The Toyota RAV4 is now available only with hybrid power in Australia… but that's what most people were buying, anyway.
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Toyota confirmed on June 5 that it was closing orders for RAV4s with the naturally aspirated 2.0-litre and 2.5-litre four-cylinder engines, as part of a mass cull of petrol-powered models.
This also included versions of the Corolla, Corolla Cross, Camry, and Kluger without hybrid powertrains.
Final deliveries of petrol-powered variants will continue over the next few months, with petrol Kluger deliveries extending into next year.
A whopping 94.2 per cent of RAV4 models sold in the first half of 2024 were equipped with the 2.5-litre four-cylinder hybrid powertrain, even higher than the take rate for hybrid versions of the Kluger (76.9 per cent) and Corolla Cross (85.8 per cent).
The axing of petrol models has seen the base price climb by $2500.
The RAV4 is going hybrid-only as some rivals are only just adding hybrid powertrains.
It has an iron grip on the title of best-selling vehicle in its segment. In the first half of this year, Toyota sold 25,405 examples, with the Mitsubishi Outlander a distant second at 14,443 sales.
Toyota confirmed earlier this month that wait times for the RAV4 are now down to just four months on the back of improved supply.
Pricing
All prices exclude on-road costs.
Drivetrains
There's now only one powertrain available in the local RAV4 lineup.
Efficiency
Dimensions
It has either 542L of boot space or 580L, depending on the position of the boot floor.
Note this is with the space-saver spare equipped, with no figures available with the full-sized spare offered in the GX.
Servicing and Warranty
The RAV4 is backed by a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty.
Servicing is required every 12 months or 15,000km, whichever comes first. The first five services are capped at $260 each.
Safety
The RAV4 has a five-star safety rating from ANCAP, based on testing conducted by Euro NCAP in 2019.
It received scores of 93 per cent for adult occupant protection, 89 per cent for child occupant protection, 85 per cent for vulnerable road user protection and 83 per cent for safety assist.
Standard safety equipment includes:
- Adaptive cruise control
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Pedestrian detection
- Daytime cyclist detection
- Intersection assist
- Blind-spot monitoring
- Lane-keep assist
- Lane Trace Assist (lane centring)
- Rear cross-traffic alert
- Emergency Steering Assist
- Speed sign recognition
- Front, front-side and curtain airbags
- Driver's knee airbag
- Reversing camera
- Front and rear parking sensors
Cruiser and above receive a surround-view camera.
Standard Equipment
The RAV4 is offered in five different trim levels.
The GX comes standard with the following equipment:
- 17-inch alloy wheels (light grey)
- Space-saver spare
- Automatic projector LED headlights
- Automatic high-beam
- LED front fog lights
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Rear mud flaps
- 'Premium' steering wheel
- Tilt and telescopic steering wheel adjustment
- 7.0-inch instrument cluster screen
- 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system
- Wireless Apple CarPlay
- Wired Android Auto
- Digital radio
- Cloth upholstery
- Push-button start
- Dual-zone climate control
- Rear centre armrest
The GXL adds:
- 18-inch alloy wheels (dark silver)
- Rear privacy glass
- Front mudflaps
- Roof rails
- 'Premium' gear lever
- Proximity entry
- Auto-dimming rear-view mirror
- Wireless phone charger
The XSE gets a unique exterior appearance, and also includes:
- 18-inch alloy wheels (gloss black)
- Power tailgate
- SofTex upholstery
- Heated front seats
- 10-way power driver's seat
- 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
- 10.5-inch touchscreen infotainment system
The Cruiser adds:
- Sunroof
- Power-folding exterior mirrors
- 9-speaker JBL sound system
- Leather upholstery
- Heated and ventilated front seats
- 8-way power passenger seat
- Driver's seat memory
- Ambient lighting
- Digital rear-view mirror
The Edge loses driver's seat memory and the power passenger seat but adds:
- 19-inch alloy wheels (matte grey)
- SofTex upholstery
- 4-way manually adjustable passenger seat
Colours
Glacier White is the standard paint finish in the RAV4.
The following finishes are available for an extra $675:
- Silver Sky
- Graphite
- Eclipse Black
- Atomic Rush (red)
- Mineral Blue
- Saturn Blue
- Frosted White (excludes GX)
The XSE is available only in Mineral Blue, Graphite, Silver Sky and Frosted White, all paired with a black roof.
The Edge also has a limited palette, comprising Mineral Blue, Atomic Rush, Eclipse Black, Graphite, and exclusive Jungle Khaki finishes.
All models have a black interior, though the XSE gets blue accents. The Cruiser can be had with optional Nutmeg (beige) leather, while the Edge offers a Orchid Brown and Light Grey Soft interior colourway.
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Content originally sourced from: CarExpert.com.au
