Passenger & boot space
How it copes with people and clutter
The Toyota bZ4X shares similar proportions to the Toyota RAV4 SUV, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that there is plenty of space up front, even if you tick the box for the optional panoramic roof (this comes as standard on Premiere Edition models).
There are a few storage options, including decent-sized door bins, a cubby under the front armrest, a closed cubby behind the gear selector for your mobile phone and a hollowed-out area of the centre console containing two USB-C connectors and a 12V socket. It is surprising, however, that Toyota has elected not to fit a glove box in this family-oriented electric SUV.
The rear seats don’t recline – as they do in the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the EV6 – or slide back. Like the EV6 and Enyaq, the bZ4X’s back seats split in a typical 60/40 ratio, but unlike those models there's no optional ski hatch to allow you to carry long, thin items (the Model Y gets a more versatile 40/20/40 set-up). It’s also a little tricky to fold the seats down as there are no levers on the side of the boot walls like the ones in the EV6.
