Zeekr
7X
From $57,900
Toyota
bZ4X
Model Profile
ElectricSUV2026
From $61,320
Driveaway estimate · NSW · priced Aug 2026. Varies by state. Details →
The short version
Toyota's first electric car arrived in Australia in February 2024 as a competent but overpriced, short-legged SUV, and the segment moved past it almost at once. The bZ4X on sale now is the answer to that reception. The December 2025 update cut around ten thousand dollars off the entry price, fitted a bigger 74.7kWh battery for up to 591km of range on the WLTP cycle, added power and doubled the home-charging speed. It reads less like a class leader than a sensible, familiar Toyota EV that finally makes sense on price, undercutting the Tesla Model Y it chases while the value-focused Chinese brands crowd in beneath it.
The numbers that matter
What matters to you?
517–591km
Range167–252kW
Power452L
Boot space8years
Battery warrantyRange shown across the bZ4X line-up. Pick a priority to see the numbers that matter to you.
In the metal
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The full picture
Living with the bZ4X.
The bZ4X is best understood as a redemption arc. Toyota launched it here in February 2024, its first battery-electric car, and reviewers found a well-built EV asking too much for too little of everything. The comprehensively updated version on sale since December 2025 answers nearly every one of those knocks at once, and the local motoring press has flipped from lukewarm to calling it money well spent. It is not the sharpest electric SUV to drive, nor the fastest to fast-charge, but it is now a properly competitive one wearing a badge most Australian buyers already trust.
The value for most sits at the bottom of the two-car range, not the top. The entry 2WD lists at $61,320 driveaway in NSW as of August 2026, carries the longest range of the pair at 591km, and wants for very little kit. The argument for it is ownership as much as price: an eight-year, 160,000km battery warranty sits over the standard five-year vehicle cover, servicing is capped-price at $180 a visit on a yearly or 15,000km schedule, about $900 over five years. Reviewers consistently steer buyers to this 2WD rather than the dearer AWD.
The AWD, at $73,920 driveaway as of August 2026, is the one you should question. It adds a second motor for 252kW and proper all-weather grip, lifts braked towing from 750kg to 1,500kg, and layers on ventilated front seats, a fixed panoramic moonroof, ambient lighting and drive modes. But it costs $12,600 more and trades range down to 517km, a price premium that for many is hard to justify unless you specifically need the traction or the pace. Charging is the split decision on both. AC home charging now runs up to 22kW on three-phase power, strong for the class, yet DC fast charging still peaks at 150kW for a roughly 45-minute 10 to 80 per cent stop, well behind the newest Chinese EVs.
Inside, the headline is a Lexus-style 14-inch touchscreen, though some have found the software half-finished and the packaging quirky, with no glovebox, no front boot and a modest 452L cargo hold offset by twin wireless charging pads and comfortable seats. What the bZ4X offers instead of outright polish is the familiar Toyota case: a five-star ANCAP rating from December 2025, driver-assist tech reviewers praise as calm rather than nagging, and a dealer network that reaches well beyond the capitals. We would pick the 2WD, where the range is longest and the value clearest, and cross-shop the Kia EV5 and BYD Sealion 7 before signing. A sensible first EV.
2024
Toyota's first EV in Australia
The bZ4X was Toyota's first battery-electric car sold here, on sale since February 2024.
The range
bZ4X Range Walk
The bZ4X range is just two rungs, and the value sits on the lower one. Prices below are NSW driveaway, as of August 2026. The choice is really about whether you need all-wheel drive, because you pay for it twice: once at the counter, and again in range.
- 01
2WD
The value buyFrom $61,320
The value pick, from $61,320 driveaway. A single 167kW front motor, the longest range in the range at 591km, and nearly all the kit: 14-inch screen, wireless CarPlay and Android Auto, heated seats and wheel, a 360-degree camera.
- 02
AWD
Grip and paceFrom $73,920
At $73,920 driveaway, adds a second motor for 252kW, all-weather grip and 1,500kg braked towing, plus ventilated seats, a fixed panoramic moonroof, ambient lighting and drive modes. Range drops to 517km for the extra motor.
Driveaway estimate · NSW · priced Aug 2026. Varies by state. Details →
Running costs
What the bZ4X costs to own
Fuel or charging, insurance, servicing, tyres and rego, with repayments if you finance it. Estimates for a NSW private buyer, not a quote.
Running costs
Keep for
Drive
Where the money goesrunning costs + interest, over 5 years
Charging$4,026Insurance$15,095Servicing$950Tyres$800Rego + CTP$5,420Loan interest$11,163
Free · no obligation · estimate for a NSW private buyer, not a quote
Specifications
Under the skin.
Safety
How it protects.
ANCAP · Tested 2025
Adult Occupant88%
Child Occupant86%
Pedestrian80%
Safety Assist82%
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 wins on the turnaround rather than any single number. The December 2025 update reset its value with a circa-$10,000 price cut, a 591km 2WD range and 22kW AC charging, and Toyota backs the battery for eight years and 160,000km. Where it still loses is DC fast charging, which peaks at 150kW while the Zeekr 7X leaves it for dead, and cabin packaging that skips a glovebox and a front boot. Buy the 2WD for the longest range and the clearest value; step up to the AWD only if you genuinely need the grip and pace for its $12,600 premium. Cross-shop the Kia EV5 and BYD Sealion 7 on price, and the Tesla Model Y on charging, before you commit.
Where it shines
- December 2025 update fixed the price, range and kit knocks
- Long 591km 2WD range and 22kW AC home charging
- Eight-year, 160,000km battery warranty and capped servicing
- Five-star ANCAP with calm, non-nagging driver-assist tech
Worth weighing up
- DC fast charging peaks at 150kW, behind newer rivals
- AWD's $12,600 premium is hard to justify for most
- No glovebox, no front boot, modest 452L cargo
- Touchscreen software feels unfinished; no spare wheel
The back story
Where the bZ4X has been.
Past generations. Context, not the car on sale today.
The bZ4X is a young nameplate with a single generation, but a two-act story. It arrived as Toyota's first electric car in Australia in February 2024, met a cool reception, and was comprehensively updated at the end of 2025 to answer it. Anyone shopping used should know which of the two cars they are looking at.
February 2024: The first Toyota EV
Launched as Toyota's first battery-electric car in Australia, and well built, but reviewers marked it down for a high price, a short range and slow charging in a segment moving quickly. Early examples were also caught by a September 2025 recall covering an air-conditioning fault that could impair the windscreen defroster.
December 2025: The update
The car on this page. A thorough mid-life overhaul cut roughly $10,000 off the entry price, fitted a larger 74.7kWh battery for up to 591km of range, added power, doubled AC charging to 22kW and brought a bigger 14-inch screen. It fixed the value and range knocks, though DC fast-charging speed carried over unchanged.
Questions
Asked about the bZ4X.
By Yuri Cartland, Editor
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