Toyota introduced the 2026 Toyota RAV4 GR Sport on May 20. Here's what American car buyers need to know about the sporty new SUV.

While other automakers charged forward with EVs, Toyota took a different approach and it's about to pay off big - for you.

America’s best-selling SUV has some cool features we haven’t seen before, from its new tech to its versatile interior.

For the 2026 model year, that level of choice continues – even if it does shift to a heavy dose of electrification. Like numerous other models in Toyota’s roster, every new RAV4 will be a hybrid. The standard hybrid deploys a 2.5L four-cylinder engine and hybrid guts, making 236 horsepower which is a handful more than last year’s hybrid RAV.

Toyota's redesigned compact SUV offers more choices, but the lineup's powertrain menu has been trimmed to two hybrids.

Toyota has refreshed its RAV4, and as usual, it's doing its best to confuse consumers into thinking it's greener than it is.

The reveal of the 2026 Toyota RAV4 included news it would employ a significant advance in vehicle software by the automaker.

The RAV4 lineup will include plug-in hybrid and performance GR-Sport models as Toyota looks to expand sales of its No. 1 selling vehicle.

The 2026 Toyota RAV4, by comparison, will come standard with a 2.5-liter I-4 with hybrid power in either front- or all-wheel drive. Power starts at 226 hp for the standard hybrid FWD while the standard hybrid AWD will bump up to 236 hp, thanks to its third electric motor, which separately powers the rear axle for on-demand AWD.

Toyota presents the all-new 2026 RAV4. For its sixth generation, America’s best-selling compact SUV will be available in three new designs that include Core, Rugged, and Sport styles – among which include a new-look Woodland grade and the U.