
A drop-down center armrest provides cupholders.

The slightly reclined back 60/40 rear split seats are slightly raised due to the battery. The RAV4 is roomy with plenty of head- and leg-room.

The center console hosts your leather-trimmed gear shift knob, electric parking brake, automatic brake hold and drive mode select. The center stack is home to dual-zone climate controls with large, easy to grip rubber dials. I do find the text to be on the small side for me. An optional panoramic sunroof allows a lot of light in from above.Ī 7-inch digital driver display with a blue/green color theme offers standard driver info plus things unique to the hybrid like EV/HV range and EV drive ratio. A Premium package features unique black, comfortable SofTex leatherette seats with side bolsters and red accents along with an 8-way power adjustable driver's seat with memory as well as a 4-way power passenger seat and heated and ventilated front seats. Soft-touch surfaces adorn the dash, door and armrests along with some plastic in places. The XSE's black interior is well-designed, comfortable and user-friendly. The PRIME delivers an electric driving range of 42-mile range on a full charge, the best EV range in it plug-in hybrid class. (It's also more powerful than the just unveiled 300-horsepower GR Corolla.)ĭrive modes include SPORT, Eco and NORMAL modes, EV mode, HV mode, AUTO EV/AV mode, CHARGE mode and TRAIL mode. But with more powerful motor-generators, along with a recently developed high-capacity Lithium-Ion battery and a booster converter, it delivers a combined 302-horsepower which is an 83-horsepower boost over the standard hybrid. It shares its 2.5-liter 4-cylinder engine with the regular hybrid. The PRIME is the most powerful and fastest RAV4 ever with the quickest 0 to 60 time (5.7 seconds) in the lineup behind the Supra.

Blue Toyota logos in front and back designate its hybrid status. Up top, a low profile roof rack sports optional cross rail bars.

In the rear, you find dual chrome exhaust as well as LED tail lamps. It's equipped with LED daytime running lights and this model's Adaptive Front Headlight system are optional and upgrade the standard Bi-LED headlamps.īlack-painted power side mirrors fold and are heated. A vertical LED accent strip tells you it's the PRIME. The front features a silver-painted lower bumper and a unique, slim black-diamond bar front grill. I must say the PRIME looks striking in gorgeous Supersonic Red paired with a black roof and its 19-inch wheels.
