2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid – Excellent SUV

Toyota's new RAV4 arrives in UK Toyota showrooms in April, with all-wheel-drive versions coming too

Toyota is now taking orders for the new fifth-generation RAV4 in Britain, and full prices and specifications for the new Honda CR-V and Volkswagen Tiguan have been revealed.

Priced from £29,635, first deliveries of the front-wheel-drive version of the car will take place from April 2019 year, with all-wheel-drive versions set to follow next May.

That starting price bags the car in entry-level Icon grade. Offered exclusively with a 215bhp 2.5-litre petrol self-charging hybrid powertrain driving the front wheels, standard equipment includes LED headights, an electronic parking brake, automatic headlights and wipers, rear parking sensors, powerfolding mirrors, an eight-inch Toyota Touch 2 infotainment sysem in the cabin linked to a rear view camera and seven-inch driver information display housed in the instrument panel. It rides on 17-inch alloy wheels as standard too.

Step up to Design trim, priced from £31,190, and keyless entry, an electronically closing tailgate and front parking sensors are added, as are 18-inch wheel. This model is also available with a 219bhp all-wheel-drive version of the 2.5-litre self-charging hybrid powertrain, priced from £2,240 more at £33,430.

Excel trim cars add to the equipment found on Design RAV4s with projector LED headlights, blint spot monitors, rear cross traffic alert, puddle lights, headlight cleaners and a windscreen wiper with a built-in de-icer. More changes are found in the cabin, with full leather upholstery, heated front seats and a heated steering wheel. Prices start from £33,610.

The RAV4 Dynamic sits alongside the Design car at the top of the line-up, featuring the same standard equipment and assistance features. It gets a sportier look with black five-spoke 18-inch alloy wheels, sports seats, black interior headlining and bi-tone metallic paint. Prices start from £34,400.

The new RAV4 is taller and wider than the previous generation model, complete with a stockier redesign inspired by the FT-AC concept revealed at the 2017 Los Angeles Motor Show.

At 4,600mm in length it’s very slightly longer too, but 30mm has been added to the wheelbase, freeing up more room for passengers in the cabin. The front and rear overhangs have also been reduced, while Toyota claims a big leap in ride clearance.

Outside Britain, the RAV4 will be available with two TNGA powertrains - the 2.5-litre hybrid electric we get is joined by a new 2.0-litre petrol.

The 2.5-litre hybrid uses a brand new electric motor drive. The front-wheel-drive version of this new powertrain delivers 215bhp, while Toyota claims 103g/km CO2. The all-wheel-drive variant is a little more powerful, rated at 219bhp but with the same 103g/km CO2 figure. These emissions figures are Toyota's own though, and the new car has not been fully homologated under WLTP rules.

This will be the first RAV4 to be built using the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform. Toyota says that the switch to the platform reduces the RAV4’s centre of gravity and gives a better weight distribution. TNGA is already is use on the Prius, CH-R and new Corolla.

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[michaelpan]

I would of never thought myself keep checking out RAV4 videos

[makimak]

Great video. Congratulations. Professionally made. I watched this video once and you convinced me to get a new rav. Video and music are perfectly combined

[tsmith]

I have one!! Lovin Every Minute of It!!!

[makimak]

Vancouver downtown!
Beautiful British Columbia!!!

[payback]

i just love practical vehicles.
first i considered prius4.5 a few months ago right after i sold 320d bmw which was the biggest mistake in my life in terms of practicality.
and then i kinda took my eyes on new rav4.
and then i never looked back at prius ever.
this car is 'toyota' and looking so charming!
this car will be my last one before complete ev era.

[kingstephen]

Does the rav4 have led lighting in the night time inside the cabin 🤔.

[Mmh-qtcs]

نعم نريد الهايلندر وتقنيات الامان كامله والمواصفات الكامله

[williamayala]

For all you folks that want a FULL ELECTRIC CAR THER ISNT HIGH DEMAN FOR IT RIGHT NOW . Unless there is a STATE OF EMERGENCY WHERE ALL COMPANIES NEED TO MAKE ALL CARS AND TRUCKS ELECTRIC . OTHER THAN THAT HYBRID CARS STILL GET EXCELLENT MPG

[nunjung]

What's the title of the background music?

[franciscojoseramirezurios]

Me podéis decir que música es la del anuncio?

[Sevy]

Aren't those glossy black parts on the outside / bottom going to look all scratched up after a year?

[rosaniafrancico]

Será que será vendido esse mesmo no Brasil ?

[kaesocute]

อยากรู้เข้าไทยราคาเท่าไหร่ อยากได้มาก เพราะอ่านดูหลายๆที่บอก โตโยต้า ไฮบริด ประหยัดน้ำมันสุด ส่วนตัวนะใช้ GLE500 ก็ประหยัด

[jjfox]

في الدول العربية والصحراوية نريد اختها الكبيرة الهايلندر مع مواصفات الصالون الكبير ثلاث صفوف وقوة تكييف جبار... وخزان وقود عملاق وتقنيات الحساسات والمناطق العمياء والكميرات والشاشة الكبيرة للملاحة وثلاجة مستقلة عن المكيف ومراتب مسطحة للتحميل او النوم... مع تقنية الهايبرد....نحن مجتمع عائلي وليس شخص او شخصين

[DreamCarsPro]

They should make pure EV Toyota RAV4, as it use to be with 1st generation RAV4 EV! But Toyota stuck with hybrids and Fuel Cell cars, and ignores EVs! It will throw them off for decades!

[rosaayala]

Muchas personas tienen miedo del automóvil hibrido, los gasto de la batería es bien costosa...

[Mmh-qtcs]

للاسف وصلت الينا السياره عبر المورد المحلي مهترئه وصاخبه جدا ولم تروق لنا كشعب له خصوصيته هذا بالاضافه الى الصدمه من الوكيل المحلي عندما يورد السياره وهي عديمة المواصفات شكرا تويوتا

[edvandermeirsch]

Both exhaust pipes : could be done better, Toyota !

[danielgutierrezolaya]

Good concept, however, its design I see similar to Renault Duster and this letter is demotivating. I also think that space is wasted for not have a third row of folding seats in the trunk.