Toyota

bZ4X Touring

Model Profile

ElectricSUV2026

From $76,020

Driveaway estimate · NSW · priced Aug 2026. Varies by state. Details →

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The short version

The bZ4X Touring is the wagon-bodied flagship of Toyota's electric range, added in 2026 above the standard bZ4X. It stretches the same car into a longer, more practical estate shape with a much bigger 603L boot, adds a second helping of power, and keeps all-wheel drive standard. What it gives back is range: at 488km on the WLTP cycle it travels less far than the cheaper 2WD. Priced at $76,020 driveaway in NSW as of August 2026, only a little above the standard AWD, it is pitched at buyers who want the bZ4X's calm, well-backed ownership case with room for the family and the gear.

The numbers that matter

What matters to you?

488km

Range

280kW

Power

603L

Boot space

8years

Battery warranty

Range shown across the bZ4X Touring line-up. Pick a priority to see the numbers that matter to you.

In the metal

Toyota bZ4X Touring · Front three-quarter

Toyota bZ4X Touring · Rear three-quarter

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The full picture

Living with the bZ4X Touring.

The bZ4X Touring answers the most common complaint about the standard car: that a competent electric SUV had no real identity and a merely adequate boot. The Touring gives it both. It is longer, at 4830mm, with a genuine estate profile and a 603L cargo hold, up from 452L in the standard bZ4X. It is the rare non-SUV shape in a class full of same-again crossovers, and that practicality is the whole reason to choose it. Under the skin it is the same electric Toyota, co-developed with Subaru, which sells its own version as the Trailseeker.

Value is the Touring's quiet strength, and it cuts two ways. At $76,020 driveaway, as of August 2026, it asks only about $2,100 more than the standard AWD's $73,920, which buys a much bigger body, a larger boot and more power for the money. Against the broader field it is no price leader, and it gives up range to the cheaper 2WD. The ownership case is the same reassuring one as the rest of the range: an eight-year, 160,000km battery warranty over a five-year vehicle warranty, and servicing is capped-price at $180 a visit on a yearly or 15,000km schedule, about $900 over five years.

It is quick. Twin motors make 280kW and 537Nm and fire the Touring to 100km/h in 4.4 seconds, but Toyota has tuned it for calm rather than corners: effortless and smooth in normal driving, with the nose washing wide if you push it hard into a bend. Charging is a mixed story shared with the rest of the range. DC fast charging peaks at 150kW for a 10 to 80 per cent stop of around 30 minutes, and AC home charging runs a strong 22kW on three-phase power, though the Touring's bigger body and 168Wh/km appetite make it the thirstiest bZ4X.

The cabin is well equipped as standard, since there is only one grade: a 14-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, ventilated and heated front seats, a heated wheel, a fixed panoramic moonroof, ambient lighting and a 360-degree camera. The quirks are worth knowing: the instrument display sits partly behind the wheel rim for some drivers, there is no true one-pedal driving mode, and there is no spare wheel, only a repair kit. We would buy the Touring for the space and the easy manners, not dynamic driving, and cross-shop its Subaru Trailseeker twin, which undercuts it. A practical flagship.

2026

The bZ4X flagship arrives

Toyota added the longer, wagon-bodied Touring to the bZ4X range in 2026 as its practical top grade.

The range

bZ4X Touring Range Walk

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Specifications

Under the skin.

Safety

How it protects.

ANCAP · Tested 2025

This vehicle achieved the highest possible ANCAP safety rating, with strong results across occupant protection, pedestrian safety and safety-assist technology.

The verdict

The bZ4X Touring is the one to pick when you want the bZ4X's calm, well-backed ownership case with real room for a family. The longer body and 603L boot are the point, the 280kW performance is a bonus, and at $76,020 driveaway, as of August 2026, it asks only about $2,100 over the standard AWD. The trade is range: 488km is the shortest in the family, and it is no cheaper than the segment. Buy it for space and easy manners rather than driving polish, and cross-shop its own Subaru Trailseeker twin, which undercuts it, and the Tesla Model Y and Kia EV5 if outright range or value lead your brief.

Where it shines

Big 603L boot and a genuine, practical wagon body
Quick with 280kW, yet calm and easy to drive
Eight-year, 160,000km battery warranty and capped servicing
Only about $2,100 more than the standard AWD

Worth weighing up

Shortest range in the bZ4X family at 488km
Thirstiest bZ4X at 168Wh/km
Instrument display can sit behind the wheel rim; no one-pedal mode
No spare wheel; no price advantage over rivals

The back story

Where the bZ4X Touring has been.

Past generations. Context, not the car on sale today.

The bZ4X Touring is new for 2026 and has no history of its own yet. It sits at the top of a short family tree: Toyota launched the standard bZ4X as its first electric car in Australia in February 2024, comprehensively updated it in December 2025 with more range and a lower price, then added this longer, wagon-bodied Touring flagship above it. All of it shares the same electric platform, co-developed with Subaru.

Questions

Asked about the bZ4X Touring.

The Touring's headline is cargo. Its 603L boot is a big step up from the 452L in the standard bZ4X, and the body is longer at 4830mm with a genuine estate profile rather than a taller crossover shape. Five seats are standard, as on the rest of the range. If the standard bZ4X's boot was the thing holding you back, the Touring is Toyota's answer, and the extra space is the clearest reason to pay the premium over the cheaper car.

The Touring is rated at 488km on the WLTP lab cycle from its 74.7kWh battery. That is the shortest figure in the bZ4X family, and the trade you make for the bigger body, the extra power and standard all-wheel drive. Real-world range lands lower, as it does for every EV. If maximum range matters more than space, the standard bZ4X 2WD travels 591km on the same battery, so the choice between them is really a choice between distance and practicality.

As of August 2026 the Touring lists at $76,020 driveaway, about $2,100 more than the standard bZ4X AWD's $73,920. For that you get the longer estate body, the 603L boot and more power. The main thing you give up is range: 488km against the standard AWD's 517km. For buyers who wanted the AWD anyway and value space, it is easy money. If you do not need the extra room, the cheaper 2WD travels further and costs less, so the Touring earns its place on practicality rather than value alone.

Twin motors produce 280kW and 537Nm, enough to reach 100km/h in a brisk 4.4 seconds, so straight-line pace is not in question. The tuning is the point, though: Toyota has set the Touring up for smooth, effortless progress rather than sharp handling, and it will run wide at the nose if you push it hard through a corner. Treated as a comfortable, quick family car it is very good; treated as a driver's car it is not trying to be one. The instrument display can also sit partly behind the wheel rim depending on your seating position.

DC fast charging peaks at 150kW, enough for a 10 to 80 per cent stop of around 30 minutes on a suitable charger. AC home and destination charging is the stronger half at up to 22kW on three-phase power, quick for the class and useful if you can wire in three-phase at home. Both figures are shared across the bZ4X range. There is no true one-pedal driving mode, which some EV owners will miss, though the regenerative braking still recovers energy on a trailing throttle.

By Yuri Cartland, Editor

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