2024 Toyota RAV4 Prime
Channel: Ogada On Reviews
Date: 2024-02-18

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The features, practicality, fuel efficiency, and no-fuss ownership available in the regular RAV4 keep Toyota’s compact crossover selling like movie-theater popcorn. If you want butter on that, the RAV4 Hybrid and RAV4 Prime offer it by being both quicker and more fuel efficient. The Prime plug-in hybrid model gets 38 mpg combined, can outrun a four-cylinder Toyota Supra sports car to 60 mph, and can travel 42 miles on all-electric power. Add all of that to the standard RAV4’s striking styling and comfy cabin, and the hybrid models become easy additions to a car shopper’s comparison list.

What's New for 2024?
Army Green, a paint color already seen on several of Toyota's bigger trucks and SUVs, makes its way to the RAV4 this year. The hue will be offered with the rugged-looking trim levels—the Woodland Edition hybrid, Adventure, and TRD Off-Road. The color is a no-cost option on the Adventure and TRD Off-Road models, but on the Woodland Edition Army Green will require an additional $500 to be paired with a Midnight Metallic Black roof. You can also now pair the Woodland's Ice Cap exterior color with that black roof. The Woodland Edition also gets a standard 1.25-inch activity mount ready to accommodate a bike rack or cargo carrier, and there’s a new optional Weather package that adds a leather-wrapped steering wheel, heated front seats, and rain-sensing wipers with a de-icer function. The two-tone option is also offered on the Adventure and TRD Off-Road, and on those models, you'll be able to choose between either a black or a white roof.

Engine, Transmission, and Performance
The RAV4 Hybrid is powered by a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine bolted to a continuously variable transmission and assisted by two electric motors. Combined output adds up to 219 horsepower, and because one of the electric motors powers the rear axle, all-wheel drive is standard on all RAV4 Hybrid trims. The additional output and e-motors make the RAV4 Hybrid quicker and more efficient than the unelectrified standard model. We clocked a 7.3-second 60-mph time in the Woodland Edition trim we tested, the gas-only model needing 8.0 seconds to perform the same task. Drivers will feel that pep, too, particularly around town, where the electric motor's immediate torque delivery provides extra shove when taking off from a stop. For even more performance, the plug-in hybrid RAV4 Prime is happy to oblige. Equipped with more powerful electric motors, the Prime’s combined output totals 302 horsepower. In our testing, the RAV4 Prime zipped to 60 mph in just 5.6 seconds. Like the standard RAV4, the hybrid and Prime models' handling is competent and its ride comfortable, but don't expect any cornering heroics.

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