It's here: the 2026 Toyota RAV4 bowed earlier this week, ushering in the next chapter for the best-selling SUV in America and Canada. While it is basically the same size as before, there are plenty of changes,

While other automakers charged forward with EVs, Toyota took a different approach and it's about to pay off big - for you.

America’s best-selling SUV has some cool features we haven’t seen before, from its new tech to its versatile interior.

Toyota is redesigning and “electrifying” its Rav4 lineup for 2026 with models that aren’t quite EVs, but could masquerade as one. The mega popular SUV will come standard with hybrid powertrains, including a plug-in version with a feature you’d expect in only pure EVs: fast charging.

The latest RAV4 isn’t a complete redo: It uses the same chassis and underpinnings as the current version, and borrows the Camry’s hybrid powertrain. The hybrid version of the current model starts at $32 300, which is about $3,000 more than the cheapest gas-only RAV4.

The RAV4 lineup will include plug-in hybrid and performance GR-Sport models as Toyota looks to expand sales of its No. 1 selling vehicle.

Toyota unveiled its latest RAV4 on Wednesday and said the compact sport utility vehicle would be its first model to feature its Arene software development platform.

Toyota unveiled a fully redesigned version of its flagship SUV, the RAV4, announcing plans to launch it in major markets such as Japan and North America within fiscal 2025. The new RAV4 marks the model’s first full change in roughly six years and is the first vehicle to feature Arene,