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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Truth Hurts" data-source="post: 29979513" data-attributes="member: 477372">Using technology developed with Chinese car maker BYD, the new-generation plug-in hybrid Toyota Corolla is aiming for a driving range that could theoretically allow it to drive from Sydney to Melbourne and back, and then some.<img src="https://i.imgur.com/d81yxp4.jpeg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />An all-new Toyota Corolla is said to be unveiled in 2026, and hybrid technology from Chinese giant <a href="https://www.drive.com.au/showrooms/byd/" target="_blank">BYD</a> could deliver a driving range around triple that of a conventional petrol drivetrain.According to an unconfirmed report fromJapan's <a href="https://bestcarweb.jp/feature/column/919210" target="_blank">Best Car</a> magazine – known for receiving insider information on future <a href="https://www.drive.com.au/showrooms/toyota/" target="_blank">Toyota</a> products – the next-generation <a href="https://www.drive.com.au/showrooms/toyota/corolla/" target="_blank">Corolla</a> will be offered with <a href="https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/hybrid-plug-in-hybrid-mild-hybrid-whats-the-difference/" target="_blank">a plug-in hybrid (PHEV)</a> variant, allowing the car to be driven using either petrol or battery power.Best Car says Toyota is aiming for a range of 2100 kilometres from the Corolla PHEV, thanks to the introduction of a new highly-efficient 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine.<a href="https://www.drive.com.au/news/toyota-new-petrol-engine-rumour-celica-mr2/" target="_blank">Unveiled recently</a> as part of a new family of petrol four-cylinder engines, the 1.5-litre is to be made in both turbo and non-turbo variants, while a larger 2.0-litre turbocharged version will be fitted to sports models – rumoured to be the future <a href="https://www.drive.com.au/tag/toyota-celica/" target="_blank">Celica</a> and <a href="https://www.drive.com.au/tag/toyota-mr2/" target="_blank">MR2</a>.Best Car speculates the 1.5-litre turbocharged engine may target an increase in thermal efficiency of at least 5 percentage points compared to Toyota's current range of 'Dynamic Force' engines.The Best Car report claims Toyota is aiming for the same driving range, and will release three plug-in hybrid models using BYD technology.While the BYD models also use a 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder – producing 74kW and 126Nm – it's unknown at this stage if it's related to the Toyota engine unveiled recently.The BYD Qin and Seal models are fitted with a 10.1kWh battery pack which powers a 120kW/210Nm electric motor, while a 15.87kWh battery can be optioned with a 160kW/210Nm electric motor.<a href="https://www.drive.com.au/news/2026-toyota-corolla-with-2100km-range/" target="_blank">https://www.drive.com.au/news/2026-toyota-corolla-with-2100km-range/</a></blockquote>

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