Despite substantially improved supply since May across most of Toyota’s new-vehicle range,  the broad appeal and high level of orders for these fuel-efficient cars has resulted in customer wait times remaining above two years.

Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley said the order pause decision demonstrated the company’s commitment to transparency by adopting measures that respect the deep trust placed in the Toyota brand by our customers.

“I want to assure all Toyota customers that we are doing everything possible to increase supply for Australia and to expedite delivery of vehicles as they arrive,” Mr Hanley said.

“Our global production teams have consistently adopted countermeasures that have improved the supply of components affected by global shortages, such as semiconductors,” he said.

“Throughout this journey, we are particularly humbled that our local customers have maintained their trust in Toyota and remained loyal to our brand,” he said.

In the nine months to September 30, new  deliveries totalled 7,130 vehicles – of which 6,490 were hybrid variants.

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Its well styled, not too big so it is easy to navigate our tight city streets and carparks, yet big enough for weekends away with friends if you like.

As an SUV you sit up higher and the body shape allows more luggage room than a sedan.

The RAV4 GXL Hybrid comes with a 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine with an electric motor generator that drives through a six step CVT.

As you would expect the economy is outstanding and we averaged around 5.0L/100K on our test.

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The RAV4 GXL also comes with LED projecta headlights, LED foglights, Digital radio, illuminated door switches, rear seat reminder and LED interior lights.

Its no surprise that Toyota sells a lot of RAV4 Hybrids, they are easy to live with, economical, comfortable and practical. Pretty much everything a buyer will need.

Is the RAV4 GXL 2WD Hybrid the perfect urban SUV. Well that’s a big call but it’s pretty good.

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*MLP – Manufacturers List Price includes GST and LCT but excluding statutory charges, dealer costs and dealer delivery. See your dealer for RDAP. Does not include price of any options.

Motoring Minutes are heard around Australia every day on over 50 radio channels through the Torque Radio network. 

Our Motoring Minute has an average daily audience of over 550,000 listeners and they are also syndicated through various news sites around Australia.

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More RAV4 GXL Hybrid Details

Toyota RAV4 has been perennially popular and the latest minor update that arrives early in 2022 keeps the model relevant.

What is the RAV4 GXL Hybrid like outside?

It’s a relatively stylish exterior with the following highlights:

• Auto LED headlights, taillights and daytime running lights,
• Front fog lamps,
• Heated and folding electric exterior mirrors,
• Automatic rain-sensing windscreen wipers,
• Rear window wiper,
• 18-inch alloy wheels with 17-inch temporary spare,
• Front and Rear mudflaps,
• Dual oval tailpipes,
• Hatch-top spoiler, Shark-fin antenna, Roof rails,
• Privacy glass

How about inside the RAV4 GXL Hybrid?

Inside the RAV4 is spacious, comfortable and reasonably well appointed.

Highlights include:

• Premium embossed fabric seats,
• Leather-accented steering wheel with steering wheel controls,
• Twin dial driver instruments with 4.2-inch Multi-Info Display and Hybrid-specific indicator,
• Leather-accented shift lever,
• Auto-dimming rear view mirror,
• Dual zone climate control with rear vents,
• Front and rear power windows,
• Qi wireless phone charger
• Remote locking/unlocking and Keyless smart entry and start (Hybrid only)
• 60/40-split, folding rear seat back,
• Rear armrest with integrated cupholders,
• Two-level reversible (carpet one side/resin other) boot deck board (Not available with full-size spare wheel option),
• Reasonable storage with central arm rest, sunglass storage, cup holders, front and rear door bins with bottle holders

Infotainment technology and communications

• 8-inch touchscreen display,
• 12V and one Aux input,
• Three front and two rear USB sockets (inc four fast charging)
• AM/FM/DAB+ radio with six speakers,
• Bluetooth® connectivity,
• Satellite navigation with SUNA Live Traffic,
• Voice recognition,
• Siri® “eyes-free” (compatible iPhones®) and
• Toyota Link

RAV4 GXL Hybrid engine and drivetrain

The hybrid system combines a 2.5-litre Atkinson cycle four-cylinder petrol engine with an electric motor generator that drives through a CVT, providing the most powerful drivetrain in the range with combined maximum outputs of 160kW for 2WD variants and 163kW for AWD versions.

Other features include:

• Independent front MacPherson strut and multilink rear suspension,
• Drive Mode Select – Eco/Normal/Sport,
• EV Mode (Hybrid only),
• Rack-assisted electric power steering,
• Ventilated front and solid rear disc brakes and
• Electric parking brake

RAV4 GXL Hybrid safety features

RAV4 offers particularly good safety with the standard Toyota Safety Sense suite of features,

Toyota Safety Sense including;

• Pre-collision safety system (AEB) with day/night pedestrian and day cyclist detection,
• All-speed active cruise control (CVT),
• High-speed active cruise control (MT)
• Lane trace assist with steering assist and lane centring function (CVT)
• Lane departure alert with steering assist (MT)
• Road sign assist (speed sign only) and
• Auto high beam

Other safety features include: Seven airbags, front and rear parking sensors, blind spot monitor, rear-cross traffic alert, reversing camera with guidelines, Hill-start assist with Brake hold, ISOFIX child restraint anchors for two rear seats and ABS with vehicle stability control and active cornering assist, further add to the new RAV4’s impressive safety credentials.

Toyota RAV4 GXL Hybrid final thoughts

Like a lot of Toyota vehicles the RAV4 does very little wrong. It fits the criteria of lots of room inside for minimised exterior footprint.

It looks stylish and has held its style well. The lower spec hybrids offer good value and outstanding economy in a comfortable package.

Personally I would take the AWD version though for a touch added safety.

It no wonder Toyota sells a heap of RAV4 SUVs.

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There are huge pods as the front that protrude out like the cheeks of trumpet player Dizzy Gillespie. The windscreen starts at the front of the vehicle and bulgers back to an A pillar in line with the steering wheel, which is in the centre of the car making only one front seat, obviously for the driver.

The main body is an elongated oval so there is only one seat at the very back but two small seats facing inward in the middle creating a lounge room pit style area.

The RHOMBUS is a battery electric vehicle concept car developed by TMEC, Toyota’s base for R&D in China.

The word Rhombus suggests a derivation not from an oval but from a square that is leaning over. In geometric terms a rhombus has equal length sides and opposite sides are parallel.  For this reason, it is sometimes called a diamond.

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Toyota said it plans to roll out more than 10 battery electric vehicle models globally in the next five or six years, with a sales target of more than 5.5 million electrified vehicles worldwide by 2030.

When the vehicle was first muted it was suggested that it could be a taxicab in Europe by 2021 but that was before COVID struck

In a move that highlights how old some motoring enthusiasts are getting and how the future is in the younger generations Toyota has said that the RHOMBUS aims to suit the values and lifestyles of drivers born after 1990.

Some years ago, Toyota had a top-down directive that they would no longer build boring cars.  In saying this they accepted that this would mean that some people would like the deigns and some would definitely not like them. Based on the response at the Chicago Motor Show and on social media, the Rhmobus has achieved this result.

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