2017 Toyota RAV4 (UK)
Toyota has updates the RAV4 for
the 2017MY consisting of additional safety features, more gadgets and new color
options.
The most important addition to the range is the
Safety Sense, which becomes standard across all models except for the
entry-level Active Trim, where it can be had as an option of £1,060 (on top of
the SUV's starting price of £ 23,755. The suite of driver assist technology
includes Pre-Collision with autonomous braking, Lane Departure Alert, adaptive
cruise control, automatic high beam and road sign assist.
Business Edition, Business Edition Plus, Icon and
Excel cars have received the brand's Touch 2 with Go multimedia navigation
package, at no extra cost, with 3-year free map updates, joined by the front
and rear parking sensors, and ambient footwell lighting on the first three.
The range-topping Excel models
benefit from "more sophisticated navigation functions", as the
automaker states, including the 3D maps and voice recognition. Moreover, this
version of the RAV4 also gains new black rooflining, which changes to grey if a
sunroof is added, along with memory function for the power adjustable driver's
seat. Excel buyers can also specify it with a new Premium Pack that adds a
hands-free power tailgate, blind spot monitor, rear cross traffic alert and
sunroof.
Other changes made by Toyota on the 2017 RAV4
include the availability of the 2.0-liter D-4D FWD powertrain on the Business
Edition Plus trim and two new exterior colors - Silver Blade and Phantom Blue.
These shades are said to be available in a "full body" finish for the
Icon and Excel variants, meaning that body-colored bumpers and wheel arches,
along with contrasting front and rear under-runs, are now part of the package.