Compare the2023 Toyota bZ4XVS 2023 Lexus RZ

Both the bZ4X and the RZ have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, post-collision automatic braking systems, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, rearview cameras, rear cross-path warning, driver alert monitors and available around view monitors.

Toyota pays for scheduled maintenance on the bZ4X for 1 year and 15000 miles longer than Lexus pays for maintenance for the RZ (2/25000 vs. 1/10,000).

There are over 5 times as many Toyota dealers as there are Lexus dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the bZ4X’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2022 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Toyota vehicles are more reliable than Lexus vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Toyota above average in long-term dependability. With 34 more problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, Lexus is rated lower.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ January 2023 Auto Issue reports that Toyota vehicles are more reliable than Lexus vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Toyota first in overall reliability. Lexus is ranked second.

The bZ4X can travel longer on a full charge than the RZ on a full charge:

For greater off-road capability the bZ4X has a greater minimum ground clearance than the RZ (8.1 vs. 7.8 inches), allowing the bZ4X to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged.

The Toyota bZ4X may be more efficient, handle and accelerate better because it weighs about 150 to 300 pounds less than the Lexus RZ.

The bZ4X is 4.6 inches shorter than the RZ, making the bZ4X easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The bZ4X has .9 inches more front shoulder room and 1.7 inches more rear shoulder room than the RZ.

The power windows standard on both the bZ4X and the RZ have locks to prevent small children from operating them. When the lock on the bZ4X is engaged the driver can still operate all of the windows, for instance to close one opened by a child. The RZ prevents the driver from operating the other windows just as it does the other passengers.

If the windows are left open on the bZ4X the driver can close them all at the outside door handle. On a hot day the driver can lower the windows at the outside door handle or from a distance using the keyless remote. (This window function must be activated by your Toyota service department.) The driver of the RZ can only close the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

The bZ4X is available in both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive configurations. The RZ doesn’t offer a two-wheel drive configuration.