2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime - Halo Car For Plug-In Hybrid Technology 

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I own the SE trim. You will not see any of these Primes at base trim prices. So far, all of them are delivered fully packaged. I have continued to keep track as another family member wants one too. Markup has been from $2,000 with extras to $15,000 in my area.

Good work Toyota in making a car that nobody can actually buy.

Where I live in Canada we get $6500 CAD rebate on the MSRP on plugin hybrids. Can’t wait for this!

I believe these cars have a weird braking sensation is because the first inch you mentioned only increases regenerative braking, then once you pass that point the actual brakes engage. My chevy volt is the same way. I've found once you actually slightly engage the actual brakes, but not increasingly, it's a very smooth stop.

The ladies are gonna love this!

Great review, they are going to sell so many of these!

Where do I line up...I'll gladly line up to buy this car

nice. I wish you could actually buy one right now. I thought they were all sold already.

Seriously disappointed with Toyota for not ensuring adequate availability for the prime. 5k the first year and 20k the second year is pathetic for a vehicle that sells hundreds of thousands a year.

How pricey are those batteries and fancy headlamps to replace out of warranty? Can one over ride the auto-breaking on icy roads?

Do you feel that the Prime is worth the added cost over the Hybrid?

From the rear view it looks like the Siena Van. Very nice review, hope you will do a review for a 2021 BMW M340i soon.

Can’t wait to test this car out. actually prefer plugin hybrids than straight electric. My only concern is if maintenance or long term repair costs will be more having electric motors and ICE

Why would anyone buy from another manufacturer at this point? The competion is obsolete ! they gotta pick up their game ! Toyota got where it is by puting the customer ahead of profit and corporate greed ! Their strategy is the most realistic when it comes to green tech also ! TOYOTA #1

If you switch it to sport, does the wheel stiffen up?

The RAV4 has good headroom but not as much as you made it seem since the seat is slid back unusually in sleeping position.

3:08 please explain linear torque as opposed to any other torque?

Glossy bumper is too good mat black is weird this is awsome

thanks for the video. i m going to forward this to my wife .

Toyota managed to drag it's feet for two decades to produce a real hybrid car to enable its customers to part ways with gasoline...

Thanks for the thorough review.

heard it will be impossible to get as they are only building 5000 of them : (

Actually the trade-off is you won't be able to get one. Toyota is limited them to 5000 in 2020 (NONE in the Southeast region) and 20000 in 2021.

Is that a black headliner I see? Looks sick

Painted looks amazing. Can’t have gray/black on higher end car.

I think people should also be wary of how much it's going to cost to "fill up" the battery. In places like California or Hawaii, EV cars don't make sense financially. You're paying a lot for electricity, a lot more for the EV car vs regular car. I calculated that in California, under regular ChargePoint rates, it costs $3 to fill up the 15 kwh EV portion of the battery. At home, under the lowest tier rates of 0.17cents, it's around $2.60. That's to go 40 miles on EV. That's really not much better than gas cars. And then you have to worry about longevity of the lithium ion battery (which is usually rated for 1000 full cycles of charge). Hybrid car batteries cost a couple thousand dollars to replace, and they generally use NiMH. The Rav4 Prime battery pack will cost likely cost several thousands to replace. All in all, it's a novelty that will introduce a lot of future headaches due to the complicated drive train and battery degradation. You have to wonder if it's worth the extra $10 to $20k premium over the regular Rav4. I kinda wish they would just bring out a Rav4 with either the old v6 or a 2.5L turbo engine.

Great publicity, Toyota.

I have to say your camera quality seems very low compared to other video. Already set on 1080p.

Beautiful exterior, very cheap interior for 40 thousand dollars. All of that plastic is going to get scuffed to hell after a few years of typical SUV use. And those cloth seats; Uber much? My local dealer said that they expect to have some in stock April 2021. What!?

This is getting to model y territory people.. Wake up

Toyota just build some evs. Hybrids had their two decades, now it's time to move on.

Toyota's concept is good, though flawed -- this would be more plausible if it could take E85 or E100, and therefore get close to true carbon-neutrality, with all-EV use for regular commuting and the biofuel for when you have that occasional long range trip. But what would really make it more plausible is if you could buy one. The supply chain management here is embarrassing; Tesla turning out hundreds of thousands of 70 to 100Kw EVs a year and Toyota can't manage more than 5,000 of these 18Kw vehicles for the US market? That really doesn't pass the smell test.

The purpose of sending pre-production versions of the RAV4 Prime to automotive journalists is obvious. It's not to sell vehicles; each and every one of the initial year's 5000 units is already pre-sold. For that matter Toyota's promise that the second year of production of 20,000 units available in the US will undoubtedly be sold out when the first 2022 version is available over a year from now. The strategy is obvious. Send a pre-production vehicle that's only one step away from a "concept" car to journalists for two reasons. (1) Draw potential customers to dealer showrooms where they can be sold the existing Rav4 Hybrid and (2) put the brakes on sales of existing and forthcoming Plug-in Hybrids from rival brands that are or will be readily available to consumers. At best it's a clever marketing move. At worst, it's an underhanded bait and switch scheme.

Uh-sellerate... accelerate.

Who wants a spare tire?

Corona

First :P

No thank you. Toyota keeps trying to force these hybrids on us. I want gas