Toyota took its time venturing into electrical autos. Whereas opponents poured billions into the know-how, the Japanese automaker did the other, specializing in hybrids as a substitute. However because the automaker launches a number of new automobiles in 2026, full electrical autos are clearly a part of Toyota’s future sport plan.
This 12 months, the C-HR will return as an EV, and, later within the 12 months, the automaker will start producing the brand new electrical Highlander. This 12 months additionally marks the launch of the eighth-generation RAV4, the model’s best-selling mannequin, whereas we watch for Toyota to disclose the next-generation Corolla after revealing a wild idea in 2025.
Right here’s what’s coming from the bigger Toyota Motor Company in 2026.
Lexus ES: Bigger, Weirder, Electrified
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Let’s begin on the Lexus aspect with the fully redesigned ES. The brand new sedan is bigger than the outgoing mannequin in each dimension, rising by 6.5 inches in size, and it’s now out there as both an electrical automobile or a hybrid. In the USA, Lexus will promote the ES because the ES 350h, out there in front- and all-wheel-drive configurations.
The mixed output for the 350h’s bigger engine choice is 244 horsepower. The absolutely electrical ES is accessible with as much as two motors, every making 338 hp, whereas the single-motor mannequin produces 221 hp. Inside, the Lexus has a minimalist design with two huge screens on the dashboard—one for the infotainment and one other for the passenger.
Toyota C-HR: The Compact Is Again
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The CH-R is again, however not such as you bear in mind it. It’s nonetheless a compact crossover, however Toyota has ditched the combustion powertrains of the previous for a totally electrical setup that turns the previous economic system automobile into one of many model’s faster autos, able to hitting 60 miles per hour in simply 5.0 seconds flat, 1.1 seconds faster than the GR 86.
There is just one out there configuration—a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive variant with 338 horsepower and a 74.4-kilowatt-hour battery pack. The crossover retains its funky aesthetic, a minimum of on the skin, with the cabin that includes a digital instrument cluster and a large 14.0-inch display screen on the sprint. It begins at $38,450.
Toyota Corolla: Subsequent-Technology Teased
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The Corolla is one in every of Toyota’s oldest fashions in its North American lineup. The twelfth-gen automobile went on sale for 2019, whereas the automaker is already teasing what the following one may seem like—and it’s a considerable redesign.
The automobile appears to be like lots fancier and costlier than the inexpensive compact automobile we’re used to, and we anticipate Toyota to tone down the styling when it enters manufacturing. Beneath the sharp exterior will doubtless match a variety of powertrains, together with pure combustion, hybrid, and plug-in hybrid variants.
Toyota Highlander: New Three-Row EV
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Regardless of Toyota’s sluggish rollout of electrical autos, the automaker is getting ready to launch a brand new Highlander that can go electric-only in 2027. Its first electrical three-row SUV will enter manufacturing and go on sale late this 12 months.
There are two out there battery packs: a 77.0-kilowatt-hour pack with as much as 287 miles of vary, or a 95.8-kilowwatt-hour pack with as much as 320 miles of vary. The only-motor, front-wheel-drive variant produces 221 horsepower and 198 pound-feet of torque, whereas the dual-motor, all-wheel-drive setup produces 338 hp and 328 lb-ft. We anticipate pricing nearer to the SUV’s on-sale date.
Toyota RAV4: The Model’s Finest-Vendor
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The RAV4 is Toyota’s best-selling automobile in the USA, and it acquired a significant redesign for the 2026 mannequin 12 months. The sixth-generation crossover is barely out there as a hybrid, together with a plug-in variant. The usual 2.5-liter four-cylinder hybrid makes as much as 236 horsepower, whereas the PHEV delivers 320 hp.
The 2026 mannequin additionally introduces Toyota’s first performance-oriented RAV4, the GR Sport. It’s not a full GR mannequin, nevertheless it has a plug-in powertrain, a bigger grille, GR badging, and a rear roof spoiler. The remainder of the lineup has an all-new exterior design, a restyled cabin, and the newest know-how.
Toyota Supra Ultimate Version: Gone For Now
Toyota Supra MkV Ultimate Version
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That is the final 12 months of the Toyota Supra, which the automaker designed and produced in collaboration with BMW, sharing the identical platform and powertrains because the Z4. To have a good time the automobile’s departure, with the 2026 mannequin being the automobile’s final 12 months, Toyota launched a MkV Ultimate Version.
The coupe we get isn’t as spicy because the automobiles bought in Europe and Japan. It has larger brakes, a retuned suspension, and modifications to the steering and chassis, however lacks the carbon hood duct, entrance canards, and Recaro seats. The three.0 and three.0 Premium grades are additionally out there for the automobile’s closing 12 months, nevertheless it gained’t be over endlessly. Toyota has already pledged to maintain the Supra alive.
These Toyota Fashions Will not Make It
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We already talked about the Supra Ultimate Version, however the beloved sports activities automobile as a complete gained’t stay to see the 2027 mannequin 12 months following this particular version, sadly. On the Lexus aspect, the corporate lately killed the RC and LC fashions, with the F Efficiency badge additionally more likely to disappear within the close to future.
