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2026 Toyota bZ Woodland in the high desert outside of Los Angeles. <\/span><\/p>\n Credit: Brooke Crothers<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The 2026 Toyota bZ comes with surprises. Mostly good. <\/p>\n I tested the Toyota bZ Woodland, an off-road-capable EV that impressed me with its speed above everything else. <\/p>\n TL;DR: The AWD Toyota bZ Woodland EV can take you off-road but its neck-snapping acceleration is what really impresses. Rated range is about 280 miles. Starting MSRP is $45,300<\/a>.<\/p>\n 2026 Toyota bZ Woodland at a Simi Valley, Calif. Tesla Supercharger location.<\/span><\/p>\n Credit: Brooke Crothers<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n I wasn\u2019t expecting an off-road capable bZ from Toyota so I wasn\u2019t able to schedule a trip to my usual off-road spot<\/a> in the Mojave Desert during the week I had the vehicle. I did take it to another (closer) location<\/a> in the Mojave Desert but that area is not nearly as challenging. All I can say is that the limited (very light) off-road testing that I did posed no problems. The Dunlop Grandtrek tires, high ground clearance (8.4 inches), and X-MODE<\/a> make this a solid off-road vehicle capable of handling much more challenging off-road conditions than I was able to throw at it. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n This was a surprise. Despite its size (the Woodland\u2019s stretched rear wagon profile extends the length almost six inches more than the standard bZ) and weight (the curb weight is about 4,500 pounds) it has addictive torque. I did most of my driving in Los Angeles traffic on Interstate 5, 405, and 118. Let me just say this: while it\u2019s not a Lucid (I\u2019ve test driven Lucids twice for a week each time), it feels close. My favorite stretch of highway with the bZ Woodland was the rise on 118 as it approaches the Ventura County line. Whenever I punched it on this upgrade, it would fly up that hill like the hill wasn\u2019t there. Almost gravity-defying. <\/p>\nOff-Road<\/h2>\n
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