The Toyota C-HR electrical automobile (EV) has been confirmed for Australian showrooms and is ready to be cheaper than the bZ4X SUV – at the moment the model’s solely EV – when it lands in mid-2027.
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 Toyota Australia has confirmed it is going to be supplied in two mannequin grades, with pricing anticipated to undercut the bZ4x’s base value of $66,000 earlier than on-road prices.
Amongst few confirmed particulars, Toyota Australia has introduced domestically certain electrical C-HRs will function a 74.7kWh lithium-ion battery and front-mounted 165kW/269Nm electrical motor.
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It has additionally confirmed inside particulars together with a 14.0-inch touchscreen, wi-fi Apple CarPlay/Android Auto smartphone compatibly in addition to Toyota Linked Companies.
The five-seat C-HR, now in its second era, is at the moment supplied by Toyota Australia solely as a non-plug-in hybrid (HEV) like the vast majority of its passenger vehicles.
“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 and marketing, Sean Hanley, informed CarExpert.
When requested if the C-HR’s edgier, much less standard styling influenced the choice, Mr Hanley added “it’s obtained nice attraction… it’s obtained a younger following which I actually like, and the styling does stand out from the group”.
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 EV is anticipated 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 World 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
Within the UK, the place C-HR EV order books open early subsequent yr, three mannequin grades are supplied with two battery sizes and claimed vary of as much as 609km.
Australia will miss out on the entry-level front-wheel drive C-HR EVs offered within the UK, which use a 57.7kWh lithium-ion battery pack, good for a claimed WLTP vary of 456km, with a 123kW/269Nm front-axle motor good for a 0-100km/h time of 8.4 seconds.
As an alternative, the UK mid-spec seems a match for the native model with energy upped to 165kW however with the identical 269Nm of torque and a bigger 77kWh battery. It brings the longest vary of 609km whereas chopping the 0-100km/h dash to 7.3 seconds.
The UK additionally gives a C-HR EV AWD mannequin with an much more 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.
Commonplace AC charging is 11kW, with the AWD mannequin accessible with quicker 22kW functionality, and all fashions providing 150kW DC charging.
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