Lexus, Toyota’s luxury sub-brand, provided a teaser ahead of its event on May 7, 10:30 AM JST. The teaser graphic reveals a silhouette of a huge SUV, which is most likely the Lexus TZ, which originally surfaced in the news cycle back in 2023.
Of course, we can’t know for sure, but the timing seems extremely fitting. Toyota unveiled in February its fully-electric, three-row Highlander SUV, on which the Lexus TZ will be built. The two SUVs will share the redesigned TNGA-K chassis, which Toyota says is optimized for interior space and efficiency.
A Lexus TZ prototype has already been spotted on the streets of Europe, which predicts a late 2026 or an early 2027 launch time frame. And even with its concealment, it’s evident that the design will differ slightly from the Toyota Highlander EV.
