Toyota RAV4 VS Volvo XC40. AWD Snow And Hill Test. Surprise Contender At The End. Who Is The Winner?

In this video, we will compare the 2019 Toyota RAV4 Adventure (Trail) with the 2020 Volvo XC40 T5 Inscription. First, we will do the AWD demonstration of both vehicles in the snow. And then we will perform the hill test.
Both tests were performed at different times but in the same location. Both SUVs have All Season Tires. Toyota RAV4 faced a more challenging environment due to the larger amount of snow. While Volvo XC40 had to deal with less snow.
Even though Toyota RAV4 and Volvo XC40 have slightly different AWD systems, in our opinion, both vehicles showed good results and are very capable of dealing with snowy conditions.
There is a surprise contender at the end of the video. Watch till the end :)
All Season Tires Used (Condition - New):
Toyota RAV4 - Toyo Open Country A39 - 235/55R19 - amzn.to/3ZJIW43.
Volvo XC40 - Michelin Primacy MXM4 - 235/50 R19 - amzn.to/3ZMKB8V.
00:14 Toyota RAV4 Adventure (Trail) - AWD Dynamic Torque Vectoring System Demo In Snow.
01:25 Volvo XC40 T5 Inscription - AWD Haldex Gen 5 System Demonstration In Snow.
02:53 Toyota RAV4 Adventure (Trail) - Hill Test In Snow. All Season Tires.
04:51 Volvo XC40 T5 Inscription - Hill Test In Snow. All Season Tires.
08:36 The Surprise Contender With Snow Tires!
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[@Max_-zt5bm]

This demonstration speaks for itself: no matter how much you pay for your spectacular SUV, all you need are good winter tires...

[@yeet7929]

Yup, the only thing that actually has drastically gone upwards in regular cars in the last 15 years or so is comfort xD. If you drive a lot it might be worth the extra cost to buy a 2020 SUV, cause its so comfy, other than that, not much difference if you can drive.

[@SKAR3E]

and less weight of course

[@tommiojamo3564]

And use the accelerator properly. If you floor it, this happens even with proper winter tires.

[@RundFyrkant]

The volvo was born to endure weatherconditions like this.

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Watch NEW !!! Toyota RAV4 XSE AWD VS Electric Volvo XC40 P8 Recharge. Snow And Ice Hill Test. Will RAV4 Make It? - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqrEXmlngK-Afrc.

[@dogbsas]

I had a VOlvo xc40 in 2018/2019 in Seattle. I enjoyed so much to drive on the snow with that beautiful small beast. I miss her so much!

[@ivanalousova2447]

Takže mám se na co těšit

[@k.j.g.9601]

Why did you get rid of it? They are such cool cars

[@montrealthis]

Winter tires are clearly needed in both cars.

[@adi7795]

Nice to see a test like this. My RAV4 adventure 2019 I always use ROCK and DIRT moud . I deep snow more like this I have no problem getting thru it. I took my RAV4 to the field with deep snow no problem.

[@richardjones3112]

Which winter tyres would you recommend?

[@evaristo6832]

I got an XC 40 and as time goes by I am more and more convinced it was a great choice!

[@NiagaraWeddingVideographer]

I’ve been looking at these, but I keep reading the infotainment is brutally laggy. What have you found?

[@evaristo6832]

@@NiagaraWeddingVideographer No complaints from me. The screen is quite large and easy to use.

[@jbob1548]

@@NiagaraWeddingVideographer not laggy at all for me 2022 rdesign

[@brucebrowne5022]

Very pleased with the video, since we just bought the XC40. But as an old Honda aficionado, it was great to see that very clean looking RSX! Take good care of it. :)

[@gjjakobsen]

Given different vehicles with similar power to wheel programming characteristics, traction becomes more the size of the contact patch between tire and ground, along with coefficient of friction each tire provides. Can't really fault one make or the other here. I had a Jeep Wrangler that, with lousy tires slid everywhere, while my RWD sedan with snow tires drove like a champ.

[@cheez1012]

Is it just me or does the snow look visually deeper when the RAV-4 attempted to get up the hill, compared to when the Volvo tried, with less snow and tire tracks already carved in Edit: I read the desc but accidentally overlooked the part claiming that the vehicles were not tested in the same exact conditions.

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Yes, you are right. There was more snow when the RAV4 was driven. I did mention this in the video and in the description. Unfortunately we couldn't test both vehicles at the same time. Nevertheless, it was interesting to see how both vehicles behave in such conditions.

[@sukinator9699]

I don’t know why he didn’t use snow mode in the rav4 when starting from a stop. RAV4 also has differential lock. My 2015 rav4 has it

[@reikasdad]

@@sukinator9699 I don't think the newer ones have the diff lock anymore, do they? (I could be 100% wrong here.. so I'm asking out of curiousity as well)

[@mvdelapena]

@@reikasdad you’re correct, they don’t have the diff lock anymore.

[@mvdelapena]

Yes, snow were cleared when it was the volvos turn😂😂

[@emin74]

Winter tires FTW!

[@makeown6515]

Not a fair test. For the hill test, the conditions were too different with more snow on the ground when testing the RAV4 and less snow for the Volvo. The black tarmac is clearly visible when the Volvo was tested. This means the Volvo's tire has contact the with tarmac, not snow.

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Yes, there was more snow when the RAV4 was tested. I did mention this in the video and in the description. We were not able to test both vehicles at the same time. Nevertheless, it was interesting to see how vehicles behave in such conditions.

[@nicolaearghir3212]

@@MorozovAutomotive You favored Volvo. Toyota is a real car.

[@manuelacostaapodaca1453]

Which tires do you have in which mode are you

[@martinsv9183]

I'm pretty sure the Haldex system in the Volvo can send much more than 50% to the rear if needed..... I think its theoretically 100%... at least up to a certain torque number.

[@taylorwelch126]

Wow! My husband and I were looking at getting a 2023 Toyota Rav4 Woodland Edition, but after watching this video and being a an owner of a 2007 Volvo s40 I am convinced the XC40 is the best choice for us since we live in VT. My mind is blown, but I knew the Volvo would exceed in its natural environment. With just all season on its amazing, imagine the grip you would have if you had a nice set of winters... you could go anywhere.

[@ledcommerciallighting4814]

The snow was thicker when the Rav 4 was tested.

[@sugonmaballs]

Tires matter much more than drive train configuration. Any 2WD car, FWD or RWD, could have got up that hill with proper winter tires. I say that as a current XC40 owner myself, so I'm not defending the Rav4 here. But I've been very pleased with the AWD performance of my XC40 do far as well. But the factory Perellis they put on these SUVs are bad, mine were disintegrating only 15k miles into ownership and they were very loud on the road. I replaced the factory 20" wheels with 18" for a better and quieter ride as well.

[@ffotograffydd]

Do read the video description before deciding, it explains why the Volvo did better.

[@nicksteinberg6621]

True but Rav4 hybrid has weak awd system- bc its rear wheels are powered by only 54hp electric motor compared to mechanical awd. No comparison!

[@nofyfb123]

Drivetrains of both are very similar but RAV4 has not just all-season but low resistance tires, and that's what explains the difference.

[@mark46ification]

this video clearly shows how extremely important it is to have quality winter tyres and how extremely bad tyres can ruin the reputation of even such a high quality car as the RAV4

[@theGermanPrintingNerd]

I had the Toyota RAV 4 3 Door for several years here in Germany and that Car was Perfect

[@22jeepmojave75]

Moral of the story is you need winter tires

[@krisbodurov1497]

Great test, shows you that a FDW with good winter tyres will do the job =D

[@andreyivanov8591]

Акцент нашего, не скем не спутаешь🤭 привет из Норвегии ✌

[@unitedwestand56]

What accent??? He, like myself, understands everything he is saying with no difficulty whatsoever 🤣

[@ANIMshit]

ive got 2005 rav4, and its a beast in winter, got out 2 cars from snow allready

[@MrBlockton]

If they had winter tires, the results would have been dramatically better for each. :-)

[@steffenrosmus9177]

A fair test would have been same type of tires on both cars.

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Both the RAV4 and the XC40 had all season tires.

[@steffenrosmus9177]

@@MorozovAutomotive same brand and Type of tires?

[@kri100off7]

Please tell us witch tires they have ?

[@MorozovAutomotive]

All Season Tires Used: Toyota RAV - Toyo Open Country A39. Volvo XC40 - Michelin Primacy MXM4.

[@mvdelapena]

You just floored rav4 straight up of course it will just dig from where it stands unlike the way the driver did with volvo. It really depends on how you drive the vehicle. I like both vehicles but the way it was tested is two totally different way

[@dddontae]

That wasn’t the driver that’s Volvos dynamic stability control working with the awd system it uses the brakes to mitigate wheel spin as u can see in the video

[@MrMilk-ug6gl]

@R C Can you please explain what makes the Rav4 girly? Thanks

[@___Karma__]

@@MrMilk-ug6gl someone with a Prius wants to clown on a vehicle ...it irony hits hard 😂

[@yw3317]

@@dddontae thats right

[@yw3317]

@R C thats right volvo rules

[@fuding690]

good video, thanks for sharing, where are you guys? Volvo did a graet job in snow that impressive. How is Audi Q3 ? do you have any test video of it?

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Thank you! We are located in Canada. No, we don't have test with Audi Q3.

[@Z-u-m-a]

Interesting. What actual tyres were on them please?

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Toyota RAV - Toyo Open Country A39. Volvo XC40 - Michelin Primacy MXM4.

[@jaicsdx]

No snow when the Volvo came in

[@ramonaboston3161]

It would be interesting to see the difference with the Volvo XC-40 EV Recharge with motors on each axle.

[@mysteryyyyyy]

the driver is a big part of the equation. knowing how to drive in snow might benefit you unlike the video poster who clearly doesnt know.

[@Tigrunyara07]

На тесте Рав4 на подъёме много снега, на тесте Вольво уже мало снега. Разное покрытие, разная температура - разный результат. Так что тесты не объективные :)

[@egorshumaev7626]

+ в первом же тесте рав без раскачки стартанул. в вольво раскачка была. ощущение что видео и тест делали люди с предвзятым мнением к одной из моделей

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Все намного проще, во время заезда РАВ4 снега было значительно больше. Съемки велись в разное время. Об этом написано в описании к видео.

[@georgeadams1584]

Я тестировал и то и другое. Они одинаковые. Лучшим считаю Субару. В США каждый русский механик подтвердит мои слова. Из лёгких траков, лучшими считаются Шевроле (GMC).

[@grawek2774]

Co to jest Pab4?

[@Tigrunyara07]

@@grawek2774 РАВ4 - to jest RAV4 po rosyjsku :)

[@eszgabor]

Nice tyre test :-)

[@lamont8121]

What about the tires? Were they equivalent? I noticed you drove the Volvo more aggressively. Can’t stay away from that turbo charger can you?

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Both vehicles had all season tires. Conditions were slightly different. When we filmed the RAV4 there was more snow on the ground. Volvo had an advantage.

[@pdmark311]

I have an XC40 and the off-road mode helps a lot with snow

[@jbob1548]

I was wondering how much it helps. Do you use it only at slower speeds? To switch drive modes if road conditions change--need to be at a full stop?

[@user-tz5lj2zy4u]

А этот рав с новым полным приводом или старым???

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Это RAV4 Adventure с новым полным приводом.

[@user-ks2rh5hk5n]

同駕駛程度，同時間開，地面上的雪量一致，再一起比較會比較公平

[@maartenyzer4121]

mij old cr-v does this too,use good tires!

[@lining224]

Would be great to see a comparison withe XC40 P8?

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Toyota RAV4 XLE AWD VS Electric Volvo XC40 P8 Recharge. AWD Snow And Ice Hill Test - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mqrEXmlngK-Afrc.

[@utasajaia5681]

even though Toyota AWD system is weaker than many competitors, this test is not quite fair anyway.

[@dainiusfigoras]

why?

[@nicksteinberg6621]

The awd in hybrid is different than rav4 gas model. The gas awd is way better!!

[@keithwilliams9594]

What is a WolWol

[@LenykM]

how you can test suv at snow without winter tires? Rav4 AWD with winter tires it's great daily vehicle, I'am not saying ofroad monster, I have previous rav4(XA40) for me enough for daily winter usage at Ukraine(Rav4 USA version XLE awd)

[@suelacombe7396]

I must say, you were way too agressive with the Rav4 on the hill comparaired to the volvo.... and I notice that there is much more snow during the Rav4 trial compared to the Volvo testing... too bad they were not done on the same day... My vote is the Rav4...

[@MorozovAutomotive]

You are right, vehicles were tested in slightly different environments due to us not being able to test them at the same time. Even though the RAV4 did not get on top of the hill, it's AWD system showed to be very capable and it almost made it to the top with more snow on the ground. Had there been less snow I am sure it would have made it as well.

[@ivang.7526]

@@MorozovAutomotive It's very clear, when you tried with the RAV 4 there was snow up the bottom are of the bumper. Would be very interesting to performance other kind of test. Good YT chanel :)

[@eliaspyr]

And why did you NOT use the "snow" setting on the RAV4? Isn't this what you are supposed to use when you are on snow?

[@a300thanhlong]

Yeah, it's not a fair test.

[@triciasuglian4507]

They did.

[@sukinator9699]

Not when they did the standing start

[@mesutsarpnar6818]

Of course rav 4

[@Alf.B]

So the rav 4 was the best

[@nessury]

Do they have the same weight? volvo vs Panda4x4? who win?

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Volvo is slightly heavier.

[@asenabozkurt395]

OMG my 2 most favorite cars 🤩😍

[@alekseistrelkov3085]

Both cars are good. But I prefer to drive Subaru Forester anyway:)

[@Gopinathk17]

Did you ever try Subaru Forester or outback wilderness in these conditions? Give it a try. I guess they can make it easily.

[@222kalin]

What is the paint color of the Toyota ?

[@MorozovAutomotive]

The colour is called Lunar Rock.

[@the_atomic_punk487]

Where was this? Good video, Thanks.

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Canada

[@Tony99992000]

Michelin X-ICE tires turn my front wheel drive vehicles into tanks in the snow. I have gone up hills where AWD vehicles with all season tires were spinning. Put those on these two and you will have a great winter vehicle.

[@alterego9576]

"Who needs SUV?" - Truer words have never been said! 90% of cars on the road are SUVs now...

[@George.W-Jenson]

Winther tires makes a big difference 😀

[@syken8695]

I am no expert on tires, but you can drive all year round with all season tires where it’s not snowing. If it snows in your area, winter tires are a must. The way I do it, is that I drive for 3 seasons with all season tires, but when the winter is coming, I switch to Winter Tires. I have a front wheel drive car with underpowered engine which makes barely 130 horsepower paired with a CVT transmission. This is my second car, and I don’t really enjoy it very much. It is very slow. Since the engine is underpowered, the car barely if not at all climbs up the hill. You have to have momentum or you’re screwed when driving in the snow. Any car will fair better with winter tires on. All season or summer tires are junk in the snow. I couldn’t drive any faster than 20 MPH on a straight road with them on during a snowstorm.

[@igorbogordetski2319]

Try Lada Niva as well

[@robertjasoncanha]

What color is that volvo?

[@RigiLiquid945]

The only thing the really demonstrates is that real winter tires, meant for ice traction will improve acceleration, steering and stopping.

[@madmat0815]

You are testing tires not AWD systems.

[@pawekropi5077]

It would be interesting to see somebody who has any skill in off-road driving. If there were more snow, your cars would stay there until spring ;-). Flooring is by no means the way to deal with mud or snow.

[@yoyo-ty7gb]

Not a fair . hill test, the conditions were too different with more snow on the ground when testing the RAV4 and less snow for the Volvo

[@wojtekr2907]

System SH-AWD Hondy to wynalazek z początku wieku, który zapewnia dużo lepszą trakcję niż wiele nowoczesnych aut.

[@robbalito]

do they even have the same tires?....

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Both have all-season tires.

[@robbalito]

@@MorozovAutomotive In Sweden we call them "No season tires"...

[@UbbeWankenubbe]

This test makes no sense without winter tires. Also test performed not on same condition.

[@dinkata2005]

What is the engine of the Rav4? It sound like diesel?! I thought this generation only comes with petrol engines...

[@MorozovAutomotive]

It is 2.5 L gasoline engine.

[@ya04232001]

hi, the rav4 is 2000cc or 2500cc ?

[@MorozovAutomotive]

2.5

[@ya04232001]

@@MorozovAutomotive thank you, if you have time , i hope you drive rav4 adventure 4wd 2000c off road let me watch , thank you

[@user-dh1bc5ix4g]

Добрый день, двигатель какой на вольво?

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Здравствуйте, в этой комплектации двигатель- 4 цилиндра, 2 литра турбонадув, 249 лошадей. Коробка- 8 ступеней, привод полный. На переднеприводные модели ставят меньшие двигатели.

[@user-dh1bc5ix4g]

@@MorozovAutomotive спасибо.

[@user-mf5ig4ic3h]

Добрый день. Не подскажите каталожный номер дисков Toyota adventure установленных на вашем авто. Спасибо

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Здравствуйте. Part Number: 42611-42760.

[@01hondascott]

for some reason your xc40 looks fantastic but when i go to see them locally i don't like the way they look, i can't put my finger on it but yours just looks better.

[@MorozovAutomotive]

To me it looks better in real life than on the pictures.

[@alhurharb]

Volvo xc 40 ❤

[@RidingTusCanY]

the winner is always the tire, with proper tires you always get on top, with wrong tires... no matter the car and mostly, with wrong tires you fail to stop, which is much worse than failing to reach the top ;)

[@urimazemi3123]

Swedish steel is best ;)

[@massimilianogallo7100]

Nice video, can you repeat this test with a Subaru xv 2.0 e-boxer?

[@motorcyclePOV9]

snow tire pls

[@leoxu1299]

where is it? Russia?

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Hey Leo, it's Canada.

[@rasch19785]

Winter tires are a must

[@MrChrissy1r]

All four wheel drive vehicles for road use distribute the power to alternative wheels when needed, if the rear wheels were driven equaly the vehicle would not go round corners as in a locked differential.

[@osiris1802]

IMHO 4 season tires are always the loser. They are bad in summer and bad in winter. Always use appropriate tires for the season. Just my two cents. 😉

[@Juhaa]

Those tires seem to be pretty bad in the snow.

[@thegoobertron]

snow conditions not same when testing both cars for start on hill test. The test is basically useless.

[@davidjuarez2215]

That CVT on the RAV4 is toast now after that test

[@jessebrinker3706]

There's no cvt in that rav4

[@marioget7966]

DE CE ATV-URILE AU TRANSMISIE CVT ???!!!...

[@hyapiyon100]

road condition differs. when volvo climes its plain road. and wheel size might means something.

[@paulozavala3232]

Why even bother to do this test with all seasons tires? The test would be a lot better with winter tires.

[@MorozovAutomotive]

You are right. We will have to make another video!

[@ricardorobledo5829]

Muy buena, pero porque no le cambian los neumáticos y primero empiezan con el volvo y después el toyota, saludos

[@mustafabeysi604]

Aynı gün yapılan test olmalıydı ..

[@andychoi4184]

U floored the RAV4 at high rpm right from the start on the hill test. It looked so obvious

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Nope, the driver did not floor the RAV4 immediately. You can see it if you watch the video again. The difference is there was more snow when the RAV4 was filmed. We did say it in the video and in the description to the video.

[@arthursmith643]

Keep a jug of cat litter in the cargo space. Works better than sand to get traction in snow or ice. Toss some around the wheels the gritty substance let’s you get great traction and on your way again

[@WladimirPeshkov]

Не зачёт. Тесты снималось в разное время суток. Volvo тестировали когда насупила оттепель. Рав 4 заезжал в морозец когда лёд самый скользкий. Режим snow не использован ?

[@MorozovAutomotive]

Вы правы, тесты снимались в разное время. В описании к видео об этом написано. Режим Snow использован, но, в случае с Рав4, снега было значительно больше. Это стало основной причиной, почему Рав4 стал буксовать. Я уверен, что, если бы Рав4 заезжал в условиях аналогичных тем, в которых находился Volvo, он бы без проблем преодолел это препятствие.

[@T.T.N.]

какаха ваш рав4

[@pererikgranenglund5955]

volvo xc 40 Best drive systemet Highfive

[@tiftgift]

может прозевал: какие модели шин там и там?

[@MorozovAutomotive]

На обеих машинах всесезонная резина.

[@rmat9023]

now do it in a Subaru Forrester on the Hill Test!

[@AntonGogolev1]

А есть видео с субару в таких же условиях?)

[@MorozovAutomotive]

С Субару, к сожалению, нет.

[@Funsunday82]

OMG. look at the drivers. It seems RAV 4 driver is a new driver and XC 40 is an experienced off-road driver. Let's see how they turned their wheels when driving up the hill.

[@MorozovAutomotive]

The driver is the same :)

[@mk4dea]

why would you use mud and sand mode in snow and not snow mode? LOL

[@hage783640]

路面がイコールコンディションじゃないのがなんだかな…

[@billygraham6181]

No subtitles!!!!

[@MorozovAutomotive]

It usually takes a little bit of time before they get generated by KZbin.

[@slawomirkropielnicki5600]

I drive up this hill with my XC40 FWD…and Good Year Ultra Grip. My heart bleeds when I hear this noise...like a grinding machine.

[@maximeparent3004]

You can visibly see that the Volvo have a much more reactive all-wheel-drive system. The rav4 was slipping more before redirecting power to another wheel. The Volvo was sending power to all the wheels instantly, almost like a permanent all-wheel-drive.

[@ujungpelangi3991]

LC is smilling seen this