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The Toyota C-HR electrical car (EV) has been confirmed for Australian showrooms and is ready to be cheaper than the bZ4X SUV – presently the model’s solely EV – when it lands early in 2026.
The electrical C-HR would be the second EV in Toyota Australia’s lineup after the bZ4X was launched in 2024, with the bZ4X Touring additionally scheduled to land right here within the first half of 2026.
Marginally smaller than the bZ4X, C-HR EV Australian pricing and gear ranges are but to be introduced however it’s anticipated to undercut the bZ4x’s base value of $66,000 earlier than on-road prices.
The five-seat C-HR, now in its second technology, is presently provided by Toyota Australia completely as a non-plug-in hybrid (HEV) like the vast majority of its passenger automobiles.
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“It’s a pure development from its hybrid engine and was a part of the manufacturing plan – we had a chance to get it, so we’re going to take it,” Toyota Australia vp of gross sales and advertising, Sean Hanley, instructed CarExpert.
When requested if the C-H’s edgier, much less standard styling influenced the choice, Mr Hanley added “it’s acquired nice enchantment… it’s acquired a younger following which I actually like, and the styling does stand out from the gang”.
Australian C-HR pricing begins at $45,440 earlier than on-roads for the entry-level GXL, whereas the range-topping GR Sport – with its stronger hybrid powertrain – is priced at $57,390 earlier than on-roads.
Pricing for the C-HR BEV is predicted to land between $57,390 and $66,000 earlier than on-road prices, then.
The bZ4X and C-HR EV use the identical e-TNGA (electrical Toyota New International Structure) underpinnings additionally discovered on the Lexus RZ and Subaru Solterra EVs.
The hybrid C-HR, in distinction, rides the TNGA-C platform and measures an entire 160mm shorter than its electrical counterpart.
The C-HR EV will come from Turkey, as hybrid CH-Rs offered right here do after switching from Japanese sourcing with the second-generation’s arrival in 2024.
It’s the identical manufacturing facility which provides the C-HR EV to Europe and the UK, and whereas native particulars are nonetheless to come back, abroad fashions present what we’re prone to obtain right here.
Within the UK, the place C-HR EV order books open early subsequent 12 months, three mannequin grades are provided with two battery sizes and claimed vary of as much as 609km.
Entry-level front-wheel drive C-HR EVs use a 57.7kWh lithium-ion battery pack, good for a claimed WLTP vary of 456km, and use a 123kW/269Nm front-axle motor good for a 0-100km/h time of 8.4 seconds.
A mid-spec model ups energy to 165kW, however with the identical 269Nm of torque, and with a bigger 77kWh battery brings the longest vary of 609km whereas chopping the 0-100km/h dash to 7.3 seconds.
The C-HR EV AWD mannequin provides essentially the most potent powertrain, packing 252kW from two motors – a 269Nm entrance axle unit and 170Nm on the rear axle – slashing the 0-100km/h to five.2 seconds with 546km of vary.
Customary AC charging is 11kW, with the AWD mannequin obtainable with sooner 22kW functionality, with all fashions providing 150kW DC charging.
Toyota has additionally introduced two electrical variations of the brand new technology of its HiLux ute, with a HiLux BEV locked in for 2026 and a HiLux FCEV (hydrogen fuel-cell electrical car) deliberate for 2028.
With the C-HR EV, bZ4X Touring and HiLux BEV becoming a member of the bZ4X subsequent 12 months, Toyota Australia could have 4 EVs alongside one FCEV (the admittedly low-volume Mirai) and a slew of hybrids.
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