- Innovation, Comfort and efficiency
- The launch of the new RAV4 model range marks the introduction of Toyota’s first hybrid compact SUV to the highly competitive European C-SUV segment.
The perfect response to the demands of a more mature and sophisticated C-SUV market, Toyota’s new RAV4 Hybrid combines the company’s unparalleled experience gained through over 20 years of compact SUV evolution with its innovative, full hybrid powertrain technology.
Its full hybrid drive system combining a 2.5 litre Atkinson cycle petrol engine with a powerful electric motor, the new RAV4 Hybrid is available in both front- and all-wheel drive variants. A second, rear mounted electric motor equips the RAV4 Hybrid AWD with E-Four electronic all-wheel drive, offering increased traction and a 1,650 kg towing capacity without the added complexity of a central prop shaft.
Developing total system power of 145 kW/197 DIN hp, the new RAV4 Hybrid marries a seamless, 0-100 km/h acceleration time of just 8.3 seconds to class-leading fuel consumption of only 4.9 l/100 km and CO2 emissions as low as 115 g/km.
The new RAV4’s full hybrid powertrain heads up a revised, fully Euro 6 compliant engine line-up for the 2016 model range.
An all-new, front-wheel drive, 2.0 litre turbodiesel with manual transmission develops 105 kW/143 hp and a substantial 320 Nm of torque, whilst targeting CO2 emissions of only 123 g/km. And an improved, all-wheel drive, 2.0 litre petrol unit offered with a choice of manual or CVT transmissions now combines 111 kW/151 DIN hp and 195 Nm of torque with CO2 emissions from 149 g/km.
Reinforcing the uniquely quiet, refined and sophisticated driving experience offered by Toyota’s hybrid technology, the new RAV4 further benefits from enhanced ride comfort and driving dynamics, a quieter cabin environment, stronger, more dynamic exterior design, improved interior sensory quality and functionality, and all the latest innovations in safety and advanced technology.
The Toyota Safety Sense system features a newly developed set of active safety technologies: a new Panoramic View Monitor displays a 360 degree, bird’s-eye view of the vehicle’s immediate surroundings to aid parking and slow speed manoeuvring; and the restyled interior benefits from the enhanced functionality of both a 4.2’’ Multi-information Display screen and a 7’’, full-colour centre console screen incorporating the Toyota Touch® 2 multimedia system.
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