Toyota Land Cruiser Hybrid 2026: March release date and GR Sport, Sahara ZX grades confirmed

Toyota’s incoming hybrid-powered Land Cruiser 300 Assortment would possibly possibly well advance as early as March to take a seat down at the very high of the emblem’s local differ in both GR Sport and Sahara ZX guise.

Beneath the bonnet, the 300 Assortment Hybrid aspects a 3.5-litre twin-turbo petrol V6 engine mated to an electrical motor, 10-tempo computerized and mechanical 4×4 plot.

Concept of as a ‘Efficiency Hybrid’ below Toyota’s original technique, the drivetrain is shared with the Tundra elephantine-size pick-up, producing 326kW and 790Nm.

Toyota has no longer confirmed these outputs for the 300 Assortment, or even what gasoline economic system its original hybrid will supply, nonetheless it’s expected to simply surpass the 227kW/700Nm produced by the three.3-litre twin-turbo diesel V6.

It’s unclear if its gasoline figures will excellent the diesel, which uses a claimed 8.9L/100km.

For context, the Tundra drinks roughly 11.5L/100km in blended conditions, even though the lighter and additional aerodynamic Land Cruiser would possibly possibly silent silent surpass these figures.

The extra weight and packaging constraints of the 300 Assortment’ hybrid plot will limit the 4×4 to five-seat excellent.

Closing specification is but to be finalised nonetheless the tools checklist is expected to be largely connected to the diesel versions of the Sport and Sahara ZX.

For the GR Sport, this includes aspects corresponding to entrance, centre and rear locking differentials, plus Electronic Kinetic Dynamic Suspension Machine (identified as E-KDSS). The luxury focused Sahara ZX boasts 20-bound alloy wheels, a extra dynamic restricted-tear rear differential and additional touches of luxury and comfort at some level of the cabin.

Pricing is also but to be finalised nonetheless Toyota has indicated this would possibly increasingly perhaps be bigger than the GR Sport and Sahara ZX diesels, which roar $146,160 and $146,910, respectively.