You'll forget all the funky design outside once you're inside the RAV4.Its cockpit is more like a sporty sedan, with traditional Toyota attention
to quality and safety.
Unitbody construction makes it lower and therefore easier to get in
and out, yet it carries a higher ride height than sedans. The sloping hood
and generous greenhouse front and rear make visibility excellent. Our only
caveat on the visibility score is the tailgate-mounted spare, which blocks
rear vision just a bit.
Cloth seats are contoured and comfortable and controls and gauges which
includes a digital clock, tachometer and tripmeter are well located. Our
tester had full carpeting with carpeted floor mats, an add-on of $62. Standard
are dual outside mirrors, intermittent front and rear wipers and a rear
window defogger. There are front door pockets and dual cupholders for stow
and go.
All major safety bases are covered with dual airbags, three-point seatbelts
and headrests in all outboard positions, side door impact beams, energy
absorbing steering column, strategically-located chassis impact-absorbing