Tesla Model Y vs Toyota BZ4X

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Tesla Model Y
Tesla Model Y

$55,900 - $89,400

2025 price

Toyota BZ4X
Toyota BZ4X

$48,488 - $68,990

2024 price

Summary

2025 Tesla Model Y
2024 Toyota BZ4X
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Not Applicable, 0.0L

Not Applicable, 0.0L
Fuel Type
Electric

Electric
Fuel Efficiency
0.0L/100km (combined)

0.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Drive mode selector is silly
  • Warranty below average
  • Feels very heavy when pushed

  • Too expensive for what it is
  • Falls behind rivals with charging/power figures
  • Twinning a little too hard with the Subaru Solterra
2025 Tesla Model Y Summary

I don’t think I’m overselling it to say that this is the car that could make or break Tesla in Australia and around the world. 

Crazy, right? That seemed impossible not so long ago, back when the brand appeared untouchable. But new competition, largely from China, plus the giant Musk-shaped elefant (it is German for elephant…) in the room, has seen sales and profit plummet.

Just last month, for example, the Tesla Model Y lost its best-seller crown in Australia to BYD, admittedly in the weeks before the new 'Juniper' version arrived.

The point is, a new version of its biggest seller is a Very Big Deal. But have they changed enough, and changed it well enough, to cut through the noise?

We put the cheapest variant, the Tesla Model Y RWD, to the test to find out.

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2024 Toyota BZ4X Summary

The bZ4X is the new, and first, electric medium SUV from Toyota and I'm family-testing the base model variant.

You may be thinking, ‘gosh, Emily, this looks awfully similar to that Subaru Solterra you were just in' and you‘d be right! They’re essentially twins as they share electrical underpinnings, some tech and even internal styling but unlike its counterpart, Toyota is offering its base model as a front-wheel drive.

The bZ4X doesn't just have to contend with its Subaru twin because it also competes in the same market segment as seasoned rivals like the Kia EV6 and Tesla Model Y.

But how does the first EV from Toyota stack up under the pressure of family use? My little family of three has been putting it through its paces to find out for you.

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