2024 Toyota RAV4 Vs. 2024 Subaru Forester

The Subaru Forester and Toyota Rav 4 continue long-standing traditions of excellence for both automakers in the compact SUV market. Both are spacious, competitively priced, and feature comfortable on-road family cruisers that can be equipped for light off-road use. The question remains which one. one is the right choice for you when it comes time to buy, so watch this video to find out which one suits you best. The Subaru Forester starts at $27.9$5. The rav's base price is $28,495, which gives the Subaru the clear Edge. The price differences narrow further up the trim tree with the Rav 4 and Forester within a few hundred of each other in certain similarly equipped packages for outdoorsmen.

The Forester Wilderness Subaru's high-clearance off-road trim of the Forester costs $34,900 compared to the Rave. 4 TRD Off-Road Packages $38,988 out of 100 the Toyota Rav 4 scores 76 out of 100 a JD Power predicted reliability score of 91 to 100 is considered the best 881 to 90 is excellent 70 to 80 is average and 0 to 69 is fair and Considered by Below average, both SUVs come with 3-year or 36,000 Mi limited warranties and 5-year or 60,000 Mi powertrain warranties. The Rav 4 and Forester are compact SUVs with two rows of seating for up to five occupants. Both are comfortable no matter where I sit in the house. You get ample rear rows for both headroom and legroom, both offer standard cloth upholstery, and manual adjustment upgrades to power-adjustable leatherette seats, heated front and rear seats, and heated steering wheels are possible on both, as well as on the roofline on the Rav 4.

However, it's a little more restrictive, especially with a sunroof, and while both SUVs have excellent sight lines, the Ranger's cabin feels like a greenhouse with great visibility. Phenomenal for a modern car, this gives it a slight advantage in comfort. The Rav 4 has much more room behind the rear seats than the Forester or most compact SUVs in general with 37.6 cubic feet versus the Subaru's 28.9 cubic feet; However, the Forest has more total cargo space at a cavernous 74.2 cubic feet with the second row folded down to the RAV 4S's still-excellent 69.8 total cubic feet. feet with the back row stowed, both vs SUVs are also offered with optional power liftgates since the space offered by both the Forester and Rav 4 is superior in different ways, the wind comes down to personal preference in how you plan to transport the load, both the Rav 4 and the Forester feel well-built but simple, neither would be mistaken for a flashy luxury car inside, but neither does it feel overly cheap.

Both SUVs offer ample protection against road and wind noise while moving, helping the cabins feel more placid at speed. Upper trim levels of the rav 4 have softer touch surfaces in Li than hard plastic, but the Subaru offers more of these standards. The width of the Forester's huge windows makes it feel more open, which helps with the overall premium feel the Subaru gets. Here, with a slight advantage over the Toyota, the Rav 4 has a newly redesigned touchscreen and infotainment system and is much better because both the standard 8-inch touchscreen and the optional larger 10.5-inch touchscreen are designed accordingly.

Clean and fast way to respond and operate using voice commands. The Toyota also offers a Wi-Fi hotspot and six speakers as standard. The Forester comes standard with four speakers, and Wi-Fi is optional. The Subaru Forester's touchscreen options are smaller with 6.5- and 8-inch options available, and the interface is significantly less pretty to look at. Both SUVs have a solid mix of physical knobs and touchscreen shortcuts and both offer Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, but the Toyota wins here for its superior usability and standard features. The Subaru Forester only offers one engine option, a 2.5L 4-cylinder boxer engine that makes 182 horsepower and directs power to all four wheels through a continuously variable transmission.

It is generally considered noisy and under control at highway speeds. The Rav 4 has a 203 horsepower, 2.5L, 4 cylinder with an 8 speed automatic. The Toyota has the stronger transmission overall than the Rav. 4 feels significantly less anemic at highway speeds, but don't expect it to be quiet. Many reviewers complain that the RAV 4's transmission is also noisy. The Subaru Forester offers solid fuel economy for the compact SUV market with an excellent 26 MP per gallon in the city and 33 MP per gallon on the highway, the Rav 4 is simply phenomenal for its class; However, with 27 m per gallon in the city and 35 m per gallon on the highway, it delivers in its most efficient versions the base front-wheel drive Le trim with all-wheel drive.

It drops the RAV Fours numbers to 27 m per gallon in the city and 34 m per gallon on the highway, which still beats the Subaru. Most Subaru Forester and Rav 4 buyers will get the exact same 1,500 lb towing capacity when properly equipped; However, Forester Wilderness buyers are provided with 3,000 lbs of towing capacity and Toyota RAV Four Adventures and TRD Off-Road buyers will be able to pull up to 3,500 lbs, giving the Toyota the advantage here; Neither the Rav 4 nor the Subaru Forester drive like sport-tuned machines. They focus on traditional family SUV styling comfort with a softer suspension that focuses on transporting occupants smoothly over hard pavement, does not suffer from body roll, and both have strong, confident brakes with smooth actuation and a good pedal feel;

However, the Rav 4 has extremely light steering leading to this. Feeling disconnected from the road when driving straight, the Forester has more weight on the steering wheel and feels more secure in both corners and straights, while most buyers will probably find that either SUV It's enough. The Forester has a bit more confidence here, which gives it the advantage. The RAV FORS safety reputation deserves high praise, the 2023 model earned the top safety award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the

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version is likely to repeat this; It performed well in all crashworthiness categories, plus updated side and moderate frontal overlap tests where the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety said the Rav 4 was merely acceptable in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. on the roads.

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Rav 4 achieved a five-star overall safety rating, a result mirrored by the Rav 4 Hybrid; You won't find a poor safety review of the Subaru Forester in the US, the 2024 model earned a five-star overall safety score from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the 2023 version was named a Top Pick safety by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety; It wasn't completely perfect in the latter. The evaluation, as the more stringent moderate-overlap front and side tests yielded marginal and acceptable scores, respectively, downgraded from good in the original tests; Still, this is evidently a safe vehicle. Both models come standard with many standard safety features, such as forward-collision warning, automatic emergency braking, and lane-keeping assist.

For our comparison, the Subaru Forester is the winner thanks to its lower price, higher reliability score, higher interior quality, roomier seats, and more composed handling. However, this is a very close comparison and the Rav 4 is by no means a bad vehicle if it's fuel efficient. Excellent cabin power characteristics or towing capacity are your most important features in a new compact SUV. It could well be the best option. The best way to know what will suit your needs and tastes will always be a test drive, especially with two competitors. closely matched