![]() ![]() ![]() It's a weight-saving/fuel-saving driveline that's at odds with the non-hybrid RAV4 Edge, the all-wheel drive range-topper resorting to an eight-speed auto gearbox that sends power rearwards via a conventional propeller shaft.Īt $41,140 before on-road costs the Toyota RAV4 AWD hybrid GXL sits at the upper end of the RAV4 price scale, but doesn’t miss out on much compared with the (non-hybrid) range-topping Edge version. ![]() An “electric AWD” hybrid system does away with a propeller shaft to the rear wheels and instead employs an extra electric motor up back for the same affect. The engine line-up includes a 127kW/203Nm 2.0-litre, an Edge-variant-only 152kW/243Nm 2.5-litre and, for the hybrid, an Atkinson-cycle 2.5-litre four-cylinder that produces 131kW/221Nm on its own and, in AWD form, is boosted with the aid of the electric motor to a total of 163kW (160kW for front-drive variants). Pricing, before on-roads, spans from $30,640 for the six-speed manual-gearbox, front-drive GX to $47,140 for the AWD 2.5-litre Edge variant, and the safety kit is exceedingly generous from the base model up. For the latest version, Toyota has pulled it all together with a glittering array of permutations that make it an almost-scary presence for other volume-selling mid-size SUV segment contenders.ĭitching diesel, offering two conventional petrol engines to choose from while making hybrid technology available across a broad spectrum of 2WD and AWD variants, the latest RAV4 has something for just about everyone. The Toyota RAV4 has gone through numerous iterations over five generations some good, some not so good. ![]()
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