The bZ7 is also a similar size to the new Lexus ES – recently offered in all-electric guise for the first time. However, Toyota’s electric saloon isn’t expected to share the same underpinnings as the ES, with the Lexus sitting on the multi-fuel TNGA GA-K platform. Technical details for the bZ7 haven’t been revealed, but we can expect somewhere in the region of 350-400 miles of range and the possibility of single or dual-motor set-ups.

We can see what the bZ7 will offer inside, though. Different choices of trim are to be expected, but the show car features plenty of wood and leather dotted around the cabin. 

Toyota says the bZ7 will be “equipped with the latest intelligent technology, befitting the flagship model of the Chinese BEV line-up”, translating to a huge central touchscreen, a smaller screen for the driver and, if the roof-mounted radar system is anything to go by, significant driver-assistance software. 

Pricing for the bZ7 in China will start from around 170,000 Yuan (roughly £17,000) and sales are set to start within a year. 

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