2021 Guide de l’Auto : Toyota RAV4 evaluation

Attention car enthusiasts ; the 2021 Guide de l’Auto is finally here! Once again this year, the team of specialist journalists share a wealth of information on all models on the market, and determine the top 3 best buys in each category.

This year, the Guide de l’Auto awards the popular Toyota RAV4 the title of best choice in the compact SUV class. It finished in first place far ahead of the Subaru Forester, Mazda CX-5, Chevrolet Equinox, Honda CR-V, Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage, among others. In the end, it got the perfect score of 5/5.

To determine the winning model, the team rated fuel consumption, reliability, safety and drivability, in addition to giving an overall rating. "The Guide's rating takes into account the purchase of a vehicle as a whole. A vehicle can be very fun to drive, well built, efficient, but suffer from a very low resale value, which will cost you money. […] Our rating takes all of these parameters into account to give you the correct advice when shopping for a vehicle ".

Best down the line

The Guide de l’Auto highlights quality and reliability, space, versatility, low fuel consumption and the Prime version as a whole as highlights of the RAV4. Available this year as a plug-in hybrid version (Prime) in addition to the traditional hybrid version, the RAV4 adapts to all lifestyles. It also achieves the highest safety rating thanks to the Toyota Safety Sense 2.0 system.

Toyota Canada offers 13 model and trim combinations of the 2021 Toyota RAV4 – featuring front-wheel drive, all-wheel drive, and all-wheel drive hybrid powertrains. Stop by Ile-Perrot Toyota to discover all the options and find your RAV4.