"I feel really sorry for the rest of the automakers that make compact SUVs.  The space is already crowded, but the #1 selling SUV in America just took it up a notch." - Car Pro Show host

The base powertrain under the hood of the 2026 RAV4 uses a 2.5-liter I4 that works with the fifth-generation Toyota hybrid system’s eCVT to make a combined 226 hp. That’s up from the outgoing RAV4’s internal-combustion base-model’s 203 hp, and the RAV4 Hybrid’s 219 hp.