- the 2022 toyota rav4 adds sleek new headlights on all trims except the base le and led fog lamps on the higher grades.
- there is a new se hybrid trim that will slot below the xse on the sportier side of the rav4 hybrid’s lineup.
- the 2022 rav4 goes on sale next month, and toyota will reveal pricing details closer to its on-sale date.
besides the full-sized pickup trucks from the big three, the toyota rav4 is america’s best-selling vehicle, totaling 313,447 units sold through the third quarter of 2021. now toyota has announced a slew of updates for the 2022 rav4, including new colors, redesigned headlights, and a new se hybrid trim.
the new se hybrid joins the sportier side of the rav4 hybrid’s lineup, positioned below the xse and with a more athletic attitude than the xle and limited trims. inside, the se hybrid features a 7.0-inch touchscreen, a six-speaker audio system, and cloth seats. buyers can also opt for the weather package, which adds a heated leather steering wheel, heated front seats, and rain-sensing windshield wipers with a de-icer function and the convenience package, which includes a moonroof, a power tailgate, and a 9.0-inch touchscreen.
the se hybrid trim also brings a new color to the rav4 range, calvary blue, which can also be had on the xse and the trd off-road. the xle premium hybrid, limited hybrid, and xse hybrid all get a new wheel design, while the le hybrid, xle, and xle hybrid have a new wheel color. sharper-looking headlights appear on all trims except the base le, and toyota added led fog lamps for the xle premium, limited, adventure and trd off-road. the xse hybrid also gains the vertical led running lights seen on the 2021 xse prime. inside there are minor updates including led interior lighting and, on all trims besides the le, illuminated switches.
toyota has yet to reveal pricing for the 2022 rav4, but we expect a slight increase over the 2021 model. the se hybrid should start in the low $30,000 range. powertrains should carry over unchanged, meaning a 203-hp 2.5-liter four-cylinder, which adds two electric motors for 219 hp in the hybrid models and three electric motors in the plug-in prime, good for a combined 302 hp. toyota says more details will be release in mid-december when the 2022 rav4 goes on sale.