A little under half a year since its Malaysian showing, the Lexus RZ 450e is now open for orders in Malaysia, Lexus Malaysia has announced. The brand’s battery-electric model was shown at the Toyota Beyond Zero showcase in February this year, and in fact the RZ 450e had been launched in Thailand last year at the 2023 International Bangkok Motor Show.
Pricing for the RZ 450e in Malaysia has been released, and this model in Luxury trim is priced from RM429,888 on-the-road without insurance, according to Lexus Malaysia.
Measuring 4,805 mm long, 1,895 mm wide and 1,635 mm tall, the RZ 450e is distinctly a Lexus in its styling even without the spindle grille that is the present-day Lexus signature, and in its place resides a ‘BEV Spindle’ that does away with the traditional air intakes required by a combustion engine, as this is a battery-electric model.
The RZ 450e for the Malaysian market has been confirmed to pack a 71.4 kWh lithium-ion battery, and this offers a WLTP-rated battery range of 440 km, and can be recharged via DC at up to 150 kW via a CCS2 connection, bringing a 0-80% recharge in 30 minutes, while AC charging up to 11 kW is possible through a Type 2 connection, fully recharging the vehicle in 6.5 hours.
The energy stores power a dual-motor AWD powertrain, comprised of a 204 PS/266 Nm front motor and a 109 PS/169 Nm rear motor to yield a combined output of 313 PS, which will propel the RZ 450e from 0-100 km/h in 5.3 seconds and to a top speed of 160 km/h.
Inside, the RZ 450e has a central console that features Tsuyasumi design details which overlays delicate layers to bring a shiny charcoal effect, while seat upholstery is in Ultrasuede, as seen in the preview unit shown locally earlier this year.
Audio playback comes courtesy of a 13-speaker Mark Levinson Premium surround sound system, with further convenience aided by the parallel view monitor (PVM) camera suite along with 12 parking sensors for ease of manoeuvring. Equipment on the preview unit featured an eight-inch multi-info driver’s display and a 14.1-inch touchscreen.
Safety kit in the RZ 450e is comprised of the third-generation of Lexus Safety System (LSS+), according to Lexus Malaysia. Using the Thailand-spec model as reference, the ADAS suite on the RZ includes all-speed adaptive cruise control, Lexus Teammate Advanced Park (assisted parking), a panoramic view monitor, Pre-Collision System (autonomous emergency braking), Lane Tracing Assist, Lane Change Assist with blind spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert.
In Malaysia, the RZ 450e is covered a five-year, unlimited mileage warranty, along with an eight-year, unlimited-mileage warranty for the drive battery, which can be extended by a further two years as an option. Exterior colours offered for the RZ 450e in Malaysia are Aether Metallic, Sonic Copper, Sonic Chrome, Graphite Black Glass Flake, Sonic Quartz and Sonic Iridium.
Lexus RZ 450e in Malaysia
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What RM430k? Can by 2 telsa and balance can spend for luxury holidays
1 tesla, 1 BYD seal, and one x50 as a petrol back up.
Same way you could get many many seikos for 1 Rolex. Relax, not being well to do is not a bad thing.
Lebih mahal than in Japan. Toyota/Lexus are ripping us Msians, according to comments here.
boleh simpan sendiri yea.
RZ450e WLTP only 440km priced at RM430k while IX xDrive50 range at 630km priced RM 465k. The price is only RM 35k different but IX has whopping 190km more than the RZ450e. The RZ450e charging speed is slow in this category at 150kw and the IX can get up to 195kw. EV car is much reliable than ICE and Lexus RZ450e has no advantage of quality built than the iX. Hope Toyota won’t be another Nokia.
The price seems off..
Black just doesn’t suit the car, hide complete the front design.
… and the battery tech, is just so previous generation.
And the premium they charge compare to so many higher tech options, tough sell. RM340k might still have a chance.
1+1 row magic carpet ride, over-glorified for status.
Wow, so much of your profit margin! Many water fishe here in Malaysia, don’t worry!
road tax free
parking free
heavier vehicles – more damage to the road but no need to pay roadtax..
antony loke’s arse logic!!!
Lexus RZ 450e 2023 Price in Japan is JPY 9,984,000 (US$64,000) about RM291.300 , M’sia tax fee but the price ship to here and company profit add RM138,700. WF#
430k? Tax free? UMW/Sime Darby Toyota had too much to smoke.
might as well buy Tyacan…might as well buy Lotus….sohai Lexus
It’s 2024 and Toyota releases a 440km WLTP (take 15% off and you are <400km), 150kW DC, 160kmh top speed, 5.3 0-100kmh car, with the interior made from 2005 parts bin. All metrics that are on par with the Toyota BZ4X (save 0-100km) at half the price, which is a great example of a bad EV.
That's bad enough, but asking for RM430,000 for this pile of hot mess? They will then announce to the world "Nobody wants to buy EVs" when the truth is nobody wants to buy a Toyota/Lexus EV
all the price, tech and sprint speed just to max out at 160km/h
Range 440?!!! Are Lexus serious?!! China’s EV already 750~1000!!! Nvrmind, still looks good enough for display XD!
The Lexus brand in the EV world counts for very little…
tbh, this one looks better than new rx
why we not getting the yolk?
I think you’re mistaken – the “e” in RZ450e does not stand for “egg”.
Jokes aside, however, I don’t believe the steer-by-wire system for the steering yoke is quite ready, as it’s still not available as an option globally, even in the US, Europe and Japan.
400v platform, with such a low range, with this price, lexus really can keep their stock, no fast charge, nothing
Why is this EV super expensive? Usually other EV car prices sold here are relatively the same with prices at some foreign countries (after removing other costs such as VAT etc)
Another overpriced crap from arrogant Lexus.
Previous comment about how bad BZ4X is and how this is even worse at 2X price not posted by admin.
Anyway one more time. When Lexus sells about 35 of these after cutting prices by 20% they’d announce that “consumers do not want EVs” when the truth is consumers do not want overpriced and underspec’d EVs.