2026 Toyota RAV4 – Fuel Economy Review (L/100KM, MPG & KM/L)

Today we're test driving the all-new Toyota RAV4 and we're going to do a fuel economy test to see how well it performs. As you can see right now, we have a full tank of fuel, and on this full tank our fuel range is estimated to be 737 km or 458 miles. You'll also notice we have our trip meter currently on the screen and it reads zero. We're going to be driving this over the week and see how many kilometers we complete, and after that, we'll head to the gas station to see how much it costs to fill up, so stay tuned.

Toyota RAV4 Fuel Economy Test Results

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We just spent the week testing the RAV4, and have some numbers here that we'd like to share with you. As you can see, we've driven a total of 496 km or 308 miles. I haven't had the air conditioning or the heating on at all, but have had the sound system on the whole time. Also worth noting is we spent about 60% of our driving in the city and 40% on the highway - just to give you an idea of how I got the numbers that I did. You'll notice we're at the fuel station and we're going to fill it back up, and based on that we'll do some calculations to see how well it performed.

As you can see, we spent $39 to fill up 23 liters of fuel at a fuel cost of $1.72 per liter. In Detroit, at a fuel cost of $3 per gallon, this works out to $18.24 US for 6.1 gallons of fuel.

As you just saw, we spent $39 to fill up 23 liters of fuel at a fuel cost of $1.72 per liter. Also worth noting is the RAV4's fuel tank capacity is 55 liters or 14.5 gallons. First, let's calculate our distance per liter, and we'll do that by taking our distance driven, and dividing it by the number of liters we filled up. So 496 km, divided by 23 liters, gives us 21.6 kilometers per liter or 50.8 miles per gallon. That means every liter of fuel will give us 21.6 kilometers of driving, every gallon of fuel will give us 50.8 miles of driving, and every 4.6 liters of fuel will give us 100 km of driving.

Now, let's calculate our actual real world driving range, and we'll do that by taking the 21.6 kilometers per liter and multiplying it by our fuel tank capacity of 55 liters. So, 21.6 kilometers per liter, multiplied by 55 liters, gives us 1,188 kilometers. That means on a full tank of fuel, you can expect 1,188 kilometers or 738 miles of driving.

Now, let's calculate our cost per kilometer, and we'll do that by taking the total cost of our fill up and dividing it by the kilometers that we drove. So, $39, divided by 496 kilometers, gives us 8 cents per km. That means every kilometer costs us 8 cents.

Now, let's calculate our cost per mile, and we'll do that by taking the total cost of our fill up in Detroit and dividing it by the miles that we drove. So, $18.24, divided by 308 miles, gives us 6 cents per mile. That means every mile costs us 6 cents.

Finally, let's calculate our cost of a full tank. First let's do it for Toronto Canada, where the fuel price is $1.72 per liter. So $1.72 per liter, multiplied by 55 liters, gives us $94.60 Canadian. That means a full tank of fuel, if you were to fill up in Toronto Canada, would cost you $94.60. Now let's cross the border into Detroit USA, where the fuel price is $3 per gallon. So $3 per gallon, multiplied by 14.5 gallons, gives us $43.50 US. That means a full tank of fuel, if you were to fill up in Detroit USA, would cost you $43.50.

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If you're looking for real-world fuel economy figures for similar vehicles, we have fuel economy reviews on the Honda CR-V Hybrid, Hyundai Tucson Hybrid, Kia Sportage, and Mazda CX-5. You can watch those videos on our YouTube channel.