Forgettable electric Toyota gets an outdoorsy sibling with a likable functional agenda
There’s something slightly curious going on with the new estate version of Toyota’s mid-sized EV: the Toyota bZ4X Touring.This higher-riding, rugged-looking wagon derivative can now be considered ‘even more crossover’ than the normal car, I suppose. It’s part hatchback, part SUV; part off-roader, part urban sprawler; part jacked-up hatchback, part estate car. Part Toyota, part Subaru…This is, of course, Toyota’s sister car for the Subaru E-Outback. It effectively broadens out the bZ4X offering by being the only derivative (in the UK showroom range, at least) that can be had with twin-motor four-wheel drive.But, unlike in the Subaru, you can have it with simpler, cheaper, single-motor front wheel drive instead if you prefer; which gets you a more efficient car with a WLTP Combined lab-test range of 367 miles – the longest of any bZ4X you can buy.
