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Video: How Do the Interiors of the 2026 Toyota RAV4 XSE and Limited Trims Compare?

toyota rav4 hev xse 2026 01 exterior front angle scaled jpg 2026 Toyota RAV4 XSE | Cars.com photo by Nick Carter

What Shoppers Need to Know

  • Despite the XSE and Limited trim levels of the 2026 Toyota RAV4 having different foci, their interiors look nearly identical.
  • The XSE and Limited are uplevel RAV4 trims separated in price by $2,000.
  • Both the XSE and Limited have standard all-wheel drive, with the XSE starting at $42,895 and the Limited at $44,895 (all prices include destination).

The Toyota RAV4 has been the most popular SUV in the land for the last eight years, according to Toyota, but the redesigned 2026 model has been slowly trickling into dealerships. That means you may not have seen one of the new ones up close yet, let alone multiple trim levels.

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There are seven different trims for 2026 divided up into three overall themes (“Core,” “Rugged” and “Sport”) meant to appeal to different customers. The Core trims (LE, XLE Premium and Limited) are meant to be the mainstream offerings; the Rugged variant (Woodland) is the off-road one; and the Sport trims (SE, XSE and GR Sport) are meant to be the racier versions.

toyota rav4 hev xse 2026 13 interior front row scaled jpg 2026 Toyota RAV4 XSE | Cars.com photo by Nick Carter

We recently had an opportunity to play with two of these trims, the XSE and Limited, at a drive event at Toyota’s North American technical center in Saline, Mich. From a driving standpoint? They feel the same. From a looks standpoint? They look only a little different. And inside? Those interiors? Well, have a look at the video and see for yourself!

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