2024 Toyota BZ4X AWD Review and Off-Road Test

We test the new Toyota electric on the street in the dirt. Does X-Mode really make a difference on the trail? Does Grip Control measure up to Toyota's legendary Crawl Control?

#toyota #subaru #offroad

CONTENTS
00:00 - Introduction
00:34 - Features
04:30 - Driving Impressions
10:13 - Off-Road Tests: X-Mode and Grip Control

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[lawdog]

Hey Ryan, I love the transparency of your channel, you record the good and leave in the not so good, you have the best channel, I just don’t understand why you don’t have 1 million Subs but I’ll be here when you do reach that 1 million plateau!!

[anah]

Your channel is the best car channels in all YouTube. Thank you so much.

[peterscott]

I really like these tests of "soft-Roaders". Because I would never buy a full 4x4, but I do like to see which of the "Soft-Roaders" have reasonable rough dirt road capability.

[kevingriffin]

I love the fact that you show if it's possible for "car camping" in the vehicles you test. Please continue to do this in your following tests. :)

[samrowlands]

Wahoo... You added a sandpit, and I see it claimed it's first victim! lol... Thank you so much for doing this.

[ffl]

Modern cars - "I see you are in a high stress situation. Let me scream as loudly as possible, non-stop. Is your blood pressure raising yet? No? Ok, I will try high pitch screaming."

[Deetroiter]

I’m fortunate in the sense that I have a Subaru Crosstrek and an EV for commuting. Recently went on a trip to the American southwest in the Subaru. Cruising the desert, exploring ghost towns, encountering soft sand and hard rocks, etc…the Subaru was the clear winner between which vehicle to take for the trip. Gas stations were already spread out and scarce, EV stations literally non existent. Love both of these vehicles but even Ray Charles can see that taking an EV off road just isn’t there yet outside of a purpose built recreational road park.

[chrisschoenfeld]

The thing i never hear mentioned is that many drivers, like me, only test the range on weekends and esp holidays when the charging stations have lines. I could deal with the range if I didn’t have to add an hour at the charging station to an already lousy 5 hr drive in heavy traffic.

[edsmith]

This car seems like an early effort model that came late in the game. Slow charging and relatively short range are major negatives. The AWD system actually seems quite good, but who would take this car any distance off road?

Anyway, as always, yours is my favorite channel. Really look forward to your videos.

[rockyklassen]

That thing went full melt down sequence! 🤣🚫☢️🤖 I'll stick to my gas powered Forester with xmode!

[lukiw]

Toyota: This is stylish EV on 20" wheels. You should drive it tarmac only.
Ryan: Let's take it our off road course. 🙂Great review as always. Greetings

[Driver_ne]

Already better than the cybertruck on the first offroad test

[jppilotadventurez]

That Subaru awd system is good!! I wish Toyota would address the problems that’s holding this EV back like charging speed and range, even though I wouldn’t use all 220 miles unless I’m Driving to Los Angeles. I just love my gas vehicles so much lol

[nlken]

How good is the underbody protection/Battery? Have you seem people have hit the Hyundai IONIC 5 and battery replacement is 50K.

[ParzivalHB]

The BZ4X looks great and I like the cockpit design. The range is fine for 95 percent of the working stiffs and commuters especially if you can charge from home.

[hisken]

Yeah, smaller battery, less resources needed, 220 miles realistic range - Toyota hit a sweet spot. Works for most consumers, including me and my family. Other than that, it’s just as solid as every Toyota.

[MarcGaerlan]

Toyota made a good decision letting Subaru engineer the AWD. I believe if there were more ground clearance it would have made it out of the sand pit.

Also, a good reminder to always bring traction boards. 🙂

[madlucio]

I really enjoy your truthful and real-world rooted reviews. Thank you for all of the great content~

[GG-chfm]

Nice review ! Maybe in the future test out the new Turbomax Silverado 1500 Custom/ Custom Trailboss.

[DarkStarX]

Does it always have to make noise or is there a way to turn that off?