Toyota subtly updates its compact RAV4 for 2022. Here’s what makes it different for the new model year.
Save for the entry-level LE trim, all 2022 Toyota RAV4s feature updated headlamps that trade last year’s C-shaped decorative lighting elements for stacked LEDs. The new lamps make the RAV4 look as though it has a furrowed brow, and add a hint of additional aggression to most RAV4 and RAV4 hybrid models.
The sporty—by RAV4 standards, at least—Toyota RAV4 XSE hybrid welcomes a lower-spec SE sibling for 2022. Like the $36,270 XSE, the $32,945 SE hybrid shares its pricier counterpart’s distinct styling, 18-inch wheels, and a manual mode for its electronically controlled continuously variable transmission. Cost savings, however, come courtesy of the SE hybrid’s strictly monotone paint job, fabric-covered seats, and 7.0-inch touchscreen infotainment screen.
Opting for the RAV4 XSE hybrid nets a two-tone exterior paint job that incorporates a black roof and mirror housings, as well as faux leather seats, a standard 9.0-inch touchscreen infotainment setup, and a set of fascia-mounted vertical lighting elements, the latter of which are new for 2022.
Toyota fits RAV4 hybrid models in XLE Premium, Limited, and XSE guises with new wheel designs for 2022. The latter trim shares these 18-inch black wheels with the new-for-2022 RAV4 SE hybrid.
A new hue called Calvary Blue is freshly available on the gasoline-electric 2022 Toyota RAV4 SE and XSE trims, as well as the gas-only, RAV4 TRD Off-Road.
Toyota fits every RAV4 with a locking glovebox and LED interior lighting for 2022, while all but the base LE models now include illuminated switches within the cabin. Additionally, the RAV4 Limited adds an eight-way power passenger seat.
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