All to know about the new Toyota RAV4 2010

Engineers granted a current six-stage mechanism to the Diesel, but the selection is likewise limited here.

There is the automatic exclusively with the again coordinated 150-PS-Version of the diesel engine and there only in the

Top equipment Executive for 34,450 euros. Thus the Automatic-RAV4 is identically like only the Top model available with transmission to the D-CAT-engine and 177 HP.

In the basic concept of the RAV4 with the revision nothing changed. With 4.33 meters of external length Toyota is in the competition surrounding field the most compact offer.

That brings points with a parks in the city, costs however noticeably the passengers to place.

Particularly in the back it goes for adults rather restrained too, which is both at the leg freedom and because of the deeply installed back bank. The loading space is likewise rather compactly cut in the length. However the available reservoir is nevertheless quite passable by the extremely low loading sill.

Toyota RAV4 handling

Remained nevertheless the agile handling, the low-friction however direct and goal-exact steering element and to a large extent reliable handling.

There one can use also the switching jacks at the steering wheel to some extent meaningfully. Because the self-willed controlling of the automatic transmission does not convince in all situations in life. Particularly the late employment of the transducer bypass and the associated high numbers of revolutions as well as the doughy working propulsion do not want to fit so quite a modern six-course mechanism.

There still some fine cross section at control electronics would be desirable.

Straight one for the preferential employment the combination Diesel mechanism, the enterprise as towing vehicle, seems the current automatic control a little seductively.

Particularly since the automatic Diesel with 1,8 tons of trailer weight 200 Kilos at the hooks to less take may than the transmission version.

The transmission vote goes also at the expense of petrol consumption. Already the data sheet reports 1.2 liters multi-consumption opposite the transmission, in the test operation reached we an average of 8,5 liters of Diesel to 100 kilometers.

With the road performances (0-100 11.2 seconds, point 183 km/h) one can live. Who clearly more briskly on the way would like to be, should to 177 HP the strong D-CAT-model with hand transmission seize.