US EditionReview: Yes, it’s a gimmick, but the manual mode on the new all-electric Lexus RZ is a lot of fun
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Perhaps the funniest electric car of the year is a Lexus with an atypical steering wheel. Toyota's premium brand, Lexus, is thriving in Denmark with around 200 cars sold year to date, which is a record. This is due, among other things, to the brand
Lexus recently offered the electric car RZ with Steer-by-wire and Yoke-Lenkrad. We made a first exit.
I drove the new Lexus steer-by-wire system and it left me in a spin
The new Lexus RZ looks familiar but there are major changes beneath the surface, bringing more power, range and a revised steer-by-wire system A couple of years ago I drove a Lexus RZ with steer-by-wire controls. We were told then that the system was still being fine-tuned but would be on sale by the end of the year. That never happened. Problems with the calibration along with shifting regulatory requirements meant a lot more than “fine-tuning”…
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