When Lexus first announced the TZ, its all-electric three-row sibling to the Toyota Highlander EV and Subaru Getaway, it was supposed to have 402 horsepower. Now that Lexus finally release the full list of powertrain specs and pricing, it seems the Lexus TZ450e will start at under $65,000 and only have 308 horsepower from its dual-motor powertrain. Not only is that almost 100 fewer horses than previously claimed, it's considerably less powerful than the Subaru's 420 horsepower setup. It's even weaker than the 338-horsepower dual-motor Toyota Highlander EV.
The base model TZ450e Premium starts at $64,050, but neither Toyota nor Subaru have announced pricing for their respective versions. So it isn't clear just yet how good of a value the Lexus represents, but it'll likely be the most luxurious of the three by far because it's, ya know, a Lexus. There's an online configurator for the new TZ, so you can play with pricing if you want to see how much yours will cost. But there are two trim levels above the Premium; Premium Touring ($72,050) and Luxury ($80,550).
Official specs for the dual-motor powertrain are 308 horsepower and 323 lb-ft of torque, with a 6.2-second 0-60 mph time and a 112-mph top speed. All three models come with the same dual-motor powertrain, but the base Premium model gets a smaller 77 kWh battery. Both higher trim level cars get a 96 kWh battery, which boosts their range up from 253 miles to 315 miles. All three can charge via NACS ports at 150 kW, which will get the base Premium from 10-80% state-of-charge (SoC) in 28 minutes, and 35 minutes for the bigger battery models.
There will be a dealer add-on Performance Package that can bump the power up to 402 horsepower, Lexus confirmed to us. I'm not sure what that's about, and why Lexus decided to drop power on the stock car.
When the Lexus TZ finally launches, it will only have a couple of models to truly contend with, the Cadillac Vistiq ($79,390 to start) and Volvo EX90 ($78,090 to start) but the Lexus drastically undercuts both of them. The only question will be whether customers will be how its Toyota and Subaru siblings are priced. The Lexus will surely be the more premium of the three, but will have less power with essentially the same powertrain. The Lexus will launch late this year, though, while the other two are delayed.
