01:13 03-06-2026

Suzuki Landy facelift: rebadged Toyota Noah picks up an eight-seater layout

Suzuki has updated its largest model. The Landy keeps its Toyota Noah underpinnings, but gains a refreshed front end and a new eight-seat layout.

Suzuki has updated the Landy — the largest car in its lineup. The model still isn’t a fully in-house Suzuki design: in practice it’s a Toyota Noah wearing different badges, born out of the model-sharing deal between the two Japanese brands.

The minivan, roughly 4.7 metres long, has been given a freshened front end: the grille, bumper and lighting signature have all been reworked, though the overall look stays close to the Toyota Noah. The headline news for buyers is the new eight-seat version. For larger families or people who regularly haul kids and passengers around, that matters more than any cosmetic tweak on the outside.

In Japan, the Suzuki Landy is offered with a hybrid powertrain and a choice of front- or all-wheel drive. The starting price converted from the Japanese market sits at around €20,700. Suzuki isn’t banking on big numbers either: the sales target is roughly 1,200 units a year. The update makes sense given that the donor Toyota Noah recently went through its own facelift.

The Suzuki Landy isn’t sold officially in Europe, and the source doesn’t mention any exports beyond Japan. Still, the case is telling: even big brands are increasingly using partner models to fill niche segments rather than developing a car from scratch.