In addition to the updated Lexus IS launched in May and the new ES expected to debut this month, it looks like the Japanese automaker might be planning the arrival of one of its latest electric performance SUVs. The Lexus RZ600e F Sport BEV AWD has been spotted on the Land Transportation Office’s website with homologation papers. Could we be the next to get it?
Launched in Japan earlier this year as a special-edition model called the RZ600e F Sport Performance, the fully electric SUV is essentially a sharper version of the RZ550e F Sport. However, there doesn’t seem to be a non-‘Performance’ version of the RZ600e F Sport, which is what is listed on the LTO’s website. So for specs, we’ll refer to what the LTO has provided while cross-checking with the F-Sport Performance.
The RZ600e F Sport features dual electric motors that deliver 313kW (420hp) to all four wheels for the Japan-spec version. On the LTO’s homologation papers, however, power is listed at 167kW (224hp)—slashed by almost half. Can we chalk it up to the power figure meant to reflect each motor? Possibly. The RZ350e is also listed at 167kW on its homologation papers, and that SUV only has a single electric motor.
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Other specs match, though. The dimensions listed on the RZ600e F Sport’s homologation papers are the same as the Japan-spec at 4,860mm long, 1,965mm wide, and 1,615mm tall, with a 2,850mm wheelbase. Tire specs are the same as well, at 255/40 R21 in the front and 295/35 R21 at the rear—all wrapped with matte-black Enkei wheels. As for distance, the maximum driving range is listed at 510km.
On the outside, the RZ600e F Sport gets a carbon double spoiler and carbon turning vanes for both the front and rear, helping the SUV achieve a 0-100kph time of 4.4sec. The SUV also features a black interior with special-edition blue stitching.
Lexus Philippines has not officially published information on the local launch of this new RZ. As of writing, the RZ600e F Sport Performance is a Japan-only release, but if we do see a version of this SUV on our local shores, would you be interested in it?
