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Certainly! Here is the summary of the Lexus RZ 300e car review, as findings from the review:The rear bumper may be vinyl-wrapped; the paint job is not what is expected on a Lexus.
The rear diffuser panel has a slick flat floor and small winglets. There is a grille for a speaker.
Above the plastic underbody lies nothing, but a lot of seam sealer is used.
The single front motor is for front-wheel drive. The rear suspension is multi-link, partially stamped steel and tubular, with an aero shield on the spring bucket link. It has rear aluminum knuckles.
It has fixed-rate Tokico rear dampers made in Japan. The rear anti-sway bar is 22mm in diameter.
The RZ 300e is built on Toyota's e-TNGA platform. This luxury trim weighs 4332 pounds, with a 56/44 front-to-rear weight distribution.
The EV battery shield is rugged, and the battery is a 72.8 kWh, 355-volt lithium-ion unit.
The transmission for the front-wheel drive version is a single-speed reduction gear in the motor housing with the inverter. It is a three-shaft unit with a 13.786 final drive ratio.
The front features aluminum knuckles and MacPherson strut-style suspension.
The front anti-sway bar is 29mm.
It has robot-like sounds when braking or accelerating. The front brakes are a two-piston caliper with a 328mm rotor. The rear brakes are a single-piston caliper and a 12.5-inch rotor.
The brake test revealed a spicy stop, with a little shimmy and slightly loud tires; brake performance is considered good considering the vehicle weight.
It has an electric power steering rack, with 2.81 turns lock-to-lock.
It has 20x8-inch alloy wheels as an option in the front with 225/50 tires, 20x9.5-inch alloy wheels in the rear with 255/45 tires.
The test unit includes non-functional vents in the front bumper, a rear-facing cam on the front and orange peel texture on the black plastic. Front-facing cameras are functional. There are rear seats and a "nut thunder" interior, blue suede with cream accents. A lack of a glove box leads to storing the owner's manual inside the central cubby.
It does not, however, come standard with the new square steering wheel, which is optional. There are multi-position settings for heat or air conditioning for the seats and 3-way seat memory settings. A three-way lumbar support option is also offered.
There are multiple ports and a wireless charging cubby.
If using air conditioning, about 18 miles of range is lost.
The base price starts at $43,975 with the test unit being about $56,419.
Wind noise is noticed around the GoPro unit in the vehicle.
It has a rating of 4.0 for the bean score. The cookie score, assessing value, comes in at a 6.1. Maintenance gets a rating of 5.5. Handling earns a score of 5.9. Penguin score, assessing what the reviewer personally likes is at 2.8.
It is regarded as an excellent appliance with a tailored purpose.
