2023 Lexus RZ 450e Review: Playing Catch-Up
• Auto123 reviews the 2023 Lexus RZ 450e.
Lexus, like parent company Toyota, is late to the electrification race. The auto giant has shifted in the past year, however and it has promised to make up for lost time; several new models are expected by 2030. By 2035, the company aims to be 100-percent electric, like many of its rivals.
This year, we get our first Lexus EV. A close cousin of Toyota's bZ4X, the RZ can be viewed from different angles. You can look at it as a stand-alone product, with its qualities and faults, but you can appraise how it compares to its direct rivals.
And that is where the delay in getting into all-electrics makes itself apparent.
But not everything about the RZ is black and white. In fact, this SUV is definitely a mixed bag.
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