The Toyota RAV4 range was updated at the beginning of 2022 and now features Hybrid E-Four versions in GX-R and VX spec. Ciro De Siena drives it and reports back on what the hybrid is like to live with.
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Toyota South Africa launched the first-ever hybrid RAV4 in South Africa last year, at a very impressive price point of around R550 000. However, that front-wheel-drive model has been taken off the market and replaced with this, the all-wheel-drive RAV4 Hybrid E-Four.
The E-Four now means that buyers looking for the sure-footedness of all-wheel-drive are catered for, and the new Hybrid is much more comprehensively specced than the outgoing hybrid model, but the price has risen by around R100 000, which seems to put the model a bit further out of reach for the South African consumer.
But with fuel prices soaring, many South Africans are looking for ways to cut their transport costs, and Toyota thinks hybrid is the answer, at least in the short-to-medium term.
Join our video guy, Ciro De Siena, for a thorough review of the newcomer, and he also tries to answer the big question: should you buy a hybrid vehicle at all?
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How much does the Toyota RAV4 cost in South Africa?
The updated Toyota RAV4 range is sold with a 6 Services / 90 000 km service plan with intervals every 12 months / 15 000 km and a 3-year / 100 000 km warranty.
RAV4 2.0 GX-R CVT AWD – R606 600
RAV4 2.0 VX CVT 2WD – R617 000
RAV4 2.5 GX-R CVT Hybrid E-Four – R644 100
RAV4 2.5 VX AT AWD – R702 300
RAV4 2.5 VX CVT Hybrid E-Four – R723 200
