The RAV4 is reasonably agile, stable, and safe when taken along a demanding road and sure-footed through the corners – albeit with a fair amount of body roll.įour-wheel drive versions are fitted with a clever ‘Dynamic Torque Control System’, which sends power to the rear wheels if the fronts start to slip. This automatic is very easy to live with, changing gear swiftly and smoothly whether in automatic mode or when controlled using the standard steering wheel paddles. The automatic is slightly slower, getting to 60mph in 9.7 seconds, and will return 42mpg at best. 0 to 60mph takes 9.3 seconds for the manual, with a best of 49mpg. The last engine is a 2.2-litre D4D with 148bhp and comes with a choice of automatic or manual transmissions, both with 6-speeds. Next comes a 140bhp version of the same unit that covers the sprint in 9.4 seconds and yet is still the most economical in the range, managing a best of 60mpg and low emissions.īoth of these 2.0-litre diesels have a 6-speed manual gearbox and are only available with front-wheel drive, which helps towards their excellent economy. It’s capable of 57mpg and sprints to 60mph in 10.2 seconds. The lowest powered diesel is a 2.0-litre D4D with 122bhp. The 60mph sprint takes 9.5 seconds, and very best economy should be 39mpg. The other petrol is a 2.0-litre with 150bhp and four-wheel drive and, again, it uses Toyota’s Multidrive continuously variable automatic.
The 0 to 60mph sprint takes 8.5 seconds, with economy of 57mpg and low emissions. It boasts a total power output of 194bhp from the combination of a 2.5-litre petrol plus an electric motor, and like all Toyotahybrids, drives through a continuously variable automatic gearbox. Performance is pretty much the same across the board, with the quickest model being the hybrid, which is available only as a 2WD. There’s a range of four power units – a petrol, a hybrid petrol/electric and two diesels – and there are three different gearboxes with two or four-wheel drive (4WD).
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