Toyota yesterday showed off a new electric vehicle (EV) with a familiar name. The company hasn’t confirmed that the model will come to the U.S. However, we’d be surprised not to see it in showrooms here for 2026.
The Toyota C-HR was a subcompact crossover sold in the U.S. from the 2018 to 2022 model years. It looked sportier than it drove. But it found a home in many American driveways because of its Toyota reliability, low price, and dramatic styling.
Toyota removed it from its U.S. lineup after 2022 but still sells a restyled C-HR in Europe.
At an event in Brussels yesterday, Toyota revealed an all-electric subcompact crossover destined for release in 2026 called the Toyota C-HR+. It looks much like the gas-powered C-HR Toyota still sells overseas, but with an enclosed nose rather than the air-sucking grille an internal combustion engine requires.
It’s long enough to perhaps qualify as compact instead of subcompact if it does come statewide. Toyota claims horsepower ratings of 165 and 221 for two front-wheel-drive (FWD) trim levels and 337 hp for a dual-motor all-wheel-drive (AWD) version.
The company claims range ratings of up to 372 miles, but Europe’s formula for predicting EV range is far more generous than the one America’s EPA uses. We expect a range figure under 300 miles in American tests.
Toyota has been slower to move into EVs than many competitors, content to dominate hybrid sales instead. The company plans a full electric lineup in time but has transitioned slowly. The C-HR+ would give Toyota a second pure EV on the U.S. market, slotting below the bZ4X, which has shown disappointing sales by Toyota standards.