![]() And even then, you'd need to know what "Prime" means. You'd barely know it was electric if not for the second fuel door, a "Prime" badge on the rear, and a “Plug-In Hybrid” emblem on the sides. The RAV4 takes an ideal vehicle - the best-selling compact SUV - and electrifies it. Toyota has paired a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine to a continuously variable transmission and. Despite the extra horses, it doesn't feel radically more powerful from a stop than its sibling. Edmunds experts have compiled a robust series of ratings and reviews for the 2023 Toyota RAV4 Prime and all model years in our database. The 2021 RAV4 Prime is the most powerful RAV4 ever designed. It's comfortable and practical, with room for five plus excellent cargo space. Much like the RAV4 Hybrid, the RAV4 Prime's acceleration is smooth and linear from a stop. ![]() It makes a combined 302 horsepower between electric and gas, which isn't supercar quick, but it's plenty to make this one zippy crossover. Thanks to its electric powertrain, it's zippy in traffic and when merging on the highway. The RAV4 Prime is one of the fastest-accelerating Toyotas around, going from 0-60 mph in 5.5 seconds or so (depending on whose claims you listen to). ![]() In our testing, the RAV4 Prime skipped to 60 mph in just 5.6 seconds. What I like: Quiet but sci-fi like sounding electric motor. If you want even more performance, the Prime model is happy to oblige. Still, the RAV4 Prime qualifies (for now, at least) for a $7,500 federal tax credit and any potential state credits, which puts it at least in the right ballpark as the standard RAV4.īut it's much more fun to drive. Q5 is definitely nice but the performance, tech, value and environmentally friendliness made the Rav4 Prime the winner hands down.
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