Lexus finally built the electric RZ for drivers bored by the regular one
The RZ600e F SPORT Performance is the most aggressive RZ ever — 426 hp, carbon aero, 0–100 in 4.4 s. From ¥12.165M. But it stays in Japan, and there is no production cap to blame.
Lexus didn’t just turn the electric RZ into a loaded trim — it turned it into a statement. The RZ600e F SPORT Performance brings 426 hp, carbon-fiber aerodynamics, a 4.4-second sprint to 100 km/h, and a sales footprint that ends at the Japanese border. The story here isn’t the power figure itself — it’s that Lexus finally built an electric crossover for people who find the regular RZ too polite.
It’s built on the RZ550e F SPORT, but system output climbs from 300 to 313 kW. By the old Lexus indexing logic that maps roughly to a 6.0-liter naturally aspirated engine — hence the 600e badge. Inside, though, are two electric motors of 167 kW each, front and rear. The gain looks modest, but it’s achieved not by swapping motors, just by rewriting the battery’s output limits. The package around it is serious: carbon-fiber aero parts, a large rear wing, 20-inch brake rotors inside 21-inch Enkei wheels, ride height dropped by 20 mm, 255/40 R21 front and 295/35 R21 rear tires. The battery is 76.96 kWh and WLTC range is 525 km.
The production car looks almost identical to the RZ Sport Concept from Tokyo Auto Salon 2023 — and it’s actually more powerful, since the concept ran 150 kW per axle. Lexus brought in air-race pilot Yoshihide Muroya — the first Asian to win the Red Bull Air Race World Championship — and Super Taikyu and Nürburgring racer Masahiro Sasaki to tune it. Hence the focus on aerodynamics and stability rather than just acceleration. For a heavy electric SUV that’s the right place to push: the battery already adds the mass, and without tires, brakes and downforce the power just becomes marketing copy.
Pricing in Japan starts at ¥12.165–12.44 million, or roughly $78,100–79,900. Sales open at Japanese Lexus dealers on March 2, 2026. Against the BMW iX, Mercedes EQE SUV and Audi Q8 e-tron, Lexus isn’t winning on screen real estate or range — it’s winning on chassis tuning and an aero kit from another league. The catch: production is not capped, but sales are confined to Japan. No global rollout has been confirmed.
The RZ600e has a strange kind of charm. Lexus built an electric crossover people will buy not because it’s more practical than the regular RZ, but because it’s the first one that looks like a car for drivers who find the regular RZ too subdued. The irony is that this RZ — the most interesting one in the model’s history — is the one Japan kept for itself.