Toyota bZ4X Touring (2026) Review

Introduction

The Toyota bZ4X got off to a slow start when it first launched here in the UK back in 2022. It was the company’s long-awaited first dedicated purpose-built BEV for the masses and while it ticked all the boxes for styling, practicality, handling and drivability, it lacked in one vital area – the driving range.

Fast forward to 2025 and the upgraded model was unleashed with better range and added appeal. And now Toyota has introduced a larger Touring model to the mix, designed for customers who need that little bit more space.

Not surprisingly, as you get more car for your money, the Touring version costs slightly more. The entry point for the bZ4X is the Icon trim with a smaller battery - and it’s priced from £36,995. The bZ4X Touring costs from £45,995 for the Design front-wheel drive specification, increasing to £51,695 for the Excel version that also gains all-wheel drive.

While the bZ4X is offered with two battery sizes, the Touring models both feature the same 74.7kWh battery. The AWD version does gain an extra electric motor on the rear axle, which results in extra power and torque for faster reaction times, but that impacts on the driving range between charges.

However, we opted for the entry-level bZ4X Touring Design model for our week-long test drive and it was certainly anything but basic.

And, just in case you’re wondering, here’s a brief explanation behind the naming of the car. The ‘bZ’ stands for Beyond Zero which is Toyota’s sub brand name for battery-powered models. The ‘4’ refers to the car’s size, so it is in the mid-size category, and the ‘X’ means it’s a Crossover style. There, clear as mud!

What are the Pros and Cons of the Toyota bZ4X Touring ?

Pros: 

• Distinctive design
• Spacious and practical with bundles of passenger room
• Refined and comfortable, easy to drive
• A wealth of on-board tech
• Excellent safety features
• Impressive warranty package
• Heat pump as standard

Cons: 

• Some rivals offer faster charging
• No frunk
• No Vehicle-to-Load facility
• Quite pricey
• Styling may divide opinion
• No glovebox, front USB-C ports are awkward to reach

What are first impressions of the Toyota bZ4X Touring?

The five-door, five-seat Toyota bZ4X Touring certainly stands out from the crowd thanks to its rugged styling with chunky wheel arches, an extended rear end and angled edges. The longer body, compared to its sibling, looks streamlined when viewed from the side and is also a practical enhancement adding extra storage space.

The front end features Toyota’s signature hammerhead shaping with narrow light clusters, sharp bumper edges and a front skid plate. When viewed from the rear, there is a new-look bumper with tail lamps connected by a light bar and a rear spoiler. Add in privacy glass along with 18-inch alloy wheels, plus a new Brilliant Bronze metallic shade, and this family car has plenty of kerb appeal.

What are the key features of the Toyota bZ4X Touring?

Buy any Toyota and the car will come fully loaded for the asking price, with little need to go in search of expensive optional extras. And that’s true of the bZ4X Touring.

Our entry-level Design specification featured a 14.3-inch infotainment screen with in-built navigation, a premium sound system, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone connectivity, Bluetooth, a DAB radio and access to connected services via the MyToyota app.

The seats are upholstered in a combination of black fabric and synthetic leather (it looks and feels far better than it sounds) and the front seats can be heated with power-adjustment on the driver’s side. This trim level comes with 18-inch alloys.

Move up to the Excel AWD version and it gains a few additional features and some upgrades, including a fixed panoramic sunroof, ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, black synthetic leather upholstery, a power-adjustable front passenger seat, driver’s seat memory function, auto-dimming rear-view mirror, reverse-tilting function for the door mirrors, an optional JBL sound system upgrade and 20-inch alloy wheels.

Excel also gets some extra safety features, such as front-cross traffic alert, lane change assist, advanced parking assist, as well as the X-Mode all-wheel drive function that adds grip control too. 

The Design trim features an 11kW on-board charger, while Excel has a larger 22kW system.

What’s the driving range of the Toyota bZ4X Touring?

Both the bZ4X Design and Excel models feature the same 74.7kWh battery, but the range differs due to the Excel being all-wheel drive.

The FWD Design has a combined driving range of up to 366 miles, while the AWD Excel drops to 297 miles between charges.

How does the Toyota bZ4X Touring drive and handle?

Powering the Toyota bZ4X Touring Design is a 74.7kWh battery with an electric motor on the front axle for front-wheel drive. With 221bhp and 268Nm of torque, this car can reach 62mph from a standing start in 7.3 seconds. For those in search of more performance, the dual-motor Excel model produces 376bhp and has 268Nm of torque on each axle. This cuts the 0-62mph dash time to 4.5 seconds and also sees the top speed increase from 99mph to 112mph.

However, the Design model that we tested does win the range contest with a WLTP-tested 336 miles between charges, compared to 297 miles on the Excel model.

To be honest, the lesser-powered car is certainly fast enough and the instant power on tap makes very light work of overtaking slower-moving vehicles. It’s a comfortable motorway cruiser and will sit effortlessly at 70mph with barely a sound filtering in from the outside world.

When faced with more testing country lanes with lots of twists and turns, the bZ4X Touring is nicely planted. It is balanced and confident when pushed hard into long sweeping curves and body sway is kept well in check. The steering is beautifully weighted with ample driver feedback and I would say this car errs more on the side of comfort and refinement rather than sheer outright pace.

There are drive modes called Eco, Normal and Snow, along with paddles to adjust the strength of the regenerative braking. This is a feature we always appreciate as you can drive the majority of the time barely touching the brake pedal, although sadly, there is no single-pedal driving function which is a blessing in busy city centres with constant stop, start traffic.

However, the bZ4X Touring is agile and easy to manoeuvre in busier towns and villages, but you will have to make do with sensors and a reversing camera to squeeze into a tight parking space as the advanced parking assist system is only available on the Excel model

How fast can the Toyota bZ4X Touring charge?

The bZ4X Touring features a heat pump as standard across both trims. This is beneficial as it helps preserve the driving range in colder weather and generally improves the vehicle’s efficiency by pre-conditioning the vehicle prior to charging.

With 150kW DC fast charging, a 10 to 80 per cent boost can be achieved in as little as 28 minutes. Even in bitterly cold conditions at minus 10 degrees or in higher temperatures at +20 degrees, the same level of charge takes 30 minutes.

The Design grade bZ4X Touring is equipped with an 11kW onboard charger, while Excel has a 22kW unit. Charging from 10 to 100 per cent using an AC supply takes around 7 hours for the Design model dropping to 3.5 hours on Excel. 

What are the day-to-day running costs with the Toyota bZ4X Touring?

The standard Toyota bZ4x is available with two battery sizes – 57.7kWh and 73.1kWh - and in three trims called Icon, Design and Excel. Prices for that vehicle range from £39,995 to £51,545.

The larger bZ4X Touring is slightly dearer with the Design specification, as tested, costing £45,995 and the Excel priced at £51,695.

While the Design model avoids the government’s Expensive Car Supplement as it falls below the £50k threshold, owners opting for high-end Excel will need to find an extra £440 from years two to six.

The first-year road tax fee will be just £10 for both models, increasing to the standard charge of £200 after 12 months, and they each have an attractive Benefit in Kind rating for any business drivers weighing up the costs.

Owners can look at keeping the day-to-day running costs down by charging at home whenever possible and also making the most of the regenerative braking that helps to capture energy whilst slowing down.

The vehicle is sold with a standard three-year, 60,000-mile warranty, increasing to eight years and 100,000 miles for the battery. However, owners can extend the entire warranty to 10 years or 100,000 miles if it is serviced at an authorised Toyota workshop.

Toyota bZ4X Touring - the cabin and interior

There’s plenty to like about the interior of the Toyota bZ4X Touring with its clutter-free layout and generous array of on-board tech that is all designed to be very user-friendly. The faux-leather upholstery looks and feels high-end and the seats are exceptionally comfortable with ample powered adjustment on the driver’s side.

The front seats and steering wheel can be heated against the winter chill and there are plenty of physical controls, with dials to adjust the temperature and audio volume, plus buttons to alter the drive modes.

The main focal point in the centre of the dashboard is a clear 14.3-inch infotainment screen. This is the access point to the car’s many features, such as the six-speaker premium audio, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone connection, cloud-based navigation, Bluetooth, DAB radio and lots more besides.

Behind the steering wheel is a compact seven-inch colour digital driver display where details such as speed, battery charge levels and existing range are clearly shown.

There are two USB-C ports up front, although these are buried quite low down in the large storage area beneath the centre console, making them quite difficult to access. But we did like the twin wireless charging pads so two smartphones can be charged up at the same time.

Everything (apart from those USB-C ports) has been really well thought out for ease of use on the move and the elevated seating results in excellent all-round driver visibility, which is another big plus point on a family-focused vehicle.

How practical is the Toyota bZ4X Touring - and how big is the boot?

While the passenger space within the Toyota bZ4X and bZ4X Touring is virtually identical due to them both sharing the same 2,850mm wheelbase, the Touring model gains extra storage room thanks to its added length. At 4,830mm, it is 140mm longer, while the height and width are identical at 1,675mm and 1,860mm respectively.

Those numbers equate to a spacious cabin with bundles of room up front for two adults to sit comfortably side-by-side. There is space for three passengers in the back, although the person relegated to the middle seat has a much narrower cushion. It’s ideal for two adults or three youngsters though, and there will be no complaints about leg or head room.

The boot is accessed via a powered tailgate and it can accommodate 669 litres of kit – an increase over the 452 litres on the standard bZ4X. Drop the 60:40 split-folding rear seats and that capacity increases to a generous 1,718 litres (there is no official figure for the bZ4X, but it’s considerably less). There is no frunk, but there is an under-floor storage area in the boot which is ideal for keeping charging cables tucked out the way.

Throughout the cabin, there are numerous practical storage compartments, such as a large double-hinged central cubby that has side openings for both the driver and front passenger, a huge area beneath the centre console, where the USB-C ports are located. There are front and rear cup holders, seat back pockets, practical door bins, some trays, rear USB-C ports and double wireless smartphone charging pads. Noticeable by its absence though is the lack of a glovebox.

The FWD Design model can tow a braked trailer weighing up to 750kg, increasing to 1,500kg for the AWD Excel version. Additionally, the load-carrying ability is enhanced further thanks to roof rails that can carry up to 80kg and these are compatible with a wide range of racks and storage boxes.

How safe is the Toyota bZ4X Touring?

The Toyota bZ4X Touring has the same maximum five-star rating as the standard bZ4X which was tested in 2025. It scored 88 per cent for Adult Occupants, 85 per cent for Child Occupants, 80 per cent for Vulnerable Road Users and 75 per cent for Safety Assist.

Both the Design and Excel trims are well equipped with safety features and driver assistance aids to help protect occupants and other road users. The Toyota Safety Sense group of features includes a pre-collision system with intersection turn assist and emergency steering assist, intelligent adaptive cruise control, lane trace assist, lane departure alert with steering control, road sign assist with speed limiter, emergency driving stop system, low-speed acceleration suppression, adaptive high-beam system and automatic flashing rear hazard lights.

Additionally the cars are equipped with a driver monitor camera, hill-start assist control, automatic door locking, rear-cross traffic alert with auto braking, a blind spot monitor, safe exit assist, rear seat reminder system, eCall, a tyre pressure warning system, Isofix child seat fixings, plus a full suite of airbags.

The Excel trim gains extra safety features in the form of lane change assist, downhill assist control, advanced parking assist and front-cross traffic alert.

Can I choose optional extras with the Toyota bZ4X Touring?

The Toyota bZ4X is generously equipped as standard, although owners can choose from a limited number of options to personalise the vehicle to taste. The solid paint is free of charge, but upgrade to metallic and it will add £680 to the cost and premium paint is a £965 option.

The sound system can be upgraded on the Excel model to a nine-speaker JBL set-up for £700 and there are a few packs too. The Essential Protection Pack (£219) adds rubber floor mats, a boot liner and protection apron. The Protection+ Pack (£305) adds all of the above along with front and rear mudflaps. And finally, for £749, you can request a detachable 13-pin towing system.

What are the main rivals to the Toyota bZ4X Touring?

The Toyota bZ4X Touring will be vying for sales against some big hitters, including the Renault Scenic E-Tech, Skoda Enyaq, Vauxhall Astra Electric, Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake, Tesla Model Y, Volkswagen ID.7 Tourer and Subaru e-Outback, amongst others.

Toyota bZ4X Touring - our final verdict

We already liked the latest 2025 bZ4X, but now Toyota has raised the bar by introducing this more family-oriented Touring model that offers plenty of extra storage space without any noticeable compromise on the performance and efficiency.

It’s competitively priced, packed with high-end technology and creature comforts as standard and is easy to drive.

We applaud the number of physical buttons and controls with the double charging pad proving a real bonus too. And the unique styling, which may not be to everyone’s taste, ticked all the right boxes for us.

Our only concern will be the price as this sector is starting to get a little crowded and while the bZ4X Touring is certainly competitive, a £50k-plus price-tag still seems high for a Toyota.

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