2024 Toyota RAV4 Prime Review // Way better than a Tesla Model Y 

Finally... someone properly detailed the Toyota Prime Review. Nicely done.

rav 4 prime with two tone roof looks WAY better than the standard models.

3 weeks of driving new 2024 Rav4 Prime XSE. When the battery is depleted, it's costing me about 90 cents for the roughly 10+ hour charging at home plugged into to a standard wall outlet. And getting 40-50 miles of range on that charge right now during the winter here in Oregon, while running the heater, seat warmers, etc. I like it a lot. This replaced my 2016 Mazda CX3 GT, which I also enjoyed to drive. But was missing my 2007 Prius' mpg. That Prius was the best car I've owned over many, many years of driving.

I am quite happy with my 2022 Prime so far. Basically a full EV vehicle for daily commutes and even weekends around the city. A great ride on long family vacation road trips not having to worry about range anxiety, hunting down chargers in remote areas, or waiting hours for a full charge on some of our 1000 mile + trips. Just hit 20,000 miles a couple weeks ago.

My wife and I have been watching a TON of car reviews lately as we are in the market for a new car. Your video is the best we have watched, easily. You have such a natural and human approach to it all and I appreciate your honesty throughout. Your video is the reason we will be going with a Prime. Thank you for taking the time to make such a wonderful video! Just subscribed. :) also shout out Pasadena!!

Your videos punch way above your sub level. Keep it up, the drone pans are killer commercials quality shots.

No one else bothered to mention that the windows are double paned. Lol. Not even the dealers advertise this. That is HUGE. Unbelievable that I have to hear about it on a RU-vid video. Thank you.

Excellent, very helpful review. Great videography as well. I appreciate the incremental wisdom of Toyota's vast experience in designing their vehicles. Thanks!

Stumbled across this review, and I am very surprised at the quality of the camera work, script, and comprehensive information about the RAV4 Prime. Much better production value than many more established RU-vid reviewers with far more subscribers. You now have one more, and I’ll be diving into your previous reviews, as well. Well done!

The Prime has a 179 hp motor in the front and 53 in the back so you can get 232 hp in EV mode with AWD is activated. It's best in class for a plug in hybrid in EV mode, which is part of the reason I bought it. I planned on driving in EV mode most of the time so that was important to me. It beats even much more expensive PHEV's in EV mode, and although other PHEV's have more total HP the Prime's 302 HP is very satisfying and much more efficient than the competition. I'm two years in and so far so good.

I do not intend to watch a tons of vehicle videos but I am subscribing because of all the effort you did put on that video.

As a Californian, I really appreciated the numbers breakdown

Excellent video and thorough information! Thanks!

This was super comprehensive- thank you for all the info!

You are GOOD. Keep up the vids!

How in the world do you have only 20K subs?! Very very high production quality!

Love the drone shots

This video is helping me make a more informed decision. Thank you!

Thank you for the video, Toyota Plug-in Hybrids are AMAIZING; Firstly, they take away the “range anxiety” of the full EV car as EV driving mode is switched seamlessly to the gas engine with a full range of 600+ miles, far superior to any full EV car. I got my Rav4 PRIME 3 weeks ago with 3 miles on the odometer, a full tank of gas and a fully charged battery. Today I have 610 miles and a 3/4 tank of gas, if I keep driving this way, I will hit 2000 miles before pulling into a gas station. Thanks Toyota.

Great in-depth review !!

Great video!!

Great video man

Great video, i been debrating on what car to get but this really helps a lot to rank this car higher on my list.

Awesome review! Thanks!

Such an articulate speaker this young man is….didnt say “um” once….does however call it a Teeyota 😅 ….subbed 👍🏼

Very good review.

Excellent review young man, very thorough and professional, Kudos!.....Javi G.

Man, I love this car! I´m buying one for sure.

I’m sold on the Prime, great review !!!

Really found your review better than most … so much more details…. Would love Comparison between the different levels of RAV4’s and what options are optional… planning on ordering my RAV4 would be great to have your opinion on the various options or upgrades .

I have a Tesla Model 3 and love it, I have had it for 1 year and spend $88 a month to charge it at home. i commute 100 miles a day, 4 days a week. It's funny that you knock Tesla the whole video in comparison to the Rav 4 prime. You should have spent for time comparing to other PH vehicles. I am looking fora Rav 4 Prime for my niece.

Every EV should add solar cell in every place possible in the car. Sometimes for many days people keep the car unused. So it will provide free energy even in those situations. In remote places it will at least provide energy to juice up your mobile or small gadgets

The Prime has been fantastic for my uses. Pretty much a full EV for my daily commute which is ~35 miles round trip. As well as just tooling around town. Sometimes, Not touching gas for weeks at a time. My family enjoys several long road trips each year for vacations and events The longest being ~2000 miles round trip. I use electric at the start and end of the trip. Hybrid the rest of the way. No range anxiety. No filling a flight plan for being able hit chargers along the way. 5 minutes to fill the tank. No worries going into isolated areas where chargers are few and far between. Best car imo until they improve battery tech and EV infrastructure.

Here in Newmarket, Ontario (Canada), there is only two charging stations available (both with only 6 parking spots), for a city of 55,000 people. And on the weekends there is a lineup 10 cars deep trying to get into one of those spots. If you drive an EV on the weekend, there is a good chance you will be waiting 10 hours or more just to get charged up so you can get home. With the RAV4 Prime you can just use a local gasoline station instead of using electric propulsion.

Okay just pre-ordered mine… 2025 around the corner

First off, awesome job and informative video! You have swayed me to want to take one for a test ride. The only things I would have liked to see that you didn't cover are seeing the vehicle with seats folded down to show how much room there actually is and seeing what, if anything, comes with the vehicle (spare tire, inflator kit, charging cable, etc). I want to use the vehicle for camping (in the car) and driving in remote places so those kind of things are important to me.

Nice real world review. Thanks for your professional quality efforts. We wanted a RAV4 Prime to replace our 2012 Lexus hybrid, but the 3-4 year wait time here in Western Canada is a bit of a problem. No way I am paying $25K over MSRP for a gently used one either. We opted for the NX450h+, with 1/3 to 1/2 the wait time. Can't wait to get it. I like your comparison against the Turdsla Y too. Why anyone buys that frumpy junk is beyond me, but hey, its their money. :) Enjoy your Toyota Stormtrooper!

It doesnt switch to a Combustion mode , but rather a Hybrid mode which uses both the Electric motor and the ICE engine. The only time Engine alone is used is in CHG mode

Love my R4P. My wife and I can sleep in the back and room mode makes it easy when camping.

Good review, good quality video and sound !

Good job. I'm posting it to the Official RAV4 Prime Group

RAV4 Prime, best value out there

Awesome video with amazing fuel economy. Unfortunately, 99% of Toyota dealerships in Southern California are asking ridiculous 7500 to 12K markups on these. And those that sell for MSRP have a 2 yr wait list.

Nailed it with Tesla, they're a tech co, not a car co. My family has an old Model S and it feels unnecessarily clunky, low visibility, ZERO manual buttons (have fun taking it to the snow only to freeze inside because the touch screen is glitched = no climate control), no back windshield wipers, horrendous cluttered touch screen UI, after a few years its range is much lower, and I can go on. It can accelerate fast though due to being purely electric which is its only real pro to me.

Highly recommend the Rav4 Prime although between MSRP increase and elimination of fed handout since 2021, the Prime is over $10k more expensive now. Quality design for sure and an excellent ride. Just what ever materialistic Americans need to be happy.

Hey get a camera lens hood for your interior shots

hi, with or without premium package? Without premium package it’s 6k Canadian less.

I have owned a Tesla Model Y Performance for 3 + years and it has been extremely reliable… the only service I have needed is roadside assistance for a flat tire and I had a flatbed truck on site in less than 1 hour after contacting Tesla, so your points on Tesla service and reliable seem to have a slightly skewed sample size.

My one day is one day ❤❤

I love mine! I get 48-52 miles per charge. I drive all month around town on electric.

The rav4 prime hybrids how many minute when you charge electric

What was your wait time for the Prime in SoCal?

I think this guy works forTyota behind the scenes, but I don't mind. Still a decent job and great camera angles.

If I had one of these, I’d probably buy one tank of gas a year. Also, Toyota actually knows how to build a car. The only downside I see is that the side view mirrors are only manually retractable. It’s better when you can retract the electronically from inside the car.

Apples and oranges. Charging Prime at home and Tesla at Supercharger. This should be compared to charging a Tesla at home, in which case Tesla saves substantially. Add solar and it's a no-contest.

Hello, I drive about 43 miles to work, and I do have an option to charge at work. If I charge twice/day to travel to and from work, does it have detrimental effect on the longevity of the battery. I drive about 35000 miles/year, so I put on miles fast.

model y all the way, when model y costed more, i would go for the prime, not now when model y could be had for under 40k

Yeah I have a 2020 CRV regular gas touring model but if I would want a hybrid I would turn trader and get a 2024 Toyota rav 4 because it more better and has a spare tire which the CRV does not, I am elderly and if I have a flat I can get road service to change tires, because I ha ve heard to many complaints about not having a spare tire.

I would rather have a Tesla model Y, but overall this is a very solid car.

My current vehicle, 2004 Toyota 4runner, is coming up on her 21st birthday. I suspect end of life is coming and I don't want to be stuck making a quick decision with what's available. I've been looking at hybrids but I don't think I can go to a sedan. I'm in socal as well and it just seems to be so much better to sit higher (plus my joints thank me). I was really hoping the 25 hybrid 4 runner would be better on mileage, but it looks like despite it being a hybrid, it'll get similar mileage on a smaller engine. So I'm looking at the rav4s since they can get almost 40 mpg on the hybrid models. Then I stumbled on the prime. The majority of my driving is commuting and local. My work is about 50 miles round trip and currently costs me about$25 a trip in my 4runner. I think I'm going to do some test drives with the prime. I thought about a Tesla but I want another 15-20 year car. Tesla's seem to have a 5-10 year turn over. And I get that it's less maintenance but I'm still not sold on 100% ev - esp with the news of Tesla's questionable build quality. Seems like there's always something coming out about problems with them. But coming from a 20 year old lumbering truck, I think this may be a healthy compromise of higher seat and cargo space vs mpg and cost to operate. Plus it's a toyota - the damn things usually run forever if you maintain them. I'm curious if there's any other maintenance you have to do with them as a phev - is it any more than a normal hybrid (oil, brakes, etc). Does the ev side require additional maintenance?

2024 ? Nice when will they be available in LA

With current models, the navigation stops working after one year of ownership unless you pay Toyota $15 per month. But the dealership won't tell you that in advance, obviously.

You’re not using just the combustion engine when your initial battery charge is depleted (approx. 42 miles). You are using what Toyota calls their Synergy system, which is the ICE motor and electric motors combined. So basically your RAV4 is operating like a non-plug-in Toyota hybrid.

Anyone found seat covers for it?

Thank you for sharing such an in-depth and great review 🫶 We just got one and that’s how I found your channel. I wanted to know more about the car! This is very helpful and my husband did say it was in the top rated crossover suv category in consumer reports!! Ps our dealer said it’s a unicorn meaning they are hard to find.

Sounds awesome. Too bad they're not available. The Model Y is. I see one about every month or so at our local Toyota dealers and it's $5k+ over sticker.

I had a Tesla Model Y and it was a piece of junk. Had it for a few months and sold it for a profit to some dope. Got a Rav4 Prime for the wife and a Lexus NX F Sport PHEV for me.

I heard there’s a 5 year waiting list to get one of these new.

The prime makes me want to have 3 kids and bring them to futbol practice

I would still prefer the tesla because of it is still because I drive 15K miles a year and tesla saves me $7,500 over five years with zero tail pipe emissions, plus Tesla is more fun to drive

How much gas do you drive with? More weight = less elec efficiency

How is it offroad or snow?

T-yo-da

My Rav4 XLE miles till empty always shows 402 when I fill up. On average I get 30.6 mpg. Which is great for me. Looking at a Prime

I disagree, it is not Lexus like refined. Not even other Toyotas. Just test drive one and it was VERY loud in the cabin. Louder than Teslas which is a low bar. I’ve owned a Camry and a Highlander and those were way quieter than this. The power + efficiency combo is great but we don’t have to lie about being Lexus NX refined.

Cost of maintenance?

The only problem is you can't get it, there is 18-24 months wait in Canada to get one :)

All good, except you can't buy one unless you want to wait 2-3 years 🤷

Frustrating that Toyota doesn't provide auto-folding side mirrors on even their 50K plus car.

If you're not to sure buy a Rav 4. No more Going back with things going wrong with your SUV choosing a plug in hybrid you can even charge it up while you drive a dual fuel petrol or electric system it's a tough vehicle used all over America ready for any road conditions in the UK wake up enquire you won't be disappointed.

I have a model y and it puts the prime 16 feet under, easily.

The locastions of doorr handle is awkward. U have to pull the handle harder. And road noise is just horrible compared to the same level of other vehicles from other brands.

I have a regular Rav4 Hybrid. So, because the Prime offers approximately 50 miles of EV that makes the $10k difference? Lol. No way.

Good video but Toyota is pronounced Toy- ota.

Good lord, why in the world would anyone who’s credible compare an EV with an ICE (regardless of what variation of a paired battery).

Great review. But.... it's not Tee Oh Ta. It's TOY Oh Ta. And please, stop saying ''actually"". it"s annoying, lol

Always engine kicks in.ev for laughs

The info screen just stuck on top of the dash is so ugly.

The Toyota vehicles are not actually available making them a non-choice.

"Way better than a Tesla Model Y" Maybe if you can get your hands one one. Wait time for Toyotas plug in vehicles is 2-3 years. That means you can potentially say goodbye to any government rebate as well as loyalty interests rate reductions. Toyota still continues to take deposits on these cars and make people wait for a car that may be irrevelant by the time ones brand new 3 years dated vehicle is ready for pickup and countless payments.

Overpriced, long wait times, and no tax incentives anymore. Still have to change fluids like oil, trans fluid, coolant etc

Did you see model Y that fill down the mountain and all occupants survived. I don’t think RAV4 can survive that, I say that having a 2023 RAV4 prime SE

After having two previous cars stolen, one of which was carjacked, I'm convinced Teslas are the safest option available right now. While Toyota vehicles offer great convenience, my paranoia leads me to prioritize safety. I love the fact that my Tesla acts as its own key, allowing me to check in on my car remotely through its cameras. The plush door handles are just an added bonus. Finally, let's not forget that Tesla's Autopilot is the best in the market, even in its basic form. This feature gives me even more peace of mind on the road. ❤

Saying this car is better for the environment is BS - the making of those batteries is far worse than making gas.

Toy ota not t ota

Click Bait! It's a 2023

STOP saying Teyota!!!!! So annoying. Besides that grey job.

It's a TOYota not Tota. Learn to say it properly if you're going to do a review video.

Great content, loved every bit of it