Toyota RAV4
Looking for a city-friendly SUV option? The Toyota RAV4 is a great option. This is a compact SUV with a lot of amazing features and a great performance. This vehicle is small enough to be city-friendly, but it is also capable enough to go off-roading. This SUV is a great combination of performance, reliability, and versatility.
Want to learn more about the Toyota RAV4 and what it can offer you? Check out an in-depth look at this vehicle below, and reach out to us at Tim’s Truck Capital with any questions you may have about this vehicle.
Performance and Engine Options
First, let’s take a look at how this vehicle performs for you. We will take a look at the engine below, as well as off-road features and more.
- 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine - There is only one engine available in the Toyota RAV4. This vehicle comes with a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine that gives you 203-horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque. Your engine is paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission.
The Toyota RAV4 comes standard with front wheel drive, but there is all wheel drive available. When it comes to fuel efficiency, you can get around 27 city and 35 highway miles per gallon with the front wheel drive, and you can get around 25 city and 33 highway miles per gallon with all wheel drive.
You can get a little bit of off-road performance with this SUV, as well. When this vehicle has all wheel drive, it can also give you a multi-terrain select system that has multiple driving modes. These drive modes include mud, snow, sand, dirt, and rock so that you can get the best performance no matter what surface you are on. On the Adventure, TRD Off-Road and Limited trims, you have torque-vectoring control and hill descent control for added capability.
Finally, when you talk about towing capacity, this SUV can tow up to 3,500 pounds when it is properly equipped.
Exterior
The exterior of the Toyota RAV4 measures about 15 feet and 1 inch in length. This SUV has a curb weight of 3,370 to 3,655 pounds. This vehicle has an athletic exterior look, like it is ready to take on your next adventure. Models like the TRD Off-Road have specific exterior badging to make them stand out even more. The exterior of this vehicle can be found with features like raised roof rails, LED lighting, fog lights, all terrain tires, a power liftgate, and so much more.
It can be found in exterior colors like Blizzard Pearl, Blueprint, Blue Flame, Lunar Rock, Magnetic Gray Metallic, Midnight Black Metallic, Ruby Flare Pearl, Silver Sky Metallic, and Super White.
Interior
On the inside of the Toyota RAV4, you have seating for up to five people in two rows. This vehicle gives you standard cloth upholstery, but there are available interior upgrades like heated front seats, heated rear seats, synthetic leather upholstery, ventilated front seats, an eight-way power-adjustable driver’s seat, and a heated steering wheel.
In terms of cargo space, this vehicle offers you 37.5 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear row of seating. If you fold down that row of seats, you can get up to 69.8 cubic feet of cargo space, which is impressive for a compact SUV. You can also get a hands-free liftgate to make it easier to load that cargo in your vehicle!
Technology
What technology does the Toyota RAV4 have to offer you? From touchscreen infotainment to a Wi-Fi hotspot, there is plenty of user-friendly technology to love in this vehicle.
- Touchscreen infotainment system - Your Toyota RAV4 can come with a 7 or 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system. This allows you access to apps, music, navigation, and more.
- Apple CarPlay and Android Auto - Your Apple CarPlay and Android Auto make it easy to connect your vehicle to your smartphone. This gives you access to music, apps, navigation, and more from your smart
phone through your vehicle. - Amazon Alexa - Amazon Alexa gives you the ability to use voice commands to do certain things that add convenience. When your Alexa is connected, you can ask Alexa for directions, add items to your shopping list, ask for nearby restaurants, and so much more.
- Wi-Fi hotspot - You can also get internet access on the go with your Toyota RAV4 Wi-Fi hotspot. This makes it easy to stay connected no matter where you are.
- Bluetooth - Want to stay connected with friends and family? You can easily talk on the phone hands free with the Bluetooth capability in your Toyota RAV4.
- Premium audio system - You also have the ability to get a premium 11-speaker JBL audio system in your RAV4, which is great for those that love listening to music and podcasts while driving.
- USB ports - The USB ports in your vehicle give you great charging capabilities when you are on the road. This ensures you have your devices fully charged when you need them.
- Digital gauge cluster - You can also get a 7-inch digital gauge cluster. This is different from your infotainment system because it displays important vehicle information you may need.
Those features work to help keep you and your passengers entertained and connected on the road. There is a lot to love about the Toyota RAV4.
Safety
Toyota vehicles are known for their high-quality construction and being a reliable and safe option for you. When it comes to safety testing, the 2023 Toyota RAV4 received the highest rating of “Good” in all six crash tests performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave this vehicle an overall safety rating of five stars.
The Toyota RAV4 comes standard with a lot of different safety technologies. This vehicle offers you standard features like lane departure warning, a rearview camera, automatic high beam headlights, lane trace assist, road sign recognition, pedestrian detection, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, and adaptive cruise control. There are also additional available features including blind spot monitoring, rear cross traffic alert, rain-sensing windshield wipers, parking sensors, rear camera mirrors, and a surround-view parking camera system. You can learn more about some of these features below.
- Lane trace assist - This feature monitors where you are in your lane, and if you are drifting somewhere you shouldn’t be, it can apply some steering to keep you safely in your lane.
- Road sign recognition - This vehicle also has road sign recognition to scan for the road signs and display them in your vehicle so that you don’t miss things like speed limits and stop signs.
- Blind spot monitoring - The blind spot monitoring feature alerts you of a vehicle that may be in your blind spot with an audible and visual alert so that you do not try to change lanes and hit another vehicle.
- Rear cross traffic alert - There is also rear cross traffic alert that will alert you of a vehicle crossing behind you while you are going in reverse. This can help because it is not always easy to see things behind you when you are going in reverse.
These features work to keep you and your loved ones safer on the road to prevent or lessen the impact of a collision.
Toyota RAV4 Trim Options
If you’re in love with the features and capabilities of the RAV4, your next decision will be which trim level is the right option for you. This SUV can be found in six different trim level options. The Toyota RAV4 can be found in the LE, XLE, XLE Premium, Adventure, Limited, and TRD Off-Road.
The base LE trim has a lot of the standard safety and technology features to give you a great affordable option. If you want more comfort features like heated seats, synthetic leather upholstery, power-adjustable front seats, and power liftgate, you will want to upgrade to the XLE or XLE Premium trims. The Adventure, Limited, and TRD Off-Road trims get more into your performance trims. The Adventure trim adds hill descent control and some nice styling elements, the Limited adds a surround-view parking camera, the premium audio system, navigation, reverse automatic emergency braking, and more. Your final TRD Off-Road trim is the most performance oriented with a sport tuned suspension and all-terrain tires.
All of the Toyota RAV4 models have something great to offer, but if you are looking for specific features or performance, you are going to want to make sure you are getting the trim that matches up with your needs.
If you have any questions about the Toyota RAV4, you can reach out to us at Tim’s Truck Capital. This compact SUV is a great choice for many people, so come check one out today.
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