The 2019 RAV4 enhances past generations with a brave new attitude that redefines adventure through energising design, improved performance and advanced safety.
“The RAV4 has been a pioneer since it was revealed in 1989 at the Tokyo Motorshow,” says Neeraj Lala, Toyota New Zealand’s General Manager of Product and New Vehicle Sales.
“It introduced a new kind of car to the world, one that has set the benchmark for SUV adventure and on-road refinement over the past 4 generations.”
“25 years later, the fifth generation offers improved performance, and adventurous styling.”
The all-new Toyota RAV4 includes an advanced safety package across the entire eight-variant range when it goes on sale in April 2019.
Incorporating the Toyota Safety Sense suite of features, every variant in the line-up will feature dynamic radar cruise control, a pre-collision system with autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection and daylight cyclist detection, road sign assist, lane tracing assist and automatic high beam.
Other advanced safety technologies including blind-spot monitor, rear cross-traffic alert, reversing camera, front and rear parking sensors and seven airbags further contribute to the new RAV4's very high level of standard safety features.
“Advanced safety technology should not only be available on the top grades,” says Mr Lala.
For the first time in New Zealand, Toyota will offer a self-charging hybrid-electric RAV4 - available in three grades - with its 155kW 2.5-litre petrol-electric powertrain mated to an electronically-controlled continuously variable transmission (E-CVT).
It continues the electrification of Toyota’s total range of models, which are all expected to offer an electrified option by 2025.
