world\u2019s largest EV market?<\/p>\n

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Meet Toyota\u2019s new bZ5 EV for China<\/h2>\n

Remember the bZ3C<\/a>, Toyota\u2019s coupe-like SUV concept from the Beijing Auto Show last year? It\u2019s back and launching under a new name.<\/p>\n

The first bZ5 rolled off the assembly line<\/a> at FAW Toyota\u2019s new energy factory in China on May 16, marking several milestones.<\/p>\n

Bi Wenquan, the company\u2019s executive vice president, said the new EV \u201cdemonstrates FAW Toyota\u2019s strong hard power as a joint venture automaker to keep up with the pace of the Chinese market.\u201d It\u2019s also expected to help FAW Toyota compete in China\u2019s increasingly competitive EV market.<\/p>\n

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The bZ5 marks the joint venture\u2019s 12 millionth car that has rolled off its production line, but the new EV may be one of its most important so far. <\/p>\n

Developed locally, FAW Toyota\u2019s general manager, Fujiwara Hiroyuki, explained at the event that \u201cbeing global and more Chinese\u201d is a core part of Toyota\u2019s plans to regain market share in the region.<\/p>\n

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Toyota bZ5 EV rolls off the assembly line (Source: FAW Toyota)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Toyota opened pre-sales last month, starting at just 130,000 yuan, or about $18,000. Two BYD Blade LFP battery options are available: 65.28 kWh or 73.98 kWh, providing a CLTC driving range of 550 km (342 miles) and 630 km (391 miles), respectively.<\/p>\n

The \u201csmart cockpit\u201d interior looks like an upgrade from the Toyota vehicles we are accustomed to in sporty red. A 15.6\u2033 touchscreen infotainment sits at the center of a relatively minimalistic setup.<\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s loaded with smart tech, including Momenta 5.0. The intelligent driving system provides over 30 functions, including city and highway navigation assist, parking assistance, and more.<\/p>\n

Based on Toyota\u2019s e-TNGA platform, the bZ5 is 4,780 mm long, 1,866 mm wide, and 1,510 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,880 mm. That\u2019s about the size of the new Tesla Model Y, which is 4,797 mm long, 1,920 mm wide, and 1,624 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 2,890 mm.<\/p>\n

During the event, Toyota\u2019s president, Koji Sato, said, \u201cChina is in a leading position in intelligence and electrification. If our products can be loved by Chinese consumers, they will surely be favored by the global market.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Toyota\u2019s new bZ5 EV starts at about $18,000 in China and uses BYD batteries for a driving range of up to 630 km (391 miles). Can it keep up in the world\u2019s largest EV market? Meet Toyota\u2019s new bZ5 EV for China Remember the bZ3C, Toyota\u2019s coupe-like SUV concept from the Beijing Auto Show last […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-82487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=82487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/82487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=82487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=82487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=82487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}