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Not a home run, but
Special Ed, 04/16/2017
2017 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
18 of 20 people found this review helpful
Wife and I test-drove the RAV-4. We were satisfied with the ride quality and performance, but both felt that the interior design felt very generic and bland compared to say... the Volkswagon Tiguan and the Honda CR-V. Trunk space is adequate, but the driver's seat felt cramped and back seats won't be very comfortable for full-size adults unless you have the physique of a female gymnist. Nothing against Toyota because they make great vehicles and I own a Tundra which I will take to my grave, but Toyota engineers didn't exactly hit a home run when they re-designed it. It's more like a base hit.
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Dangerous car at night on unlit rural roads!
Sharon Grace, Friday Harbor, 02/20/2018
2017 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
73 of 87 people found this review helpful
Be forewarned! Test drive this car at night before you buy. This car is extremely dangerous if you live or drive on unlit narrow, curvy, hilly rural roads at night. In designing this car's headlights, Toyota has put form over function. It has packed the RAV4 with all kinds of safety features, including numerous airbags. You will need them, since you cannot safely see to drive at night. The IIHS rates the headlights as "marginal," and states that on curves the high beams are inadequate in all 4 tests conducted. At night with the headlights on, the lack of illumination is dangerous. The top half of the windshield appears dark as if it has black frost on it. You can see through only the lower half of the windshield, which has limited visibility through which you can see straight ahead, but have little peripheral visibility. Going down hills cuts the visibility considerably, at times to as little as 50 feet. Sharp turns to the left or right are blind. Toyota refuses to fix the problem, since the headlights are "working as designed." Great--a design defect. Wish we had known. We have had 3 Toyotas previously, which we loved. We love this one during the day. Too bad we can't drive it safely at night.
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Awesome Best of the Best
William Farwell, 06/20/2017
2017 Toyota RAV4 Platinum 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
The RAV4 Platinum edition is about as nice as you can get in a small SUV. The standard safety package is outstanding and should prevent a lot of accidents. Performance is really great, especially when in the sport mode. Interior noise is a little higher than I would like, and the ride a little harsh. Controls are intuitive. Entertainment system great. I don't much like the navigation system. Not very good at rerouting when you deviate from the programmed route. Fuel economy is good on the open highway. In town it is totally dependent on the driving conditions. Every car I've owned in the last few years has delivered the same figures, regardless of advertised mpg.
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Great car for everyday driving
Skip, 07/23/2017
2017 Toyota RAV4 XLE 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
We've had the RAV for nearly 4 years and my only complaint is that the ride on some roads can be a little choppy--I'm looking at you Wisconsin. We live in Minnesota and it's good on ice and in snow. It's easy to get in and out of and has good visibility. On highway trips we've averaged 32-35 every time and there have been many. I'm 6-1 and can sit comfortably in the driver's seat with adequate room in the seat behind. We can get 2 hockey players, sticks and bags in addition to me and the wife without much trouble. When we began shopping I thought going in we'd be getting a CRV but I found the RAV more comfortable and the controls more intuitive.
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Review From Car Dummies
Steven, 09/11/2017
updated 10/24/2017
2017 Toyota RAV4 Limited 4dr SUV (2.5L 4cyl 6A)
23 of 27 people found this review helpful
Toyota's Pre Collision System is not reliable. The emergency brake system will beep you, however, the PCS will not reduce or stop for you. At night, it gets worse, the radar will not detect vehicle in front of you most of the time. If a vehicle in front of you is moving forward even an one mph, and you are approaching at low or high speed, the Toyota PCS will not even warn you. The PCS beeps under several conditions only: the vehicle in front of you is complete stop position, and it has to be daytime, if you are approaching at about 20 mph, the pcs will sometimes beeps you about within 20 - 25 feet away from the vehicle in front of you, which in real world, the distance and the reaction time to take action may be too short for the average people to react and it won't avoid collision. The rear vent A/C panel is located on front dashboard, very inefficient, most of other automakers rear vent a/c is located by rear side of center console compartment. The master window switch compartment has only one button is illuminated; the driver side, all other has no lights, makes hard to find switches at night time. The flooring material is made of cheap fabric, feels like made of thin cardboard like material, easy to ripped off and not durable. The led headlight is not brighter than regular halogen bulb. I do not see any advantage of led brightness. The interior such as dashboard and overall design is made of hard plastic and overall interior quality is below average, compare to Nissan Rogue, Honda CR-V, Subaru Forester, Mazda CX-5, Hyundai Tucson and etc.... The acceleration, steering handling, ride comfort, cabin noise levels are good and acceptable. The Navigation system map is bit confusing in terms of display, this maybe cause I've been using Garmin System for many years.
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