Toyota Proace L1H1 diesel
Toyota Proace Icon Medium 2.2 D 150 DIN hp Man (6-speed)
The Toyota Proace Icon Medium 2.2 D 150 DIN hp Man (6-speed) has a 150PS diesel engine, 39.2mpg official economy, a 1,400kg payload. List price £32,503.33 excluding VAT.
Diesel · medium van · L1 H1 · on sale
Dimensions
Price
| List price (excluding VAT) | £32,503[3] |
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Engine and economy
Load
Ownership
| Warranty | Up to 10 years / 100,000 mile Toyota Warranty; 3yr manufacturer warranty then 12-24mo added per qualifying service[4] |
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Toyota Proace L1H1 diesel price changes
Toyota cut the list price of the Proace Icon Medium 2.2 D 150 DIN hp Man (6-speed) by £125 to £32,503 excluding VAT in the price list THRIVE recorded on 21 September 2026.
| Date | Was | Now | Change | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2026 (recorded) | £32,628 | £32,503 | -£125 | Toyota UK |
| 17 September 2026 (recorded) | £29,753 | £32,628 | +£2,875 | Toyota (GB) PLC |
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.
THRIVE verdict
Highest payload in its class and priced in the lowest quarter of medium vans, at the cost of middling mpg.
This Proace's standout figure is payload: 1,400kg is the highest of any medium van in the THRIVE database, well above the 1,178kg median. Combined with a 5.8m³ load volume that sits above the class median and a braked towing capacity of 2,500kg, in the top 10% of the class, it's built for operators who need to carry heavy, bulky loads and tow trailers without downgrading.
At £32,503 ex VAT it sits in the lowest quarter of medium van prices, well under the £37,950 median, undercutting the Ford Transit Custom at £35,950 and the Volkswagen Transporter at £36,000, both of which offer similar payload and load volume. Fuel economy of 39.2mpg is below the diesel-medium-van median of 39.8mpg, so running costs won't be a strong point against rivals like the Transit Custom, which matches it at 39.2mpg.
Toyota also sells this body as an electric Proace, with less payload (1,210kg) and shorter load volume (5.3m³) but 194 miles of official range. After the Zero Emission Van Grant it costs £4,333 more than this diesel. Depot or home charging brings lower running costs than diesel, but public rapid charging reverses that, so the choice depends on mileage and where the van charges.
Best for
- Heavy, bulky loads needing maximum payload
- Trailer towing work
- Budget-conscious fleets wanting a well-specced diesel
Think twice
- Fuel economy trails the class median for diesel
- Electric sibling trades payload and volume for range, at a price premium even after grant
Written 8 October 2026 from the verified figures on this page and the rest of the THRIVE database, and checked figure by figure before publishing. How we check
Other Toyota Proace versions
| Version | Fuel | Payload | Range / economy | Price ex VAT |
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| Toyota Proace L2H1 diesel | Diesel | 1,360 kg | 39.2 mpg | £32,003 |
| Toyota Proace Electric L1H1 | Electric | 1,000 kg | 194 miles | £41,837 |
| Toyota Proace Electric L2H1 | Electric | 1,138 kg | 194 miles | £42,462 |
Every length, roof and fuel side by side, with a configurator, on the Toyota Proace page.
Could you go electric?
How this van compares with Toyota Proace Electric Icon Medium Electric 75 kWh 136 DIN hp 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 136 miles, so an overnight charge covers the day.
- Payload. The electric version carries 400kg less (1,000kg against 1,400kg).
- Towing. Braked towing: 1,000kg electric, 2,500kg diesel.
- Energy. Charging at a small-business depot costs about 10.2p a mile against 19.2p for diesel: roughly £2,250 a year less at 25,000 miles.
- Price. The electric version lists for £4,333 more after the £5,000 zero emission van and truck grant, which the energy saving covers in about 1.9 years.
When the diesel is the more practical choice
- Loads that use the last 400kg of the diesel's payload.
- Towing more than 1,000kg.
How this is worked out
- Planning range is 70% of the official 194-mile WLTP figure, allowing for winter weather and a full load.
- Energy use 0.356 kWh a mile: the usable battery divided by the official range.
- Diesel 165.48p a litre excluding VAT (DESNZ, week of 2 November 2026); the Toyota Proace Icon Medium 2.2 D 150 DIN hp Man (6-speed)'s official 39.2mpg.
- 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 Icon Medium 2.2 D 150 DIN hp Man (6-speed) | Toyota Proace Electric Icon Medium Electric 75 kWh 136 DIN hp Auto |
| List price (ex VAT) | £32,503 | £41,837 |
| Payload | 1,400 kg | 1,000 kg |
| Load volume | 5.8 m³ | 5.8 m³ |
| Range / economy | 39.2 mpg | 194 miles |
| Towing (braked) | 2,500 kg | 1,000 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 competitorFord Transit Custom Trend 320 SWB Low Roof Van (L1 H1), 2.0L EcoBlue 110PS 6 Speed Manual FWD£3,447 more.
- Direct competitorVolkswagen Transporter T32 Panel Van Commerce SWB 150PS 2.0 TDI 8-Speed Automatic£3,497 more.
- Electric alternativeFarizon V7E L1 H1 50 kWhElectric, 149 miles official range, £4,503 cheaper, 62kg less payload.
- Direct competitorCitroën Dispatch Panel Van XL Diesel 150hp Manual Enterprise106kg less payload.
Chosen from published medium vans in the THRIVE database with a similar load area; reasons compare verified figures only.
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Sources
4 documents: Toyota UK
- Toyota UK, retrieved 5 October 2026. Supports: load length (at floor). Proace brochure (file title PROACE_APRIL_25.indd, PDF modified 11 Apr 2025; the brochure linked from toyota.co.uk/new-cars/proace on 5 Oct 2026, newest found), p10 'FIND THE VAN FOR YOU' table, read visually. Toyota 'Medium' = L1, 'Long' = L2 (toyota.co.uk panel 'Load Length 2,512mm (L1) 2,862mm (L2)'). Electric coverage, rule 4(c): the same table gives separate electric payload brackets ('1400 kg 50 kWh / 1000 kg 75 kWh', '1360 kg 2.0 (145) / 75 kWh'), so its unlabelled deck-length row applies to both. The brochure lists 1.5/2.0 diesels; the current UK diesel is the 2.2 (150hp), but the live toyota.co.uk panel and Toyota's configurator data ('Deck Length (mm)' for Icon L1 2.2M 150, Active L2 2.2M 150, Icon L1 75kWh, Icon L2 75kWh) give the same figures.
- Toyota UK, retrieved 5 October 2026. Supports: overall length, engine power, official fuel economy, test cycle, gross vehicle weight, payload, load volume, towing capacity (braked). Official toyota.co.uk Proace specifications page (client-rendered, live 5 Oct 2026); its default car is Active Medium (1.5 120hp), the same Medium panel van body as our Icon Medium 2.2 150; configurator data for 'Icon L1 2.2M 150' (car 29d92222) also gives 4981. Toyota sources differ by 1 mm: 4980 (Medium) / 5330 (Long) in the April 2025 brochure (p10 LENGTH row and p40 'Exterior Length (mm)', one document); 4981 / 5331 on the toyota.co.uk Proace specifications page and in Toyota's configurator data for every current Proace panel van (diesel 1.5/2.2 and 75kWh electric). Tie (1 v 1: the specs page renders the configurator feed, counted once); per rule 6 the figure stated for the exact named version is used, and the configurator gives it per car. The brochure also predates the current 2.2 diesel.
- Toyota UK, retrieved 21 September 2026. Supports: list price (excluding vat), co2 emissions.
- Toyota UK, retrieved 21 September 2026. Supports: warranty.
About these figures
- Specifications verified: 5 October 2026, against the manufacturer documents listed under Sources.
- Latest source added: 5 October 2026, the last time a figure on this page was added or corrected.
- Verdict written: 8 October 2026. It uses only the verified figures here and the THRIVE database; every number in it is checked against those figures, and it is rewritten only when they change.
Specifications vary by trim, engine, battery, length and roof height; these are for the Toyota Proace Icon Medium 2.2 D 150 DIN hp Man (6-speed) 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.