. It too offers improved performance and efficiency over the standard gas-only Tucson.
The Toyota RAV4 Prime has standard all-wheel drive and a plug-in hybrid powertrain that produces an impressive 302 horsepower. The Hyundai Tucson Plug-in also has standard all-wheel drive but less total power: 261 ponies. This deficit showed up at the Edmunds test track where the RAV4 Prime was able to sprint from 0 to 60 mph in a brisk 5.6 seconds, a whole 2 seconds ahead of the Tucson Plug-in’s 7.6-second time.
The RAV4 Prime boasts an EPA-estimated all-electric range of 42 miles and then 38 mpg in combined city/highway driving once it switches over to regular hybrid operation. The Tucson Plug-in is slightly less of a fuel miser but still relatively efficient. The Hyundai can travel up to 33 miles on battery power alone and gets 35 mpg combined, according to the EPA. On Edmunds’ real-world testing route, a RAV4 Prime managed to drive 48 miles in EV mode, beating its EPA estimate by 6 miles.