ON TEST: TOYOTA RAV4
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RAV4 puts Toyota on the PHEV train Toyota has finally accepted that the world wants a PHEV, and though it’s late to the party, the RAV4 is a great place to start, says Andrew Walker Toyota – the self-styled ‘Kings of the selfcharging hybrid’ – has finally launched a PHEV, and it’s arrived in the form of the RAV4 Plug-In. On the downside it’s expensive, with the range starting at £46,495, so this may not be the retail car for you. On the plus side, however, you get a lot for your money: for a start it’s class leading, with Toyota claiming a 46-mile pure-electric range.
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Couple this to CO2 emissions of just 22g/km, which attracts a BIK of just seven per cent, and corporate customers should be salivating as this clever car really makes financial sense. The RAV4 PHEV is offered in a choice of three specs. It starts with the Plug-In Design, which retails at £46,495 and features, among other items, 18” Grey Machined-face fivespoke alloys, 9” Toyota Touch 2 multimedia system with Smartphone integration, Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, remote controlled dual-zone automatic air conditioning and a 32A Mennekes fast charger Plug-In Dynamic from £47,395, with 19” Black Machined-face five-spoke alloys, a black bi-tone roof, wireless mobile phone charger and the 32A Mennekes fast charger Finally, there’s the range topping Plug-In
Dynamic Premium, which costs £50,895 and adds a Toyota Skyview panoramic roof, JBL Premium Sound System, driver and front passenger air ventilated seats and also comes with a 32A Mennekes fast charger. Which ever trim level you pick you get a 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine developing 182bhp and an 18.1kWh battery, which powers two electric motors. The front motor offers 134kW (176bhp) and the rear 40kW (53bhp). The engine and electric motors don’t produce maximum output at the same time, so peak power is 302bhp, plenty enough for a 0-62mph time of just six seconds. Top speed is 112mph or in pure electric mode, it’s 84 mph. Continued on page 18
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