The 2027 RAV4 Woodland Gets a Real Lift

The 2027 Toyota RAV4 Woodland rides on new springs, shocks and jounce bumpers that raise its ground clearance to 9.1 inches, and every all-wheel-drive RAV4 trades its Trail mode for a two-setting Multi-Terrain Select.

The hybrid lineup starts at $32,300 for a front-drive LE, a $400 increase over the 2026 model, and Toyota expects the 2027 hybrids at US dealerships later this year. The plug-in hybrids follow in early 2027 from $42,100.

The second model year of the sixth-generation RAV4 is laid out in Toyota’s 2027 RAV4 release, published November 5. When the new RAV4 arrived last year, Toyota listed the Woodland at 8.5 inches of clearance against 8.1 inches for the LE, XLE Premium, SE and XSE, so the new suspension adds six-tenths of an inch and opens a full inch over the core grades. The Woodland also gets redesigned all-weather floor and cargo mats with Woodland branding, and it keeps its all-terrain tires, Rigid Industries LED fog lights, raised roof rails with crossbars, tow hitch receiver, 1,500-watt cargo-area outlet and Panoramic View Monitor with Multi-Terrain Monitor.

The drive-mode change reaches further. On every AWD RAV4, Multi-Terrain Select with Rock & Dirt and Mud & Sand modes replaces the single Trail mode, and Snow mode moves to the drive mode switch alongside Normal, Eco, Sport and Custom. The system adjusts throttle, brake pressure and traction control to the surface, and it mirrors the Mud mode Toyota brought back to the Japanese-market RAV4 last month. All grades also gain a backup camera washer, and the Remote Connect trial stretches from one year to five.

Pricing and output both move slightly. Toyota’s release lists the hybrid at 222 net combined horsepower with front-wheel drive and 229 with all-wheel drive, lower than the 226 and 236 figures in last year’s launch release, and Toyota has not explained the difference. The manufacturer-estimated fuel economy is 43 mpg combined for the front-drive LE, SE and XLE Premium, 42 for the AWD LE and SE, 41 for the AWD XLE Premium, 40 for the XSE and Limited and 38 for the Woodland, against the "up to 44 mpg" Toyota quoted for the front-drive hybrid last October. The plug-in hybrid keeps 321 total system horsepower, and every plug-in grade now gets a NACS port, DC fast charging and an 11-kW onboard charger, which we cover in a separate story.

Everything else carries over, including the 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster on every grade, the 10.5-inch touchscreen on the LE and SE, the 12.9-inch screen with nine-speaker JBL audio on the Limited and optionally the XSE, and the standard Toyota Safety Sense 4.0 suite with the Drive Recorder dash cam. The Woodland, XSE and Limited keep Traffic Jam Assist, Lane Change Assist and the Panoramic View Monitor. Toyota’s release does not give prices above the base trim for either powertrain, so the 2026 hybrid ladder of $34,700 for the SE, $36,100 for the XLE Premium, $39,900 for the Woodland, $41,300 for the XSE and $43,300 for the Limited is the only reference until the full 2027 list appears. The RAV4 posted its first monthly sales gain of the year in October, and the sixth-generation car has been on sale in the US since December 2025.

The Toyota Report Take

A six-tenths lift sounds small until you remember the Woodland is the RAV4 Toyota pitches against the Subaru Forester Wilderness and the Honda CR-V TrailSport, and 9.1 inches puts it level with the Forester’s standard clearance rather than below it. The new mud and sand mode on every AWD car is the more useful change for the typical buyer, who will never see a rock but will see a snowy or muddy driveway. The horsepower and fuel economy figures are the loose end here, since Toyota quietly listed lower numbers than it did a year ago, and it owes owners an explanation of whether the car changed or only the paperwork did.

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