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Toyota America has teased the rear-view of what appears to be a large, futuristic SUV, with styling in-line with the new Toyota Hilux, bZ4X, and soon-to-release C-HR electric.
Despite the vagueness of Toyota’s teaser, captioned simply “something new is on the horizon”, we have a good idea of what this car truly is. In fact, this isn’t the first — or second — time this vehicle has been soft-launched to the public.
We believe the teaser car is the large, three-row Toyota electric concept, colloquially known as the ‘bZ5X’. First revealed alongside 14 other vehicles in a monumental Toyota press reveal in 2021, the Toyota bZ5X is far from speculative, appearing on stage as a physical, moveable car.
Leaked patent images of the bZ5X further this claim. In 2023, several renders of a bZ5X large SUV emerged from China with styling and proportions nearly identical to the car we see today.
If Toyota’s latest teaser is the bZ5X, we can expect external dimensions similar to the Kluger (4966mm long, 1930mm wide, 1755mm tall, 2850mm wheelbase) with three-row seating, and a lavish, well equipped interior in line with similar Toyota flagship models.
Toyota is yet to confirm if this model, or if the name will stick.
Earlier this year, Toyota said it will move away from ‘bZ’ naming conventions in future models — hence C-HR electric. Expect a similar move for this new, larger vehicle. Perhaps Kluger Electric.
Likewise, the powertrain of the Kluger Electric could still be in contention. While the car was revealed on stage as part of a 15-car-strong electric vehicle rollout, global EV appetites have changed considerably, and so has Toyota’s assembly strategy.
Toyota’s next-generation Corolla, for example, debuted a multi-powertrain assembly approach, which could see new Toyota vehicles offer plugless hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and dedicated electric power. There’s a real chance the new Kluger could debut this approach in Oz.
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