Top-selling Toyota updated for Australia

Toyota has subtly updated its top-selling HiAce commercial van in Australia ahead of deliveries commencing in late August.

Pricing for the HiAce van range is up across the board by $2994. It now starts from $51,880 before on-roads for the long-wheelbase (LWB) Van manual, and extends to $63,190 before on-roads for the super long-wheelbase (SLWB) Van Barn Door automatic. A full pricing table is at the bottom of this story.

A highlight change with this update is the introduction of an electric power steering system. It replaces the hydraulically assisted power steering system.

This allows the HiAce to gain lane trace assist functionality, which is Toyota-speak for lane centring and keeps the car centred in a lane when adaptive cruise control is active. Previously the lane-keep assist was brake-based, like the HiLux continues to be.

All HiAce trims now also gain a so-called emergency driver support system which works in partnership with lane trace assist. It senses when a driver has become unresponsive when cruise control is active and then plays audio and visual alerts if they remain unresponsive.

In the worst case scenario the system can activate the hazard lights and bring the vehicle to a safe stop.

The blind-spot monitoring system now gains safe exit assist. This alerts occupants when vehicles are coming up from behind when you exit the vehicle.

The entry-level HiAce LWB Van manual trim now gains high-speed adaptive cruise control, while all other automatic trims gain full-speed adaptive cruise control functionality. The latter previously only had high-speed adaptive cruise control.

All HiAce variants gain a centre airbag, bringing the total amount of airbags to eight. However, LWB Crew Van variants also now gain two additional side airbags, bringing the total number of airbags to 10.

Inside the HiAce now gains a 7.0-inch digital instrument cluster with nine informative pages to cycle through. There’s also now an electric park brake for all automatic trims.

A new refrigerant has been introduced which is claimed to improve air conditioning performance.

The exterior remains unchanged apart from new black exterior mirrors and two new rear wipers on the SLWB Van Barn Door trim.

Power still comes from a 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine which produces 130kW and 450Nm (420Nm for the manual). Drive is sent to the rear wheels only through a six-speed automatic or six-speed manual transmission, depending on the trim level.

Notably absent from this update is the HiAce Commuter bus variants. Toyota Australia has confirmed they will receive the same updates in “due course”, with further details to be confirmed closer to its launch.

2026 Toyota HiAce pricing:
 

Variant	Price (before on-road costs)
HiAce LWB Van manual	$51,880 (+$2994)
HiAce LWB Van auto	$53,880 (+$2994)
HiAce LWB Van Barn Door auto	$54,630 (+$2994)
HiAce LWB Van GL auto	$54,880 (+$2994)
HiAce LWB Van GL Barn Door auto	$55,630 (+$2994)
HiAce LWB Crew Van auto	$56,880 (+$2994)
HiAce SLWB Van auto	$62,440 (+$2994)
HiAce SLWB Van Barn Door auto	$63,190 (+$2994)

Options:
 

Option	Cost
Four-door option	$NCO
Panel option	$NCO