I've actually test driven this car and the noise under acceleration is acceptable for a CVT. Most of these car reviewers are lazy and fall into the same cliches. Noisy CVT, scratchy/hard plastics, etc.
Poorly executed hybrid drivetrain? You have got to be kidding. Toyota have been honing their Hybrid Synergy Drive system for more than 20 years. This type of comment normally comes from reviewers that haven’t bothered to find out how the eCVT system works in Toyota and Lexus vehicles. When the petrol engine kicks in, it does so at optimum revs to provide the power required at the most efficient setting. Sure, drive it’s rivals, produce more CO2 and, in the case of diesels, spew a whole bunch of particulates into the air, and live with a belt driven CVT or dodgy DCT.
We agree that Toyota can make a good hybrid drivetrain and we fully understand how it works. That said, the powertrain in the RAV4 isn’t as good as it should be.
Same old. I have no interest in carplay etc (lucky me eh) but I like the screen up on top where you don't have to take your eyes far from the road. The engine noise I found on my test to be very muted and very quiet on a motorway cruise, wind noise very subdued too, are you sure you had shut all the windows properly? Sure the engine makes some noise under hard work.. what car engine doesn't? Having driven a plug in hybrid for several years I am used to the disconnected engine note from road speed as its acting as a generator so perhaps it doesn't un-nerve me as much as several reviewers seem to feel. Anyway, never had a Toyota but looking forward to my first one later in the year, this car kills the competition on BIK and residuals (cheap leases). Not to mention equipment levels.
@@robc8593 you just said Diesel....is not common (is suppose) on a luxury car to hear much the diesel sound inside the cabin, but pretty much any segment, except of small cars, a petrol engine shouldn't be as loud as is this Rav4 on my opinion.
thanks for pointing out the increased noise under acceleration in the hybrid. Lot of people think it will be very quiet compared to the gas rav4.. it is but only under speeds of 20mph when the gas engine does not turn on. If the gas engine turns on it will be the same as the gas rav4. It is not a big deal but people should know what to expect.
Only noisey if you accelerate hard, and if you chose hybrid it's not because you want to boot it everywhere. I've driven one and it was very quiet upto motorway speeds accelerating normally.
@@alexliddle4305 i totally agree with you if you are in normal mode and accelerate normally its quiet and peaceful go to sports mode and push it hard to get of a ramp on the highway then it makes in my opinion a nice healthy motor noise that after the quite of it running before sound loud but in my measurement was never louder than other SUV i drive (BMW X3 and Honda CRV)
in normal driving with the engine running its 3 to 5 DB less noisy then my friend 2019 BMW X3 4 wheel drive on hard acceleration its 2 DB less noisy and i personally like the way the engine sounds when pushed i agree that they could have made the infotainment system more integrated like in the CHR but i like the positioning of it hi and in view i also like the fact that you have physical buttons to switch from screen to screen makes it that much more practical when driving. The navigation works nice and is not over instructing like some systems. yes the screen could be of higher resolution but is very clear even in sunny days with the panoramic roof open
If the hybrids cheaper to buy, then you save money on better mpg than non hybrid. But if hybrids more expensive to buy then you'll never save enough on fuel.
What a garbage review by someone who does not understand hybrids at all. People who drive electric cars or hybrids adapt their driving , rarely do we have to hammer the engine. All engines will make a racket when pushed hard. It's like driving an electric car and then moaning about the handling due to the extra weight. This reviewer completely misses the point.
He has totally missed the point ! Would never watch this guy again and waste my time .Have watched reviews which are intuitive which criticisms,but this guy is just a big whinger!!!
Actually he is complaining about too much noise. I didn't drive the Hybrid, but in the gas model it is an issue, it's very loud and makes you wonder if you are over stressing the engine. Coming from a V6 Nissan, I am not sure I can live with it.
it will outsell everything else in its class its not bad looking for a toyota bulletproof of course but infotainment system and screen are a disappointment
Mostly through regen, engine when topping up required. It makes no sense to convert energy twice: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_Synergy_Drive
5 лет назад
Quite ugly looking? Are you kidding us? You mean ugly like you? LOL jk you're just too geeky looking to be reviewing cars. And you talk through your teeth. How does anyone expect to listen to you.
