Overview of the new RAV4 2013

The company Toyota became once the founder of a class of compact crossovers. In 1994, the automaker first brought to the public view its first Toyota RAV4. Despite the fact that a lot of time has passed since then, a lot of light SUVs appeared. It is Toyota RAV4 that remains the leader in this segment of cars. What is worth only a figure of 4.5 million sold cars for a 20-year existence.

What is a good new generation car of the new RAV4 (2013)? Let's start with design, perhaps. The new car has a massive front bumper, large doors, a relief profile, large lanterns. All these elements make the car representative. The designer masterpiece does not smell here, of course, but they achieved the effect they wanted to achieve.

The same goes for the interior. True, things are even better here. And if you can work on the exterior, then everything in the cabin is almost perfect. It's surprising that they did not spoil it with their innovations. This concerns a two-story console, which has received an interesting development in RAV4 (2013).

There were more quality materials in the salon. The plastic looks and feels more pleasant, a leather trim appeared. The basic equipment includes cruise control, rain and light sensors , heated seats, a multifunction steering wheel and a touchscreen. Salon became more rich, if you compare it with the previous model.

Manufacturers decided to supply a modification to our country, which is equipped with a 2.5-liter engine coupled with a 6-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel drive. On our roads will ride only top versions, called "Elegance Plus" and "Prestige plus."

The Elegance plus package is equipped with a leather salon, a driver's seat with electric adjustments, dual-zone climate control, xenon, electronic drive for the cargo compartment doors, and a keyless start of the RAV 4 2013. With regard to the Prestige Plus configuration, A blind zone monitoring system is included . Both complete sets are equipped with a 6.1-inch display and a push-button engine start.

In addition, it should be noted that RAV4 2013 has a sport mode. The button for its activation is easily accessible on the central panel. Versions with automatic transmission have the button "Eco", the possibility of two-position heating of seats, as well as USB inputs and 12-volt outlets.

On the road RAV4 2013 is behaving decently. It is surprisingly easy to control and absolutely does not heel at the most steep bends. In addition, it is very nice to go, because the suspension is soft enough. Considering that the manufacturer has specially tuned it for our country, there can be no claims. The only question to the Japanese: "Why was to reduce the ground clearance for our country?". After all, now the intake manifold is only 17 cm from the ground. We found the answer to this question. The fact is that the specific engine layout did not allow it to be done differently.

Disorder can be its owner and fuel consumption. And if European samples consume about 13 liters per hundred, then this figure reaches 15-16 liters. Much for a compact 2013 RAV4 crossover .