Suzuki has unveiled an updated version of the Landy. The hybrid-only minivan is a rebadged Toyota Noah. It gains an eight-seater option and sportier bodykit. Suzuki doesn’t build its own minivan, which is why the Landy exists in the first place. The lesser-known sibling of the Toyota Noah and Voxy has just picked up a round of updates in Japan, mirroring the changes made to its Toyota source. It goes hybrid-only, gains an eight-seat option, and now comes standard with a sporty bodykit. What it doesn’t get is the infotainment running in the Toyota twins. Starting with the exterior, the Landy remains an honest case of badge engineering, though it has moved on from the fourth-gen version launched in 2022. Rather than aping the entry-level Noah, the updated car borrows the sportier front bumper and matching bodykit from the high-spec trims of its sister model. The result is a front fascia that swallows nearly the entire face in stacked grille tiers, looking more aggressive than the eight-seat family hauler underneath would suggest. More: Suzuki’s New SUV Is Literally Just As Good As Toyota’s RAV4 Suzuki-specific features are still limited to body-colored insert above the grille and the emblems. The palette is just as restrained, offering three grayscale options: Platinum White Pearl Mica, Metal Stream Metallic, and Neutral Black. Inside, the headline change is a new eight-seat layout offered alongside the seven-seater. The driver also gets a mildly upgraded cockpit, with soft-pad materials across the dashboard and a larger 7-inch screen sitting in the instrument cluster. More: Suzuki’s $8,400 Kei Van Still Has Crank Windows, But It Also Has A Manual Still, the Landy doesn’t get the 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and the 8-inch or 10.25-inch infotainment touchscreens found on the Toyota Noah. It also has slightly different seats, and comes with an “audio-less” spec from the factory. This means that buyers rely on the optional infotainment and navigation systems ranging from 7 to 9 inches in diameter. The 2026 update kills off the 2.0-liter gasoline engine, the same move Toyota made on the Noah a few months back. That leaves a single carry-over option, a self-charging hybrid pairing a naturally-aspirated 1.8-liter engine with one or two electric motors. More: Suzuki’s Refreshed Hustler Thinks It’s A Baby Jimny, Starts At $10k The AWD-capable E-Four version picks up a new “Snow Extra” mode aimed at Japanese winters. Suzuki says nothing about chassis changes, though the Toyota twin gained better ride comfort and lower NVH in its recent updates, so the hardware underneath has likely moved on regardless. Paying More For The Suzuki Badge The updated Landy Hybrid G is on sale in Japan, where Suzuki expects a modest 1,200 sales a year. Pricing opens at ¥3,845,600 (equal to around $24,100 at current exchange rates) for the FWD model and ¥4,128,300 ($25,900) for the AWD. The curious part is the premium: the Toyota Noah it’s cloned from starts at a much lower ¥3,261,500 ($20,500). Suzuki
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