So, the FWD RAV4 is better equipped than the AWD CR-V for the same price? Well, color me shocked!
Seriously, if both have AWD, and for the same price, which then offers the better equipment?
Also, it's surprising and disappointing to see that the FWD RAV4 weighs more than the AWD CR-V... Add AWD to the RAV4, and how does its engine compare to the CR-V's, then?
I guess my biggest issue throughout this comparison is how you dismiss the fact that the CR-V bests the RAV4 in many criterias despite being AWD. To me, that's impressive.
After keeping both cars for the remainder of the week and following similar use, the gap remained with the RAV4 finishing at 9.5 and the CR-V at 9.3 (as it did over the course of an entire long-term test). On paper, this is a win for the Honda, though in reality, you wouldn’t be saving enough to buy a latte at every fill-up, and both use regular gas, so no penalties there.
So, even though the CR-V comes with AWD, it's lighter and more fuel economic than the FWD RAV4? That's pretty incredible. Also, the RAV4 went from one of the bigger 'small CUVs' to being smaller than the CR-V. Plus they got rid of the V6... This new RAV4 doesn't seem better than the outgoing model in any significant category, or perhaps more importantly, not better than its direct competition in any significant category...