2013 Toyota RAV4 Redesign

2013 Toyota RAV4 is the best SUV. The 2013 Toyota RAV4 will kick off the first fully redesigned edition of this SUV since model year 2006. Toyota’s enjoyed good success with a three-model RAV4 lineup and is likely to return the 2013 version in familiar Base, Sport, and Limited versions. Car price of 2013 Toyota RAV4 is MSRP $24,000-$30,000. The RAV4 has traditionally carried its spare tire on the outside of the tailgate. This helps free up cargo room inside but is also an important symbol of a crossover that takes itself at least a little seriously as an SUV.

Expect the 2013 RAV4’s only engine to be an evolution of the outgoing model’s 2.5-liter four-cylinder or a 2.7-liter four borrowed from the Venza and Highlander. In the third-gen RAV4, the 2.5-liter four made 179 horsepower and 172 pound-feet of torque. That was good for just-adequate acceleration but this engine might give a better account of itself in a lighter-weight fourth-gen design or Toyota could massage it for a bit more power. 2013 RAV4 will be such essentials as air conditioning, a height-adjustable driver’s seat, tilt/telescoping steering, remote keyless entry, and power mirrors, windows, and locks. Leather upholstery, heated front seats, pushbutton ignition, and a power moonroof will continue among available features.

2013 Toyota RAV4 Features

On the infotainment front, the USB interface and hands-free Bluetooth mobile-phone and music-streaming connectivity will return as standard. And Toyota will again make available a GPS navigation system, though whether it would continue to confine it to the Limited model or extend it to the Sport as well is up to the company’s internal marketing analysts. The option is, however, almost certain to be Toyota’s Display Audio System with Navigation and Entune. This employs a both a dashboard touchscreen and voice commands for navigation and audio functions.

It includes features such as text-to-voice capability that reads incoming text messages aloud and iTunes tagging to store music for later purchase. The 2013 Toyota RAV4 should go on sale by mid 2012.