2026 Toyota bZ4X Update Review: What's New? Range, Efficiency, Price

Tom and Joy from Ludicrous Feed take the 2026 Toyota bZ4X (front-wheel drive, single motor variant) for a real-world drive around Sydney crossing the Harbour Bridge. They cover the bZ4X’s driving dynamics—stable, middle-of-the-road, and typically reliable but not particularly exciting—along with key specs including a 74.7 kWh battery, 500km range, 22 kW AC charging, 150 kW DC charging, and impressive efficiency. The video also walks through the updated 2026 model’s price cuts ($10,000 less for the two-wheel drive version), improved features like a bigger infotainment screen, dual wireless phone chargers, blind spot monitoring, surround camera, and vehicle-to-load (V2L) capability. Tom and Joy discuss the utilitarian interior, firm suspension, auto hold resetting every drive, lack of a glove box, loud warning beeps, and the car’s positioning against competitors such as the Tesla Model Y, Kia EV5, Nissan Ariya, and various Chinese EVs. They note the black paint helps hide the prominent wheel arch trims, and highlight the BZ4X’s Japanese build quality, five-star ANCAP rating, and the brand’s legacy reliability. While not the most joyful or premium EV, the bZ4X is described as a low-risk, no-nonsense, solid-driving choice for buyers prioritising dependability over flair | Video by Tom Gan (Tesla Tom) and Joy of Ludicrous Feed from Sydney Australia May 2026 2026 Toyota bZ4X Update Review: What's New? Range, Efficiency, Price EV Comparison spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1hwofpTF_v7YgxOsc32MnLBZG3a0xqNIR0MJPpX7bdt4/edit?usp=sharing ===== Financial Disclosure: - This vehicle was on loan from Toyota Australia for the purposes of review, testing, and content creation With thanks to our sponsors: carloop - Australian EV Data & Ownership Trends https://carloop.com.au/ ===== 00:00 Intro and Tom's drive impression 00:53 Toyota’s reliable but not exciting drive feel 02:43 2026 updates: price cuts and better value 03:05 Front-wheel drive discussion 03:55 Bigger screen and no head-up display 05:37 Specs: range, battery, charging, warranty 07:20 Impressive efficiency 07:49 Key upgrades from previous model 08:26 Walkaround: black paint hides wheel arches 10:46 Loud warning beeps and tailgate noise 12:29 Rear seat: basic, no sunroof, transmission hump 14:08 Hard plastics and manual passenger seat 14:45 Right side indicator and dual wireless charging 15:25 Auto hold resets every drive 16:28 Fiddly centre armrest and no glove box 19:59 Joy’s drive impression: firm but solid 24:00 Competitors and Toyota’s legacy brand advantage 27:14 Sound system commentary 28:17 Summary: no nonsense, reliable, low risk, solid drive ===== SUPPORT LUDICROUS FEED Use my referral link to purchase a Tesla product and get cash off and other exclusive benefits: https://www.tesla.com/en_AU/referral/thomas7208 Become a Channel Member to access exclusive perks! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2TWeqcaGYMobKoHiMtQNHQ/join PayPal: @teslatom or https://paypal.me/teslatom ===== Official Ludicrous Merch Store https://shop.spreadshirt.com.au/ludicrousfeed/ EVSE Australia | Code TESLATOM 5% OFF sitewide https://evse.com.au/ Top BYD Accessories | Code LUDFEED 5% off sitewide https://www.topbyd.com/ Jowua Tesla Accessories | Code TESLATOM5 5% OFF sitewide https://www.jowua-life.com/ ===== ABOUT LUDICROUS FEED Ludicrous Feed is a Sydney-based YouTube channel showing daily life as an Australian family with an electric vehicle. Tom and Joy provide straightforward candid insights into key issues around EV adoption such as vehicle range, charging infrastructure and road trip planning. The channel started in 2018 after Tom purchased his Tesla Model S. The weekly live stream provides an opportunity for audience members to engage with others from the EV community as well as to stay up to date with the latest industry news. They have a Sigenergy home battery coupled with rooftop solar and together have reviewed many electric vehicles for the channel including brands such as BYD, Geely (Polestar, Volvo, Zeekr, Smart), Hyundai Motor Group (Kia, Genesis), SAIC (MG, LDV), GWM, Stellantis (Leapmotor, Peugeot, Fiat, Abarth, Jeep), VW Group (Cupra, Skoda), BMW Group (Rolls Royce, Mini), GM (Cadillac), Ford, Toyota, Subaru, Mazda, Nissan, Renault, Xpeng, Chery (Omoda, Jaecoo), Deepal and GAC ===== CONTACT LUDICROUS FEED https://www.ludicrousfeed.com/link-in-bio/