Toyota RAV4 recorded a major failure in the Elan Test. The Japanese manufacturer has announced that it is working to fix the problem. But how did the Volvo XC40 handle the electric version?
Toyota RAV4 in the Plug-in Hybrid version obtained poor results in the Elan Test, performed by the Swedes from Tejnikns Varld. In the famous test in which the car must avoid an obstacle, the Japanese SUV showed unsafe behavior.
In order to obtain the most objective results and to rule out a human error, the Swedes repeated the test with several drivers. At 70, 68, 67 and 65 km / h, the model demolished, each time, the milestones installed on the improvised route. The rear does not seem to follow the route chosen by the driver and causes the crossover to enter the balance. The car manages the maneuver only at 63 km / h. Such a low speed is equivalent to a failure.
Teknikens Varld claims that they did not feel the assistance they should normally have received from the stability control system.
The Nordics achieved similar results in 2019, when they tested the RAV4 Hybrid. After communicating this to Toyota, the Japanese solved the problem of stability control, and the car was able to pass the Momentum Test with a good result. Once again, Swedish journalists told Toyota what problems they encountered in the new test series. “We will take steps to ensure that Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid it can pass the Momentum Test “, was the company’s answer.
And the Volvo XC40 Recharge failed the Momentum Test
And electric version of the Volvo XC40, Recharge, failed the famous Test of Elan. But the Swedish model did not prove to be as unstable in the obstacle avoidance maneuver.
The Mitsubishi Outlander Plug-in Hybrid also failed the test.
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