What's your favorite thing about the 2024 Toyota RAV4 PRIME?
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RAV4 Flavors
Normal gas
Hybrird
PRIME plug in here
Kinda EV with BZ4X but dont get that, trust me
Engine
Same 2.5 n/a 4 cylinder you’d be familiar with from the other RAV4s
But here it has the BIGGER battery 18.1 kWh
So it’s good for 302 hp
Some big number of torque that neanderthals like me dont know
0-60 in 5.5 - FAST
But most importantly it’ll do 42 miles of full electric range
That’s p[robablty enough to get you to work and back
Just in hybrid mode it’ll do 38 mpg
PHEV things
18 kWh battery
Compare to like 76 kWh in Ioniq 5
Good for that useable daily range
Importantly can be changed on level 1 in 12 hours
But you should get level 2 Emporia
2.5 hours
94mpgE
Drivetrain
eCVT but this XSE has paddles
eAWD
explain*
Looks
Havent changed a lot since it came out in 2021
But some updates for 2023 like revised lighting
But the PRIMES are the sporty ones
Glossy black accents
Wheel arches
Vertical LEDs on XSE
AWD on reare door
Roof rails
19 in wheels
Other than that pretty incognito
Silver sky metallic
1 of 5 paint colors
XSE gets 2-tone paint w/ black roof
Towing
hybrid RAV4s top out at 1750 lbs
This gets 2500 lbs
Trunk
Kick gesture power tailgate
Close and lock?!
33.5 cuft - slightly less than non PHEV
70 cuft with seats down - huge
Both will be 3-5 cuft less than CRV hybrid
But that’s not PHEV
Household outlet
Little light
Seats dont fold from trunk
Rear seats
Huge
Vents
Chargers
Heated as part of option
Pano roof option for XSE
Front seats
Heated
Cooled
Memory?
Red stitching everywhere
Passenger seat sits higher than driver
Interior design
Getting a little tired now, but due for refresh
But is so practical
Storage everywhere, even in dash
Controls are physical AND rubberized
Tech
HUD is very robust
Fully digital 12.3 in cluster
10.5 in infotainment
Wireless ACP & AA
360 cameras
Digi rear view mirror
11 speaker JBL for XSE
Wireless charger
Safety
TSS 2.5+ brilliant
Drive modes
ECO, normal, sport
TRAIL acts as LSD
Dial changes color
Predictive efficient driving
Over time remembers routes and roads and optimizes electricity
Little things
Heated steering wheel & windshield deicer & rear heated seats package
XSE gets ambient lighting*
Still has classic blue toyota hybrid logo
Egg mode
Hold AC on key fob
Doesnt work with heating
Shocks painted red for XSE…for some reason
Hood prop rod..at 50 grand…still a RAV4 tho
Price
28675 for normal RAV4
31725 for hybrid
43440 for SE
47310 for XSE
As tested 51300 w/ destination