2026 Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series Hybrid detailed – everything we know

Toyota Australia has revealed more about its inbound hybrid LandCruiser, with the electrified off-roader set to offer significantly more power and torque than its diesel-powered siblings, and no compromises when it comes to towing.

Toyota Australia has revealed more information around its first-ever hybrid LandCruiser SUV, which will arrive in March 2026 in two high-spec trim grades and offer the most potent powertrain of any production LandCruiser to date.

Precisely how much power the new 300 Series hybrid will boast in Australian-delivered spec is yet to be confirmed, but in the Middle East, where the model has already launched, the LandCruiser HEV generates a total output of 340kW and 790Nm from the combination of a 304kW/650kW 3.5-litre twin-turbo petrol V6, and a single 35kW/290Nm electric drive motor sandwiched between the engine and 10-speed automatic transmission.

That 340kW/790Nm tally is a modest increase on the 326kW and 790Nm of the Toyota Tundra, which uses the same powertrain as the LandCruiser hybrid.

It’s unclear at this stage whether Australian ‘Cruiser hybrids will take the full 340kW tune or settle for the Tundra-spec 326kW output, but either way it’ll easily eclipse the 227kW/700Nm peaks of the 3.3-litre turbo-diesel that currently powers the Australian LandCruiser range.

A nickel-metal hydride battery – which Toyota hasn’t specified in size – sits beneath the boot floor and can propel the LandCruiser hybrid up to speeds of 30km/h on electricity alone before the petrol engine needs to fire up.

That said, it’s a conventional self-charging parallel hybrid system, not a plug-in hybrid.

Fuel economy is also a number that Toyota Australia is keeping quiet on for now.

A peek at the spec sheet for the Saudi Arabian market reveals a combined fuel consumption claim of 10.9km/L, though it’s unclear what test methodology was used to derive that figure.

As with the powertrain outputs, we’ll need to wait until closer to the LandCruiser Hybrid’s local launch to find the official stats, including whether it will be equipped with the same 68-litre fuel tank as those bound for the Middle East – if so, that would mean Aussie LandCruiser hybrids will have a claimed range of just 741km on a single tank, versus the 1200km-plus range of diesel variants.

What Toyota has confirmed is the line-up, revealing it will offer the LandCruiser hybrid in just two grades: Sahara ZX and GR Sport.

In diesel form, both of those trims are already pricey at $146,910 and $146,160 before on-roads respectively, and the hybrid will only add to that. While official pricing has yet to be announced, Toyota Australia’s vice-president of sales and marketing Sean Hanley said in a media briefing that, “there will be some premium on this in terms of pricing… however, it will still remain in a competitive position.”

The question there is, “competitive” relative to what?

In terms of full-size off-road SUVs with hybrid capability, there is presently no competition. On the premium side of the market there exists the Audi Q8 60 TFSI and BMW X5 xDrive 50e, however neither are pitched at the off-roader or touring demographics that the LandCruiser serves.

The true competition, however, may come in the form of Nissan’s impending Y63 Patrol which is slated to arrive sometime in late 2026 – or potentially early 2027 – serving 317kW/700Nm from a twin-turbo 3.5-litre petrol V6.

What’s interesting is that Toyota is actively avoiding labelling its LandCruiser hybrid as an environmentally friendly vehicle and is instead leaning into the “performance hybrid” nomenclature that was introduced with the Tundra.

In fact, Toyota concedes it’s likely to fall on the wrong side of emissions targets set by the New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES), which in 2026 will mandate that all vehicles in the LandCruiser’s size class emit no more than 180 grams of CO2 per kilometre, or face fines.

Rather, it’s the first part of the “performance hybrid” label that signals what the LandCruiser hybrid is all about. Not only will it have more power and torque than its diesel stablemate, but the hybrid will also retain all of that car’s offroad and towing capabilities.

“We’re launching this car because there is no compromise on towing performance,” said Hanley.

“It’s a purposeful vehicle, because the Australian people and the Australian market still has that requirement – and it’s not going to go away.”

Though yet to be officially confirmed, the hybrid ‘Cruiser should have the same 3500kg towing capacity as its diesel equivalents, though GVM, GCM and payload weights are all under a tight lid for now.

In the UAE the LandCruiser hybrid bears a gross weight of 3310kg, just 30kg more than the diesel-powered LandCruiser GR Sport in Australia, though the model is still undergoing the Australian homologation process so don’t take that number as gospel.

One number you can take to the bank however, is its seating capacity.

Athough the hybrid LandCruiser is sold in the Middle East in a seven-seat configuration, Australian-delivered models will strictly be five-seaters.

There are still a multitude of unknowns when it comes to Toyota’s first electrified LandCruiser, key among these being its price premium, towing and mass metrics, as well as its fuel economy and fuel tank size.

We’ll have to wait until much closer to its Australian launch next March to find out.

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