2026 Toyota Rav4 Hybrid Changes
The 2026 RAV4 Hybrid updates to Toyota's 5 th generation hybrid powertrain, with a 2.5L inline-four-cylinder engine (model A25A-FXS) that works with two motor-generators (MG1 and MG2) through a planetary. Redesigned for 2026, the RAV4 Hybrid and RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid models are new, improved, and ready to take on our favorite compact SUVs. The Toyota RAV4 was America's best-selling car last year.
That means there's a lot riding on the RAV4's 2026 model year redesign, the highlights of which are hybrid-only engines, new looks, lots. The sixth-generation Toyota RAV4 is on the way, and America's top. The RAV4's best sales year ever.
Now, an all-new 2026 RAV4 is hitting showrooms, and the success should continue, if Toyota has made the right kind of improvements to keep customers coming in. Toyota has revealed the all new 2026 RAV4, which now comes exclusively with gas-electric hybrid powertrains. There's an outdoorsy Woodland trim, and a new GR.
Toyota appears to have gone all-in for the redesign and marketing of its 2026 RAV4, and for good reason. In the United States, 42 compact or subcompact SUV models were available for sale in 2025. Image: Toyota While it retains the exact same length, width, height, and wheelbase as the 2025 model, the 2026 RAV4 Hybrid gets a complete redesign with a new hammerhead front-end across all Core, Sport, and Rugged styles.
Larger fender flares, chiseled door panels, and new LED tail lamps give it a more planted and modern look. 2. New Styling.
The all-new sixth-gen 2026 Toyota RAV4 gets a new design, more technology, and is now hybrid. CR previews the all-new 2026 Toyota RAV4 hybrid, detailing its power, fuel economy, tech, and safety.
