Description
The Toyota RAV4 and Honda CR-V have a rivalry that’s the automotive equivalent of Nike versus Adidas, Coke versus Pepsi, or Drake versus Kendrick. OK, this famous face-off is far less dramatic than a rap beef, but the two compact crossovers have been in a decades-long battle to try to get into more driveways. Always going back and forth, trying to one-up each other, the RAV4-versus-CR-V battle once again heats up, with one recently overhauled and the other finally offering a more efficient hybrid option.
The SUVs have a lot in common: both are wildly popular, assembled in Canada, and exceedingly good. But like those other famous feuds, there is a clear winner.
00:00 Intro
01:14 2026 Toyota RAV4 design
02:50 Powertrain
04:20 Driving dynamics
05:05 User Friendliness
06:02 Features
06:54 Safety
08:12 2026 Honda CR-V Powertrain
09:12 Driving dynamics
09:35 Design
10:12 Practicality
11:25 Efficiency
12:12 User friendliness
13:25 Features
15:51 The verdict
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