Toyota Will Awaken Previa In 2026, Offers Types Of PHEV And EV

First-generation Toyota Previa. (Doc. Global Toyota)

Toyota plans to return the model that has long stopped production. One of the names on the list is a legendary minivan called Previa.

Quoting from Forbes, Monday, January 6, this Japanese manufacturer is preparing to launch All New Previa in 2026 with plug-in hybrid (PHEV) and pure electric propulsion (EV) engines.

According to the news, this car will carry the same platform as Crown and Sienna, namely TNGA-K. Of course this is quite surprising considering Toyota already has a special EV architecture on e-TNGA that has been used on bZ4X and Lexus RZ.

In addition, manufacturers chose TNGA-K to enable flexible use of powertrain between PHEV and EV. They believe that if Previa is built with an e-TNGA architecture, Toyota cannot offer more powertrains than just marketing Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV).

Although the latest Previa will soon be presented, Toyota will continue to maintain Sienna as an alternative non plug-in hybrid option that is more conventional in the market.

The PHEV version of previa will carry the same powertrain as the Prius by combining two electric motors with a 2.0 liter engine, resulting in 220 dk of power and a 13.6 kWh battery that provides a distance of pure electricity up to 33 miles or 53 km according to the WLTP.

Other rumors also say that the latest Previa will be equipped with a larger battery to accommodate longer distances with pure power.

It is stated that the 18.1 kWh battery pack in the RAV4 is also suitable for this seven-seater minivan. As an illustration, this SUV can go with pure electric power 42 miles or 67 km in one full disbursement.

In the pure EV variant, Toyota will adapt the powertrain of bZ4X which has a 201-hp powered single-wheeled front-wheeled configuration on the bottom variant or add the electric motor behind it to a magnitude of 215 hp with an all-wheel drive.

Toyota bZ4X has a 71.4 kWh capacity battery that ensures it can run up to 405 km on a single electric motorcycle version. Due to its larger size, Previa has the potential to have a larger battery pack with an impressive distance.

Apart from PHEV and EV, another news is that Toyota is considering presenting it in a fuel cell (FCEV) version. However, this step had to be postponed due to its less popular type of powertrain among buyers.