The bZ4X is no one's favorite Toyota. Even Toyota doesn't seem to have much love for it, and neither the Subaru nor Lexus variants have fared much better. For 2025, it seems Toyota is finally updating the car to make it more competitive — at least in Europe.

Toyota has not confirmed the final American specs for the 2026 bZ4X refresh. But the European version should offer a preview. The new bZ4X gets a base model 57.7 kWh battery pack and FWD and AWD versions with a larger 73.

HR+, an all-electric subcompact crossover designed as a smaller alternative to the bZ4X, the new model offers both front- and all-wheel-drive powertrains along with a choice of two battery packs. While the C-HR+ is set to launch in Europe later this year,

Toyota announced updates to its European EV offerings, including an electric version of the Toyota C-HR called the C-HR Plus, and a refreshed bZ4X that addresses many of the electric crossover’s shortcomings.

The "exciting and surprising" battery-electric car Toyota has been teasing is here, and it's using a familiar name.

The Toyota bZ4X electric crossover receives its first significant update with battery preconditioning, more powerful motors, and a larger touchscreen. Toyota announced the changes for the European market on Tuesday, but many of those changes are expected to follow in the North American market as well.

Japanese automakers have treaded carefully into the EV waters, with companies like Toyota and Lexus taking their dear time releasing electric models. While the pair each offer one electric model in North America,