Toyota Proace City L1H1 diesel
Toyota Proace City Icon Ply Lining, Compact Panel Van, 1.5 Diesel (100hp) Manual
The Toyota Proace City Icon Ply Lining, Compact Panel Van, 1.5 Diesel (100hp) Manual has a 100PS diesel engine, 52.3mpg official economy and a 990kg payload. List price £24,753.33 excluding VAT.
Diesel · small van · L1 H1 · on sale
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Price
| List price (excluding VAT) | £24,753[5] |
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Ownership
| Warranty | Not yet verified |
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Toyota Proace City L1H1 diesel price changes
Toyota cut the list price of the Proace City Icon Ply Lining, Compact Panel Van, 1.5 Diesel (100hp) Manual by £479 to £24,753 excluding VAT in the price list THRIVE recorded on 13 October 2026.
| Date | Was | Now | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 October 2026 (recorded) | £25,233 | £24,753 | -£479 | Toyota GB |
List prices excluding VAT, from the manufacturer's own UK price lists. A date marked "recorded" is the day THRIVE took in a new price list that carried no date of its own.
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Other Toyota Proace City versions
| Version | Fuel | Payload | Range / economy | Price ex VAT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Proace City L2H1 diesel | Diesel | 936 kg | 51.3 mpg | £25,378 |
| Toyota Proace City Electric L1H1 | Electric | 759 kg | 206.92 miles | £30,628 |
| Toyota Proace City Electric L2H1 | Electric | 681 kg | 204.43 miles | £31,253 |
Every length, roof and fuel side by side, with a configurator, on the Toyota Proace City page.
Could you go electric?
How this van compares with Toyota Proace City Electric Icon Ply Lining, Compact Panel Van, Electric 50kWh Auto, the same body with the other powertrain, for a typical working day.
Electric could work: check the points below
- Range. 100 miles a day sits comfortably inside a planning range of about 145 miles, so an overnight charge covers the day.
- Payload. The electric version carries 231kg less (759kg against 990kg).
- Towing. Braked towing: 750kg electric, 1,000kg diesel.
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 10p a mile against 14.4p for diesel: roughly £1,100 a year less at 25,000 miles.
- Price. The electric version lists for £3,375 more after the £2,500 zero emission van and truck grant, which the energy saving covers in about 3.1 years.
When the diesel is the more practical choice
- Loads that use the last 231kg of the diesel's payload.
- Towing more than 750kg.
How this is worked out
- Planning range is 70% of the official 206.92-mile WLTP figure, allowing for winter weather and a full load.
- Energy use 0.35 kWh a mile: THRIVE's typical figure for an electric van (this van's usable battery is not verified).
- Diesel 165.48p a litre excluding VAT (DESNZ, week of 2 November 2026); the Toyota Proace City Icon Ply Lining, Compact Panel Van, 1.5 Diesel (100hp) Manual's official 52.3mpg.
- Electricity: 28.59p/kWh at a small-business depot (DESNZ, excluding VAT), 26.32p at home as the driver pays (Ofgem price cap), 65.83p on public rapid chargers (Zapmap, excluding VAT).
- 250 working days a year. List prices exclude VAT and options; running costs exclude servicing, insurance, tax and residual values.
Indicative only: a guide to whether electric is worth a closer look, not a quote. For whole-fleet costs see fleet charging costs and van break-even.
Electric and diesel compared: L1 H1
| Diesel (this van) | Electric | |
|---|---|---|
| Spec | Toyota Proace City Icon Ply Lining, Compact Panel Van, 1.5 Diesel (100hp) Manual | Toyota Proace City Electric Icon Ply Lining, Compact Panel Van, Electric 50kWh Auto |
| List price (ex VAT) | £24,753 | £30,628 |
| Payload | 990 kg | 759 kg |
| Load volume | 3.8 m³ | 3.8 m³ |
| Range / economy | 52.3 mpg | 206.92 miles |
| Towing (braked) | 1,000 kg | 750 kg |
Both at a typical fleet specification, from each manufacturer's UK price list; sources are on each van's page. For running costs per mile, see the Fleet Cost Index and van break-even.
Alternatives worth considering
- Direct competitorCitroën Berlingo Van Panel Van XL Diesel 100hp Manual Enterprise-Plus54kg less payload.
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- Electric alternativeKia PV5 Cargo Essential 51.5kWh L1/H1 3Dr 2-SeatElectric, 179 miles official range, £2,602 more, 190kg less payload.
- Direct competitorVolkswagen Caddy Cargo Maxi C20 Maxi Commerce 2.0 TDI 102PS 6-speed manual£2,767 more, 231kg less payload.
Chosen from published small vans in the THRIVE database with a similar load area; reasons compare verified figures only.
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Sources
7 documents: Toyota UK, Toyota (GB) PLC, Toyota GB
- Toyota UK, retrieved 5 October 2026. Supports: load length (at floor). Official toyota.co.uk Proace City model page, key-figures panel (undated, live 5 Oct 2026). Toyota 'Compact' = L1, 'Medium' = L2 (configurator: 'Icon ... Ply Lining' L1H1VP_5D / 'Icon L2 ... Ply Lining' L2H1VP_5D). Label is 'Load Length without Smart Cargo' with no floor/height qualifier (single unlabelled load length, used per brief); the brochure (Oct 2024) p12 '2-3 SEATS (Load capacity & deck length)' plan views and p18 'Deck Length (mm) 1817 2167', and Toyota's configurator data ('Deck Length (mm)'), give the same. Electric coverage, rule 4(c): the panel gives separate 'Max Payload (Electric)' and 'Max Payload (Diesel)' rows, so its unlabelled load-length rows apply to both.
- Toyota (GB) PLC, retrieved 16 October 2026. Supports: load width (maximum), load height (maximum), gross vehicle weight, payload, load volume, towing capacity (braked). Toyota Proace City Technical Specifications (media.toyota.co.uk 250310), p2 LOAD AREA DIMENSIONS, one figure for L1 and L2, all powertrains; labelled maximum.
- Toyota UK, retrieved 5 October 2026. Supports: overall length. Proace City brochure (PDF title 'Toyota Proace City', created/modified 24 Oct 2024; the brochure on toyota.co.uk, newest found), p18 SPECIFICATIONS, 'EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS' table, read visually. 'Short Panel Van' = Compact (L1). Toyota sources: 4403 / 4753 in the brochure p18 table and p18 drawing ('4403* / 4753 mm'), on the toyota.co.uk specifications page (4403, Compact) and in Toyota's configurator data for every current Proace City panel van; 4401 / 4751 on brochure p12 'FIND THE VAN FOR YOU' LENGTH row. Most common used.
- Toyota UK, retrieved 5 October 2026. Supports: overall height. Official toyota.co.uk Proace City specifications page (client-rendered, live 5 Oct 2026); its default car is Active Compact 1.5 Diesel 100hp (Engine Code 5WZ-TV, 100 DIN hp), the same Compact body and engine as our Icon Ply Lining Compact; configurator data for 'Icon 1.5 100hp Ply Lining' (car ef1a4faa) also gives 1880. Toyota sources differ by 20 mm: 1860 in the Oct 2024 brochure (p18 'Exterior Height (mm) 1860' for both bodies, and the p18 drawing '1860 mm'; one document); 1880 on the toyota.co.uk Proace City specifications page and in Toyota's configurator data for every current panel van (diesel and electric, Compact and Medium). Tie (the specs page renders the configurator feed, counted once); per rule 6 the figure stated for the exact named version (configurator, per car) is used. The configurator also reflects the current 2026 model year; the brochure is the 2024 model year.
- Toyota GB, retrieved 13 October 2026. Supports: list price (excluding vat).
- Toyota UK, retrieved 21 September 2026. Supports: engine power, official fuel economy, co2 emissions, test cycle.
- Toyota UK, retrieved 21 September 2026. Supports: fuel tank. This brochure is dated February 2023 (older MY); its CO2/payload/weight figures are superseded by newer sources so were NOT used, but fuel tank size is a fixed mechanical spec for the unchanged 1.5D engine/platform and no newer primary document restates it, so it was used with this caveat.
About these figures
- Specifications verified: 16 October 2026, against the manufacturer documents listed under Sources.
- Latest source added: 16 October 2026, the last time a figure on this page was added or corrected.
Specifications vary by trim, engine, battery, length and roof height; these are for the Toyota Proace City Icon Ply Lining, Compact Panel Van, 1.5 Diesel (100hp) Manual as named, a typical fleet specification. Fuel economy is the official WLTP combined figure; real-world economy loaded will be lower. Check the manufacturer's current price list before ordering. If a figure here has changed, tell us on our corrections page.