2020 Toyota RAV4 vs Honda CR-V vs Mazda CX-5 // Crossover Fight

It is the year 2035 since the world was conquered by the rise of the midsize

crossover

, there have always been those who opposed it. The Marauders of the

crossover

are the ones who train hard and

fight

for the honor and dignity of the four-door sedan. the van and the hatchback last time we heard about the rise of one of those factions called the resistance, did you make that supply? Yes, of course, what did you drive? Because all the sedans and hatchbacks in this district are dead. No, I thought that too, but. I managed to wrangle an old Crown Vic, yes that's new, no that's nothing Thomas what the hell do I like to be up high when I drive and it comes in a hybrid?

You're looking at the accelerator. I'm Thomas, I'm James and today I have the best finishes of the

2020

cx-5, the Honda CRV and the Toyota

rav4

, that's pretty rock and roll, but it's not, it's literally not rock and roll, no, I bought you that guitar aerial for special occasions, this is a special occasion, yes,

rav4

crv cx. -5 deadly rivals, we, Japan, are comfortable high off the ground, four-wheel drive and turbocharged, and today they are here with all the comforts, bringing the price of all three to just over 40 thousand Canadian dollars. Is there anything better than this?

Yes. but they are practical, affordable and sell like hotcakes, let's do this, we do car reviews and a lot of fuss, so subscribe, buckle up, crossover day, what a day, all these cars are all-wheel drive, they are all front . all wheel drive what brings me to this car, the rav4 Limited is, in many ways, from the driver's seat. I'm a miniature 4runner, they haven't gone big Corolla with this one, the same way the CRV feels like a big Civic or the maestro is a big maestro. 3 have gone the other way,

2020

CRV in Touring trim, ok, I'm not going to review this car or any of these cars like I would a race car, obviously that wouldn't make sense, but I'm going to be critical of the form.

They lead because within this segment there are some good things. First of all we have the engine, this is a 1.5 liter turbocharged engine very similar to the Honda Civic and a CVT that doesn't do a good job of trying not to be a CVT. Right off the bat, the biggest issue I have with this car is the powertrain. I think the Eco mode is completely useless, I never used it because even in normal mode I leave it and now I'm at a passing speed, it feels like it's 190. The horsepower and 179 pound-feet of torque are not are enough and that would be fine if we got really good fuel economy, but unlike the Civic, which somehow manages seven or eight liters per hundred kilometers, this one gets about ten, which is no different from the other 203 horses of power although not much and a little lean in the corners it doesn't sound very good either it's not that isolated from the road but when you don't drive it like a crazy and put it in Eco mode, which is when these cars really come to life, it feels Smooth and easy to live with with great visibility, comfortable seats, it's kind to you, this is the 8 speed gearbox, it doesn't like to stay in first gear, that's what it sure tries to be. as economical as possible, which is funny because it's actually pretty much the same as all the other cars, the CX-5 is actually rated the worst of these three for mileage, but we found that for these cars they all have a consumption of around 10 liters per hundred. kilometers, so it's still a landslide victory for any of them.

There are some good things about this year that you can't bet on a second before you get there. The way this car handles its mass isn't impressive to me, it's frustrating. I think the steering is very, very numb, it leans like a very high center of gravity, you don't feel like you have much control over the chassis of this car, that's frustrating for me because I know Honda can do better because this is in the same platform as the Honda Civic Type R, which is a track weapon. I mean, I guess at the same time, James and Dwayne Johnson are bipedal primates, but the similarities end there.

James, small, made of soybeans, Duane, big, made of rocks now. This one has a lot of off-road stuff that the other two don't, like snow mode and mud and sand. We haven't used it. I'm sure he's very capable, but it fits his personality. car and the things they look for and that's especially true for the interior, which I'll talk about in a minute with Thomas. Well, I know the CRP doesn't drive very well and it doesn't sound good anywhere either. p.m. but the rest is nice, in fact the ride is excellent, the seats are very comfortable and it has very good lane assist for century, which means that when all the systems are activated it will keep you in the center of the lane and turn and it brakes for you and when you combine that with good visibility and a comfortable interior, it becomes possibly the best long-distance Cruiser of the three, plus it's the only one that when we tested the all-wheel drive systems didn't seem very forward. biased and spins its front wheels only on a launch, chalk that is due to good programming or, more likely, simply a fatal lack of torque, but the fact is that the CRV, while uninspiring to drive, was at least comfortable on the highway and on snowy back roads and That's probably the best part about the CRV overall.

I think it's a well put together car. I don't think I would go for the limited model. I think I'd save about five or six thousand dollars for one of those. xle premium type stuff because the amenities and details this offers and would keep the cost down and make it a reliable budget purchase that will hold the value. Well, James and I are going to drive the Mazda cx-5 together because I have a feeling. that's going to be with the driver's car of the three cx-5 ojas, are you jazz?, all the adrenaline of these calls, things that I had to take a break, I need a glass of water, okay, so in I was actually pretty hard on the CRV for two reasons one, I think the Honda can do better in terms of driving dynamics and two, because this exists.

I was kind to the route to raffle off a good vehicle, the fact that mechanically it's the same, ten thousand dollars cheaper, the way it drives is absolutely the same. I guess so, to be fair, the CRV is still quite pleasant to live with. I just feel like I wanted a little more control over the car and this makes it a torque monster. They have operated on him now. for 2020, if you put 93 in this like 320 lb-ft of torque, who's going to put high octane fuel in there? CX-5, if you can feel the difference from the 10 pounds fear told me you get with that, I'll pay you 50 dollars to get you a sharp i-5, it's got 40 foot-pounds more torque than a golf ball, You can't feel it, but it feels punchy, cocaine compared to the other juice, this is the old seven seconds north of 60, yeah, honestly, this feels like it. pretty quick and the engine responds with a bit of turbo lag but it's very smooth in the way it pulls away well for 2020 they've changed the whole thing oh okay make it sound sporty but it's still relatively isolated, That is the question.

The car is very quiet, it's nice to be in a quiet space, I'll tell you, although there are some nice things about it, three things in the whole big funnel, like the steering is not that good. I think the steering on this one is better than the CRV, but maybe. it's not as simple and pure as the trap uh, because just the artificial weighting on this I don't get along with, it's a personal preference, but it is, there's definitely some artificial mr2, come on, that Volvo vibe, but it has a feel which is partly official, it feels like someone put the will in a gumdrop before the rest is, it's the same as Volvo.

I don't care, like it's not a deal breaker for me if this car does it in every aspect. Otherwise this was fun on a back road, this is a fun guy, yes, if you have a manual mode and a sport mode, right now downshift with the paddles and voila, there's Madolora, only you're smaller than mosquito bites. It would be, but we have never used them. Honestly, I was speeding on the back road for a minute, but a few minutes ago it's fun to drive, it's strangely fun to drive, I don't know if you agree though. I think these are old begging to become V, as much as each of these would be better directly as an electronic device, but we said that with us it is an alter, yes, and as we say, knowing that adds a ton of weight in the price , but I'm waiting. so that's not the case, at least for the price, because they're not inspiring to drive and for the engine inside they're really missing that old school off the line displacement that you get, you don't get this, there's just a lot of it. delay.

What you want to do is put your hand underneath. Oh, mom, turn. Yes, that's what you need. Yeah, you put it down here and then, yeah, you stab and stab and stab. We sink? Okay, if you're not driving these underarm, you're driving them wrong. We understand. You know I have a m2. Yeah, you don't have to drive it like the CX-5 and talk to me about hockey. sand and the grocery store, yeah, that's where they pull, huh, so for 42 grand you buy a car with all-wheel drive. Which of these Golf R goes very far? I must reiterate that this is by far the best vehicle to drive here. it feels more like a car it's actually fun when you're famous you feel alive it's atomized asleep bring it back zoom zoom yeah it's fun to talk on the back road and i think for the style they totally crushed it better looking it looks shiny, yes the single red glass is what complements it the most, yes definitely, well actually there's another red one here before we get to it, we need to talk about this, the invisibility cloak on cars, I've literally entered into restaurants and shopping centers and then I have returned. and I drove by it it's so forgettable it's like it doesn't exist yeah no that's what I felt in high school it's funny because it's gray yeah just looking at the car it just screams beige somehow Yes, I'm sure there's a name for this. color but I just call it gray it doesn't deserve anymore it just looks like a bloated Civic yeah it just doesn't do anything this is beautiful I think it borders on this on the other hand it's a miniature truck that's a style yeah like they did it pretty well I mean , let's be honest, they are all crossovers, they are all quite similar, it reminds me of the Nokia 3310 in the sense that you remember that phone, yes, the little one that each market stocks fascias for it or for you. spy different faceplates exactly, so this one is just nice, this one doesn't have a cover yet, it's like an off-roader.

I think there was an all-terrain, this one has the 4runner coverage, yes there is an all-terrain version. the road, yes, but this still has the kind of aggressive wheel steering, yes, and it has 19-inch wheels, which are the limited things. I don't know why, although it is not necessary to buy them, you want a better ride, yes. I'd rather go for a ride but it looks mean and it looks minutes like a truck and I know people will like it and it drives like you said it drives like a miniature 4runner so I think it fits let's look at the back it's good.

Okay we should probably talk about Hatch, can I point out the last week we drove a Lamborghini Aventador please dad okay it's a hot day for the bike it's amazing so even hatchback day is hatchback day crossover, that's worse, okay, this is just a denial, let's open? um, they all have a power tailgate switch, it's cool that one is very slow, well, the engine seems to be running fine now, here we should do the interiors, Ross, oh my god, okay, that was a bit bad, I wasn't I, yeah, we don't really. I hate crossovers so much.

I think we are simply in retreat from Lamborghini. I don't think there is a cure for that. There are more Lambos. Well, curiously, on the door skirt, here which almost looks like a Lambo II, you are actually going to completely protect a fork. Rip, I think Toad has done a great job here, yes, it's absolutely fine. We said the first time they went up a notch to where they needed to be, this feels premium, but they kept it tough in certain areas, you get these big knobs. which is par for the course, I think it's the right move with this car if they're going to make you look like that on the outside, yeah, you know, big traction control off button, yeah, we got all the difference, we got some big snow buttons.

The mud sounds like it's really gone, we have heated and ventilated seats, that's nice, actually, yes, you feel like you're in the limited version. I can see the gauge cluster. I don't like it, this was the first thing. I don't think that screen integrates very well with the two gauges and it's not bright enough. I agree about the brightness. I think the integration is good. We have seen worse integrations. The infotainment is fine. This seems cutting edge to me. Really. We have the JBL. sound system yes, that was not updated with the limited standard equipment, although with the limited equipment yes, it has a rear view camera yes, it's actually not bad, you know, it seems like the thing is veryrunescape yeah it's not like BMW's 3D rotation level Right there poor wallet very fun as everyone shares that none of these have a next gen feel where you don't really know which one is best tho Unfortunately you think so.

Yes, just because it has the top. This is still garbage. okay, let's look at the CRV that is actually so mechanical, isn't it so easily distracted? Can we go find you the Sierra now? Yeah, okay, so there are some really nice aspects of this interior and some things I really don't like. I don't like it, this is the correct top trim, so we have the gigantic sunroof; the other cars don't have this which is really cool it's nice I like the wood tree I like the wood finish it's really cool yeah this also has the upgraded sound system which is actually pretty good , it's not surprising, it's not great, but it's actually better integrated into the rav4's dash, happy, yes, this. okay, it's a little bit far away, although I think it has a physical volume knob that yeah, ergonomically, the rav4 was really, everything is exactly where you want it and it's yeah, it's intuitive, yeah, this is similar, this is also like that.

I used to come back to drive and this I go to El he went well so this is wireless charging 2 which is good also the back seats are big enough they are nice and comfortable yeah now . Here are some things I really don't like about this interior, okay, okay, first of all, this armrest. I don't know if you can feel this edge, this plastic edge, so no matter where you put your elbow, it's like stopping it. It's clear, it's really the real door, no, it just opens up. The driving position is really like an early 2000s Lexus, where the steering wheel and pedals are this close together, so you can't find a driving position that makes sense.

It's really very strange. Wasn't he a passenger? I'm very like that. The thing is, these seats are great, really great, they are not cooled, although they do not have upper moldings, yes, yes, in something ground, what are you going to say, right? I mean otherwise this is completely fine in Here, the biggest problem I have with this car is the way it drives, not really the interior, everything here is completely drivable. I don't find it that offensive. I said yeah, I'm just cutting out the door group, that's kind of cool. the Civic anyway cx-5 is fine, curiously when we saw this comparison, yes, it's like the mass crossed it to take it down that slide, yes, I don't think that's the case, I think so, absolutely, I think everyone One only thing about this is visually appealing and feels well made oh i get it ok but i don't think this is a winner for fall this feels very strange and this is the real word for remembering the name of the wood, no, no, it has a Although its name will flash on the screens, we cannot remember it here.

This is better. I feel like the gauge cluster is like a wonderful combination of digital and analog. Yeah, they've done a great job with it and I like the way it lights up. Where you are, it is as if it were night and you have not been able to see the entire indicator. Justin looks for the thing, yes, it only lights up the nearest 20 n on this nice head-up display, plus an armrest that doesn't hurt, they are actually chocolate neck seats, almost chocolate, yes, they are not black, It's strange, you have to look very close to see it.

Okay, one of the problems people have always said about the CX-5 compared to its competitors is this. a little smaller at the end I don't really think that's a big deal, there's not much difference, as well as the headroom here is completely fine. Headroom in the rear seats is completely fine. I'd say it's a little smaller overall in the back. seats, but it's totally adequate, also ventilated seats, yes we have them. I mean, the most enthusiastic among you will know that the most recent change here for 2020 is a huge change and you didn't notice it because you are a but for 2020. it brought the button fonts to a more modern star than they have been doing recently.

I don't know how I missed the ball change, how I missed that and for 2020 we get the new master key, no, which looks fancy, so I just got, this has double glazed glass, that's why it's so quiet in here. Yes, that's right, it's very nice here and it's legal. The first time we loved it. Yes. Honestly, this is for indoors and outdoors. This is a clean and difficult victory. CX-5 for me, yes, you know where it loses for me, when I don't find these seats so comfortable, you're right, they are quite hard, they are quite narrow, yes, and the other two take it on the seats if comfort is your main concern, this is not the best, yes, but if you want, it makes up for it with the handling, absolutely yes, in the driving position and everything, oh, if you could do the perfect with these three, it would do nothing, nothing from the heart, I actually like the Honda's steering better, oh you know, what it would handle with the Honda's lane keep assist on this one yeah, and then the rest of the rest would be this good, maybe the Honda's seats.

Actually, because they are a little softer and wider, I am Aiman. I also borrow a lot from the rav4. Okay, so the CX-5 is the best-driving vehicle of the three, and that's largely because it feels and drives like a car. Dynamics are often lost in this class, but the point is that the Honda and Toyota can be had in a hybrid and that's a huge red X on the CX-5 because it can't be a hybrid and provides better fuel economy and a torque in each impulse. at low revs, something James has really been enjoying in his Honda Accord Hybrid tester this week, but since we value driving dynamics so much, and therefore our preferences for sedans and vans, the CX-5 beat us to the punch. this test, but we wouldn't do it. get mad if the teacher threw in some more comfortable seats in lane centering assist for 2021 thanks for watching