NEW Suzuki eVitara electric SUV will be rebadged as Toyota with LFP battery

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[@mckiwen]

Suzuki is NOT owned by Toyota. Toyota has around 5% of the shares in the company.

[@no_data_for_you]

Don't expect much from this low IQ paid shill.

[@Quancept]

How come you missed the most important thing - the battery pack is supplied by BYD.

[@Reddylion]

Ya.

[@nocapproductions5471]

Of course its not comparable to Tesla. However we live in a time where 150 horsepower Volkswagen Golf costs 40 000 euro. This car will have awd, solid range and similar power to weight ration as your best selling ICE cars while being an EV. Also knowing Suzuki this car will cost around 30-35 000 euro, significantly undercutting many EVs in price. All in all, good step by Suzuki in the right direction.

[@EVCurveFuturist]

My first car was a Toyota, my 2nd a Toyota and 3rd a brand new Suzuki Sierra 4WD soft top, loved that ride.

[@JackMelqart]

i know its nitpicking, but the boot space comparison to a model y and others is a bit of a stretch, i mean they are way longer cars , like 50cm- ish longer so naturally if you design it well you have more space. so i would think comparing similar sized cars boot space would be more relevant? well thats just my view of things.

[@ristekostadinov2820]

Toyota have been selling rebadged suzukis not the other way around

[@ellisrochlin2267]

It's Suzuki , so nothing to get excited about , the longer range batt is the only one maybe worth mentioning. As it's got another 15 months at least before it gets on the road it won't have long waiting lists in UK.

[@JackMelqart]

yeah , the car is way underpowered, a single motor version at that weight should have 160Hp at least as lowest option and a dual motor version should be 250Hp

[@Reddylion]

Agree.... Just for name sake it's AWD but reality it's just single motor like under power, less than byd atto 3 torque...... 310 nm.

[@nocapproductions5471]

Of course its not comparable to Tesla. However we live in a time where 150 horsepower Volkswagen Golf costs 40 000 euro. This car will have awd, solid range and similar power to weight ration as your best selling ICE cars while being an EV. Also knowing Suzuki this car will cost around 30-35 000 euro, significantly undercutting many EVs in price. All in all, good step by Suzuki in the right direction.

[@ginootisak6517]

Still too expensiv versus a ice for a susuki

[@metricstormtrooper]

So toyota "Obviously Own Suzuki" details of that purchase please? Ive never heard it mentioned before.

[@AdrianMorris-g7o]

Nevermind you answered my question

[@chasf3433]

Size and boxy roomy design very similar to the new Kia EV3, but the EV3 has larger battery packs. That brick like front is going to hit high speed efficiency hard.

[@nocapproductions5471]

Of course its not comparable to Tesla. However we live in a time where 150 horsepower Volkswagen Golf costs 40 000 euro. This car will have awd, solid range and similar power to weight ration as your best selling ICE cars while being an EV. Also knowing Suzuki this car will cost around 30-35 000 euro, significantly undercutting many EVs in price. All in all, good step by Suzuki in the right direction.

[@渡海-q2w]

OFCOURSE you ignore the fact that BYD Blade battery is gonna power this next budget Suzuki by Toyota.

[@gregparkes4787]

A release 2 years away is on the never never. Technology can change a lot in that time

[@Reddylion]

Under powewred and exterior meh, but interiors looks like kia or something, decent, than before...still i will not prefer this even the awd is like single motor byd atto 3.

[@AdrianMorris-g7o]

Where is it made? Is it available in the US?

[@jamesvandamme7786]

Maybe some year. Maybe.

[@AdrianMorris-g7o]

Are you going to review the vw id buzz

[@anonNemo]

after that statement that toyota owns suzuki I lost confidence in the entire video. toyota owns less than 5% of suzuki. how can i trust the rest of the video if the intro is already 95% wrong. a simple google search will actually tell you that eVitara is going to get rebadge by toyota. which means toyota did not build it

[@Noifnobutsirftakatak]

Though I agree the Channel stated this simple fact wrong, the cross-ownership model seems to be massively focused on building EVs in collaboration. So the later part of the statement might be a bit less misleading, as Toyota and Suzuki both built the vehicle

[@metricstormtrooper]

He's spouting 💩 again.

[@pollumG]

I see a lot of these old companies joining forces not just in automotive but pretty much across all industries. Costs are too high.

[@jfranrivera]

Jaja. then you don't know what power Toyota has in Japan...

[@buixote]

In Spanish, the verb "evitar"... *avoid*

[@Koulis_]

Toyota do not own Suzuki. They are independent of eachother but both own shares in the other company. They have cross collaboration especially with EVs to reduce costs in research and development.

[@b9eda9ad]

I have a great name for Toyota: BZ3X ;-)

[@markbennett6658]

It’s not just Tesla and Chinese brands this is competing against. There are some European offerings that are better. Renault are doing good EVs with range like the Megane and particularly the Scenic, with R4 & R5 coming soon. Even some of the Stellantis products like our Peugeot e2008 should be better than this, with more space, similar range and power but LESS weight!

[@cherygeely]

eVitable

[@thyristo]

Why

[@i6power30]

It all comes down to the price. It being a "Japanese", though crappier in specs and quality compared to Chinese EVs. They will still charge a premium just because of the perceived "Japanese superiority".

[@scepticalcarols]

Perhaps Toyota is trying to acclimatize drivers to dog slow EVs as a way to pave the way for H cars and hybrids with tiny motors.

[@mikewallace8087]

Lower power is the Green thing to do and save lives.

[@copaloadofthis]

I'd rather have a plug-in hybrid version of the Jimny.. with V2L

[@billrego1]

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[@paulb1951]

Our MG4 is $720 a year. Insurance has so many variables it’s not worth 1 persons opinion 😉

[@martinclarke974]

I'm paying around $1500 a year for a '24 BMW iX1 with a $2,000 excess with NRMA

[@mikewallace8087]

Call up your insurance agent , think for yourself.

[@abhi4uever]

The reason they are giving less torque and power is Suzuki is due hard known for there efficiency in India, so they want to be able to achieve the rage they claim, so they are happy to make ev boring in performance so as to get drivers not to try to have fun with torque 😂 . Secondly it’s launching in India next year march . Thirdly it’s b4z platform that was given to Suzuki to make a low cost alternative so will mostly be less safer than b4z when it comes to crashes 😂, but uses BYD battery so should be reliable on most scenarios . This is just a no nonsense ev for the masses who doesn’t care much about the performance of the car yet want the car to be reliable on the range front

[@abhayjoshi5588]

The bigger disappointment is that this car will do good in India.. Really shows that Indian automotive market is 15 years behind the world.. The market is pathetically tariffed for imported cars (150% or more), Terribly slow charging infra.. such a waste for a country with high car demand and newly built superb highways..

[@Seventh7Art]

Ground clearance is pathetic for off-roading... Range is also mediocre...

[@mefobills279]

Americans want large puckups and SUVs. That huge market would be dominated by BYD DMO technolgy such as their pickup and large SUV models. All a Japanese company has to do is copy the format. Place blade batteries between the framerails, and use a clutched gearset that engages the front wheel diff above 42 mph for parallel hybrid (towing and better efficiency). The market is there, but not filled.

[@ISuperTed]

Looks a bit like a Fiskers ugly sister. If it’s EX30 sized, that’s tiny (I’ve sat in one).

[@kdbsuff9625]

Not everyone wants a Tesla. Thanks to Elon for kicking the electric car industry into life but no more money for him now. Having one for 12 months {Y} I can say that I prefer the Renault Scenic. BTW where is this Suzuki made?

[@thehuonpine]

At least it's got a face, not something that looks like without a nose like the Toyota EV.

[@kavincriz]

If it launches In india people will not see features or specifications they will buy blindly because of suzuki brand...😂

[@happyatheists9361]

Is Suzuki owned by toyota?

[@colinbridges8241]

No