Elevating the SUV Experience: What’s New in the 2025 Toyota RAV4

The Toyota brand is known for creating high-quality, reliable vehicles that can take on all types of terrain. Models such as the Toyota 4Runner can serve as family haulers or adventure vehicles. The 2025 model years are bringing some changes to a few of the Toyota favorites, and others, such as the RAV4, are carrying all the things you love about it over to the new year. Here’s how this small SUV elevates any driving experience.

When You Want Understate Style

The Toyota RAV4 is not big on flashy features but it’s got a lot of style, inside and out. Everything you need for a comfortable ride is always there, whether it’s tinted rear privacy glass, LED headlights, or remote keyless entry. The trim lineup offers something for everyone and every budget, so you can save money and get the cloth seats or splurge and bump up to one of the higher trims that comes with leather.

Go Big with Technology

No matter which RAV4 trim you choose, the tech features are all right there at your fingertips. The entry-level LE has a smaller 8-inch touchscreen, but it comes loaded with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, so you can easily sync your phone and get all your apps and contacts. The standard Wi-Fi hotspot gives you access to the internet, even in places where your cell service is bad.
If you like the idea of a larger touchscreen, don’t worry. You can get it in the Limited trim. The 10.25-inch screen is the perfect size for this small SUV, and it comes along with an 11-speaker JBL stereo system.

Making Sure You’re Safe – Every Time You Get Behind the Wheel

If you’ve driven a late-model Toyota, whether it’s the RAV4, the Toyota 4Runner, or the Tacoma, you’ve experienced some version of Toyota Safet Sense. This bundle of safety aids just keeps getting better and better.
The bundle that comes with the 2025 Rav4 includes a forward collision warning system with automatic braking, adaptive cruise control, and lane-keep assist. It has a system that can read traffic signs and let you know if you’re going over the speed limit, and it has automatic high beam headlights, that know exactly when to go high and then back down to low beams.

What’s Your Favorite Kind of Power

The RAV4’s looks are only part of the reason it’s in a class of its own. It also has a lot to do with the fact that you can choose from three different types of powertrains. If you’re still all about filling up at gas stations, you can get the four-cylinder, but if you’re looking for hybrid power, you can get a traditional hybrid or a plug-in hybrid. The PHEV will travel up to 42 miles on pure electric power, making it one of the more versatile versions of this small SUV.