My Toyota bZ4X pictures and video

While I was getting an oil change on my 2022 Prius Prime Limited in West Coast Toyota of Long Beach yesterday, I got to sit in a bZ4X in their showroom. The Gen 5 Prius Prime XSE they had in their showroom was sold quickly the day before; so, I didn't get it to see it. By the way, their service department, unlike the other Toyota service departments I have been to in the LA area, is excellent, and I highly recommend them for service.

bZ4X is a good-looking, spacious, and luxurious vehicle.

I couldn't see the information display behind the steering wheel. This is taken exactly from my eye level. I am guessing I will have the same problem with my Gen 5 Prius Prime SE.



The seats are mostly cloth with some faux leather trim, which is nice, as you get to enjoy the comfort of cloth with some luxury touch of faux leather.



Only after I adjusted the steering wheel all the way down, I could barely see the information display. This photo is taken exactly from my eye level. I don't know if this is a comfortable driving position though. Again, I expect the same problem with the Gen 5 Prius/Prius Prime.





The multimedia display is very large and nice. The dash material is cloth as well, which is very nice.



20% of the parts of Toyota's first EV is from China. DC fast charging is discouraged to preserve battery life, especially in cold weather. It is stated that due to supply-chain problems, the vehicle comes with only a single smart-key fob, but sometime in the future, a second one will be provided.



Luxurious exterior design.



That is the fanciest dealer plate I have ever seen.



The charging sockets.



The interlocking mechanism on the charge-ports caps is interesting. You cannot open the DC-charging port without opening the AC-charging port first, but you can close both ports at the same time.

 

The display needs to be above the steering wheel, not through the hole of the steering wheel.

Hopefully the Gen 5 Prius is better than the bZ4X. You cannot adjust the seat and steering wheel randomly and have a good driving position.

 

So, the seating area of the faux-leather seats on Gen 5 Prius Prime is actually cloth. That is nice.

 

Guardian gray. They didn't have matte, medium shades of gray until a few years ago, but they were abundant in the distant past.

Gray is the most produced color for Gen 5 after the distant top-produced color—white.

Red and blue are hard to find. They seem to be producing plenty of black for Prius Prime but not many for Prius. Silver is plenty for both Prius and Prius Prime.

 

All Toyota paints are metallic, regardless of whether it says metallic or not in the name.