What sort of automobile is the 2022 Toyota RAV4? What does it examine to?

With the RAV4, Toyota hits a bulls-eye for compact crossover SUV styling and options, although inside house misses some key marks by mere inches. Its Prime plug-in is a gem, and that makes it a rival for the Ford Escape in addition to the Honda CR-V and Subaru Forester.

Is the 2022 Toyota RAV4 a great automobile?

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The RAV4 earns a TCC Ranking of 6.7 out of 10; Primes would fee greater due to gutsy inexperienced efficiency. (Learn extra about how we fee automobiles.)

What’s new for the 2022 Toyota RAV4?

Toyota has tweaked the crossover’s exterior and inside. Most notably, it now sells an SE Hybrid with fabric upholstery and a 7.0-inch touchscreen and 6-speaker audio; it may be optioned with heated entrance seats, a sunroof, an influence tailgate, and a 9.0-inch touchscreen. Up to date headlights on all fashions at or above the XLE grade might assist its security rating, too.

Since 2019, the RAV4 has flaunted a chunky, ruggedly clean physique, someplace between a CrossFitter and a powerlifter with its squared-off wheel wells, gunsight home windows, and bluff entrance finish. The inside’s the post-workout cool-down, with spare traces and solely the necessities laid out round a giant touchscreen. If it seems to be prepared for journey, nicely, there’s truly a trim degree referred to as simply that.

Base variations received’t encourage a lot planet-exploring, although. The 203-hp inline-4 in most RAV4s does the job and little extra, and it’s raucous when pressed onerous, although it shifts easily and although the car handles with extra curiosity than any RAV4 from the previous. Issues get fascinating with the extremely environment friendly Hybrid, which sacrifices virtually nothing to the driving expertise—and get downright compelling in Prime trim, which straps on a giant battery pack for sub-six-second acceleration and 42 miles of electric-only driving. If yow will discover one, purchase it.

The RAV4’s inside seems to be swell, however the seats could possibly be extra swole. The padding they put on feels skinny, and a few head room has been sacrificed to the modern roofline. Cargo house doesn’t endure, although—and neither does security, as all RAV4s include computerized emergency braking, adaptive cruise management, and lively lane management, to not point out robust if not good crash-test outcomes from each the IIHS and the NHTSA. 

How a lot does the 2022 Toyota RAV4 price?

Costs shall be agency by the tip of the 12 months, however count on to pay about $28,000 for a RAV4 LE—if you may get a supplier to conform to MSRP. It has fabric upholstery, and a 7.0-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Choose the RAV4 XLE Hybrid and for about $30,000 you’ll get an environment friendly crossover with a giant touchscreen and massive gasoline financial system numbers. In case you can rating a Prime with out a lot markup—inform us the place and the way?

The place is the 2022 Toyota RAV4 made?

In Georgetown, Kentucky, until it’s a Prime, which is made in Japan.