Toyota Highlander or Toyota RAV4?

Toyota RAV4 has truly won the title of legendary and massive crossover. During its existence, produced from 1994 to the present, it has undergone major changes, but has not lost its philosophy.

Toyota RAV4

Toyota RAV4 (1994 – 2000, XA10)

The first generation of the crossover was produced in three body types: five-door, three-door and three-door with an open rear.

Toyota RAV4 II (2000 – 2006, body – XA20)

The second generation RAV4 was already produced in two body styles: five-door and three-door.

The range of gasoline engines in the second generation has expanded. A 1.8 liter engine appeared. with a capacity of 125 hp There was also a 2-liter gasoline engine with a volume of 2 liters and a capacity of 150 hp. Also a choice of four-wheel drive or front-wheel drive, automatic or mechanic.

In addition, a diesel unit with a volume of 2 liters and a capacity of 116 hp appeared. The drive is only full, a choice of either a mechanic or an automatic.

Toyota RAV4 III (2005 – 2014, XA30 body)

In the third generation of the crossover, the short three-door version disappeared and was replaced by a longer version of the five-door body called long.

The third generation of the crossover has lost its diesel version, and the range of petrol engines has undergone changes. Now, under the hood, there could only be 2.4 and 2.5 liter gasoline engines with 170 and 182 hp. respectively. The junior engine can be combined with both front and all-wheel drive transmissions. Gearbox only automatic on all versions.

Toyota RAV4 IV (2012 – 2019, body CA40)

In the fourth generation, the RAV4 IV has become noticeably richer in interior and options. There is only one body option left – a five-door.

The range of engines has expanded. A 2 liter gasoline engine was installed with a capacity of 146 and 151 hp. A 6-speed mechanic or a variator works in tandem with it. The second 2.5 petrol engine produces 179 hp. and works in tandem with a 6-speed automatic. In the fourth generation, the diesel engine returned. Moreover, there are two options: a 2-liter 124 strong or 2.2 149 strong units. They only come with four-wheel drive. The younger diesel engine can have a manual gearbox, the older one comes only with an automatic transmission.

Toyota RAV4 V (2018 to present body XA50)

The fifth generation RAV4 V has become even more technological and comfortable.

Gasoline engines of 2 and 2.5 liters. 2 liters has a capacity of 149 and 175 hp. Full or front-wheel drive. It is paired with either a 6-speed mechanic or a variator.

The 2.5 liter engine produces 199 and 205 hp. It can also be front or all-wheel drive. It is paired with a modern 8-speed automatic.
The diesel engine is gone as an alternative to the gasoline unit. In return, a hybrid version appeared. The electric motor is combined with a 2.5 liter petrol unit. At the output, the total power is: 218 hp for the front-wheel drive version, 222 hp for the all-wheel drive version. The fuel consumption of the hybrid version in the urban cycle does not exceed 5 liters per 100 km.

Toyota RAV4 V is loved by many owners. It has proven itself well in urban environments and outside urban asphalt. It feels pretty confident on the back roads, but it certainly isn’t an SUV. Has established itself as an unpretentious and reliable family car.

Toyota Highlander

Highlander 1st generation (XU20), 2000-2007

This mid-size crossover debuted in 2000 in Japan under the name Toyota Kluger, and a year later the car entered the American market as the Highlander. The name “Kluger” was also used in Australia.

The car, created on the Camry platform, had a monocoque body, independent rear suspension and could not boast of outstanding off-road capabilities. The crossover was equipped with 2.4 (155 hp) and V6 3.0 (220 hp) gasoline engines, paired with a four-speed automatic transmission. Buyers were offered versions with front and all-wheel drive, and the car could have five or seven seats.

In 2004, the old six-cylinder engine was replaced with a new 3.3-liter and 225 hp. from. These machines were already equipped with five-speed “automatic”. In 2005, a hybrid version of the Highlander went on sale, equipped with a 3.3-liter gasoline engine and an electric motor.

2nd generation (XU40), 2008–2013

In 2007, there was a generational change in the Toyota Highlander model. Its counterpart under the name Kluger remained only in Australia, sales of the model in the Japanese market were discontinued. In addition to the American market, the Highlander was also sold in Canada, Mexico, New Zealand and China.

The crossover was equipped with a 3.5-liter V6 engine and 270 hp. from. paired with a five-speed “automatic”, as well as a hybrid power plant with a 3.3-liter “six” (later replaced by a 3.5-liter) and an electric motor. In 2008, a new basic version appeared with a 2.7 four-cylinder engine (188 hp), front-wheel drive and a six-speed automatic transmission.
In 2010, the model was restyled, giving the car a different “facial expression”.

Toyota Highlander with V6 3.5 engine (273 hp), five-speed automatic transmission, four-wheel drive and seven-seater saloon
In 2013, the production of “Highlander” at factories in Japan and the United States (where the model began to be produced in 2009) ended.

3rd generation (XU50), 2013–2019

The third-generation crossover entered the assembly line of the plant in the American state of Indiana at the end of 2013, later the production of cars was also organized in China. Toyota Highlander was offered in the markets of the USA, Canada, Australia (where it was called Kluger), Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia.

The car, as before, was based on the platform of the Camry sedan, but now, instead of permanent all-wheel drive, the car received a plug-in with a clutch in the rear axle drive. The cabin has three rows of seats and seven seats.

As a result of the restyling, the Highlander received a new design, an expanded choice of options and a new V6 3.5 engine with direct injection instead of a distributed one. The production of the third generation vehicles ended in October 2019.

4th generation, 2019

Comparison of cars Toyota Highlander II crossover and Toyota RAV 4 CA30 crossover restyling

	Toyota Highlander II (from 2007 to 2010)	Toyota RAV 4 CA30 restyling (from 2010 to 2012)
According to technical characteristics
fuel grade::	AI-95	AI-95

General information

Country brand	Japan	Japan
Assembling the model	USA	Japan
Vehicle class	J	J
Number of doors	5	5

Performance indicators

Maximum speed, km / h	175	185
Acceleration to 100 km / h, s	9.8	11
Fuel consumption, l city / highway / mixed	13.1 / 8.7 / 9.8	9.5 / 6.4 / 7.5
Fuel grade	AI-95	AI-95
City consumption	13.1	9.5
Mixed consumption	9.8	7.5
Highway consumption	8.7	6.4
Environmental class	Euro 4
CO2 emissions in g / km	174

Volume and mass

Trunk volume min / max, л	292 / 2282	410
Fuel tank volume, l	72	60
Curb weight, kg	1620	1580
Full weight, kg	2432	2110

Suspension and brakes

Front suspension type	independent, spring	independent, spring
Rear suspension type	independent, spring	independent, spring
Front brakes	disk	disc ventilated
Rear brakes	disk	disk

Dimensions in mm

Length	4785	4445
Width	1910	1815
Height	1760	1685
Wheelbase	2790	2560
Front track width	1625	1560
Rear track width	1625	1560
Wheel size	225 / 70 / R16	225/65 / R17
Clearance	190

Transmission	Machine	variable speed drive
Number of gears 4	Number of gears 4
type of drive	front	full

Engine

engine’s type	petrol	petrol
Engine location	front, transverse	front, transverse
Engine volume, cm³	2700	1987
Pressurization type	not	not
Maximum power, hp / kW at rpm	187 / 137 at 5800	158 / 116 at 6200
Maximum torque, Nm at rpm	252 at 4100	198 at 4000
Arrangement of cylinders	inline	inline
Number of cylinders	4	4
Number of valves per cylinder	4	4
Engine power system	distributed injection	distributed injection
Compression ratio	9.8	10
Engine power	187	158
Cylinder diameter and piston stroke, mm	80.5 × 97.6

Which is better Toyota Highlander or Toyota RAV 4

Toyota Highlander 2020 Toyota RAV 4 2020

Engine and transmission

• Fuel: gasoline• Engine: 3.5 liters, 249 hp.• Transmission: AT• Drive: full• Acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h: 8.8 sec.• Maximum speed: 180 km / h.• Fuel consumption (in the city | on the highway | in the combined cycle): 12.8 | 7.6 | 9.5 l.

• Fuel: gasoline• Engine: 2 liters, 149 hp.• Transmission: MT• Drive: front• Acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h: 9.8 sec.• Maximum speed: 190 km / h. • Fuel consumption (in the city | on the highway | in the combined cycle): 8.6 | 5.7 | 6.8 l

Security and systems

· Electric power steering · Light, rain and tire pressure sensors · Front and rear parking sensors with automatic braking function · Intelligent car access and engine start by pressing the Smart Entry & Push Start button · Blind Spot Monitoring System with Visual Alert (BSM) ) · Reverse Parking Assist with Visual and Audible Alert and Auto Brake Assist (RCTA) · ECO / NORMAL / SPORT driving mode selection system · Selector for selecting the operating mode of the assistance system when driving off-road (Multi Terrain Select) · Electromechanical parking brake · Anti-lock braking system (ABS · Electronic brake force distribution (EBD) · Brake Assist (BAS) · Traction Control (TRAC) · Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) integrated with Electric Power Steering (EPS) · Hill Climb Assist (HAC) · Downhill Assist (DAC) · Integrated active management system AIM · Frontal airbags · Side airbags · Safety curtains for all rows of seats · Driver’s knee airbag · Front passenger seat cushion airbag · Front passenger airbag deactivation function · ISOFIX child car seats · Emergency call system “Era Glonass” · Motorist set · immobilizer · Remote control central locking · Alarm with sensors for opening doors and hood · Unique anti-theft T-Mark identifier · Reversing camera with dynamic lane lines · Cruise control · Roadside Assistance Program

· Headlight system with automatic shutdown “Follow me home” · Electric power steering · Light sensor · Tire pressure sensors · ECO / NORMAL / SPORT driving mode selection system · Electromechanical parking brake · Anti-lock braking system (ABS) · Electronic brake force distribution · Brake Assist (BAS) · Traction Control (TRC) · Vehicle stability control VSC +: (VSC-EPS) · Hill Climb Assist (HAC) · Frontal airbags · Side airbags for the first row of seats · Safety curtains for all rows of seats · Driver’s knee airbag · ISOFIX child car seat mounts · Motorist set · immobilizer · Central locking with remote control and double locking · Signaling · VIN decals for added protection against theft · 5th door glass break sensor Trailer Stability Control (TSC)

Design and external equipment

· LED headlights low and high beam, daytime running lights, fog lights and taillights · Rear fog lights · headlight washer · Headlight system with automatic shutdown “Follow me home” · Tinted rear and rear side windows · Alloy wheels · Front and rear mud flaps · Full size light alloy spare wheel · Rear spoiler with additional brake light · Silver decorative roof rails · Body-colored, electrically adjustable, electrically folding side mirrors with turn signal repeaters · Landing zone lamp in side mirrors · Power luggage compartment lid with height adjustment and memory function · Heated mirrors · Heated windshield in the rest area of the wiper

· LED headlights low and high beam · LED daytime running lights · headlight washer · Rear fog lights · LED tail lights · Tinted rear and rear side windows · Front and rear mud flaps · Alloy wheels · Incomplete spare wheel (stowaway) · Body-colored exterior door handles · Molding on the lower part of the front and rear bumpers in black · Tires 225/65 R17 · Side mirrors electrically adjustable and electrically foldable · Heated windshield in the wiper area · Heated washer nozzles · Heated side mirrors

Interior and interior equipment

· Multifunctional leather steering wheel · Crash-proof power windows with “Auto ” · Two 2.1A USB connectors for front and rear passengers · Salon rear-view mirror with electrochromic coating · 3-zone climate control · Manual adjustment of the rudder position (for reach and tilt) · Electrically adjustable lumbar support for driver · Side sun blinds for passengers in the 2nd row of seats · Luggage compartment cover · Third row of seats · Set of rubber mats for the first and second rows of seats · 7 “color multifunction dashboard display · Multimedia system CY’19: AM / FM; MP3 / WMA / WAV / FLAC / ALAC / OGG Vorbis · Supports Apple Carplay © and Android Auto © · Bluetooth communication system · USB connector · 8 “color LCD display on the center console · Compass in the interior rear-view mirror · Artificial leather seat upholstery · Interior trim with inserts black · Front passenger seat adjustment (4 directions) mechanical · Audio system + 6 speakers · Heated steering wheel · Heated front seats · Additional electric heater for passenger compartment · Индикатор низкого уровня омывающей жидкости · Roof air ducts for rear passengers

· Leather multifunction steering wheel · Leather multifunction steering wheel · Front and rear power windows · Center armrest · Foldable rear armrest · Luggage compartment cover · Set of rubber mats for the first and second row of seats · AM / FM audio system with 6 speakers · Bluetooth communication system · Audio jack (AUX) · USB connector · Multimedia system CY’17 (AM / FM; MP3 / WMA / WAV / FLAC / ALAC / OGG Vorbis) · Manual air conditioning system · Seat upholstery fabric · Color display on the instrument panel TFT 4.2 ” · 7 “color LCD display on the center console · Heated steering wheel · Additional air ducts for the second row of seats · Heated front seats · Washer fluid level indicator

As the car sales market shows, Toyota RAV4 really competes with Toyota Highlander. View and compare features to make your choice between the modern Toyota Highlander or the groundbreaking Toyota RAV4.