Review | A mystery: How does Toyota improve the RAV4?

Toyota's next-generation hybrid system is somewhere on the horizon, but the company isn't saying much. That silence has set the automotive press fluttering, guessing about what's coming and how soon. I don't bother trying to outguess Toyota. Instead, after a week in the 2026 RAV4 Woodland plug-in hybrid, I'm left wondering how they plan to improve on a vehicle that already feels like a mature, confident step forward.