The modern automotive market has frustrated enthusiasts by incorporating performance-oriented SUVs at the expense of hatchbacks, wagons, and sedans.

Toyota's redesigned compact SUV offers more choices, but the lineup's powertrain menu has been trimmed to two hybrids.

Selling 15 million since it was first introduced back in 1994, like the American pop goddess the RAV4’s popularity shows no sign of waning. Witness last year, with the current fifth-gen RAV4 nearing the end of its life, Toyota managed to sell an incredible million of them, making it the world’s third best-selling car.

Toyota pulled back the curtain on the new sixth-generation RAV4 last night, unveiling a heavily revised compact SUV that features a shift to hybrid-only powertrains, including a plug-in hybrid variant.

Toyota has now unveiled its 2026 avatar of the RAV4 with major updates on the inside and outside. Read along to learn more.

Toyota has set sail on the teaser cruise line, and North America is getting the official scoop on May 20, while Europe is set for May 21 due to the time zones

By the time this is published, we’re less than 24 hours away from the global reveal of the sixth-generation Toyota RAV4. It’s been a long time coming, too, since it’s been about seven years since the current model made its world premiere.