Toyota bz4X

I'm going ahead with it now because I have a 7kw home charger and I've a 7kw in the car park in work in Dublin and my local CIrcle K to my house has a 50kw charger so the fact that the Bz4x only has a 6.6kw on-board charger doesn't actually really matter.

There's also a 150kw charger in Blanch which I'll use if necessary when commuting up and down Dublin.

Nice review. Do you have the Sport or Premium on order? I have the sport but would like to have the 20inch wheels on it but doesn't seem to be a chance.

The model Advanced, Sport and Premium are limited launch editions in Ireland but will eventually turn into the same version like the UK version so you can build the car yourself in the configurator.

I just dont think they will arrive on the 16th July even though my dealer told me so.

I did some research today and located the vehicle carriers for Toyota especially the ones for UK/EU delivery.

Unfortunately, Altair Leader which supposed to dock around the 12th July in Dublin is just off the coast of Annapolis/US and wont be here in time. The carriers Sara Leader and Garnet Leader are nowhere near Europe and it would take them 12 days to load up, deliver and unload in Dublin. With registration/import etc. No chance those cars will be available around the 16th which is frustrating. There is not even a demo car in whole Ireland yet which will probably come with the rest.

The Irish/UK version are build in Aichi btw. and are usually shipped from Nagoya in case someone is interested in this.

While the 475km range is impressive... that range is mild/warm summer weather battery range. I can only assume that during the cold winter months in Ireland that the range on the Bz4x will be very much reduced when driving up and down the M50. More like 350-400km I would say.

The dealer guy also said that Toyota have put in Advanced Parking Assist as standard in all trim levels as standard, but I don't see anything mentioned about that on the spec list on toyota.ie website and I haven't seen anything about that on any of the dozens of YouTube reviews that I've watched or mentioned in any online reviews.

If we do get APA on our Bz4x's it will be really great to have as it basically will park the car for you when you pull up at a parking space.

Nothing was mentioned about charging incentives as I mentioned from the off that I already had one on order in Ireland and I that I was only there to just see it and sit in it. My main concern was that I wouldn't have headroom in it as I'm 6ft 5", but I can confirm that there's enough.

The dealer guy didn't have a clue about Irish spec so didn't know if Irish buyers would get APA as standard. Apparently though he did mention that the infotainment navigation has three years free subscription, but after three years you'd have subscribe to Toyota for it, but it could be bypassed using Google Maps on Android Auto.

PS: I ordered the Sport version in Precious Metal.

I heard a reviewer call it the "Busy Forks"

Keep us up to date on the status of these carriers and let us know when their near Europe and when they dock in Dublin.

Yeah hopefully. My dealer still has no update but says 16th July is likely. Anyway, soon and not next year. In the meantime check this brand new review. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJEUOZC8FKY

Anyone get any timeline on the BZ4X? I was told the 10th of August last week despite the recall and now i got a generic mail indicating a delay but no timelines.

I'm assuming they are due in Ireland on the original date and the rework will be done here? If not then I'd say it will be early next year

Now there are more affected as they previously told me. The issue will be rectified in the manufacture plant in Japan and not by the dealer itself. Considering the amount of cars affected now. This can take anywhere between 2-6 months. I just pulled my deposit today.

I received the same email, this very disappointing, I haven't pulled my deposit yet but I might in the next few days, and although disappointing, it might be a good thing as I might now hold off till the new year and get the 11kw version and I'll save a few quid more and get the premium edition as I really want the sunroof, ventilated seats, 10 speaker sound system as the BZ4X that I sat in last weekend in the UK had all the bells and whistles including the sunroof and it would be such a shame not to get it. And anyway, I read the other day that it's rumoured that Toyota might be putting in a slightly bigger battery in the BZ4X next year with added extras including battery pre-conditioning, just like Hyundai did with the Ioniq 5.