It’s a slightly depressing fact that the current Toyota RAV4 is about half again the size of the original three-door version, first launched in 1994. That original RAV4 was a zippy and engaging little thing, and little is the right word – the three-door model measured just 3.7m in length, shorter than a current VW Polo.
That vitriol is based on the supposition that most PHEVs are bought for their taxation benefits and then never, or at best rarely, plugged in and driven in electric mode. By dragging around the dead weight of a depleted battery, you’re just making a car less efficient and burning more fuel, goes the anti-PHEV argument.
That’s a good bit more useable range than most competitor products, which tend to claim 50km of range, and actually deliver between 30-40km. But of course the real rub with PHEVs usually comes when you take it out on the open road and try driving a long distance. When you do that, you’re into the dead-weight fuel consumption spiral, and looking down the barrel of massive fuel costs and relatively high emissions for your longer hauls.
The RAV4 PHEV still makes a solid case for itself, but arguably only if you’re buying it to pound the nation’s motorways day after working day
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