Icon trim will add 20-inch alloy wheels, premium paint, synthetic leather and suede seats, heated and ventilated front seats, a wireless charging pad and a handsfree tailgate. Excel will pile-on more luxuries, including a head-up display, genuine leather seats, a JBL sound system, heated rear seats and a panoramic sunroof.
Toyota RAV4 GR Sport
Sitting at the top of the RAV4 line-up once again will be the GR Sport model. Not only will it increase the SUV’s track width by 20mm, it adds high-performance dampers and tuned springs, strengthened rear bracing and tweaked power steering for what Toyota claims to be “increased engagement”.
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To set the GR Sport apart from the standard RAV4 visually, it also gets unique black 20-inch alloy wheels, an exclusive ‘functional matrix’ grille shape and plenty of GR badging. Meanwhile inside, there’s a set of aluminium pedals, synthetic leather and suede sports seats, red stitching and red accents throughout.
In what could be a tenuous link to Toyota’s dominant World Rally Championship campaign there’s even some knee pads on the centre console, just in case you decide to throw the RAV4 around a rally stage.
Design and development
Having caught the new RAV4 testing multiple times during its development, we can see the overall design in production form is similar to the old car, though it’s clear there’s also a degree of influence from Toyota’s most recent offerings.
