BEV
Lexus RZ 450e
EX · SUV · AWDR1 583 100Price is a guide, confirm with the dealer · Officially sold in South AfricaRange: claimed versus realistic
The highway estimate is the claimed figure multiplied by 0.7, a conservative placeholder, until we run our own test.
Key specs
- Powertrain
- Electric (BEV)
- Body style
- SUV
- Drive
- AWD
- Usable battery
- 71.4 kWh
- Power
- 230 kW
- 0 to 100 km/h
- 5.3 s
- Boot space
- 522 L
- Seats
- –
- Battery warranty
- 8 years / 160 000 km
- Model year
- –
Charging and running cost
- AC charging (home or public)
- –
- DC fast charging, peak
- –
- DC 10 to 80%
- –
- Consumption
- 16.8 kWh/100 km
- Cost per 100 km, charged at home
- R50
Home cost uses a tariff of R3.00 per kWh.
Find chargers on the map →Who it suits
Lexus buyers who want a comfortable electric SUV with all-wheel drive. It has a 71.4 kWh battery, about 400 km claimed range (about 280 km at highway speed), 230 kW, a 522 litre boot and a battery warranty of 8 years / 160 000 km.
Who should look elsewhere
Drivers who want long range or fast-charging details, since we have not found charging speeds. At around R1.58 million it costs far more than electric SUVs with larger batteries, and the usable battery size should be checked.
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Source: techcentral.co.za · Price not yet confirmed with a dealer, so treat it as a guide · Data last updated 2026-10-07