--- title: "Toyota RAV4 Prime Is Still Quicker 0-60 Than the New GR 86" description: "Toyota's quickest vehicle is clearly the Supra, but second place goes to its four-door crossover." date: "2021-06-05" modified: "2021-06-05" authors: - name: "Kristin V. Shaw" job_title: "Contributor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/kristin-shaw" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/40944/toyota-rav4-prime-is-still-quicker-0-60-than-the-new-gr-86" categories: - "News" - "News by Brand" - "Toyota News" tags: - "compact" - "RAV4" - "suv/crossover" - "Toyota" --- # Toyota RAV4 Prime Is Still Quicker 0-60 Than the New GR 86 ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* Listen, I’m a big fan of [Toyota’s 86](). The outgoing model is inexpensive and easy to drive (also, delightful with a manual transmission) and the 2.0-liter boxer under the hood makes a shade over 200 horsepower. [For model year 2022](), Toyota just revealed the Gazoo Racing-badged version at its headquarters in Plano, Texas, and it is a hot tamale of the best kind. Now the new track-tested GR 86 has a 2.4-liter and a welcome bump to 228 horses; even the 0-60 improved by nearly a full second to 6.1 with the manual gearbox. But the RAV4 Prime, the star of the RAV4 crossover lineup, [is still quicker at 5.7 seconds]() for its 0-60 time. It’s the fastest vehicle that Toyota makes with four doors. ![message-editor%2F1622941751422-toyotarav486inline.jpg]() **Kristin Shaw** [The 86]() may lag behind the [more-powerful Supra]() like a younger sibling tagging along for the ride, but at $10,000 less than the Supra, the 86 is a bargain of a sports car. The RAV4 Prime, on the other hand, is going to set you back around $45K with all of the bells and whistles but it’s eligible for federal tax credit. Compared to other RAV4 models, the Prime variant comes with quite a bit more *zoom* at 302 horsepower; a base model has 202 hp and the hybrid 219 hp. To be fair, 86 buyers aren’t looking for a [RAV4 Prime]() and vice versa, so a head to head comparison across the board won't work. One is a sports car meant for two and the other is a four-door crossover intended for a small family or professional. What is worth noting is that the RAV4 Prime is surprisingly quick. So if you long for the torque of a sports car but still have to get the kids to school, you might consider a RAV4 Prime. Then you can save your hachi-roku (86 in Japanese) dreams for when you can hand the kids the keys to the hand-me-down RAV4 and you can have your two+two seater. Just don't tell them that theirs can beat yours at a stoplight. https://youtube.com/embed/GiFTjhe\_rcs *Got a tip? Send us a note: tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Kristin Shaw is the former Weekend Editor for The Drive and a current freelancer in both the automotive and aviation worlds. She’s a big fan of anything car-related and calls on her technology background on the corporate side to explain engineering and high-tech concepts. Now living in her sixth state (New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and now Texas), she is thrilled that working from home is now mainstream. ### Author social links [Facebook]() [Instagram]() [Twitter]()