There was abundant room in the boot and rear-seat passengers enjoyed plenty of knee and headroom, but the RAV4 lacked adjustable vents back there, and I personally don't like the side-mounted light in the luggage compartment, which was blinding at night. The RAV4 was a strong package, as we found in a comparo against the Honda CR-V last year. So kudos to Toyota for that, but deduct some points for the Lane Departure Alert, which doesn't cope well with Aussie country roads and was an incessant nag when it was working. I found the forward collision warning system provided just enough notice in advance, without being strident and premature about it.
The additional driver-assist gadgets were a mixed bag.
The RAV4 GXL on test was a mid-range model packed with plenty of kit, including an optional Technical pack, comprising of Pre-Collision System with forward collision warning and automatic emergency brake, Lane Departure Alert, Automatic High Beam and Dynamic Radar Cruise Control, Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Cross Traffic Alert and front parking sensors.Ĭombined with the premium paint option the cost of the car rose above $41,000, which is around the level buyers are paying these days for a well specified medium SUV. So how does a company like Toyota maintain interest in its RAV4 – now half-way through its current model life cycle? There's a new Mazda CX-5 just around the corner, and the medium SUV segment has never been so hard-fought.
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