Happy Friday guys! Hope you all are having a great week! Just wanted to let you know in the driving scene, the footage from the secondary camera was corrupted so we weren't able to include it in the video, even though you see the GoPro recording it on the screen. We're hoping to get our hands on an XSE or Limited trim with the larger 10.3" display later this year!

The Woodland is also pre wired for all of the ambient floor lights that higher trims get! I bought the OEM floor and console lights and installed in 45 minutes. It is an easy process that only requires 2 Phillips screws, (1) 10mm bolt, and a trim tool. $40 got me ambient lights

33k for this almost makes it worth it. But I really hate when manufacturers slap some wheels and an all terrain tire and call it an off-roaders.

Can’t believe this is already the 5th year of this body style, still seems fresh & new every time I see one

I have the 23 rav4 woodland in blue. Love it. I get around 37 to 39 mpg driving around. Leather, power lift gate, heated seats, sun roof, etc not available but I am ok without them. Less things that can break. My dealer can add aftermarket heated seats for 750 bucks, I'll think about it. Great car overall

Finally! A great detailed review of this car. Can't wait for Driving Sports TV to get a tester and put it through the paces. To clear things up- this is a SOFTROADER. It's not the TRD or Adventure at all. For actual offroading- get a 4Runner. We bought my wife the White Woodland, which is the best color in my opinion. The TRD tuned suspension is definitely an upgrade along with the Wildpeak-esque wheels. This is an EXCEPTIONAL car in bad weather. It stays so planted, especially with the auto-4WD. Gas mileage is ridiculous and so is the acceleration when compared to a standard example. We had a couple of freezing rain storms and it was glued to the ground even in corners. I love how safe it keeps my wife and our future ninos. This is an everyday driver that can get through all types of sketchy weather. Wouldn't take it to Moab but it'll get you to and back from Costco in a snow storm with crazy MPG. I'm so glad we got this. I have a 4Runner for offroad.

Love the Calvary blue and bronze wheels. Would love these on our 25AE! It’s a bummer no soft-tex for the interior considering it’s “off road” savvy

You are missing the whole point of this vehicle. Toyota was trying to keep the price down with a cool looking, fuel efficient vehicle. You complained about it not having all of the options that make this same vehicle 44 thousand dollars.

The Woodland gets the TRD's springs, dampers, and bump stops, but it's not a full on TRD. It is TRD Tuned as well, per my window sticker. I wish Toyota would be more clear on presenting this information though. 1,500 miles on mine and I am 38.0 MPG. 75% highway and most driving in 35-55°F (none of this is ideal conditions for the Hybrid system). I expect 40mpg to be realistic come spring time, especially if you're doing city driving. I opted to remove the crossbars because it's so easy to and improves MPG. I only need them for ~1,500 miles a year. It is rated to tow 1,750lb.

Dealership is asking $42k in Texas for this. Almost $6k in dealer add-ons.

i use your driving videos to help me sleep at night as my white noise

Thanks for your detailed review! There seems to be some confusion about what the “TRD tuned suspension” is on the RAV4 Woodland. According to Toyota’s literature. It mentions different coil springs, bump stops and damper/shocks. But as you pointed out, it’s clearly not the same one as on the TRD off-road, due to the 8.1” of ground clearance. I agree with you regarding not having the available options to add on the Woodland trim as being a bit of a disappointment. Note that this is case for the US version. For the Canadian version, you can spec it out with heated seats, heated leather wrapped steering wheel, power lift gate, and moon roof.

I found it discounted for 70k!

It looks a lot nicer than the CRV, its cheaper, and has about the same performance. Looks like a win to me.

What a good looking car 🤩

Great review. I actually really like the specs here. Has the things I want and avoids things I don't.

In Canada, woodland comes with heated seats, power rear door, sunroof, heated leather steering wheel.

Thank you. I was thinking pretty seriously about this model until I saw your video. Think I'll go with the XSE if I'm dropping that much money.

My Son has a 2022 Rav4 Hybrid and he is getting about 650 miles per tank of gas.

Actual buttons for the climate control: A welcome sight. I'd prefer a higher level trim myself; but the '23s are a great upgrade for the RAV4 all around.

You should specify that the missing options are for the ones in the united states. Just got mine in cansda with moonroof, power lift gate, heater steeering wheel and more for all those in the comments section. Its not noisier with the tires. It towes 1750 lbs.

Thanks for the review on the Woodland trim. Great job with this review, as always. Currently shopping for a 2023 Rav4 hybrid. I love the exterior looks of the Woodland in all 3 colors. The urethane steering wheel is really disappointing. I would prefer to have heated seats but not a deal killer and I don't mind cloth. The cheesy mats are almost a deal killer but maybe those could be changed out. Would prefer the upgraded infotainment but that's not a deal killer either. I like the TRD suspension. Lack of a power lift gate does not bother me. I don't think just putting the Falkens on another trim would be exactly the same in terms of mild off-road capability but the tires are most of the diff off-road so it would help. I think the fuel mileage can exceed the mpg rating and you don't need to hypermile to do it. I would not let the slightly lower mpg rating deter anyone from buying a Woodland. Keep the speed under the posted speed limit and limit the jackrabbit starts between stops and the mpgs will be great. I don't think I would pay the out the door prices I am seeing ($35k+) but somewhere just under $33k out the door seems fair for a vehicle that is pretty Spartan by today's standard's. Oddly with all the trims and options and premium packages there is not one single trim that can exactly fit the bill for me. There will be a compromise or two with whichever trim I choose but I have no doubt it will be a great and reliable vehicle.

When are u going to post the Lucid review?

I'm looking at the actual sticker. The woodland edition comes with TRD tuned suspension. I can't add the picture, but that upgrade is huge. Please check and respond.

I would have love to see the front of the adventure trim with a hybrid power train definitely a missed opportunity to actually up the sale numbers there

nice also bigfan sir

What is brake torqueing?

That’s A Really Cool Toyota RAV4 Woodland Edition. It Brings Rugged Capability With Hybrid Power.

is this the same as the trail edition in canada??

Under $35k including destination is a good value.

I mean isn’t this just the “poverty” spec? Not sure why this is any better than a base.

I like Toyota SUVs!! I'm buying this Sofyan.

best suv ever!

Rav 4’s are hard to find and sell like hot cakes here in Washington and they are higher priced than msrp because of this… there was 1 of these left and we’re trying to go look at it and then it was being purchased before we could even get to the lot. Been looking around and what I really don’t like is the steering wheel plastic like a McDonald’s play bin, it reminds me of and that’s the one thing you constantly touch … we were gonna get a brand new Rav 4 le for 32k… but I just couldn’t get over the steering wheel and tires.. for 32k it just lacked anything that said special. So after months of looking, we finally found a 21 xle premium, with all the bells and whistles. Jbl 11 speaker system, heated steering wheel and seats both leather, with only 20k miles. For 33k. In a nice pearl white exterior all and all very hard to find around here in Washington for price and color and upgrades jumped on that one and, happy we did 🤗🤗 love it. And worth to buy a little bit used one if you can find one, that’s fully packaged. For the same price as a new one that’s basic af

Glad this car doesn't come with all the aesthetic garbage I wouldn't care less about. There's a different trim model for that. I'm okay with saving thousands with them not having that stuff in the car. Leather garbage which feel awful in this 110 degree climate I live in, heated seats/wheel. um... no. Its hot enough. Auto lift gate, nice perk, wouldn't pay $100 for it, let alone the extra thousand it cost. I just need the mechanical side of this car. Glad they made it this way. Glad they have trims for some, and different trims for others.

I just preordered one! Wondering if I could upgrade the speakers to their JBL premium sound package or maybe it isn't available for RAV4 hybrids? I did not see it as an option package.

Please advise does the ride on this car seem similar to other RAV4 models? Or is it a harder ride due to the different shocks? I have an opportunity to buy one however there are no models to be found anywhere to test drive.

WOW! LOVE THE NEW SUBARU STI! :DD

Way back in 2021!

Nice suv

Love the venza interior

Kind of nice ..

Hopefully Toyota added more noise cancelling in this Rav with those tires its going to be pretty loud on the highway.

Looking at the concept of the 2024 Toyota rav 4can pull this off of I’ll wait

The TRD trim not enough?

I love Toyotas, am on my 8th one (an 06 Toyota Sequoia), but I do not understand this model. Instead of introducing this, why not just give buyers the option of a hybrid engine in the TRD Off Road Pro? More ground clearance on the TRD Offroad, can tow, has softe seats, etc. The lack of obvious options is very disappointing--I was really hopeful about this trim, and for someone who wants a do-it-all SUV that can get me to the trail head, a cabin, to a river, on forest roads/BLM Roads, this model for me is decidedly "meh." Come on, Toyota, you kind of swung and missed on this opportunity

Might as well go with the xle instead.

Still looks fresh even after five years in the market but this particular trim, with the quite significant fuel efficiency reduction, is pretty pointless.

I am shopping for an SUV and am drawn to the RAV4. What is best trim level?

These appearance only off0road trims are kind of pointless in my opinion. It's just an excuse to charge a higher price without giving you any more capability and cheaping out on the interior. Hard pass on this one.

When do you think you’ll have news about the Corolla cross hybrid? That car has gone dark since June.

wait, this thing can't tow? I just need to tow a motorcycle or two. But a fuel efficient small suv.

Can’t wait for a redesign of the RAV4. Interior driver space is so tight and road noise is horrendous.

I'll just put a new all terrain tires on my 2019 rav4.

You can get 40.4 mpg, without the roof rails, The soft touch is over rated. Has Fog lights standard which is a plus. Cloth last decades no maintenance and your rear passengers will not slide in the back. Also you can scotch bright the seats so you don't have to worry about your mud comment. Which I don't think any one is seating in a car all muddy to begin with. The features like heated seats is over rated.

Really wanted a RAV4 Woodland. Still waiting to see if Toyota is going to reposition that high voltage cable out of the mud.

Our 19’ Rav in base trim is missing so many basics and feels cheap compared to our lower trim crosstrek. Window buttons, fuel latch and are not lit at night. Engine sound-proofing removed. Boring engine and lifeless handling. Can’t believe the Rav sells so well.

Priciey Plastic Fantastic

Great detailed review! Ty for showing the remote start!🙌 would be nice if the RAV got the horn from the Camry.. it’s about time. The RAV4 is no longer the cheapest Toyota SUV you can buy so a Camry horn would fit it. Also the XLE “premium” still has this cheap interior😖 they need to discontinue that trim and bring over all the standard equipment from that to the non premium XLE. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, the XLE Premium trim CHEAPENS the RAV4 lineup! If I were getting a XLE Premium I’d just spend the extra money and get the limited w the complete package.

Looks nice. I need at least five thousand pounds of towing so I won't be trading in my Kia Sorento anytime soon.

2023 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid LE AWD Bronze Woodland Special Edition!

No heated seats? What is this, 1992?

I got one and the money I saved for not buying an LXE premium, I went through Katzkin for full install of leather as well as heated/ventilated seats

20:39 what they really mean when they say used rav4, never driven hard, slightly used, like new condition. I've only be in crossovers like the rav4, and crv for car services. But their ride quality seemed harsher and more jarring than sedans. Also I've never liked the front end of this generations rav4. Hopefully they change it and while toyota are at it make the corolla sedan rear end look as good as the hatchback rear end, which is much more cohesive design.

I just got a woodland. Mine does have power tailgate

My dealership has one at 34k

Its more soft road like rough trails that are border line questionable at most ....I would not take it off road.

TRD > Adventure > Woodland?

The way toyota does LED running lights on lower trims pisses me My se Camry is like that and it’s wack af

It was a big disappointment to discover that there is only one way to open the rear (hatchback) door on the 2023 Toyota RAV4 Woodland Edition, which is to press the electronic release above the license plate. I never imagined that a vehicle as sophisticated as the Toyota RAV4 would have this limitation. There is no mechanical key port allowing the rear door to be opened in the event that the electronic release might fail; and there is no interior door release for the driver. This is a design flaw which impacts safety. The driver should have a button to unlock the rear door - even in models which do not include the Power Back Door (PBD) feature. The back door release should also work from the key fob - even in the absence of PBD.

When’s the lucid air review coming?!?!?

Sir, When is Toyota going to install the upgraded 245 hp , AWD, 2.5 Hybrid powertrain in their upscale RAV4 models? Why do they make two versions of the 2.5 AWD Hybrid system when Toyota is famous for uniformity in production to maximize manufacturing efficiency? How can there be no tow rating on the 'toughest' version of the RAV4 Hybrid? 🤔

Unpopular opinion: I love that Toyota isn't forcing a moonroof on this model

Why don't they just make the Toyota rav4 adventure a hybrid instead?? Wouldn't they just make more sense and probably be a better looking trim also? The rav4 adventure is basically a forgotten trim that I wish they would do more with. Also the adventure front bumper grille looks way better that this front end as an off road trim, especially if it were a hybrid.

Whoever designed those seats should be fired

that infotainment look so old and ugly lol. great car really been considering getting one.

Man that plastic steering wheel is just a huge FU from Toyota for not spending more - rental spec is right.

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“… a relatively solid sounding Thunk…” 🤦‍♂️🤔🤨🤷‍♂️😉🤣😂😆

canadian spec of the Woodland Edition is so much better, we have moonroof, automatic trunk, heated seats, leather wrapped steering wheel, heated steering wheel all standard...

Lacks refinement. The money would have been better spent on sound deadening and ride quality, not wheels and roof rails.

That cloth they used is going to look like a soiled diaper if that vehicle is used actually by the customers they're trying to attract.

still good for a 5 year old car.

I don’t like the color on the rav4. I like it on a sporty car

Feels like driving a Tractor 🤣🤣🤣😂🤣

Having driven a new 2023 RAV4 for a week, the infotainment system is definitely better, but it's not nearly as user friendly as some of the competition still. And their driver assist features are still garbage. I was very disappointed.

Cavalry blue not calvary blue

I just don't like the squared off wheel arch styling.

Can tell this trim level is purely a gimmick - Smart business move on Toyota though, throw some rugged tires, trim/graphics, and roof racks on it and essentially charge more for the same.

A new trim but no one can even get an allocation of the model. Wtf

To me it seems like Toyota is trying to capitalize on the "off road" craze, without actually offering any features. This is a low trim vehicle dressed up and charged a premium for.

Nice but CVT transmission 😫👎

It's disappointing TOYOTA just changed the wheel color and tires, not even the front grille neither the suspension.

Why is this dude so small or the car looks giant ant the beginning of the video?

I don’t understand how this is much different than other models other than off-road wheels and tires….

I love everything about it, except the lack of leather seats, leather wrapped steering wheel, powerlift gate, soft touch materials, and heated seats.

Not rated to tow.. What the Heck???

Gimmick trim. Nothing off road about this.. this is literally my XLE hybrid.

I won’t buy any vehicle with black interior. I want color choices for my $$$

Looks like a mini van