Toyota Motor will offer the 2026 RAV4 only as a hybrid or plug-in hybrid, eliminating a traditional gas engine in the vehicle. The world's largest automaker declined to disclose pricing for the RAV4,

Although the RAV4’s hybrid variants had already started to account for a sizable share of US sales, the new RAV4 makes a significant leap towards electrification.

The base powertrain under the hood of the 2026 RAV4 uses a 2.5-liter I4 that works with the fifth-generation Toyota hybrid system’s eCVT to make a combined 226 hp. That’s up from the outgoing RAV4’s internal-combustion base-model’s 203 hp, and the RAV4 Hybrid’s 219 hp.