Toyota RAV 4 Car Review & Buyers Guide

8/12/2019 Toyota RAV 4 Car Review & Buyers Guide

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Toyota RAV 4Car Review & Buyers Guide

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Overview

Its a little !ow! fact" #ut Toyota $io!eered t%e com$act 'V maret w%e! t%ey i!itially lau!c%ed t%eRAV 4 #ac i! ())4. *ow i! its 4t% +e!eratio!" t%e RAV 4fi!ds itself com$eti!+ i! a very crowdedmaret.

,ust a#out everyo!e !ow maes a com$act 'V" a!d were #e+i!!i!+ to see some $ro$er $erforma!cevaria!ts i! t%e s$ace too.

Added to t%is" t%e -orea!s a!d t%e C%i!ese are #eati!+ dow! t%e $rice i! t%is se+me!t" so Toyota" w%oseemi!+ly $io!eered t%e se+me!t really %ave a fi+%t o! t%eir %a!ds.

Its !ot a #ad looi!+ car" a!d t%ere are a !um#er of differe!t s$ec models availa#le. e drove it for awee to see w%ats w%at/

Performance

T%ere are 0.12litre $etrol e!+i!es availa#le" or you could %ave t%e 0.02litre diesel e!+i!e" or t%e modelwe tested" w%ic% %as a 0.32litre $etrol e!+i!e. T%is 42cyli!der delivers (0" a!d 0*m of tor5ue to+et you +oi!+.

Co!!ected to t%e e!+i!e is a 62s$eed auto 7#o8 drivi!+ $erma!e!t all w%eel drive.

T%e $ower was more t%a! ade5uate" a!d e!ou+% to $ull you alo!+ !icely" eve! u$%ill. T%e tor5ue fi+urecould #e a little %i+%er" #ut if you stay away from lots of e8u#era!t drivi!+ youll #e 9ust fi!e.Economy

T%e lar+er t%e e!+i!e a!d t%e %eavier t%e foot" t%e more of a !oc your fuel eco!omy fi+ure is +oi!+ totae.

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Comfort

T%e RAV 4 does really" really well i! t%e comfort de$artme!t. T%e leat%er seats are +reat" ride 5ualitysu$er# a!d ca#i! !oise at a mi!imum. Its #uilt i! ty$ical Toyota fas%io!? well.

T%e ride $ositio! is su$er#"

@r+o!omically t%e RAV 4 does well" t%e ce!tre scree! for i!sta!ce could #e tur!ed a little more i! t%e

drivers directio!" #ut Toyota %ave t%is stuff sorted out. ou ca!t fault t%e RAV 4 for comfort o! or offroad.

Practicality

As a com$act 'V" t%e RAV 4 is s$acious e!ou+% as a soccer moms car" #ut !ot 5uite seater size. It is ofcourse muc% more s$acious t%a! t%at $revious +e!eratio! RAV 4 wit% t%e doors.

T%e RAV 4 will !avi+ate some off road terrai!" #ut youll e!cou!ter o#stacles" t%at it ca!t +et over Dliet%e Erado for i!sta!ceF. Bare i! mi!d t%e RAV 4 o!ly %as (61mm +rou!d cleara!ce" so youll !eed to $icyour off2road trails carefully.

T%e rear seats ca! comforta#ly accommodate a! adult or two" a!d t%e ids %ave room e!ou+% to #ecomforta#le at t%e #ac.

Conclusion

T%e com$act 'V maret is +rowi!+ i! com$etitive!ess" a!d Toyota %ave a!swered t%e com$etitivemaret well wit% t%e RAV 4. Its !ot%i!+ radical" #ut w%at you +et is a +ood looi!+" solidly #uilt a!drelia#le com$act 'Vw%ic% comes at a really afforda#le $rice.

ou ca! easily fi!d yourself i! a !ew RAV 4 for u!der R11" w%ic% is $ro#a#ly $rom$ted #y t%e -orea!automaers lie yu!dai a!d -ia" a!d t%e ever loomi!+2o!2t%e2%orizo! GH.

Its a +ood time to #e i! t%e maret for a com$act 'V if youre !ot looi!+ for a $erforma!ce versio!lie Audi a!d Eorsc%e are s%owi!+ us. T%e RAV 4 is a solid o$tio! to #uy %ere.
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