Toyota Urban SUV Concept Reveal - Toyota Kenshiki Forum 2023

At Toyota Motor Europe’s (TME) 2023 Kenshiki event, a team of Global and European executives presented the company’s latest electrified products and technologies.
Kenshiki means insight in Japanese and this year’s edition to an audience of over 300 media, focused on the battery electric and hydrogen powered vehicles which will play a significant role in the company’s multi pathway strategy in the years ahead.
Mobility for All
Toyota’s principle of ‘Mobility for All’ and its commitment to achieving full carbon neutrality in Europe by 2040 and globally by 2050 guides the company’s approach to new product development.
Speaking at Kenshiki, Simon Humphries, Chief Branding Officer, Head of Design, Toyota Motor Corporation provided further insight into the company’s mindset: “for us, what mobility really comes down to, is freedom. With freedom comes opportunity, and at Toyota, we believe that everyone should have access to the opportunity that mobility provides, wherever in the world they live, whatever the situation and leaving no one behind.”
Toyota’s ‘multi pathway’ strategy confirms this thinking, where low and zero emission mobility solutions are designed to meet specific regional needs; products which satisfy customer demand or are relevant to their local infrastructure whilst remaining accessible so that no one is left behind on the journey to carbon neutrality.
Mr Humphries presented several concept models which will spearhead Lexus and Toyota’s next generation battery electric vehicles; he explained that the new modular design architecture combining gigacast chassis, components minimisation and the new Arene operating system, enables design freedom to elevate the entire user experience.
The exciting line-up of future Toyota and Lexus battery electric vehicles presented at Kenshiki are intended to appear on European roads in the coming years - including the Lexus LF-ZC, Toyota FT-Se Toyota FT-3e, Toyota Sport Crossover concept and the Toyota Urban SUV concept.
The Path Towards Carbon Neutrality
TME announced last year, its goal of achieving full carbon neutrality in Europe by 2040.
SBTi Scope 1 & 2 carbon neutrality will be achieved in its European operations and manufacturing facilities by 2030.
For Scope 3, Toyota will achieve 100% CO2 reduction in new vehicles sales in 2035 and, by 2040, full carbon neutrality in value chain and logistics - where TME is already making progress by starting to use hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks on its four key logistics routes from Belgium to Germany, France and Netherlands.
Battery Electric Vehicle Expansion
Yoshihiro Nakata, President & CEO, Toyota Motor Europe commenting on TME’s mid-term product launch plan stated that “whilst we will continue to offer multiple carbon reduction technologies, we will also steadily increase the number of zero-emissions vehicles we offer to customers”.
In Europe, Toyota’s electrified mix is already at 71% and is expected to grow to 75% in 2024, and this will further expand with new battery electric vehicles playing an increasingly significant role in its sales volumes.
By 2026, TME will offer around 15 different zero emission vehicles under the Toyota brand from passenger cars to light commercial vehicles, when Toyota’s European BEV mix is expected to be over 20% and more than 250,000 vehicles per annum.
Turning to hydrogen, Mr Nakata, explained that Toyota retains a confident outlook on its unique role in contributing to the decarbonisation of Europe’s mobility with the momentum of growing infrastructure and availability of green hydrogen.
Toyota’s hydrogen strategy reaches across several mobility sectors; in the passenger car segment, it offers the Mirai and newly launched Crown. In the commercial sector, TME’s Hydrogen Factory Europe, is integrating its current fuel cell technology into trucks, buses, coaches, boats - and pick up trucks as seen in the hydrogen fuel cell Hilux prototype presented at Kenshiki.
Hydrogen technology will be further advanced when Toyota launches its third generation fuel cell systems in 2026.
Addition of Proace Max Completes Toyota Professional Line-up
The Toyota Professional light commercial vehicle line-up is completed by the addition of the new Proace Max, a large van available in three lengths and heights providing customers the versatility the demand.
Like its siblings, the new Proace Max is available with a battery electric powertrain, giving a range of 420km (WLTP) and access to zero-emission zones.
Proace Max joins the newly-updated Proace and Proace City models to offer customers the choice between large, medium and small commercial vehicles - all with the option of a battery-electric powertrain.
Hilux is also a key part of the Toyota Professional fleet. It will receive another boost next year when a version with a hybrid 48 volt system is introduced, providing more power and torque while improving fuel efficiency by 10%.

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[@Shambles7698]

Toyota reliable and dependable is out of this world no doubts about that 👌

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Beautiful 😍😍😍

[@sandorgal1700]

Ahh the EvX Suzuki in Toyota dress I love it :)

[@youxkio]

This is the new trend design.

[@hergagunadi1517]

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salah kamu bro , konsumen terbesar adalah amerika serikat

[@jvsa89]

Toyota is very very good at building concepts

[@ignacioking6659]

When some of these electric models will come to Latinamerica like the Kexus LBX and the bz4x and bz3x?

[@avdp9095]

Hopefully with good range and charging, and pricing....this has to compete with many new small B segment cars like the Volvo ex30, Byd's etc etc. Hope Toyota/Lexus have learned their lesson with the disasterous introduction of the Bz4x and Lexus RZ450e, epic failures....

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Will this model of toyota sell in Thailand

[@user-jx2vt4ho6p]

In GR did they forget about running in roads instead of sky?? Where is the ground clearance its thess than 30 mm

[@shivashivamc1577]

I have discovered complete self charging system. Also aplyed for patent, now iam trying to Make prototype. But need funda

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Falta tradução em português!!

[@mxmillo]

Mobility for all? None of those awesome models look like they will cost under 30k. Especially the LEXUS. It's a luxury brand.

[@email2rahat]

toyota is keep talking about EVs but no solid state battery which was their main goal

[@milankothari491]

The urban needs 2000cc V6 6 turbochargers 499bhp All wheel drive 20 colourful touchscreen sattalite navigation system All climate control system All voice command system Self charging via voice command app Self reversing via voice command app Voice command handsfree steering Face recognition system Finger recognition system All electric power engine system Automatic folding steering wheel Automatic folding wing mirror’s Front and rear parking camera sensors Front and rear led lights Plenty of usb charging ports Plenty of power points Plenty of storage space Plenty of cup holders 6 speed automatic transmission gears Smooth performance Multimedia interface Private phone Bigger booth Blue tooth All music control system

[@Santiago-uy7gh]

Toyota is crazy, they lost the train.

[@calesticall128]

I like your voice publification with languanged Japanese in here siri then us independent commited dusk Toyota. KENSHIK not KENSHIN with anime komodation.

[@aravearave]

too late to the game , u been giving stale design for years, hyped up concept cars that wont hit the road for another 5 -10 years if they come to fruition. a show for shore up stock market only. your eyes has been all asleep for last 20 years and plain lazy

[@setxua]

so boring presentation, just as all the Toyotas. these new models looking good tho, probably because are copycats

[@AdiGV]

Toyota - forever tease concepts, but never bring it to fruition (i-Road). Worst dealership experience recently (markups and rude sales team in US). They are ready to be run over by more nimble Chinese companies like they did 30-35 years ago to US car manufacturers.

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