The 2026 Toyota RAV4 Woodland Is A Plug-In Hybrid SUV Made For Bigger Off-Road Adventures
If you’re in the market for the ultimate compact family SUV, it’s pretty hard to beat the entire package of the Toyota RAV 4. For the past three decades, this model has become synonymous and an easy choice for many American families or families all across the world. Now, in addition to building a comfortable SUV, Toyota also has a rich heritage in off-road vehicles. Just think about Toyota’s trucks, which they’ve tried to instill into the RAV 4 since the previous generation. Well, for 2026, we are seeing an allnew sixth generation model. And as you can see, this is a comprehensive redesign. We’re talking about an updated chassis, uh, upgraded interior with new technology, and an allect electric hybrid lineup. So, as you can see, this week, we’re actually out here in just north of Phoenix, Arizona, because we’re getting behind the wheel of the RAV 4 Woodland. This is the most off-road capable version, which essentially means we have standard all-terrain tires, a unique look on the outside, and increased ground clearance from its unique suspension. So, the big question I want answered, has Toyota managed to successfully create the most off-road capable electrified RAV 4 ever? Stay tuned to find out. Now, before we start talking about the unique styling of the RAV 4 Woodland trim, let’s go ahead and talk about what’s going on underneath the hood. Because the big story with this allnew sixth generation model is the fact that Toyota has gone allin on hybrid tech just like the recently redesigned Camry. The Woodland trim also offers uh the power the plug-in hybrid powertrain for the first time. So the base engine remains the fifth generation of their hybrid centered drive which combines a 2 and a half liter four-cylinder with three electric motors. Remember all-wheel drive is going to be standard on this trim. However, this particular model that I’m showing you is the new plug-in hybrid version which typically you couldn’t get that in the past on the Woodland grade. It has the same combo of the 2.5 liter four-cylinder with the three three electric motors. However, the battery pack grows from 1.02 kilwatt hours up to 22.7, which Toyota says is good for up to 49 mi of all-electric range. If you guys go for the SE or XSSE, that number improves to 52. And the power figure goes up significantly. So, the gas engine delivers 183 horsepower on its own, 172 footlbs of torque. The electric motor, however, delivers 201 horsepower on its own, and 203 footlbs of torque. The total combined figure here is 324 horsepower. So that’s nearly 100 more versus the base engine in front-wheel drive configuration. And it also has uh the same power figure as the performanceoriented GR Sport. Now it all goes out through an ECVT transmission uh which is technically an electronic CVT, not the same type of CVTs you’d find in some compet competitor cars. And Toyota uh doesn’t claim the um 0 to 60 time, but we’ll try it out when we get that vehicle out on the road. Fuel economy for this model is rated at 42 in the city, 35 on the highway. When you combine it with its 14 and 12 gallon fuel tank, the total range for this model with the electric only portion should be just under 600 miles. So again, this is going to be fantastic if you guys need to go further off the beaten path, you want to use electric only to power your campsite, for example, that could be a really nice touch. Top speed, we don’t have that final figure. I’d estimate with the all-terrain tires on this model, should be around 120ish miles an hour. And the new RAV can tow more. So, if you plan to tow a a camper in the back or whatever, it’ll tow up to 3500 lb, which is near the top of the segment. The Woodland is one of the heaviest trims on the RAV 4. However, weighing in at around 4500 lb. So, kind of keep that in mind. It’s almost 100 lbs heavier versus the GR Sport. Now, let’s go ahead and close up the hood here, which as you can see, a prop rod still holds up the hood, and talk about the exterior design, which is unique to the Woodland trim. This exterior color is also exclusive to the Woodland. It’s called Everest. It’s a really beautiful kind of like not a darker green, but like a medium uh I guess medium style green. We’ve seen this color first on the Toyota 4Runner. I actually was hoping Toyota would expand the availability on this color to the Core and to the Sport models. It’s a beautiful color. When the sun hits it, it has this gorgeous metallic fleck. You can see the hood has these new bulges in the hood for the vehicle. The grill is unique to the Woodland trim. Uh you can see it actually has another piece here uh with some unpainted plastic where the Toyota logo sits here at the front as opposed to other trims that sit up here on the actual closer to the hood line. You can see the front fascia also has some uh closed off openings but some functional openings as well. You have the standard Rigid Industries LED fog lights. This is the only trim to get these unique fog lights if you want fog lights on other trims. Only the Limited trim offers another fog light design. Uh, and you can see the front splitter has this kind of gray painted plastic area, which tries to look like a skid plate, which by the way, this car has an extra point4 inches of ground clearance for a total of 8.5 in. However, if you’re looking for steel skid plates underneath, Toyota sadly does not include that. I’m wondering if they’re going to eventually offer that uh from the dealer as a dealer accessory. The headlights, you can see these are the cheaper uh LED headlights. So, you have an LED projector for the low and high beam, but the turn signals, as you can see, are incandescent. The light signature when the daytime running lights are on are basically just the low beam projectors on a low intensity. So, I don’t like how Toyota put the cheaper headlights on the Woodland. I think the upper trims give it a much more uh distinctive and premium light signature. But, let me know in the comments section below if you guys like what Toyota’s done here with the woodland trim. Remember, there was a time for the previous generation where Toyota had an adventure trim for off-roading. They had a TRD off-road and then they had the Woodland which was introduced back in 2023. Toyota says they got rid of the TRD off-road because that is more synonymous with their trucks. This continues to ride on a unibody architecture, which by the way, the TGAK architecture has been modified to be slightly stiffer with more structural adhesive. And as you can see, it means the dimensions have basically stayed the same. Although the Woodland uh comes with its own unique styling features to make it a little bit longer. So, its overall length is 182 in long with a 105.9 in wheelbase. It is around an inch wider than uh all the other trims, and that’s because of the wide fender flares. As you can see, the Woodland also has the unpainted cladding here along the wheel arch trim and along the side sill, but it’s also it has a slightly more uh texturized look to it where it’s raised out that creates that wider effect for the vehicle, which is good because you have these unique wheels and tires. These are an 18-inch wheel that is specific to the Woodland trim. It’s kind of got like a graphite gray finish. It’s a six six-spoke design. Because this is a plug-in hybrid, you have the same 11 or 12.9 inch brake rotor at the front, 12inch rotor at the back. So, it’s bigger versus the standard hybrid. These are Dunlop Grand Track all-terrain tires on a 235x 65 R18. So, it’s a nice meaty tire. It certainly looks good along the body lines. This to me looks much better versus Honda’s main rival to this, which would be the CRV Trail Sport. I think Toyota just did a much better job here uh with making this look a little bit more rugged. I mentioned earlier 8 and 12 inches of ground clearance, unique suspension tune for this model, but no skid plates, which is a little disappointing. It is still a fully independent suspension. Now, as you can see behind this door right here, you’re going to find the charge port because this is the plug-in hybrid model. That’s how you’re going to know it’s a plug-in hybrid. And unlike the GR Sport that we showed you guys a full review on, you can see this model is unique because the charge ports on the passenger side as on the driver side as opposed to the passenger side. And you have a CCS combo here. So, you have the AC plug there. It has an 11 kilowatt onboard charger, which means you can basically charge it from 10 to 100% in around 2 and a half hours. So, it’s an hour quicker versus the 7 kilowatt on charge uh charger. And then that CCS combo means this vehicle can go to a level three fast charger. It’ll accept up to 50 kows and basically go from 10 to 80% in about 35 minutes. I don’t necessarily need or think that a plug-in hybrid needs fast charging ability, but it’s kind of nice how Toyota gives you uh that option. But again, keep in mind the SE and the GR Sport have the charge port door on the other side and they have a slower charger that’s on board and they don’t have the CCS combo capability. Now, you can see the Woodland also includes these black painted side mirrors with integrated turn signals. It also includes a full 360 camera. The plug-in hybrid woodland is the only woodland trim to give you the 360 camera. If you go for the base hybrid, you won’t get the 360 camera. I actually think that a black roof would have looked good here, but it’s not available on the woodland. Uh, and you can see, uh, looking at these raised roof rails. These are specific to the woodland, which is going to be good if you plan to put like a tent up here or any kind of, you know, bigger items where you want to take to your campsite. Just a standard size sunroof. No available pano roof on this model. And you can see there’s also the woodland badging there on the roof rails. It just gives it a much more adventurous, rugged look to it. So, I think Toyota did a great job, especially when you pair it with the upper screen exterior color. Now, looking at the rear, you can see it’s pretty similar to other trim levels of the new generation RAV 4. This is the same size spoiler you’re going to find on some of the core trims with an integrated third brake light. Um, the rear wiper sits here at the lower part of the glass. And then you can see the RAV 4 badges in bright silver with the black accented Toyota badge there, which really is a really small. You can see the PEV badge there lets everybody know it’s a plugin. There’s an all-wheel drive badge there. And then of course there’s the woodland badge here to let people know that this is the more rugged version. You can see the rear bumper also has some unique trim. Lots of silver painted plastic here which tries to look like I guess a skid plate garnish. You can see this trim also comes with Toyota’s tow hitch or it’s their activity mount technically which actually has some I guess tow hooks right there which is a nice touch. Remember this model can tow up to 3500 lb. This feature is standard on the Woodland grade which I think uh owners are going to really appreciate because you’re probably going to want that if you are going for this trim. Now, a power lift gate is also included. As you can see, that’s standard equipment on this model. And because this is the plug-in hybrid, you do have to deal with a little bit less cargo space. The battery technically lines the mid uh midsection of the vehicle, but as you can see, it includes these, you know, rugged uh floor mats back here, this rubberized cargo mat. And if I look underneath here, there is still a temporary spare tire. Although it’s not a full size spare, it’s nice that Toyota at least gives you that. I don’t think the new CRV Trail Sport offers a temporary spare tire. There you can see the floor is a little bit raised up. You get around 33.6 cubic feet of space. And then when you fold down the seats, you can see you have to kind of reach in and do do so. It expands the cargo to 63.6 cubic feet of space. So you lose around 6 cubic feet of maximum cargo compared to the regular hybrid, but this is still a very practical place to spend time. And you also still have a relatively flat floor. So if you want to go camping, you want to put like an air bed in there, you can still certainly do so. Now on the outside of the RAV 4 Woodland, clearly Toyota has given it some unique styling. But at the inside, you can also see some unique touches here that make this model a little bit more interesting. First of all, this color combination of the Everest green is compliment complemented by this mineral gray soft text. You can see all the Woodland trims either offer the gray or the black softex, which include some contrast orange stitching and piping. These seats are a lot different versus the sport grades that I showed you guys in our other reviews where you have a lot less bolstering. The seats themselves, you can see, are not perforated because the Woodland sadly does not offer a ventilated seat function, but you do have three-le heated seats. The driver seat has an eight-way power adjustable with two-way lumbar, but no memory seats. The passenger also has just a manual seat design. So, the one thing I want Toyota to offer are just more interior colors because this green would look fantastic if they would offer like a brown interior. So, perhaps that’s something they’ll offer uh later on. Now, as you get inside the vehicle with 8 and 12 inches of ground clearance, it has a nice easy step in height. And then as I shut the door, the door has a little bit more of a tinier sound. Remember, the GR Sport had more structural adhesive and bracing to give it more of that, you know, more solid sounding thunk that I much prefer with these newer vehicles. Now, getting inside, you can see the key fob. This is Toyota’s latest intelligent axis key, which is standard on all the Woodland trims. You can see it has the RA RAV 4 badge there. If I could hold the key up. Uh, and you have your typical buttons here for lock, unlock, power lift gate, and then a panic function. Uh, I like the fact that this key is also a pretty nice size. The start stop button is here, which is sort of blocked by the steering wheel, but because this is only as a hybrid, when you start it up with your foot on the brake, it just has the typical Toyota chime, it just says ready in the instrument panel. There’s no engine that comes to life. Uh, and uh, everything in here in terms of the infotainment system, and the tech has also been upgraded. Now, in terms of the materials, let’s talk about that really quick. Uh, this woodland trim has a soft touch injection molded plastic here on this upper door panel. You have some soft text here, which also has that interesting pattern from the seats carried over here. Nice padded armrest here where you’d rest your elbows. The window controls are onetouch up down for all four. They’re also at a really nice high position, which I like. Uh mirror controls are here. No power folding mirrors. Sadly, Toyota doesn’t offer that on any trim. Uh and then down in the lower portion here, you can see it’s all hard touch plastic. Sadly, this trim also does not offer the JBL premium sound system. That’s only available on the Limited and the XSE trim. Uh so keep that in mind if you’re an audio file. You only just have a six speakeraker standard audio system. The steering wheel you can see is pretty similar to other trims, but you do have some orange accents here for the third spoke. You can see you have the camera there that watches your face for the Toyota Safety Sense 4.0. You have a telescoping wheel which offers a lot of adjustability so you can get a comfortable driving position which is nice. The dashboard, as you can see, is the same cheap hard touch plastic scratchy material here on the upper portion. It’s a gray matte finish plastic here. It is slightly padded here or this is actual the same soft text from this the door panels carried over onto the dash here. It’s hard touch plastic here. And then um all trims, even the base Ellie, has the 12-in digital instrument cluster, which is customizable, which looks good. There’s no head-up display available on this trim. And then the Woodland only comes with the smaller 10.5 in display. So, as you can see, that’s the smaller head unit, which it’s a big upgrade from the base unit from the previous generation, which only, you know, offered an 8 in display. There’s also a bigger 12.9, but it’s not available here on the Woodland. You can see it has their latest Toyota audio multimedia interface 2.0, know, which runs off of their new Aren software, uh, which it’s showcasing, you know, Toyota’s improvements here, where you have much improved graphics. You have a customizable home screen, which is a nice touch. And then it also has wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Now, for some reason, my phone is not connected, but let me see if I can tell it to connect. Sometimes it’ll connect automatically. This is an early pre-production model, but you can see with the the CarPlay pulled up, it’s a little different from the 12.9 in display where it offered three different levels or three different rows of icons. In the 10.5, you just have two different rows. The icons are still big and they’re easy to navigate. You can also expand it to get rid of the native bar that’s off to the left side of the screen, but you can see it’s very quick and snappy and responsive. There’s also a little charge uh status button here where you can adjust how much you want the charge limit to be. It’ll also find charging stations for you. Going to the display here, you can also adjust your different settings. So, this is pretty similar to the original system, but at the same time, they’ve made some improvements. The GPS quality also has gone up. They’ve improved the map display and resolution, but it’s still nothing super special. Most of the times you’re probably just going to go to your phone. You’re going to pull up Google Maps and you can have Google Maps kind of right there in the screen. So, this is kind of what people are looking for nowadays. Anyways, I like the fact that there’s still a volume knob. You have dual zone climate control that’s automatic as standard. Just two-le heated seats along with two level or one level heated steering wheel as you can see. Uh, and you also have a traditional air vent here. You have some buttons here that almost look like dials. Remember, the old model had a dial for the volume and the tuning, but they’ve just gone to the buttons here. Trail mode is technically not unique to this trim, but it’s going to adjust the all-wheel drive system to give you more slippage when you’re off-roading. There’s a snow mode, and then your drive modes here. There’s basically four different modes, including a custom. There’s also a dedicated normal button here. I’m not sure why this is even necessary. There’s also an auto e EVHV button where you can adjust the vehicle and tell it to go into hybrid or EV mode or a charge mode. And you can see the Woodland also includes the quicker USBC charging ports that are 45 watts. a nice rubberized, you know, textured material here. And if I push this, you can see it gives you your full 360 camera, which also gives you a perimeter scan. This is a much uh improved screen and quality resolution from the old system. And you can also kind of do a pinch and zoom. I haven’t seen the 360 camera, though. On the smaller 10 and 12 in display, you can see it. It still works, uh, which is a great touch, but it does look better on the bigger 12.9. When I put the vehicle into reverse, you can see it still gives you your backup camera, which includes trajectory, cross traffic, braking, all that good stuff. Uh, so it’s nice to see that the plug-in hybrid Woodland gives you the 360 camera. You’re going to need that when you’re off-roading. Now, also there’s a chunky shifter here for the ECVT. The Woodland and the GR Sport have this shifter, electronic parking brake, and then you can see nice flat black or flat gray plastic here, which is much more durable. Doesn’t show fingerprints and smudges. You can also pull this up if you need to expand the car or the cup holders and clean out uh some sticky mess. You can see more orange trim here. This is a padded center console, which you can open up to the driver or on the passenger side. And if you push both the buttons, you can flip it over and create like a hard table here if you would prefer to do so. The one thing I don’t like about the system, it’s a little finicky when you get it on there. And then when you actually just have it on one latch, you can see it’s kind of flimsy. So, I have a feeling that’s the way it’s just designed to be because you’d have that ability to switch out uh the lid and flip it over. Uh I mentioned earlier these seats are comfortable and supportive. They just don’t have as much bolstering, which is fine. This is supposed to be more of a comfort oriented vehicle. I just wish that the Woodland trim had cooled seats. That’s a feature that I think a lot of people would appreciate. The glove box, you can see, is damped but not lined with felt. It’s a bin style. It pairs nicely with the shelf storage that you have here. Uh there’s just a traditional manual dayight rearview mirror here along with this traditional sunroof which has a retractable manual shade. The Woodland does not offer a pano roof, but at least the sunroof is standard, which is a nice touch if you guys prefer a moonroof option. So overall, the interior of the Woodland is not too different from the other trim levels of the RAV 4. I really like the orange accents and the 10 and a half inch display is also fine. I just want this car to offer cooled seats uh and a memory function for the driver and also the availability of a different color for the interior. But this mineral is a good combination with the evergreen uh exterior. But let’s go ahead and show you guys what the back seat is like on this trim. As you can see, that mineral soft text carries over here where it still has the two-tone look. These seats, they offer the ability to fold down to create almost that flat load floor, which is nice. And you also have the ability to kind of recline the seat, too. Sadly, this seat doesn’t move forward or back. But in terms of leg room, I’ll get back here and show you guys what that space is like. You can This is my driving position at 5’7. There’s 37.8 in of legroom according to Toyota. Not a flat floor here in the middle for the passenger, however, but you do have receipts, two USBC charging ports. No heated seats on this trim. You can get that on the Limited trim. You do have two storage cubbies. And then even this lower grade trim does have soft touch injection molded plastic here with more of that soft text with the textured look along with your onetouch up down for the mirror controls. The sunroof does, as you can see, take up some headroom space in this portion, but then it has a little carveout here. I have a solid maybe four or five inches of additional clearance. So, that’s a nice touch. And then you can see there’s an armrest that folds down, gives you two cup holders. So, the Woodland still very much excels as a family vehicle. Just remember, some competitors like the new CRV, for example, does offer a couple inches more rear seat leg room. So, here we are behind the wheel of the 2026 RAV 4 Woodland. And of course, because this is the more off-road oriented version, we are starting out the driving scene here off-road. Now, I will admit the off-roading that Toyota has set up for this car is nothing super challenging, but at the same time, this dirt road that we’re on has some rocks. It has some ruts. It also has some mud because Arizona was hit with some pretty like terrible thunderstorms yesterday. So, the road’s a lot wetter. Remember, we are in the desert. Uh, but surprisingly, we’re going to encounter some mud out here. But this model, of course, with its unique suspension, 8 and a half inches of ground clearance. I have the drive mode in its trail setting here, which I guess the other trims offer a trail mode as well. Although I guess Toyota has made some software changes to it. Really, what you’re noticing are the tires on this vehicle. They just provide the added grip that you are looking for as we go through kind of mud pit there. We’re kicking up some mud. And you can feel the car wants to step out a little bit. Remember, the all-wheel drive system in this vehicle is just essentially the rear axle is powered by that electric motor. Uh, and what you also notice is the car itself just feels very playful. There’s a lot of play in the steering, but at the same time, the traction control does let the car slide out just a bit as you kind of go around some corners. The um, suspension does a great job at just soaking up the bumps. The allhe drive system keeps you going, but I just wouldn’t want to go through like any treacherous off-roading where there’s actually some rocks or ruts that you have to go through. Rob wants me to drive through some of these puddles as we kick off some water. That’s pretty fun. And I feel bad for the guy that has to clean this car though later. Just hit the camera. Whoops. The uh no rain sensing. Well, no rain sensing wipers on this model here. At least I don’t think. But other than that, you know, that kind of off-roading, I suspect is probably the kind of off-roading that Toyota expect most customers to do. You’re just going to go down, you know, off-road trail a little further off the beaten path. We’re coming out to little change over here. I’m going to have Rob stop or pull out or get out and grab the camera that was on the ceiling or on the roof. We’ll come out of here obviously. Thank you for remembering. Also, never ever on camera ever again say we’re going to have Rob pull out. Yes. But now that we’ve switched to on-road driving, this is arguably where most woodland RAV 4 owners are probably going to drive this vehicle. So, let’s talk a little bit about the driving dynamics here. Uh, in terms of the characteristics. Now, these all-terrain tires will add a little bit more noise to the cabin because again, they have a chunkier tread to them. You have that extra point 4 in of ground clearance, which in theory should help uh this vehicle clear obstacles a little bit more. I just am sad that there are no skid plates. But here out on the road, the car feels very similar to other versions of the RAV, aside from again these all-terrain tires, which add noise. They have a little bit less grip. But what’s also interesting about the Woodland is this model is the heaviest version of the RAV 4 with the plug-in hybrid powertrain because remember uh you have that CCS combo port adding the weight. The sunroof is adding the weight. This vehicle also has the tow hitch stain at the back. So, I really like how this car just kind of soaks up the bumps. And because of the all-terrain tires, you’re not going to be fearful of hitting a pothole like you would on a model that has the 20-in alloy wheels, for example. The acceleration when it’s in hybrid mode is very quick. This car has plenty of power. It also has a lot less noise versus the hybrid only powertrain. And that’s because we have that much stronger electric motor, which I’ll try doing a 0 to 60 in pure EV mode at some point later on. But I what I want to try out is this 0 to 60 here in just the gas only or in the hybrid mode cuz this is where you’re going to get the full 324 horsepower. To get the best time, we’re going to take it out of trail mode. I’m going to put it into its sport setting here. We’re going to put the transmission in sport. Uh, and I’m going to also turn off the traction control. And to do that, you have to push and hold it for a while until it shuts everything off. And we’ll go ahead and brake torque. It feels pretty strong off the line. All right. 5.57 seconds there. So, that’s actually pretty quick. Uh, especially when you’re looking at the rest of the compact SUV class. Remember, this class is not known for having fast vehicles. Now, I want to actually take it out of its hybrid mode here. Actually, we won’t be able to. Sadly, it says EV mode unavailable, battery low. So, we’ll just put our foot down again. It’s not the most pleasant sound, but it sounds a lot quieter versus the hybrid only version of this powertrain because you have the 203 horsepower or 201 horsepower uh supplementing the 183 that you get from just the gas only version of the car. When you put the transmission out of the sport mode, because there’s technically a sport mode in the transmission and a sport mode in the actual drivetrain, uh this car is a really easy car to drive. The ride quality is smooth. Um you hear a little bit more tire noise coming through uh with these all-terrain tires, but the visibility is also really easy. There’s a nice little puddle here. We’re going to drive right through, which was kind of lame. It looked like a wave way worse puddle from far away. Uh in terms of visibility, I can see out of the front and the side easily. The view out of the back is perfect because of that really upright rear windshield. Uh, no auto- dimming rearview mirror or digital camera mirror. But this car essentially just drives like all the other versions of the RAV 4, just a little bit noisier with the all-terrain tires. But at the same time, I like the seats in this model. They don’t have as much aggressive bolstering, but um, they still are comfortable and supportive. The RAV 4 seats, I think, got better with this generation. I mean, the old one I already thought had really good seats. This one just feels like it’s, you know, modeled after your favorite living room chair. Uh, and, um, there’s a little bit more wind noise that I’m hearing from those roof rails. So, kind of keep that in mind. The woodland is going to be the least refined version of the RAV 4 platform, but it also is going to give you slightly more capability. It begs the question, though, do you even need to buy the Woodland trim? You could just buy basically a set of all-terrain tires and just get a model with the smaller 18-in wheels and kind of get a similar effect. Although, there are some unique styling elements for this vehicle. It’s really going to depend on the price for this model. In terms of the fuel efficiency, I I won’t be able to test that out here on this very short drive. This model is designed to get uh 40, I think 45 in the city, 34 on the highway, something like that, or 42 in the city, 34 on the highway. So, it’s not the most fuel efficient version, but at the same time, it’s a little bit more fuel efficient than the GR Sport. It looks like the trip computer here is showing an average of 29.3, but the car only has like 348 miles on it. So, we’ll have to wait until we get one back home to test for a full week to try that out. As we get out onto the highway here, I’m going to put my foot down and see how does the traction. You can feel the front slipping a little bit more versus the rear. Cuz remember, all the power from the engine is coming to the front wheels. The rear axle is only powered by that separate electric motor. But overall, this is still plenty fast. I mean, if you guys are if you guys are comparing this to the CRV Trail Sport, for example, or the Hyundai Tucson, uh, which offers the, you know, X-Pro from the Kia the Kia Sportage as well, there’s definitely a lot to like about this car from an acceleration standpoint, from a refinement standpoint. The smaller screen also, even though it is smaller, still gets the job done nicely. And I like this. I like the fact that the Woodland finally feels even more upscale than the earlier renditions, which kind of felt a little bit too cheap. But overall, if you plan to drive your Raph or more in off-road conditions where you want to go further off the beaten trail, the Woodland could be worth a look. But it also, you know, begs the question of whether you should just buy a lower trim and just add your own set of all-terrain tires. So, after spending the full day here driving the brand new 2026 Toyota RAV 4 Woodland, I have to say, if you guys are looking for a new compact family SUV with a little bit more extra capability, this Woodland trim should satisfy what you’re looking for. Because think about Toyota’s heritage here with off-road ready vehicles. The look of this car very much reminds me of the current generation Toyota 4Runner, but there’s a lot of things about the 4Runner that make it a little bit more of a challenge. If you plan to just use it as a family vehicle, the ride can still be a little bit trucky. It’s really expensive and uh the vehicle itself isn’t very fuel efficient. So, this RAV 4 Woodland essentially tries to tame a lot of the issues that you might have with a less refined body-on-frame vehicle like the 4Runner. The on-road performance, as you guys saw, aside from the chunky all-terrain tires adding noise, still delivers a very car-like driving demeanor. 0 to 60 we got in the mid5second range, which is plenty fast. I mean, this makes it one of the quickest accelerating vehicles in the compact mainstream SUV space. The ride quality is also smooth and comfortable, especially when you have these chunkier all-terrain tires. They just do a great job at smoothing out the ride quality. Unfortunately, if you guys are thinking this vehicle will have the off-road performance of like a 4Runner, this is where you have to manage your expectations because we still only have around 8 and 12 in of ground clearance, no protective underbody skid plates. But I have to say the all-wheel drive system in this vehicle works pretty well in most conditions aside from, you know, doing some serious off-roading because remember the rear electric motor only delivers around 90 pound feet of torque. So, it’s not a lot of power if you guys need to actually use, you know, the rear axle to get you out of a sticky situation, but at the same time, it should have enough to kind of deal with most of the kind of terrain I think Woodland owners are going to go with. The electric only driving portion of the plug-in hybrid powertrain is also an unexpected bonus. 0 to 60 in around 9 seconds for the EV in EV only mode is really impressive. And it’s also a quieter vehicle to drive thanks to the fact that you have that much more powerful electric motor. Uh, now in terms of the interior, I don’t like how the Woodland doesn’t offer ventilated seats. It has the slightly smaller screen, but it’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s still a really easy car to live with. Hi. Oh, hi. You get to to film this the second take now. Okay, film the second. You’re not. Sorry about that. So, now that our friend Ryan has stopped distracting us, let’s get back to the conclusion of this vehicle. Now, I mentioned the screen. I wish it was a little bit larger, but for most people, I think it should work. Really, what it’s going to come down to is the pricing of the Woodland trim. Because if you want to get your hands on this trim level of the RAV, you can basically start buying the uh hybrid only version by December. So, you’re going to have to wait a couple more months. However, the plug-in hybrid has been delayed until the early part of 2026. I’m going to say sometime in early spring perhaps, and we don’t know final pricing just yet. The base RAV 4LE with front-wheel drive, which also comes as a hybrid, Toyota is promising a starting price in the low $30,000 range. However, the current generation Woodland is around $36,000 to start, which is kind of based off of an XLE trim. It’s kind of similar to the way this new version is, but Toyota is introducing much better tech. It’s got a bigger screen. It’s got a sunroof. Uh, and it also has a soft text interior as opposed to a cloth when the Woodland first came out. Now, the plug-in hybrid powertrain, we have no idea what that powertrain is going to cost. I would estimate probably at least 8 to $10,000 more for the plug-in. So, basically, a current Woodland is around $39,000 fully loaded. I would say this model with the hybrid powertrain is probably going to start at just under $40,000. When you add the plug-in hybrid powertrain here, I wouldn’t be surprised to see this model have roughly a $50,000 price tag when you get it equipped like this, which begs the question, has Toyota priced this vehicle too high, especially if you want the plug-in hybrid model. I think that it is a good value. And also keep in mind the CRV Trail Sport, which also comes as a hybrid, which is standard on this, is also around $40,000. So really, if you want an off-road capable version, Toyota makes it from the factory. Or you could also just buy a core model and just put some all-terrain tires on it. But at the same time, I do like the overall package that Toyota has gi given us here. I think it’s a better job versus some of its other rivals, which also are now offering off-road oriented version of a car like crossover. While that said, hope you guys have enjoyed my full overview on the brand new 2026 Toyota RAV 4 Woodland with the plug-in hybrid powertrain. If you’re also looking to see the latest cars I’m testing, be sure to follow me on Instagram at redline_reviews. Like us on Facebook, and as always guys, please keep subscribing to the Redline Reviews YouTube channel for all the latest reviews. Thank you so much for watching. watching. I’ll catch you all in the next video.
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