Found the video. They seem to be referring to the fact that the motors aren't super powerful but personally I think that's ridiculous - the rear wheels don't have as much weight on them so why would you want a lot of power on the rear wheels in a low traction situation...
You are forgetting the fact the Maverick has a healthy payload capability as well as a 4,000 lb towing capacity. When a vehicle accelerates its center of gravity shifts rearward which means traction is critical for the rear tires especially when towing. If the rear tires don't receive enough torque when accelerating then there is a good chance the front wheels will lose grip which of course is not ideal especially when pulling heavy loads.Found the video. They seem to be referring to the fact that the motors aren't super powerful but personally I think that's ridiculous - the rear wheels don't have as much weight on them so why would you want a lot of power on the rear wheels in a low traction situation...
The whole point of this vehicle is that it's *not* a Camry. You're going to drag a 4k lb boat up a slick boat ramp with only 40 hp in the rear? Good luck.
the fact that these guys aren't mentioning torque when it comes to towing seems strange to me. one thing electric motors do really well is max torque at low speeds.Found the video. They seem to be referring to the fact that the motors aren't super powerful but personally I think that's ridiculous - the rear wheels don't have as much weight on them so why would you want a lot of power on the rear wheels in a low traction situation...
The RAV4 hybrid has a towing capacity of 3,500lbs so I doubt it will have any issue with boat ramps.
I just watched the TFL slip test of the 2025 Maverick Hybrid, I think it did well overall but did fail the 3 wheel slip test. For comparison i checked how other AWD hybrids perform and found out that TFL also tested the Rav 4 Hybrid a while back. After comparing the two I feel the Maverick's mechanical AWD outperformed the RAV 4 on the slip test.
Agree, the RAV4 appears to give no power whatsoever to the rear wheels when traction control is off. Without traction control, it's essentially FWD only, whereas the mechanical connection in the Maverick will still send power to all four wheels, just without the braking and power modulation you'd normally get with traction control.
That harness with orange tape looks to come out off the LH rear cabin wall on my 23.
Is that the orange high-voltage wire cover coming to the back?
Or is that cover used on other things I've not noticed?
it's odd that the rav4 rear wheels don't engage during that test with the rollers. there is more than enough power in the rear to move the vehicle forward on flat ground. overall, since it's not an off road vehicle it performed pretty well. these reviews are really cool though and these guys take vehicles places I generally would not, especially with the stock tires!
CVTs like in the Subaru are mechanically VERY different compared to the eCVTs found in the Maverick Hybrid. They should never be compared
No CVT in Maverick. I keep saying they should call it something totally different than eCVT.
Exactly.it's odd that the rav4 rear wheels don't engage during that test with the rollers. there is more than enough power in the rear to move the vehicle forward on flat ground. overall, since it's not an off road vehicle it performed pretty well. these reviews are really cool though and these guys take vehicles places I generally would not, especially with the stock tires!
electric rear for AWD has some trade offs, they just happen to be trade offs I'm willing to make since I'm not doing off road driving that 99% of the population never does, even jeep drivers
