Toyota RAV4 gets more

Toyota’s mid-size SUV, the RAV4, is now available with a raft of advanced safety features across eight of its ten models.

In short, the safety pack option for the GXL grade (fitted as standard to the high-end RAV4 Cruiser) is now offered for the first time to RAV GX auto buyers. The entry-level RAV4 GX manual – front-wheel drive only – continues to be unavailable with the option.

Customers ordering the RAV4 GX with the safety pack also received at no extra cost some upmarket features from the GXL level of trim. These include: satellite navigation, 4.2-inch colour multi-information display, upgraded instrument cluster, digital (DAB+) radio, dusk-sensing headlights, fog lights and a revised front bumper.

Additionally, the RAV4 GXL automatic with the safety pack option box can also be ordered with dual-tone paint as another option, adding contrasting silver accents to the bumpers, wheel arches, door sills and side mirrors.

Safety features as part of the “Safety Pack” include autonomous braking assist, active cruise control, automatic high beam, lane departure alert with steering assist, rain-sensing wipers, front parking sensors and a sway warning system to aid when towing.

The cost of the “Safety Pack” for GX models is $3,800.

Prices for the RAV4 have risen across the range, in orders of magnitude between $560 for the base-grade GX and $1560 for the RAV4 GXL turbo-diesel automatic. The new pricing is as follows:

2WD petrol
GX manual – $28,550
GX auto (CVT) – $30,590
GXL auto (CVT) – $35,390
AWD petrol
GX auto – $33,650
GXL auto – $38,450
Cruiser auto – $45,400
AWD diesel
GX manual – $36,710
GX auto – $38,750
GXL auto – $43,550
Cruiser auto – $50,500

Metallic paint is a $550 option.