Hybrid-only 2026 Toyota RAV4 now starts at $33,350

For comparison, if you want a hybrid Honda CR-V, you’ll have to step up to the Sport Hybrid, which starts at $37,080 including destination or $38,580 if you want all-wheel drive. Of course, that’s a mid-range trim for the CR-V (which actually starts at $32,370 including destination), so it’s not exactly an apples-to-apples comparison, but if you want a hybrid, you want a hybrid. The much-improved Volkswagen Tiguan now starts at $32,280, but unfortunately Volkswagen still won’t give us a hybrid version of the Tiguan.

Meanwhile, the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid will cost you $34,300, with all-wheel drive also included in that price. Alternatively, the non-hybrid Tucson starts at $31,300. Its sister crossover, the Kia Sportage, costs $30,135 to get in, while the hybrid version starts at $31,735. However, if you want a Sportage hybrid with all-wheel drive, you’ll have to step up to the S, which costs $34,035.

In terms of gas mileage, the most fuel-efficient CR-V hybrid is currently rated at 43/36/40 mpg city/highway/combined, while AWD drops that rating to 40/34/37 mpg, giving the new RAV4 a slight advantage there. Then there’s the Tucson Hybrid, which is rated slightly lower at 38/38/38 mpg, and the Sportage Hybrid, which is rated at 41/44/42 mpg or 35/36/35 mpg if you opt for the higher trim level, which includes all-wheel drive.

Of course, there’s a lot more to buying a car than price and fuel economy, and you should really drive a few competitors before choosing one that suits you best. Or you could just buy the RAV4, which certainly seems like the choice a lot of people are making these days.