At first glance, this is an ordinary RAV4. On the second and third, it is seriously different from all other versions. Not only does it get serious mileage on electricity alone, but it has acceleration worthy of a sports car.
When the new generation Toyota RAV4 appeared, the version with hybrid drive and front-wheel drive first arrived in the editorial office of Auto magazine for testing. It surprised us with the great performance provided by the combination of a 2.5 liter naturally aspirated gasoline engine and an electric motor with a total system power of 218 “horses”. Then a clean 2.0-liter gasoline engine with 175 HP, CVT transmission and 4×4 drive appeared on the test, and then a hybrid with an additional electric motor that drives the rear wheels arrived. That’s how the hybrid got four-wheel drive and a total system power of 222 hp. Consumption was only slightly higher than the front-wheel drive version, which means that if you’re careful you can easily drop the consumption average below 6.0L/100km in the city. Now it’s the turn of the fourth version…
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Source: autoblog.rs
