2010 Toyota RAV4

2010 Toyota RAV4 Price Range: $21,500 - $27,985

Utility
The Toyota RAV4 will most certainly prove more practical than the typical SUV for those of you with frequent child-cargo. The typical SUV is a better choice than the Toyota RAV4 as far as transporting cargo, especially if you often need to carry a lot of stuff or sizeable pets. Towing is substantially more the average SUV's forte than it is the Toyota RAV4's.

Dimensions
The average SUV is considerably heavier than the Toyota RAV4. Your wallet will hurt more every time you fill up the average SUV than the Toyota RAV4 because of its bigger tank. The Toyota RAV4 and the typical SUV compete for the same parking spaces. The Toyota RAV4's shorter wheelbase may produce a less-settled highway ride but a more agile feel in daily traffic than the typical SUV.

Convenience
The RAV4's fuel tank will need to be replenished more often than the unit in the average SUV.

Cost
The destination charge is a standard charge for transporting the vehicle from its point of origin to the dealer. It costs about the same to get the Toyota RAV4 to the dealership as the average SUV. Producing an accurate fuel economy evaluation is so tough that some think not even the federal government can do it, but it looks as though both the Toyota RAV4 and the Toyota RAV4 perform approximately comparably with respect to gas mileage. The RAV4 will save you money at the pump compared to the average SUV. The Toyota RAV4 is tremendously less pricey than the average SUV with respect to MSRP.

Handling
With its tighter turning circle, the Toyota RAV4 is quite certainly nimbler than the average SUV, something to consider if you do a lot of city driving; on the flip side, bear in mind that a vehicle with a tight turning circle may feel a bit twitchy on the highway.

Drivetrain
The average SUV has a more massive engine than the Toyota RAV4. Keep in mind that smaller engines are often cheaper to fix, but smaller engines can be stressed more. Torque equals pickup, and the average SUV will have picked up and gone by the time the Toyota RAV4 finally gets moving. Torque is roughly equivalent to acceleration, and in this respect, the average SUV is tremendously more powerful than the Toyota RAV4.

Comfort
While the front cabin in the RAV4 offers a bit more head room than the typical SUV, there honestly isn't much of a difference. While the rear of the Toyota RAV4 offers a bit more head- and leg-room than the average SUV, there really isn't much of a difference.

Warranty
The basic warranty that comes with the Toyota RAV4 isn't quite as generous as the average SUV's.