The Toyota bZ4X is Toyota’s entry vehicle in the electric car market, and it was developed in close proximity to the Subaru Solterra. With just Ksh 11,310,000, you can get yourself one of this model, which is more affordable for the 2025 year model compared to the previous years.
The bZ4X offers up to a 500 km range. We can pretty much say the bZ4X was meant mostly for urban mobility, even though it can take you past Nakuru. Because of the steep inclines on various highways, either to the west or east, the vehicle consumes more energy, consuming almost the 500 km range of energy stored in the battery, leaving few miles left before the need to charge again. Regenerative braking will play a big role where some lost energy may be restored on the way down, especially past Limuru on your way to Nakuru town.
Let’s take a look at the bZ4X’s exterior, performance, interior, and pricing.
Exterior and Design
The 2025 year model bZ4X receives a new trim that’s based on the XLE trim called Nightshade, which is embellished with a two-tone paint job and most of its components blacked out. There are a ton of features introduced to each model of the bZ4X, and the interior benefits much from the updates, while for the exterior, especially the limited edition, it receives 20-inch wheels.
Power and Performance
For the front-wheel-drive, single-motor setup bZ4X, you are offered 201 horsepower; the all-wheel-drive bZ4X power increases by 14 horsepower, which brings it to 215 horsepower. One good thing about the 2025 bZ4X is that it absorbs bumps without any difficulties or issues, and its steering is well weighted for better cornering. From 0 to 60 mph time, looking at the most powerful dual-motor model, it managed a 6.4-second sprint to 60 mph.
Charging, Range, and Battery Life
About the battery package, both powertrains have almost identical batteries. For the single-motor version, it comes with a 71.4 kWh battery pack, while the dual-motor model comes with a 73.1 kWh pack. Travel range per charge for the 2025 bZ4X is estimated at 405 km for the single-motor FWD, while the dual-motor AWD range exceeds 367 km.
When charging with a level 2 supply, the onboard charger that’s rated at 6.6 kW can fully charge the car within 9 hours, but using the DC fast chargers, Toyota claimed that it only needs an hour to fully charge to 80 percent with peak charging rates of 150 kW for the front-drive version, while for the dual-motor, it runs out at 100 kW.
Interior
Inside of the bZ4X is so spacious, and looking at the dashboard, it houses a digital gauge display. Also, there is a 12.3-inch center-placed touchscreen for infotainment. The gauge display screen is located far forward. I don’t know what Toyota had in mind for this design because the driver may need to look over the steering wheel, and for some, positioning the wheel quite low resolves the issue of the display being blocked from their view.
There is a widened center console that is positioned between the front seats, and it features standard wireless smartphone charging, and underneath there is an open storage area. There are lots of optional features in the limited edition, including a radiant heating element that’s in the lower part of the dashboard, which warms the front seats’ riders’ legs. For storage the rear cargo area holds up to 26 or 28 cubic feet, depending on the model.
Infotainment and Connectivity
All bZ4X models have a standard and large 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen integrated with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Adding on, there is a 7.0-inch digital gauge display that aids the driver in checking the car speed, fuel, and other things that an analog gauge cluster provided. The system is always connected to cloud-based navigation, and there is an onboard Wi-Fi hotspot and wireless smartphone charging.
For the audio system, it has a six-speaker stereo with SiriusXM satellite radio, which is standard, but the Limited trim buyers can upgrade to a nine-speaker JBL stereo system. Unlike other audio systems, this one lacks physical control buttons or knobs for tuning, and the volume is adjusted from tiny up- or down-buttons.
2025 Toyota bZ4X Pricing in Kenya
The pricing of the 2025 Toyota bZ4X in Kenya starts at KES 11,310,000, and it’s available in two primary configurations in the local market: one, the single-motor front-wheel drive (FWD); and two, the dual-motor all-wheel drive that features the X-Mode system. Trims include the bZ4X XE10, the XLE, and the Limited, and in some countries, like the United States, the offer includes the XLE Nightshade.
Driver assistance and safety features
The 2025 Toyota bZ4X comes with a bunch of driver assistance and safety features that include cruise control, an ABS braking system, side door impact beams, BA (Brake Assist), EBD (Electronic Brake Distribution), downhill assist plus crawl control, vehicle stability control, multi-terrain select, a peripheral monitor camera, and electronic parking brakes.
Safety features
The safety features include side door impact beams, airbags, curtain shields (both front-side and front-center), and ISOFIX rear child seat anchors.
