Toyota has unveiled a pair of electric vehicle concepts at the 2023 Guangzhou Auto Show in China, according to X (Twitter) user Tycho de Feijter. Images posted to the social media account show the concepts in sedan and SUV bodystyles respectively, and production versions of these concepts will be made by Toyota joint venture partner in China, GAC.
The concept vehicles have been given Chinese names without English versions, though the names of the sedan and SUV concepts can be translated as Comfortable Space and Enjoyable Space, respectively.
The sedan, the Comfortable Space concept is said to measure around five metres long with a wheelbase of around three metres, which is approximately the size of the Lexus ES that measures 4,975 mm long with a wheelbase of 2,870 mm.
According to the X post, other features on the sedan concept include retractable door handles, frameless doors, side cameras in place of exterior mirrors, and 21-inch wheels. For now, little else is known about the electric sedan concept, save for its planned start of production in 2025.
Meanwhile for the Enjoyable Space electric SUV concept, this measures around 4.8 metres long with a wheelbase of 2.9 metres, and its dimensions would make it of a size in between the RAV4 and the Kluger, according to Car Expert.
The Enjoyable Space electric SUV will reportedly enter production in China next year, to be priced from 250,000 yuan (RM163,260) in China. This will be sold with single- and dual-motor electric powertrains, according to the report.
Toyota to launch two new EVs in China
Toyota is far behind in the EV race in China. But at least they are trying to catch up. In the next two years, the GAC-Toyota joint venture will launch two new China-only EVs, a sedan and an SUV.
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— Tycho de Feijter (@TychodeFeijter) November 20, 2023
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It is hilarious to see that Company T has lost its vision and is oblivious to the needs of the consumer. We need a really cool car, not an over-thinking impractical concept car.
toyota lost vision, are you sure? toyota global revenue hit record high. most countries now still depend on combustion engine car at least for another 10years. toyota already developed solid battery, they now planning for mass production.
If the BZ4X is any indication, Toyota does not know EV. They made one of the worst EVs in the market which nobody wanted. They then told themselves that nobody wanted EVs.
They are at an inflection point now. If they make the wrong moves, Toyota will start on a downward spiral they may not get themselves out of.
When the heck is UMW gonna bring the Prius back