The 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime Is a Shockingly Fast (and Efficient!) Crossover

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2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime review! The 2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime is surprisingly fast -- and efficient! Today I'm reviewing the RAV4 Prime, and I'm going to show you all the quirks and features of the plug-in hybrid RAV4. I'm also going to drive the RAV4 Prime and show you what it's like on the road.

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DOUGSCORE CHART:

[triplemarc]

This is probably the best all-around car on the market right now. It’s big enough to take on road trips, but it’s not a TOO big, it’s capable off-road, it’s extremely well-equipped with tech, it has Toyota reliability, it gets great gas mileage, it looks nice, it’s fast and it’s affordable. Honestly, what more could you want?

[alexphillips]

The owner's manual for my dad's tundra is just as massive, it's wonderfully comprehensive and will tell you damn near everything, not like my ford owner's manual which has about 150 instances of "contact your ford dealer" even for stuff like replacing the battery

[JunkieCS]

When you buy a new supra and you're happy, then a RAV4 prime pulls up next to you and *revs*

[autonewstv]

Imagine getting an 86 and getting sent to gapplebees by a hybrid Rav4 😂

[nicka]

I just bought the RAV4 Prime SE three weeks ago, possible one of the better cars I’ve driven and for what it is it’s fast. I think you did a nice job in reviewing the RAV4 Prime, but for a cross over vehicle that does 0-60 in 5.7 sec and STILL gets 40 MPG… dude, you need to give it the score it deserves. Great car.

[AdamG]

"It's not a very elegant or cool system"

Toyota owners: "First time?"

[davidt]

Correction: i have this exact Rav4 and the AC button works for heat up to -10c (14f) since it runs on a heat pump

For the price: in my location, government subsidies are so high that this prime, comes to the same price as the regular hybrid. Making this a no brainer

[Hadi_lt]

Still waiting for the EB110 or an old school quirky car….

[falkenlaser]

My father is getting one of these for my mother as a surprise this month.
It’ll be a bit of an upgrade from her ‘96 Camry DX that has over 350, 000 miles on it.

[cameronharvey]

i actually think this is the best looking rav4 ever. i mean it’s still a rav but i think it’s pretty cool for a small suv.

[keldonlemon]

I love when he does the score and you think the score is going to be high, and then it gets a 3/10

[JohnSmith-btlf]

This is the perfect middle ground for someone who still suffers from range anxiety but is interested in an EV. Do your weekday commuting and errands entirely on electric mode, and when it's time for a long road trip, you have the peace of mind of an engine which is still getting Prius-like efficiency.

[LazerLord]

Can we take a moment to appreciate an electric-focused car that has a NORMAL gear shifter?

[DuudeWhatDoesMineSay]

Doug's the kind of guy to give a 300 hp car a 4/10 in acceleration.

[flylfb]

I miss Doug saying how tall he is instead of just saying he’s tall. We will never end the mystery if he’s 6’ 3” or 6’ 4” and how is that progressing.

[Magicmancris]

Doug, these reviews are the most interesting ones. To be honest and you really should do more reviews on cars most people actually consider buying. I’d rather see the quirks and features on a Rav4 over some random Mclaren I’m never going to buy. Please keep these up!

[Colbybartley]

My grandmother just bought one 3 weeks ago, absolutely loves not buying gas to go 4-5 miles down the road. Not my kind of car, but it’s a good car.

[thiagomarques]

Toyota's infotainment is what happens when the back-end dev makes the front-end dev's work

[Mrcloc]

2017: This
2018: Thiisss
2019: Tthiiiisss
2020:
2021:
2022:

[WitticismGenerator]

This is the first Rav4 I've been interested in since they stopped making the V6 Rav4 in 2012. That Rav4 was the fastest vehicle Toyota made at the time as well, and it wasn't really any less efficient than the equivalent 4cyl at the time, and it could actually tow decently and it moved well when you floored it.