Deepal S07 vs Toyota bZ4X

The Deepal S07 is $47,990 driveaway on a run-out offer as of September 2026, on the last 2025-built stock with 20-inch wheels. The Toyota bZ4X 2WD lists at $61,320 driveaway, so the Deepal saves you about $13,330 up front. Two caveats matter. The S07's standard, non-run-out drive-away price is nearer $54,607, so confirm the current figure with a dealer. And the bZ4X's badge tends to hold resale better, which narrows the gap over time. On day one, though, the Deepal is clearly the cheaper way into a mid-size electric SUV.

The Toyota bZ4X 2WD is rated at 591km on the WLTP cycle, the range champion of this pair, while the Deepal S07 manages 475km. The 116km gap is bigger than it looks, because the Toyota does it on a smaller 74.7kWh battery than the Deepal's 79.97kWh. Efficiency is the reason: the bZ4X uses 138Wh/km against the S07's 186. The dual-motor bZ4X AWD trades down to 517km for its second motor, still ahead of the Deepal. Real-world range sits below the lab figure for both, but the bZ4X's advantage carries over.

The Toyota bZ4X charges faster on both fronts. At home, its 22kW AC rate on three-phase power is double the Deepal S07's 11kW, so it refills roughly twice as quickly overnight on the right supply. On the road, the bZ4X's DC fast charging peaks at 150kW for a 10 to 80 per cent stop of about 45 minutes, while the S07 peaks at just 92kW and takes around 35 minutes for a 30 to 80 per cent top-up. Neither is a fast-charging leader against the newest Chinese EVs, but between these two the Toyota is the quicker to charge.

Both hold a five-star ANCAP rating, so safety is not a reason to rule out either. The Deepal S07 posts the higher adult occupant score at 95 per cent against the Toyota's 88, and matches it at 86 per cent for child occupants. The bZ4X edges the active-safety measures: 82 per cent for safety assist against the Deepal's 70, 80 per cent for vulnerable road users against 74, and eight airbags to the S07's seven. Deepal reworked its early, over-eager driver aids over the air; the Toyota's tech is calmer from the start. Read the S07 as strong on crash protection, the bZ4X as stronger on assistance.

The Deepal S07 is the equipment champion here. For its one price it includes a 15.6-inch touchscreen, a 12.3-inch driver display, a head-up display, a 360-degree camera, ventilated and heated front seats, a fixed panoramic roof and a 14-speaker Sony sound system as standard. The Toyota bZ4X 2WD counters with built-in navigation the Deepal lacks, but the bZ4X goes without a head-up display, uses a smaller 7-inch driver display and a six-speaker stereo, and reserves ventilated seats, a moonroof and ambient lighting for the dearer AWD. If you judge on kit per dollar, the S07 wins clearly.

This is the heart of the decision. The Toyota bZ4X carries a badge Australians already trust, with resale value and a dealer network well beyond the capitals, plus calm driver-assist tech. The Deepal S07 is only two years into its Australian life, so resale and long-term parts support are genuine unknowns. It answers with a longer seven-year vehicle warranty against Toyota's five, an eight-year, 240,000km battery warranty, and distribution by Inchcape, the importer behind Subaru and Peugeot here. If low risk and resale lead your brief, the Toyota is the safer pick; if you value the warranty and the savings, the Deepal earns a look.

For most first-time EV buyers on a budget, the Deepal S07 is the stronger case. It saves about $13,000 as of September 2026, and its flagship kit list and long warranty ease the leap out of petrol, so the slower 92kW DC charging rarely bites if most charging happens at home overnight. If your weeks include regular long drives, the Toyota bZ4X's 591km range, leaner energy use and 22kW home charging remove more range anxiety, and its badge is easier to resell. Most budget-first switchers will be happy in the Deepal; frequent travellers should spend the extra on the bZ4X.

Both seat five and land within a few litres of each other on boot space, so practicality is close. The Deepal S07 edges it for space: its 445-litre boot opens to 1,385 litres folded, it adds a 125-litre front boot the bZ4X does without, rides a longer 2,900mm wheelbase and tows up to 1,500kg braked against the base bZ4X 2WD's 750kg. The Toyota replies with more ground clearance at 212mm, standard built-in navigation and a boot within seven litres of the Deepal's, plus the everyday reassurance of a trusted badge. Families wanting maximum space lean Deepal; those wanting clearance and a known name lean Toyota.

For most buyers the 2WD is the pick. It lists at $61,320 driveaway as of September 2026, carries the longest range at 591km and wants for very little kit, while the dual-motor AWD costs $73,920 and trades range down to 517km for its second motor. What the AWD buys is 252kW against 167, a 5.1-second sprint, all-weather grip, 1,500kg of braked towing against the 2WD's 750kg, and comfort extras like ventilated seats and a panoramic moonroof. Unless you specifically need the traction or the pace, reviewers and the numbers both point to the 2WD as the sensible bZ4X.