Key Points
- Hydrogen-powered luxury sedan that’s only available in California
- No major changes for 2026
- Pricing starts at $52,990 (all prices include $1,195 destination fee)
Toyota is one of just three automakers who refuse to give up on hydrogen as an alternative fuel. In a fuel-cell vehicle like the Mirai sedan, hydrogen stored in onboard tanks is combined with oxygen from the surrounding air, generating electricity used to drive the wheels and the Mirai’s only tailpipe emission: water. The only change to the Mirai for 2026 is that the standard 19-inch wheels are now two-tone, with black paint and a machine finish.
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Release Date and Pricing
The 2026 Toyota Mirai will go on sale soon. Pricing starts at $52,990.
Trim Levels and Safety Features
Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 is standard on the Mirai and includes forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane-tracing assist, automatic high beams and road-sign recognition. Blind spot monitors, rear cross-traffic alert, a 360-degree camera system, and front and rear parking sensors with automatic braking are also standard.
In addition, the Mirai’s standard equipment includes LED head- and taillights, windshield-wiper de-icers, and keyless entry and starting. Inside, it features synthetic leather upholstery, power-adjustable and heated front seats, and dual-zone automatic climate control. Cabin tech consists of a digital instrument panel and a 12.3-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, wireless phone charging and a 14-speaker JBL sound system.
And since hydrogen costs significantly more than gasoline per mile, Mirai buyers also get $15,000 or six years of free hydrogen, whichever comes first. Lessees also get $15,000 of fuel, but only three years to work through the allowance.
Powertrain Specs and Range
If you think of the Mirai as an electric vehicle with a hydrogen fuel cell instead of a battery pack, you’re not wrong. Based on the same architecture as the Lexus LS, Toyota’s big luxury sedan drives its wheels with an electric motor. Instead of drawing power from a battery pack, the Mirai generates it onboard with the fuel cell. The electric motor makes 182 horsepower, and a full load of hydrogen is good for up to a manufacturer-estimated 402 miles of range.
The difference between a fuel-cell vehicle and an EV is the disparity in “charging” time. While EVs can take hours to recharge, refilling the Mirai with hydrogen takes about as much time as it does to fill an internal-combustion vehicle’s gas tank. The problem is that public hydrogen refueling stations are largely nonexistent in most of the country, which is why the Mirai and the only other fuel-cell vehicles sold in the U.S., the Honda CR-V e:FCEV and Hyundai Nexo, are only available in California, where there is sufficient hydrogen infrastructure to support drivers.
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