Wheels Australia — June 2017

ABOVE:DASHBOARD’S
CLEFTCHINLOVES
BUTTINGAGAINST
KNEESANDSHINSOF
TALLOCCUPANTS

ITS ENGINE HAS

THE PERFORMANCE

CRED OF CHAMOMILE

TEA, BUT IT TRIES

SUPER-HARD TO

PLEASE

Spruce

juice

Toyota updated the

fourth-generation RAV4

in late-2015 with a sharp

exterior restyle, in-cabin

refinements and retuned

suspension (to improve

the ride), and had another

shot last September

by expanding AEB

availability and adding

sat-nav, smartphone

integration and DAB

radio to GXL variants.

But optioned like our test

car, the pricey front-drive

GXL lacks the CX-5 Maxx

Sport’s knock-out value.

Its resale is inferior too

• 54 percent after three
  years compared to the
  Mazda’s best-in-class
  57 percent.