2019 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid UK Review

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  • Опубліковано 7 бер 2019
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  • @wshields35
    @wshields35 5 років тому +2

    Very nice video. I appreciated the details and length of the video. I was looking for an in depth review of the 2019 RAV4 hybrid and that is what you gave us. Well done!

  • @herbalursa3524
    @herbalursa3524 5 років тому +3

    18:24 gotta love that dry humor
    Great car review! Thank you for pointing out the Mirrorlink feature. A lot of people are concerned about connectivity on the road.
    Peace from the US.

  • @Sasha-er9zb
    @Sasha-er9zb 5 років тому +1

    Please do more car reviews like this! Found it very useful with all the detail (though im still torn between this and an Ateca)

  • @dantuicakau214
    @dantuicakau214 5 років тому +2

    Very detailed and informative car review. Awesome............

  • @audiveritas
    @audiveritas 5 років тому +18

    Due to many comments here questioning the sense of the "self charging" hybrid I want to make a few things clear you did not mention in your video.
    The main advantages of a "self loading" hybrid concept with a small buffering battery vs. a so called "plug in hybrid" are:
    - independence of rare (and powerful) charging stations
    - predestining the car for longer overland trips,
    - less weight (bc. no heavy battery needed),
    - maximization of energy use and reuse.
    If you drive a RAV4 Hybrid you will notice that the battery will be reloaded whenever you slow down, press the brake or move downhill. This is called recuperation and is the key to the engine's fuel efficiency. You will save brake pads as a side effect.
    For me this is the most coherent concept until research and political developments will provide us with enough charging infrastructure and an an H2 infrastructure for fuel cell cars.

    • @trespasser121
      @trespasser121 5 років тому

      But if you drive a lot in snow, for example, and need AWD constantly, won't you eventually run out of charge, so rear wheels lose power?

    • @audiveritas
      @audiveritas 5 років тому +1

      Trespasser No problem, because the fuel engine will always keep the battery charged up to a certain level if there is no recuperation energy available.

    • @trespasser121
      @trespasser121 5 років тому

      @@audiveritas I see, thanks for the reply.

  • @raage426
    @raage426 5 років тому

    Great review. Thanks!

  • @santillbrezon2161
    @santillbrezon2161 5 років тому +2

    Love the look of this new Toyota rav

  • @MikePowlas
    @MikePowlas Рік тому

    With my 2020 RAV4 XLE I have gotten 45mpg All gas. I will always have an all-gas car. No electric car for me. Drove on AZ rocky hills to NC sandy beaches. No problems at all.

  • @jaggodfrey
    @jaggodfrey 5 років тому +2

    Thanks for a fab review.. just what I’ve been looking for.. have ordered one today.. (UK delivery not until mid November though)...

  • @squeezy99
    @squeezy99 4 роки тому

    The rear camera view on the mirror is one of the most useful features - ideal for seeing traffic to the rear when driving a fully loaded car.

  • @stevebarker3836
    @stevebarker3836 5 років тому

    Very informative review gents.

  • @Zogin_EPICH
    @Zogin_EPICH 5 років тому +1

    Rear view camera is for if the backseat is fully loaded with basketball player or whatever you put there. It's actually pretty neat unless you get nauseated easily.

    • @patoconnor8595
      @patoconnor8595 5 років тому

      well you can always use the wing mirrors :) if back seat full

  • @jamesplater4250
    @jamesplater4250 3 роки тому

    Great review. Going to buy one next year if I fit in it 6 ft 2 . My 2017 RAV4 excel hybrid AWD ok but keep hitting my knee on wheel and cruise control lever.
    Thank you.

  • @PattyKuluCakes
    @PattyKuluCakes 5 років тому +3

    The digital rear view mirror gives you an unobstructed view of the rear should you have the truck loaded. This uses a different camera mounted on the inside top center of the back window.

  • @bendover2311
    @bendover2311 5 років тому +1

    The best RAV4 review i have seen so far. And i have seen them all. Dutch, german, etc. Good job guys. I really like your style of testing and looking into all things.

  • @DavidDeLuge
    @DavidDeLuge 5 років тому +2

    Great video. I drive a C-HR Dynamic Hybrid and love it but didn't like the shape of the previous RAV4. This one is likely to be my next car.

  • @JulianExtremera
    @JulianExtremera 5 років тому

    Muy buena explicación me encanta como los ingleses y probáis los coches

  • @michaelstevens8547
    @michaelstevens8547 5 років тому

    if the battery's are empty will it just still be able to drive on petrol until its charged , and what is it like over bumps and pot holes

  • @michaelhennebry2858
    @michaelhennebry2858 5 років тому

    I have outgoing rav before this and my boot is completely flat and like this new one parcel shelf stores away too under carpet

  • @michaelstevens8547
    @michaelstevens8547 5 років тому

    what is the suspension like on the rav4 design model is it hard or is it soft

  • @troutstalking
    @troutstalking 5 років тому +2

    The necessity for the camera/rear view mirror comes when you have so much luggage or whatever in the rear that you can't see out the back using the mirror. Nice feature, if you ask me.

  • @clivehaynes2183
    @clivehaynes2183 5 років тому

    Good video, an opinion of ride quality and ev range in miles would have been helpful.

  • @stanleykania7184
    @stanleykania7184 5 років тому +2

    My next vehicle.. awesome.. . Toyota Resell Value says All

  • @xinmingchen2051
    @xinmingchen2051 5 років тому

    Look at 30 minutes. What do you think? crowded?

  • @searsmartin
    @searsmartin 5 років тому +18

    I’ve driven one and if you drive in eco and aren’t flooring it for max acceleration all the time you can get 50 mpg, it charges from braking too, it basically recycles what is normally wasted energy, such as braking, and from coasting and whenever the petrol engine comes on. It’ll do 45+MPG all day long on petrol (cheaper than diesel these days) £135 a year road tax (£250 in my equal sized diesel engined car) but a Plug In Hybrid Vehicle will do 20 miles on pure EV then 20MPG there after, if you don’t know how it works educate yourself or go and test drive one! Don’t just go and call it bs marketing, Toyota have to call it self charging these days because of all the other brands sticking a battery in the car (that you have to plug in) and call it a Hybrid, Toyota Pioneered Hybrids with the Prius 20 Years ago, they didn’t need plugging in then and still don’t they’re just two decades ahead of the other car makers jumping on Hybrid tech now

    • @ranjanimathangaweera9509
      @ranjanimathangaweera9509 5 років тому +2

      Thank you, people actually understand that toyota is a pioneer in hybrid technology so they know what they are up to!

    • @Zogin_EPICH
      @Zogin_EPICH 5 років тому

      I own an Active Style 4wd. Did a test driving with the cruise control set to +5km/h (3mph) over the speed limit. I was down on 5,4l/100km. Makes it roughly 43,5mpg.This was on a 30min drive on a pretty bad road. Speed limit ranged from 80km/h (~50mph) to 60km/h (~40mph). Driving economically without the cruise control, I would imagine you could push it quite a bit.

    • @Zogin_EPICH
      @Zogin_EPICH 5 років тому

      The highway is a completely different story. 6,5l/100km (36mpg) while driving 110-120km/h (70-75mph) has been the result so far.

    • @lollymanna
      @lollymanna 4 роки тому

      @@Zogin_EPICH
      That,s really good at that speed. Very good. For an all wheel drive to get that is great because of the weight.

    • @cchimozmin
      @cchimozmin 2 роки тому

      Ours is permanently in eco mode and avg mpg is 40.6 mpg. My 10yr old diesel Citroen Dispatch with over 500kg cargo getting 40.9mpg. Feel cheated to be honest.
      Ford Focus or Peugeot 208 getting 70mpg. Should have got one of them instead.

  • @kingstephen7581
    @kingstephen7581 5 років тому

    What colour was this rav4 you guys are reviewing?.

  • @piotrandrynowski6863
    @piotrandrynowski6863 5 років тому

    Nice test, interesting and full of interesting comments reportage. So this new eCVT gearbox is not so loud?

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому +1

      They all scream when you floor it but is quite quiet. However that may be more to do with sound deadening.

    • @Maxwell1989
      @Maxwell1989 5 років тому

      @@motorsforthemasseshow u like the JBL audio system cheers from Hawaii

  • @volatilememory9338
    @volatilememory9338 5 років тому

    What's your opinion of your test drive versus Consumer Reports grading of the Road Test compared to the 2019 Forester?

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому

      We would like to compare the forester for ourselves before passing personal judgement on that.

  • @clarkybud185
    @clarkybud185 5 років тому

    Please review lexmoto tempest 125

  • @MetaView7
    @MetaView7 5 років тому +1

    This is a very refined vehicle. The workmanship is impeccable.

  • @dongjunlee5994
    @dongjunlee5994 5 років тому +2

    18:34 I love this part lol

  • @petarraspolic7151
    @petarraspolic7151 5 років тому

    Hope you review a Keeway RKF 125

  • @martint251
    @martint251 3 роки тому

    Is it suitable for disabled person with difficulty getting in and out of cars please ?
    How about passenger electric seat any chance to have this with new RAV 4 .
    Great review well done thanks .

  • @vincenzomarabotto
    @vincenzomarabotto 5 років тому +1

    I have seen that the biggest problem is that at night time everything is way to dark inside the cockpit.
    There should be more lights on all the car inside and not so many dark areas.
    What do you think about it?
    Thank You and great video.

    • @trinimale5
      @trinimale5 Рік тому

      Could easily be rectified with a few LED bulbs

  • @Omietariq
    @Omietariq 4 роки тому

    Wow! Such a great view. After watching this I really dont have to look for any more reviews on this SUV. Please let me know if you can change the speed dial in Km/hr as I want to Import this car to Pakistan from UK. Thanks!

  • @Paknox74
    @Paknox74 5 років тому

    Brilliant review - thanks - can you tell me if the floor mats are included with the Dynamic. No paper brochures out yet only on line info...

  • @briananthony4044
    @briananthony4044 5 років тому +2

    So the output of all the engine/motors is about 380 hp but electronically governed to 220. I wonder if the programming can be altered to increase the total hp available.

  • @HenPol007
    @HenPol007 5 років тому +5

    Badass color! I hope they bring this one to the US

    • @francislupien8962
      @francislupien8962 5 років тому

      HP1991 they do! magnetic gray metallic/black roof and it is really bad ass! I want one just like that!

    • @dreamimage173
      @dreamimage173 5 років тому

      "Badass color" REALLY??? Nah, that's just the default color to save money on paint for the company. So dead and lifeless looking color, ESPECIALLY THE INSIDE. Don't be fooled, everything about a "gray" and "black" interior screams unpainted, colorless, lifeless, budget-saving parts while you fork over 30-40 grand. Good for THEM (the company), bad value for YOU (the consumer). It's like buying an unpainted Green Power Ranger action figure. "Color is so badass" why, because it's unpainted? COME ON!!

    • @penvon
      @penvon 5 років тому

      dreamimage173 Unpainted? Man you sure don’t know about vehicles...You’re telling me this is unpainted? 🤣😂🤣

    • @dreamimage173
      @dreamimage173 5 років тому

      READ IT AGAIN! "Don't be fooled, everything about a "gray" and "black" interior screams unpainted, colorless, lifeless, budget-saving parts while you fork over 30-40 grand." I said "interior". Man you sure don't know about reading... And I never said the "outside" was unpainted, I just said it's a dead and lifeless looking color.

    • @dreamimage173
      @dreamimage173 5 років тому

      @@penvon 🤣😂🤣 Practice reading

  • @carolinefrancis921
    @carolinefrancis921 5 років тому

    Hope available sales in Malaysia

  • @aussiedeplorable8670
    @aussiedeplorable8670 5 років тому +3

    Cars with a bright colour are 10% less likely to have an accident than dark coloured ones

  • @neilbritton946
    @neilbritton946 5 років тому +2

    Very nice car, always loved Toyota,s

  • @wewekokowe6887
    @wewekokowe6887 4 роки тому

    I love mine but the battery is always showing half full, is there a technical problem with the battery? No matter the length or style of my driving. Edit: brand new it had at least one bar more if not two.

    • @jmw0368
      @jmw0368 3 роки тому +1

      Why are you asking them that question?....these two 🤡 wouldn’t know....they’ve already mis-informed on so many aspects!

  • @James-rd9mo
    @James-rd9mo 5 років тому +1

    North America regulations require in dash rear view when in reverse. Digital rear view camera up top are not law.

  • @michaelstevens8547
    @michaelstevens8547 5 років тому +1

    what speed can you drive on battery before petrol engine cuts in , and how far can you go on a full charge

    • @craigkane6199
      @craigkane6199 5 років тому +1

      Engine cuts in at 30mph. Batteries alone will give you around 11 miles of operation.

    • @michaelstevens8547
      @michaelstevens8547 5 років тому

      @@craigkane6199 thank you

  • @ishangamage9612
    @ishangamage9612 5 років тому

    is the ride comfortable with pot holes..? is it made in Japan

  • @chrisherring2879
    @chrisherring2879 5 років тому

    Great review guys. Would have been nice to hear your opinion on the Sat Nav as some of the US reviews have been less than complimentary.

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому

      Fair point! We did not do a test on the sat, only to observe that it followed where we went. Apologies for that.

    • @jameslouis1627
      @jameslouis1627 5 років тому

      That’s why you use your cellphone and use Google maps to get precision directions 100x better than Sat Nav
      My Toyota dealer made me install Scout App on my phone to use as navigation on my 2018 Hybrid one year less than this one and it it really bad. I uninstalled it and went back to Google maps which has real time traffic and everything you want

    • @aussiedeplorable8670
      @aussiedeplorable8670 5 років тому

      Jimmy Jam, what about in Australia when you run out of phone towers

  • @Gordi
    @Gordi 5 років тому +4

    Why on earth is there no height adjustment on the passenger seat ? you can buy most cars for loads less cash and still get height adjustment , another own goal for toyota and a deal breaker to me.

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому +1

      The same is in many manufacturers also sadly. It is a bug bear for me too. My JCW Mini has the adjustable drivers but only semi adjustable passenger

    • @Gordi
      @Gordi 5 років тому +1

      For that kind of money I expect an adjustable seat even if it's manual.

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому

      @@Gordi This is a bug bear of mine too. MOST manufacturers do it. I have a £24,000 Mini Cooper JCW that I had to pay extra for, for an adjustable passenger seat!

    • @James-rd9mo
      @James-rd9mo 5 років тому

      What makes passenger seat worse is its very high. Many complaints it's way too high. I'm 5'11" and my hair brushes the ceiling. Not for taller passengers.

    • @trespasser121
      @trespasser121 5 років тому

      @@James-rd9mo The passenger is usually a shorter woman, no need to spend more money on her.

  • @olegnovatski6371
    @olegnovatski6371 5 років тому +1

    Where is off road test?

  • @SPARTACO1974
    @SPARTACO1974 5 років тому

    Hi, this is a STYLE version, right?

    • @jomojigz
      @jomojigz 5 років тому +1

      In the UK they call it as the DYNAMIC version

  • @iainansell5930
    @iainansell5930 5 років тому

    if you use the 'pulse and glide' technique, you don't need to go anywhere near the EV button

  • @hayleydanhirschfeld4862
    @hayleydanhirschfeld4862 5 років тому

    Is the ride comfortable with pot holes..? Is it made in Turkmenistan?

    • @alanclarkeau
      @alanclarkeau 5 років тому

      It doesn't look like Turkmenistan has any car manufacturing industry - that GOOGLE revealed. RAV4s have been relatively comfortable ride - for a small/med SUV.

    • @Zogin_EPICH
      @Zogin_EPICH 5 років тому

      No, it's pretty stiff. If you live in Western Europe they are shipped from Japan.

  • @user-fk3kk9ns8h
    @user-fk3kk9ns8h 5 років тому +1

    組立工場でこれ作ってます

  • @philipwest4553
    @philipwest4553 4 роки тому +2

    Goodness you two talk a lot of crap about "design" when discussing the front and rear of the vehicle.

  • @OTAKUJHE
    @OTAKUJHE 5 років тому +1

    what the hell are they talking about? The front end looks cool. Get it in deep midnight black and it'll looks like Darth Vader!

  • @keithnewton8981
    @keithnewton8981 5 років тому

    I am going to disagree with you about the C-HR because they have very little in common at the front infavtvtge C-HR has the button more design of the previous Rav4. The Rav4 design language is supposed to be the in keeping with tgere larger suv and pickup models The Tacoma, Tundra, new hi-lux and land cruiser 200 ( which sadly we do not get in the U.K.)
    The Rav4 is The meant to represent the introduction to these vehicle. Where the C-HR is very much a cuv and it design language is more in keeping with there car range. This was confirmed by Toyota design team in the USA.
    I totally agree with Toyota there is no C-HR design language is in the New Rav4 the old rav4 yes. In think your trying very hard to see something that's both there.
    When you where asked to explain why you felt it look like the C-HR you didn't you talked about the lines of the new design language for larger suv and pickups you made no comparison to C-HR so I do not understand your co host comments.
    Your design eye is very poor it got nothing of the sort, other than being flat from the window down like most other sub tgere no resemblance if anything the new korando share a look with Toyota not the other way.

  • @EppingForest304
    @EppingForest304 5 років тому

    Very useful & detailed information 👍... but a bit too long by 10 minutes

  • @HenryFL1
    @HenryFL1 5 років тому

    No power folding windows in the USA -SAD

    • @ace1233993
      @ace1233993 5 років тому +2

      Sorry to disappoint you but they are powered

  • @colinevewright
    @colinevewright 5 років тому +1

    39 mpg for a new hybrid seems low. Nice vehicle though, but no Apple car play??

    • @ducnamnguyen3928
      @ducnamnguyen3928 5 років тому

      it does have it. It doesn't have android

    • @cinnamonmon2329
      @cinnamonmon2329 5 років тому

      It has Apple CarPlay in the US, UK and Ireland cars don’t have it for some reason. It’s a joke for a 2019 car at this price point not to have it, all of the competitors do so why not Toyota?

    • @James-rd9mo
      @James-rd9mo 5 років тому

      39mpg is US mpg which destroys other hybrid suvs at this time.

  • @rengamz
    @rengamz 5 років тому +1

    no spare wheel again like mine ...

    • @aussiedeplorable8670
      @aussiedeplorable8670 5 років тому +1

      Ridiculous to only have a space saver only option for Australia, almost a deal breaker against the Forester, strangely even though Toyota say a full size spare is not available, a full size spare will fit in the tire well.

  • @ZAINABBAS
    @ZAINABBAS 5 років тому +1

    lol you guys think this is a HUGE SUV ? then what do u call a Land Cruiser ?

  • @deletethisaccountmofos
    @deletethisaccountmofos 5 років тому +1

    Stop touching it so much !!!

  • @wilshirewarrior2783
    @wilshirewarrior2783 5 років тому +2

    Very poor understanding of the drive system…sheesh

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому

      Why?

    • @alanclarkeau
      @alanclarkeau 5 років тому +1

      @@motorsforthemasses It's not a CVT like all other belt drive CVTs - yes, it's constantly variable, but that's where it stops.
      In fact, if it's like PRIUS, it stops about ¼ to 1/3 of the time. Then the rest of the time, the Hybrid Synergy Drive works very differently, driving a clever planetary gearset joining the engine and 2 Electric Motors.

  • @vaidaskavaliauskas72
    @vaidaskavaliauskas72 5 років тому +1

    You are lying on emissions . Toyota claim front wheel emission 105 co2 and all wheel drive have only 103 co2 and this uk

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому

      Are you sure about that? We use the information Toyota give us

    • @ranjanimathangaweera9509
      @ranjanimathangaweera9509 5 років тому

      @@motorsforthemasses well it says on the website

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому +1

      @@ranjanimathangaweera9509 www.toyota.co.uk/new-cars/rav4/specs-and-accessories and download price list. Says there 105 fwd 108 AWD and in the brochure on that same page, 102 fwd and 105 AWD. We asked the dealer who confirmed what we reported. We were not 'lying'

    • @ranjanimathangaweera9509
      @ranjanimathangaweera9509 5 років тому +2

      @@motorsforthemasses when I bought one last month (still hasn't arrived) on the website to build your own car for a dynamic add it said 102g/km or something

  • @BruceHoult
    @BruceHoult 5 років тому +1

    Good car, but a face only Darth Vader's mother could love.

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому +2

      Me, Malcolm or the car?

    • @BruceHoult
      @BruceHoult 5 років тому

      @@motorsforthemasses I was thinking about the car, but take it as you will...

    • @aussiedeplorable8670
      @aussiedeplorable8670 5 років тому

      However a storm troopers mother would love it in white

  • @MetaView7
    @MetaView7 5 років тому +1

    The British used to own the World automobile market. What happened?

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому

      Europe and Asia grew!

    • @claytonroot806
      @claytonroot806 5 років тому

      Lucas electrics for one! Should I continue? I've owned ONE British vehicle in my lifetime for all of 4 months. It was less than a year old and was in the garage 4 times during our nightmare. Sometimes, people want to drive elsewhere than just back to the mechanic.

    • @Mickey.Mouse-18
      @Mickey.Mouse-18 5 років тому

      Brexit

  • @Archie6666
    @Archie6666 3 роки тому

    “Hybrid suv thing”

  • @Max-mc6fw
    @Max-mc6fw 2 місяці тому

    He does not know what android auto is?why are you reviewing this car?

  • @justincase2830
    @justincase2830 5 років тому +2

    They sure did waffle a lot.

  • @robc8593
    @robc8593 5 років тому

    Try actually buying one in the UK! its insane, Toyota are pushing this car like crazy but you can't get one for half a year!

  • @computerbob06
    @computerbob06 5 років тому +3

    If Toyota's view is correct? My Golf diesel (thanks to its alternator), is a self charging hybrid!.......... It's just marketing hype to try and differentiate Toyota's ancient hybrid drive from PHEV's!

    • @guitarcarfanatic
      @guitarcarfanatic 5 років тому +2

      You can run on only electric power in a diesel golf? Impressive...

    • @computerbob06
      @computerbob06 5 років тому

      @@guitarcarfanatic Yeah. Just keep turning the starter motor over and get it upto, oooooooo, 5mph!

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому +2

      The concept of hybrid is a merge of more than one concept....ie electric propulsion and petrol propulsion in this instance so sorry....but not the same.

    • @rogerstarkey5390
      @rogerstarkey5390 5 років тому

      @@motorsforthemasses
      So you "plug in" to a petrol pump?... Interesting!
      If you use the same metric, you "plug in" a BEV occasionally to an "external energy source" (electrical supply), and also "charge" by regen braking, making it a "Self charging vehicle"
      It's not.

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому

      @@rogerstarkey5390 I didn't mention plugging in to a petrol pump

  • @markinnes7756
    @markinnes7756 5 років тому

    No apple CarPlay is the deal breaker for me.

    • @cinnamonmon2329
      @cinnamonmon2329 5 років тому

      Mark Innes it’s a joke isn’t it? Every competitor has it, the RAV4 in the states has it but not here?!?!

    • @aussiedeplorable8670
      @aussiedeplorable8670 5 років тому

      It will be able to be retro fitted at no added cost in Australia, when it becomes available later this year.

  • @YannicAsselin
    @YannicAsselin 5 років тому +3

    Self-charging hybrid!?!?! Another phrase to tell you that it's the same technology has the prius since 2001. Thumbs down for the marketing. Tell Toyota to get with the program and have 100% electric cars.

    • @jameslouis1627
      @jameslouis1627 5 років тому +4

      NO! I don’t want to have to plug in my car
      Let it self charge 💥

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому +1

      @@jameslouis1627 indeed!

    • @rogerstarkey5390
      @rogerstarkey5390 5 років тому +3

      @@jameslouis1627
      You have to *plug it in* to a *FOSSIL FUEL* supply.

    • @robjworkshop5692
      @robjworkshop5692 5 років тому +2

      And if you don't have a driveway and have to park on the road 100 metres from your house? And of course we have a HUGE charge-point infrastructure...

    • @alanclarkeau
      @alanclarkeau 5 років тому

      Depending on where your electricity is sourced, a good hybrid, with Atkinson Cycle engine and other efficiency gaining strategies will be more environmentally friendly - as well as far cheaper both to purchase and to run.

  • @hassebir
    @hassebir 5 років тому

    Self charging is a slogan beyond stupid if there ever was one...

  • @markmayfield5673
    @markmayfield5673 5 років тому +3

    Self charging hybrid bs really

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому

      How?

    • @rogerstarkey5390
      @rogerstarkey5390 5 років тому

      @@motorsforthemasses
      It can't "self charge" without a regular infusion of fossil fuel.
      "Self charge" implies it can "charge itself" indefinitely.
      It's a FOSSIL FUEL vehicle with electric energy *recovery*.

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому +3

      @@rogerstarkey5390 Isn't that pointlessly taking the phrase literally, rather than them just using the phrase to highlight that you do not need to plug it in to an external source?

    • @johndonaldson5126
      @johndonaldson5126 5 років тому +1

      The Self Charging marketing phrase is an attempt by Toyota to suggest that plug-in cars are at a disadvantage. Nothing could be further from the truth. Having the gas engine charge the battery is inefficient, costly, and more polluting. Most plug-in vehicles have double the mpg rating of a pure hybrid, are less expensive to operate, less polluting, and when charged at home eliminate gas station wasted time.

    • @TakeItFromMe.
      @TakeItFromMe. 5 років тому

      mark mayfield . it is quite funny that they use a flaw as an advertisement for the car. my hybrid self charges too. when it does , i get about 65mpg in petrol economy . when i plug it in to my house i get about 130 mpg in petrol economy. at least i would if it wasn't so inconvenient.... lol.... i was planning to buy in this toyota until i was told that they don't have a plug in.

  • @Adam2050
    @Adam2050 5 років тому +2

    make your videos shorter. 45 minutes is too long on youtube to keep interested.

  • @gazzrobb2366
    @gazzrobb2366 5 років тому

    The battery is so small it can self charge 1kw a complete joke

    • @supersingular
      @supersingular 5 років тому +1

      You're wrong, it's 4.225 kilowatt hour.

  • @bradsmith6152
    @bradsmith6152 5 років тому

    was enjoying the review until they didnt even know apple or android play is. your reviewing a latest car do your research. poor review

    • @motorsforthemasses
      @motorsforthemasses  5 років тому

      No, I know exactly what it is!!! Do not tar one with anothers' brush.

  • @Exia2004
    @Exia2004 5 років тому +1

    looks cheap on the inside

  • @rogerstarkey5390
    @rogerstarkey5390 5 років тому +2

    THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A SELF CHARGING HYBRID!
    (It's a fossil car with electric assist!)

    • @dingbatt
      @dingbatt 5 років тому +2

      Maybe you need to look up the definition of hybrid. For cars, it is a mix of internal combustion and electric drive. They are not calling it a self charging EV, they are differentiating it from PHEVs (although it does smack of marketing BS). I do wish Toyota would offer more of their vehicles as PHEVs though.

    • @alanclarkeau
      @alanclarkeau 5 років тому

      @@dingbatt Depending on where your electricity is sourced, a good hybrid, with Atkinson Cycle engine and other efficiency gaining strategies will be more environmentally friendly - as well as far cheaper both to purchase and to run. Here in Australia with dirty electricity, EV or PHEV make no sense.

    • @mitchellsmith411
      @mitchellsmith411 5 років тому +3

      Ummm... yes. There is! Toyota have self charging hybrid. Thats exactly what they are. Toyota basically invented it. What the hell are you on about.

  • @xinmingchen2051
    @xinmingchen2051 5 років тому

    The best company in old days is the slowest to adapt todays technology. How typical it is. Toyota will gradually die out no matter how good they are on fossile cars. This is just the desterny.If they are still sleeping on the old success, they will die faster.