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Rav4
| Model | Rav4 | |
| What things have gone wrong with the car? | Back door opens sideways (hinge on right curb side), difficult to open if a car or wall is up close to your behind. Slightly rough ride (stiff shocks?). High-end Limited edition still doesn't have all the perks, too many addons, no V6 engine, limited-slip differential only on high-end model. Some dash knobs seem very cheap (heat, fan, etc). | |
| General comments? | I took the 2001 CRV, Forester and Rav4 all for test drives this past weekend, all along the same country side road with some rough terrain to test out each vehicle. I really liked the Rav4 based on the great new looks, but I was concerned that a lot of people noted the power was poor, despite it having a lighter aluminum engine and 4 cylinder 148 HP engine. When I floored the pedal on the highway, I found it to be quite responsive and accelerated nicely! Now I didn't drive up any inclines, so not sure how much power is lacking there, but the engine does get a bit noisy as it reaches highest rev power at around the 5000 rpm before it upshifts gears. The shocks were rough, as my friends in the back seats let me know about each bump. Reminds me of the Integra that my sis bought, almost like racing car suspensions that let you really feel the road. The steering is buttery soft and very easy to maneuver the car in tight steering. All the buttons on the dash are a breeze to use, but the dials to turn the heat | |
| Previous car | CRV: so ugly, uncomfortable seats, more capacity room, poor poor accel power, stiff steering. Forester: more like a car | |