Toyota RAV4 tech upgrade coming

Despite customer delivery delays of up to 12 months, the Toyota RAV4 is still Australia’s top-selling SUV and will be further upgraded in the second half of 2022 to help maintain its dominant position.

Following the release earlier this year of new mid-spec XSE model grades, range-wide spec enhancements and tweaks to the LED headlights on hybrid versions, the Toyota RAV4 will now benefit from upgraded multimedia systems, vehicle tracking tech and improved driver-assist safety features in the second half of 2022.

All updated RAV4 models will come with USB-C ports and a new-generation infotainment system with Toyota Connected Services, the latter enabling vehicle tracking in the event the car is stolen and automatic collision notification and emergency callout via a data comms module (DCM) that talks to 4G networks.

Improved safety systems will be actioned via an upgraded Toyota Safety Sense package that adds emergency steering assist and intersection pre-collision assistance.

More details on the tech upgrades will be announced closer to their local arrival.

Toyota Australia has also confirmed that “various upgraded features will be applied to certain models and grades”, so stand by for a host of detail changes wrought across the range.

The company said “pricing adjustments” will accompany the upgrades, which are expected to send prices northward and follow price increases of between $100 and $750 across the RAV4 range last month.

At the time of publication, the Toyota RAV4 is priced from $34,440 plus on-road costs for the base-grade GX FWD 2.0-litre petrol, topping out at $52,700 plus ORCs for the flagship Edge AWD hybrid model.

The RAV4 upgrades are expected to tighten Toyota’s iron grip on the mid-size SUV segment, where in March almost a third of all vehicles registered in the category were RAV4s.

“This latest round of upgrades for the RAV4 will make what is already the most popular medium SUV even more appealing,” said Toyota Australia’s sales and marketing chief, Sean Hanley.

“Toyota is always keen to provide the latest safety, connectivity and multimedia technologies that customers want and as soon as they are available for our market, we make them available for our customers.”

Toyota is still grappling with chronic supply shortages globally, which is affecting customer delivery times. It has a dedicated microsite on its official website that apologises to customers and suggests they contact their Toyota dealer for updates on delivery times.

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