1st 1000 miles with the RAV4

[Nick72]

9 hours ago, ThomasL said:

Thanks for your honest opinions and information. I don't know why people reacting so upset about it.

I'd be a bit disappointed in 40s motorway MPG if I'd bought a car Toyota advertised as, and I quote:

"282.4 mpg"

 

Ah, depends on the length of the journey and how much of it was in EV mode 🙂.

I trust only the odometer difference.

[Nick72]

9 hours ago, ThomasL said:

I know, and obviously includes 30 odd miles of pure electric.

I wish manufacturers were forced to publish (or press were interested in reporting) a headline figure of "MPG in ICE mode @ 70mph" for PHEVs alongside "EV range @ 70mph".

I always appreciate hearing what real people are finding as I ponder between a PHEV as only vehicle, or hybrid for long journeys plus small EV for pootling around town...

I'd be disappointed if I was returning 30 odd electric miles per charge. It should be about 50+ this time of year. 

[Nick72]

8 hours ago, APS said:

To put this into perspective - 50 mpg is what you'd expect to get as a minimum from doing the same journey in a 1 litre Aygo. Your RAV4 is virtually lugging two Aygos worth of weight around.

And as aerodynamic as a barn door. 

[J2024IE]

On 10/6/2024 at 5:13 PM, Bozz said:

So the RAV has more than 1000 miles on the odometer - a few more plusses and minuses for any prospective purchasers 

- Its not incredibly economical in HYBRID mode - high 40's to low 50's with the the former under motorway conditions and loaded. Circa 2 tons being lugged along I guess

- Its very stable and sure footed at motorway speeds especially in the conditions we've experienced over the last couple of weeks (it's on CC2's)

- Its a high quality build (compared with the Corolla) and its very comfortable for long journeys (300miles plus). The seats are excellent, even the passenger seat which has limited adjustment. Drivers door armrest could be more useable though.

- The orange charging cable is a pain - seems much too heavy duty for the current capacity / physical durability requirements - python wrestling comes to mind

- The lack of storage in the load space is a pain

- The ICE is OK when cruising - reasonably smooth and quiet but when asked to rev a bit it's awful - really thrashy and in some ways quite like a diesel. It's very long stroke so as one would expect I suppose  - the 2.0 version is much more refined even though it doesn't benefit from all the sound deadening measures that are applied to the RAV.

- The safety sense systems are discrete and don't to give false alerts all the time

- The road sign alerts can be turned off - phew

- The steering assist cannot be turned off and this can create some weird lightness through the steering at times which is my biggest issue with the car TBH

- The lack of auto mute for the media / radio system on receipt of a call / message is a pain.

- DAB reception seems to suffer from audible interference but the sound reproduction otherwise is pretty good especially with a decent source

- The headlights are good - range and spread 

- The tailgate opening and closing speed is OK 

Here's to the winter. 

Bozz

I changed from a 2023 Corolla TS to the Rav4 hybrid, build quality better than the Corolla,  I am happy with the economy with the Rav4,  long drive I got 52mpg, short local drives, 47mpg, very comfortable on long drives. I got the hybrid one as I didnt want to be plugging in.  (on a long motorway drive in the Corolla I was getting 61mpg)