Unlike the previous RAV4 hybrid, both feel surprisingly punchy, with more than enough outright power to reach motorway speeds quickly and safely. Unsurprisingly, you’d be hard pressed to tell the difference between the real-world acceleration on offer between the two drive versions. The minor increase in power on this model also results in a slightly quicker 8.1 second 0-62mph time, but there’s a negligible dip in fuel economy and a rise of CO2 output by a couple of grams. This latest system can send up to 100% of the engine’s power to the front wheels, and 80% to the back depending on which has the most traction. We’ve tested the front wheel drive model but all-wheel drive models come with a 40kW motor on the rear axle. Said output is split courtesy of 176bhp from the 2.5-litre petrol with the rest arriving via the electric motors. Nope, it really is hybrid all the way for the RAV4 with absolutely no plans for a diesel or even a pure petrol version in the UK (all-electric may be a different story, but currently there are no plans for one).įor now, you’d better get used to the 2.5-litre Hybrid Dynamic Force engine, available with 219bhp in the all-wheel drive model and 215bhp in the front-wheel drive version. Self-charging hybrid only – but there must be a diesel version on the way? If for some reason, you don’t want a Toyota badge or dealer support. Having said that, there is a badge-engineered RAV4 available in the form of the Suzuki Across.
The current model is built on a fresh global architecture GA-K platform, and is styled in that angular, almost cartoon-like form that only Japanese designers seem to have truly perfected.Ĭurious? So you should be, as it’s shaping up to be a welcome antidote to the slew of platform-sharing and predominantly diesel SUVs that are currently dominating UK roads – and sales charts.
The previous version may have had its trick hybrid hardware hidden up its sleeve to help lower running costs, but it was wrapped up in such a dreary package the RAV4 Hybrid never made it onto anyone’s radar.
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