46 — Friday, November 22, 1996 — North Shore News

New Toyota a comfortab

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sion and optional four-speed automatic.
(The front wheel-drive four door RAV
offers a standard automatic transiiis-
sion.)

Despite the engine's relatives small
size, itis fairly quiet and vibration tree
at highway speeds, turning over just
2,500 np.m. at (00 kni-h (62 mph.
found the RAV resistant to side winds

T* despite its tall height and boxy pasen
ger cabin. On the freeway, the RAW
tracked straight sau true at speeds in
acess ot BHU Kay, However, it should
be noged that the KAVA 's four evlinder
engine is not devs to pull heave
trailers, Maximum trailer weight is des
ignated as G80 ke C1540 tbs.

The foursdoor RAVA's interior is

roomy enough tor four, perluaps tive
passengers. The tall rool provides plenty
of headroom, and the upright seats pro-
vide a comfortable seating position with
plenty oflegroon.,

For satety both front and rear out
board seating positions have adjustable
head restraints and three-point seat
belts. Split rear searbacks fold forwards,
but pot completely fat. However both
rear seats wall recline, a unique Feature
ina small 4X4.

The rear cargo area can be accessed
by a sidewass-openimy rear daor that i
hinged on the nyght. Chis makes
nloading and loading at the curt
rather awkward an North America,
the door should hinge on the lett side.

My only other eritignm of the RAV
is its cheap looking dashboard. Che

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centre dash area, with ts sliding heater
controls, rectanwular pushbutions, and
tiny buttons o the radio, doesn’t suit a
vehicle thar’s priced between $20,000
and $30,000 and is otherwise well
designed.

Manufacturer's suggested retail
prices tor the 1997 RANE range irom
$20,348 tor the two door, front wheel
drive model, to S24.448 for the four
door, tour wheel drive BAVA with auto
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Mi tour door, four-wheel drive test
vehicle, equipped with optiastal atlas
wheels, ABS, limited slip dittereatial,
urconditioning, power windows, cruise
control power mirrors, power locks,
trailer bitch and step bumper, side step
bars. and spare tire cover came to
$30,876.

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