The reversing camera display in the GXL has moving lines to show where you’ll end up. If you indicate in that direction it starts to flash to really catch your attention. Added to this is blind spot monitoring, lighting an amber light in the side mirrors if a car is in your blind spot. This is barely noticeable and much more subtle than Hyundai’s version. There’s lane departure warning with active assistance: the car very gently nudges the steering back in the right direction if you drift. Well done Toyota! Now please fix the placement of that cruise control stalk and I’ll be happy. And the cruise control’s set speed is shown on the display, something which irritates me when it isn’t present. Replacing the basic cruise control in the GX is radar guided cruise with light city braking, so the car will stop if it thinks you are about to have a bump at low speeds.
Keyless entry and start is good to have, and I appreciated this in a rain shower, being able to run up to the car with the key in my backpack and just pull the handle, knowing it would unlock immediately. It has auto lights and auto wipers, both of which worked flawlessly. The GXL adds quite a few features which make the car that little bit more pleasant to live with on a daily basis.
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Slot it into manual shifting mode on a back road and it feels pretty nippy, making a nice growl as you accelerate. It sets off from junctions with more enthusiasm, and has more pull coming out of corners. There’s a similar six speed automatic transmission, but this engine just seems to suit the car. It’s not a lot more than the 110kW/340Nm diesel, and has a lot less torque, but it feels much better. This is just as good in the petrol RAV4, which has a 2.5 litre normally aspirated four cylinder, producing 132kW and 233Nm. How does it drive? One of the things that impressed me about the diesel RAV4 was the precise steering and car-like handling. From this I learned that the RAV4 is mostly front wheel drive, engaging the rears when it senses they’re needed. It’s obviously meant for off-roading but I left it on most of the time. My favourite display was a diagram of the car showing which wheels power was going to, as well as a level meter to show the angle of the car. This screen can be used to set up or turn on several features, or to display various information about the car. What about equipment? The GXL has two large instrument dials with a 4.2” central colour screen. The seats are just as comfortable but have contrasting stitching along the edges, which makes them look nicer. Similarly with the steering wheel, it has the same comfortable shape, but now it’s leather trimmed and feels great. Very similar to look at but it feels much nicer. Where there was moulded-in fake stitching on the dash in the GX, this one has a padded covering with real stitching. But GXL spec adds a host of little improvements. In the sunlight, the metallic flake really showed through and looked fantastic.Īfter driving the base GX spec for over 1500km, the cabin of this RAV4 was very familiar. It was a lovely shade of metallic blue, a colour that really suits the RAV4 and looks way better than the plain white of the GL I had previously. The first thing that stood out about this RAV4 was the colour. Does this extra kit make for a better RAV4? GXL spec is the same mechanically but adds a lot more features, including power folding mirrors, front fog lights, auto lights and wipers, keyless start, and more. The base GX spec gives you, well, the basics. It was time to find out if this one fixed those issues. A week after dropping off that car, Toyota had a petrol RAV4 available in the mid-range GXL trim. I was impressed with it, but thought it lacked in a couple of areas, namely equipment levels and performance. You might have already read my review of the diesel RAV4 which we took up to Hahei for Leadfoot Festival.
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