L.A. Auto Show: The 2021 Toyota Rav4 Prime is a powerful plug-in hybrid
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Toyota Rav4 connects and turns on.
The country's best-selling non-pickup vehicle gets a plug-in hybrid model called Prime that delivers 302 hp and an all-electric range of 39 miles between charges.
Rav4 Prime uses a four-wheel drive system similar to that of the existing Rav4 Hybrid which has a 2.5-liter four-cylinder gas engine and electric motor that drives the front wheels and a separate electric rear engine. Rav4 Prime switches to more powerful engines and adds a larger battery pack with plug-in functionality.
Toyota estimates the combined fuel economy at 90 mph (miles per gallon equivalent), which assumes that the battery is recharged every day. The efficiency after the battery is empty has not been announced, but the conventional Rav4 Hybrid is rated at 40 mpg.
Toyota states that the Rav4 Prime is not only the most powerful Rav4 ever, but that it will be the second-quickest model in the lineup behind the Toyota Supra sports car, and can accelerate to 60 km / h in 5.8 seconds.
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The prices for the 2021 Rav4 Prime will be announced closer to the sale date next summer, and will initially only be offered in SE and XSE trims. The Rav4 Hybrid XSE is currently starting at $ 35,170, so expect Rav4 Prime to come in for a few thousand dollars more than that, and to qualify for some federal and state electric car tax credits.
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