Toyota bZ4X Touring Review 2025

After years of successfully championing the virtues of self-charging hybrids over other forms of vehicle propulsion, impending legislation has forced Toyota’s corporate hand. Its line-up not only includes an array of plug-in hybrids but also a selection of fully electric SUVs — it’s at the pinnacle of that range where you’ll find the new Toyota bZ4X Touring.

Unlike the brand’s other EVs, such as the forthcoming Toyota Urban Cruiser and Toyota C-HR+, which are distinct models in their own right, the bZ4X Touring ploughs a different furrow. Instead, it’s a 140mm longer and 20mm taller version of the existing Toyota bZ4X — if that car’s an SUV coupe, then the Touring is the more practical estate-bodied alternative.

Not only does the Toyota bZ4X Touring feature styling details that will also be found on the forthcoming facelift for the existing bZ4X, it’s also been modified to look tougher with larger expanses of grey, unpainted plastic around the wheelarches and lower sections of the bumpers. It certainly lends the appearance of a more rugged off-roader but nobody’s going to mistake it for an electric Toyota Land Cruiser.

Just as the original-shape bZ4X forms the basis of its near-facsimile sold as the Subaru Solterra, so too will this arrangement be expanded with the arrival of the Touring version — its clone will be marketed as the Subaru E-Outback and will go on sale at a similar time to the Toyota.

Not that the Subaru version will be the only electric SUV the Toyota bZ4X Touring will battle for customer attention as many other brands already sell battery-powered practical five-seaters, with the recently refreshed Skoda Enyaq being an especially popular choice.

Expect the Toyota also to have its work cut out with the new Citroen e-C5 Aircross and its close cousin, the competitively priced Vauxhall Grandland Electric to namecheck but two of the alternatives.

In terms of the Toyota bZ4X Touring’s drive systems there are no surprises, with both front- and all-wheel drive versions set to be sold, both of which will be equipped with a 74.7kWh gross capacity battery capable of being charged at minimum energy flow rates of 11kW AC and 150kW DC.

Specific recharging times for the bZ4X Touring haven’t yet been published but we don’t expect them to differ from the existing model’s statistics. It manages a 20-80% replenishment on a typical 7kW domestic wallbox in 7-8 hours, with the same state-of-charge increase in as little as 30 minutes using a public rapid charger.

Driving range figures are still subject to homologation but Toyota’s provisionally quoting the FWD bZ4X Touring at as much as 348 miles.

Similarly, there’s not yet any definitive word on performance other than the confirmed power outputs for both drive options. With FWD the Toyota bZ4X Touring will have 224PS at its disposal — up from 218PS in the current bZ4X — while the dual-motor AWD versions see that rise to 380PS, making it the gutsiest EV yet from the manufacturer. Don’t be surprised if the latter is available in racier GR Sport specification.

As noteworthy as those headline figures are, of greater interest to many potential customers is the Touring version’s elevated practicality levels over its slinkier bZ4X showroom buddy.

Stretching 4830mm from bumper-to-bumper, with an overall height of 1670mm, the Toyota bZ4X Touring additional bodywork is all at the rear, meaning its 600-litre boot capacity is some 148 litres more commodious than smaller model. 

More impressively the bZ4X Touring also trumps the e-C5 Aircross (565 litres), the Enyaq (585 litres) and the Grandland Electric (550 litres), potentially making it very attractive to families carting loads of kit around for their littlies and those ferrying large pieces of equipment around for their lifestyle-affirming activities.

Additionally, the big new Toyota can also haul braked tailer loads weighing up to 1500kg while its robust roof rails can support a relatively modest 70kg cargo.

As the Toyota bZ4X Touring’s overall width and wheelbase — that’s the distance between the front and rear wheels — haven’t increased, there’s no additional room for passengers aside from an increase in headroom.

Significant changes have been made to its dashboard, though with the redesigned centre console incorporating a couple of smartphone-sized trays — one or both of which will be equipped with a wireless charging pad depending on specification — and a new 14.0-inch multimedia touchscreen complete with rotary knobs for adjusting the temperature settings of the dual-zone climate control. Bravo, Toyota.

Further alterations include a revised separate driver’s display screen, which is set much closer to the windscreen than the multimedia interface, plus a more outdoorsy colour palette for the fixtures and fittings, including an upholstery hue going by the unlikely name of City Moss — that appears to be Toyotaspeak for brown.

Order books for the Toyota bZ4X Touring are set to open in spring 2026 with the first customer deliveries commencing soon after. As yet, there’s no indication on pricing at this stage, but we expect the cheapest version to be within the £45,000-£47,500 ballpark.

Keep this page bookmarked for further news on this spacious new model and for our comprehensive full Toyota bZ4X Touring review in the months ahead.