2021 Toyota RAV4 vs 2021 Lincoln Navigator

2021 Toyota RAV4
2021 Toyota RAV4
$26,350MSRP
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2021 Lincoln Navigator
2021 Lincoln Navigator
$76,705MSRP
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2021 Toyota RAV4
$26,350MSRP
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2021 Lincoln Navigator
$76,705MSRP
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MSRP

$26,350

MSRP

$76,705

Average price

$26,776

Average price

$55,030

Listings

4008

Listings

418
Ratings & Reviews
User Reviews
User Reviews

Expert reviews

7.3 out of 10

Expert reviews

7.7 out of 10
Pros
  • Quiet cabin
  • Plenty of cargo space
  • Great safety ratings
Cons
  • Fairly pedestrian performance
  • Sluggish touchscreen response
Pros
  • Quiet cabin
  • Premium interior materials
  • Powerful engine
Cons
  • Poor fuel economy
  • Sluggish touchscreen response

2021 Toyota RAV4 Reviews Summary

Since its launch in 1997, the Toyota RAV4 has ridden a wave of crossover SUV popularity to become one of Toyota’s bestselling models. Introduced for the 2019 model year, the current-generation RAV4 tries to offer the rugged style of a traditional SUV, but underneath it’s still a car-based crossover pitched against the likes of the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, Nissan Rogue, Subaru Forester, and Volkswagen Tiguan.

Because it’s only in its third model year, this fifth-generation RAV4 doesn’t get many updates for 2021. The biggest news is the addition of the RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid to the lineup, but that model actually went on sale last year. The only other changes are a new XLE Premium trim level for the RAV4 Hybrid, and a new front stainless steel front skid plate for the gasoline RAV4 TRD Off-Road model.

Toyota offers compact SUV buyers more choices than most competitors. The RAV4 LE, XLE, XLE Premium, and Limited trim levels are available with hybrid and non-hybrid powertrains. Toyota also offers the gasoline-only RAV4 Adventure and TRD Off-Road trim levels, plus the RAV4 Hybrid XSE. The RAV4 Prime is also available in two trim levels—SE and XSE.

We’ve covered the RAV4 Hybrid and RAV4 Prime in separate reviews, so this review will focus on the gasoline RAV4. Our test car was a RAV4 TRD Off-Road, which joined the lineup for the 2020 model year and is the first RAV4 model tuned by Toyota Racing Development, the automaker’s North American performance division.

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2021 Lincoln Navigator Reviews Summary

Full-size SUVs like the Lincoln Navigator represent the smallest slice of the luxury SUV market. They're the heaviest, hugest, and fanciest people movers sold by mainstream automakers—and you can count them all on two hands. The Navigator, a popular nameplate since 1998, was redesigned in dramatic fashion for 2018. In its fourth model year, this Navigator still delights us as we test newer competitors costing at or above its $77,000 starting price. Foreign nameplates offer no equal to the Navigator, and it's not for sheer size or a desire to lift up Lincoln that we say this is one of the best American vehicles, among both trucks and cars, ever made.
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Popular Features & Specs

Engine

2.5L 203 hp I4

Engine

3.5L 450 hp V6

Drive Train

FWD

Drive Train

4X2

Seating Capacity

5

Seating Capacity

8

Horsepower

Horsepower

450 hp @ 5500 rpm

MPG City

28

MPG City

16

MPG Highway

35

MPG Highway

22
2021 Toyota RAV4
2021 Toyota RAV4
$26,350MSRP
Overview
Overview
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2021 Lincoln Navigator
2021 Lincoln Navigator
$76,705MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2021 Toyota RAV4
$26,350MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2021 Lincoln Navigator
$76,705MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
Overview
MSRP
$26,350
$76,705
Average price
$26,776
$55,030
Listings
Ratings & Reviews
User reviews
4.6
4.9
Expert reviews

7.3 out of 10

Read full review

7.7 out of 10

Read full review
Pros & cons
Pros
  • Quiet cabin
  • Plenty of cargo space
  • Great safety ratings
Cons
  • Fairly pedestrian performance
  • Sluggish touchscreen response
Pros
  • Quiet cabin
  • Premium interior materials
  • Powerful engine
Cons
  • Poor fuel economy
  • Sluggish touchscreen response
Summary

Since its launch in 1997, the Toyota RAV4 has ridden a wave of crossover SUV popularity to become one of Toyota’s bestselling models. Introduced for the 2019 model year, the current-generation RAV4 tries to offer the rugged style of a traditional SUV, but underneath it’s still a car-based crossover pitched against the likes of the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V, Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage, Nissan Rogue, Subaru Forester, and Volkswagen Tiguan.

Because it’s only in its third model year, this fifth-generation RAV4 doesn’t get many updates for 2021. The biggest news is the addition of the RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid to the lineup, but that model actually went on sale last year. The only other changes are a new XLE Premium trim level for the RAV4 Hybrid, and a new front stainless steel front skid plate for the gasoline RAV4 TRD Off-Road model.

Toyota offers compact SUV buyers more choices than most competitors. The RAV4 LE, XLE, XLE Premium, and Limited trim levels are available with hybrid and non-hybrid powertrains. Toyota also offers the gasoline-only RAV4 Adventure and TRD Off-Road trim levels, plus the RAV4 Hybrid XSE. The RAV4 Prime is also available in two trim levels—SE and XSE.

We’ve covered the RAV4 Hybrid and RAV4 Prime in separate reviews, so this review will focus on the gasoline RAV4. Our test car was a RAV4 TRD Off-Road, which joined the lineup for the 2020 model year and is the first RAV4 model tuned by Toyota Racing Development, the automaker’s North American performance division.

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Full-size SUVs like the Lincoln Navigator represent the smallest slice of the luxury SUV market. They're the heaviest, hugest, and fanciest people movers sold by mainstream automakers—and you can count them all on two hands. The Navigator, a popular nameplate since 1998, was redesigned in dramatic fashion for 2018. In its fourth model year, this Navigator still delights us as we test newer competitors costing at or above its $77,000 starting price. Foreign nameplates offer no equal to the Navigator, and it's not for sheer size or a desire to lift up Lincoln that we say this is one of the best American vehicles, among both trucks and cars, ever made.
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Popular Features & Specs
Engine
2.5L 203 hp I4
3.5L 450 hp V6
Drive Train
FWD
4X2
Seating Capacity
5
8
Horsepower
450 hp @ 5500 rpm
MPG City
28
16
MPG Highway
35
22
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