Where did May go?? Can't believe its already June guys! Happy pride month to everyone, we kind of wish we had a more colorful vehicle to upload today but the RAV4 Hybrid has been one of the most requested videos this year so we hope you enjoy! We call this the most gas efficient SUV in America because at 40 MPG combined, nothing else that uses petrol really matches it at the moment. The upcoming 2020 Escape Hybrid should be close, but at the moment, this is the best and even outdoes the diesel offerings from GM and Mazda. Props to Toyota for such impressive numbers on the RAV4 Hybrid, it is definitely much improved over the non-hybrid and the previous generation!

Sofyan: "I am not going to go too much in depth with this one." *continues to go in depth*

I gotta say all New toyota cars are good for the money. You get style, which was not there, you get reliability, great mpg and best safety.

I love how you turn on the turn signals for us to see how it looks like. Awesome detail! You are always improving!

I bought the new 2019 rav 4 hybrid and it saved my fiance a van ran a red light at 60mph hit us head on basically as we made a left all airbags deployed I went unconscious but she was unharmed thank God. I'm glad I purchased it and after it was totalled bought another one. Great gas looks good awd and safe. I love this vehicle Toyota keeps it up they are all I will buy

This is my first time watching one of your reviews. I am the owner of a 2019 RAV4 Limited hybrid. You gave us excellent insight to this vehicle and pointed out many of the reasons I love my RAV4 hybrid.

Just bought one this past weekend. It is our first hybrid vehicle. At first it took a little time to get used to the start up of the vehicle. Now we rock n roll. I believe we are going to love this vehicle.

I bought one two weeks ago. the mileage is mind blowing!!

Getting around 40-60 mpg. I do a lot of highway driving in New York, the highest I have gotten was 52 mpg, note* I do drive 1 hour and 30 minutes. I love how it’s faster than the gas model, it is also quieter, and also very good looking car! The reliability and dependability is also awesome!

Shoutout to the runner that made her way into two separate shots during the review!

This is a such a good review. Thank you for the details, and especially for continuously comparing it to the competition throughout, all of which my wife and I have been considering for our next vehicle. Would love to see a review of the limited version if possible; nonetheless, this review is extremely helpful. Thank you!

Best, most organized, efficient, articulate review I think I've ever seen!

Thanks for this helpful review !

I REALLY like this car, but 42,000 out the door with taxes is INSANE! I'm going to buy a fully loaded Forester out the door for 31k. Can't justify the 11k difference for 7-8 more miles to the gallon

Thank you so much for this detail review ! Definitely proofed my choice this year :D

Sofyan, this was a thorough, well done review. Your thoughts on the hybrid were on point. Thank you.

Great review as I am currently thinking of buying one.

That’s some seriously good mpg for that vehicle segment.

Great Video! Looking forward to see more!

Perfect review sofyan I enjoyed it😃

Toyota finally nailed it.Wish I was in a market for a new car.

Mazda tricked us all, its so small interior space is nonexistence but handles better because its as small as a sedan when you get close to one

What mounts are you using for your Sony FDR-X3000s? I have been looking for mounts like yours. Also, I love your reviews!

Great Review. This is one of the most positive Toyota reviews I have ever seen Sofyan give. Wow. I just wish you could get the white roof option like the gas Adventure models.

Please show the hybrid system monitor display during your test drives of hybrids! We hybrid-technology geeks want to know what's going on under the hood...

Test drove both the gas and hybrid version and it really is a no brainer. The hybrid accelerates quicker and has less road noise. The gas 8 speed transmission is constantly shifting and in eco it is pronounced from gear to gear. Not a pleasant ride and at freeway speeds in the gas version you may as well turn off the radio. I will not be surprised if the hybrid out sells the gas Picked up the hybrid XLE with the convenience package in white. $30,707 out-the-door. Summer sales are slow so salespersons will deal and Toyota is offering a $1,250 rebate if you finance through Toyota Financial Services. If you have excellent credit you can get 3.9 % for 60 months and 4.4% for 72 months. If your credit is average you may want to refinance after you receive your first bill at a credit union because average credit using Toyota Financial Services will be 5.25% or higher.

Helpful review thank you

This is the best compact SUV ever made. $28k, 40 MPG, AWD is standard, top safety scores, 219 hp... if anyone can try and beat those numbers, please do. Considering everything, I dont think anything else can hang.

It’s not CVT, it actually a differential. Three parties engine/motor/generator.

Love the video. Illegal speed. Man i was cracking up.

Thank You Great Video!

Excellent review

I don’t understand why people complain about cars not having navigation when they have Apple car play and android auto.... They need to offer a led turn signal option! Also the shelf in my rav4 gen is better since it has a door! I’m able to have stuff inside it!

When it comes to fog lights, they’re not there to increase lighting. They’re there to cut through fog. For that, the yellower the light, the better, and the more diffused the light, the better, so LEDs are fine, but only if they’re yellow and diffused. Otherwise you’re better off with the incandescent bulbs. Also, a correction on the engine: the 2.5 comes with direct and port injection. It’s an important caveat because this type of engine is rare and eliminates the carbon build-up issues that all direct injection engines have. Finally, a correction on the transmission: It does not have a CVT transmission. It has what’s called an eCVT transmission. Those are entirely different than your regular CVTs. They don’t have comes and pulleys and belts/chains. They work with planetary gears. Very reliable. Also, the CX5 Turbo has been clocked with a slightly (less than 1 second difference) slower 0-60mph than this Rav4 Hybrid.

Hybrid rav is just amazing, driving it for over 2 months now and I really liked it. Noise is not that bad as lots of people claiming. I get about 5.1l/100km. For $45CAD gas I make over 750km.

Another great video....

I still sometimes see 83 to 86 Camrys, 83 to 86 Tercels, and 84 to 87 Corollas on the road where I live, and there is a lot of salt here in the winter. I literally just yesterday saw a 85 or 86 beige Toyota Camry hacthback. I see many old Honda's too. No wonder some people would not go back to the big American 3 automakers.

I just bought the XSE with all of these add-ons in white. They are so popular around here that I have to wait up to 2 months before I actually get the car though...

Great review

Love dat door closing sound testing

Thank you for reviewing the Hybrid version! I own a v6 Rav4 and have struggled to find anything to replace it with. I love the pep of my v6, but admittedly feel guilty about the gas mileage. I was eyeing the 2020 Outback with the turbo engine, but have concerns about the reliability... and the MPG isn't great on those either. The Hybrid Rav4 seems to be the best compromise on the market today; good enough acceleration and AMAZING fuel efficiency for a compact SUV. I think I'll wait for the 2020 model, in the hope that they address the common complaint of engine noise in the cabin.

You made a great case for it. Really worth it.

Sofyan is always so great!

I just test drove the Hybrid RAV4 this morning and it was a pleasant driver. Power was more than adequate and cabin noise was well controlled. One major downside is that I couldn't get enough headroom on the passenger seat with the moon roof option. I'm 5'10 (180cm) and my head was touching the roof. Almost perfect.

Toyota's design and style department deserves a huge bonus. The RAV4 and Camry look stunning!

Toyota. The brand that have so many haters here in YT yet they sold very well in US LOL

I can’t believe I’m saying this. I love the look of it and the mileage as well as the rav4 adventure. I own a 2014 cx5

They really made this thing look amazing. Wish the highlander looked this good. I need the 3rd row.

It is funny how much he dislikes Toyota/Lexus cars. In his comparison with the cx5, he will shit on the rav4 on a lot of features and went on to say "cx5 definitely is better than the Rav4 " or "cx5 has this, and rav4 doesn't".... NOW, even in this new Rav4 where backseat legroom is more than the cx5, he stills refused to say that Rav4 has more legroom than the cx5. he just refused to say it on carmera. Instead he said this new Rav4 legroom is reduced compare to the previous gen rav4.... Bro, no offense, but why can't you use say something nice about Toyota products. Afterall, they are the most popular brand in this world! Gives the credit to where it's due

He did a video when this first came last year out and it got almost 3 Million views, so I was expecting a remix Looks great with the contrasting roof, tinted windows and black wheels

toyota nailed it. so close to that 40 hwy mpg, I'm sure they're getting closer perhaps on the next iteration.

This video made me bought 2019 rav4 XSE in 2019 as my first car, and 2 years later im still loving my car!! It drove reallly nice on Sports Mode and it’s addicting. I have 34,000 miles on it and i just change the tires because i basically abused the tires (sports mode most of the time and i drove it in mountain road terrain)... it had about 34.5 mpg before changing the tires. Now that i change to the new tires its coming back up to 38.7 mpg. The only down side to this car, is the gas tank....you can also search it online. Sometimes it doesnt want me to put in the full gas tank? Butt its still a reallly nice car!!

Paid off a 2012 F150 EcoBoost Crewcab $51k .. It's my ride for now.. 15.4 MPG.. Love this RAV4 hybrid.. Toyota Resell Value says it all..

This Rav4 is really good looking. I never liked it at launch. But now it's starting to come together in the looks aspect and having acceptable power, AWD as well as top of the class efficiency makes this the one to have. Toyota would only have to come up with a TRD version of this to take on the Mazda CX5

very well presented. great car.

What Lav mic do you use?

Love the reliability and durability of Toyotas!!! They can stand the test of time unlike other competitors.

That blue thing isn’t the strut tower brace. It’s the strut. 😆

AWD standard on the Hybrid as you mentioned Sofyan? Maybe on the XSE? Not the XLE that I may be interested in. Please confirm.

Does anyone own one of these Rav4 hybrids? I wanted to get one but I heard there’s a problem with the fuel tank not filling up all the way. I heard it stops at around 10 gallons when the tank is around 14.

I just got my 2019 rav4 limited hybrid for 38k on the road and out the door. deals can be done. love the ventilated seats.

If the mic doesn't work.. why did you keep it?

Nice review! Do you have nay inside info on the 2021 Rav4 Prime?

How much more does it cost to make vs the regular one? Is the battery recyclable?

I got mine 2 days ago, XSE magnetic gray. It pretty sweet

His last name is "Bey". It never gets old for me.

I used to see one of these parked on the street outside my office building every day. I really want one

Toyota nailed this. Only complaint, is I think toyota should have done the xse version as an appearance package, available on the limited trim. It's a shame you can get a few of the extras on the xse right now, like memory seats, etc..

Wife bought one last Tuesday........ 😞 I bought one Friday 😃

17:15 Toyota set this up right. The mainstream buyer really wants Transformer looks but a soft suspension This has worked like a charm with their Lexus crossovers.

But what happens when your pushing it to 100mp dose it shake so bad that it feels likes it’s going to fall apart

Hi Sofyan. Considering that you saw the XSE model in both sky metallic and blizzard Pearl, which do you think looks better?

I would definitely consider this version of the RAV4. Very nice!

40+ MPG for an AWD Crossover 🎉

How about side mirrors? Sounds like they shaking like leaves after 70-80km/ hr doesn't matter it's windy outside or not...

Is there away to keep the backdoor open without running down the battery? I want to hook up a SUV tent to the back.

Came here from alex on autos. He still doesn’t have the full review on this vehicle.

WOW. A Toyota hybrid that looks good, great gas mileage and it doesn't look bland. Just add some larger tires. Also Sofyan did you say "sammiched"? 😂

Thanks for this video. I am looking to buy my first new car and I am a newbie when it comes to cars. So what are the difference between the one that costs 28K and the one that costs 33K?

I also really enjoy the visibility of the RAV4 vs. my 2018 Highlander which is far away from you and it feels like you're looking through a tunnel.

Time for the 2020 Rav4 Hybrid Review

3:18 Dammit Karen! Can’t you see I’m filming?

Man, wish this video went up during Memorial Day weekend/week so I could take advantage of the end of the month rush for dealers to sell cars

Asking for suggestions/recommendations: my RAV4 hybrid Limited 2019 mpg is at best 32 mpg. In winter 28 mph. I live in Anchorage, Alaska and gar is in heated garage when home. Fuel tank capacity is only 11 gallons. The local dealer did fuel diagnostics and presumably changed the fuel tank. However, nothing changed. I still fill max 11.1 gln and fuel efficiency is still 31-32 mpg. What else can be done? Was hoping to get a fuel efficiency of at least 36 mpg. Thanks.

My city of Massachusetts is already flooded with this new rav4

finally Toyota delivers an SUV that actually looks good. Could be great if they can boost the battery a bit and gives the model a plug-in hybrid. With the incentive from the government, this thing will be sold off in no time

This rav4 hybrid or lexus ux hybrid? Part of me want the lexus but rav4 hybrid has more cargo space. Or shall I wait for crv hybrid

Glad to see the panoramic roof option didn’t get deleted for the hybrid model unlike the Camry

Either Sofyan keeps drifting during his test drive, or he has a radar detector, cause there's a lot of beeping going on😂😂😂

Sure the turbocharged entries in the segment may be more fun to drive and more dynamic, but what most reviewers seems to disregard is that fact that a turbo engine will NEVER be as reliable as a naturally aspirated engine.

Does this come with a spare? On the Toyota.com site, it says it does. Not sure if this is accurate or not.

14:28 The picup trying to overtake was like:"WTF??!"

Going to be picking one of these up in the next couple of days 😬

You forgot one very important thing probably after 100, 000 miles the Mazda will definitely fall apart before you pay it off. But the Rav4 will drive well past 200,000 miles and more.

Funny, we were looking at trading in the Lexus RX350h for their UX250h model (cutting costs but keeping quality) and we end up liking the looks + interior size + price + mileage and acceleration of their RAV4 Hybrid much more! it just makes that much more sense and who cares about the badge when the company (+quality) is the same? Sure, some of the trim may not be "on par"; but, that's not too apparent, overall. And even the fully stoked "Limited" edition is cheaper than the equivalent Lexus UX250h. Toyota was right to bolster the RAV model to keep up with competition, but they may have cannibalized some of it's Lexus siblings in the process (and I'm okay with that!!) I liked how you got right to the point on everything and spoke quickly and concisely through the other vehicle comparisons you've experienced. Thanks for making our choice that much easier - excellent review, Sofyan! Cheers! Rob [small observation: correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think you had it set to Sport mode, when you were doing all your acceleration testing on the highway... I believe it may have been a bit better than you experienced - I saw a "blue" dash, not "red"]

Does anyone have problem with backup camera dynamic grid line not show up??

Never thought of getting a Toyota, I was stuck on Honda but decided to glance at Toyota and I'm sold,I own a 2011 Equinox and Will make the switch soon,I will never buy an American vehicle again is all I'm saying.

Wow that thing is a beauty, i have the 2013 rav4.

Yes, the engine noise under acceleration is bland. Essentially, the engine chooses one RPM and holds it. But for good reason. Max acceleration is best accomplished at peak horsepower. That is one of the best qualities of a CVT. Put the engine at peak horsepower, then continually vary the gear ratio. I have a 2012 Camry Hybrid and love it. On 2 lane roads, I rarely pull in from passing someone doing less than 80 mph. The new Rav4 Hybrid is definitely on my radar for my next vehicle.

Do you not have front wheel drive version. We have both in the UK AWD and FWD hybrids