 What is up you guys welcome back to another one if you are new to the channel I am Goldpony today we are in the new 2019 Toyota RAV4 Adventure courtesy of Hanover Toyota and Hanover PA and I specifically wanted to review this one today because the adventure trim is an all-new trim level for the 2019 RAV4 so therefore this video will be specific to the adventure trim so as always you guys let's start with pricing so pricing for the 2019 RAV4 Adventure is going to start at $32,900 for comparison sake that is about $1,000 less than the 2019 Cherokee Trailhawk if you were comparing the two powering this one is going to be a 2.5 liter naturally aspirated four cylinder putting out 203 horsepower at 6600 rpm and 184 pound feet of torque available at 5,000 rpm power is going to be sent to all four wheels through Toyota's torque vectoring all-wheel drive system and I'll get a little more into the torque vectoring portion of that later in the video but power is sent to the ground through an eight speed automatic so yes no CVT on this Toyota that's pretty cool and MPG numbers are going to come in at approximately 25 in the city 33 on the highway but so the next thing I wanted to mention is just to the left of the shifter there there are three different driving modes there's going to be eco normal and sport and they're going to adjust things like the throttle response and the shift points and so actually it's also going to change up the digital gauge display a little bit too a little bit different color scheme I guess you could say but either way I did just put it in sport mode it did immediately downshift so it's going to hold the rpms a little higher level there for you giving you more power on demand but since I did that you guys know what we have to do next let's do a quick little acceleration test here and let's see how quickly we can get this 2019 RAV4 adventure up to speed not bad actually it's not going to be the most powerful thing in the world it is a four cylinder and naturally aspirated after all so we'll say RAV4 probably wouldn't hurt having a turbocharged engine but at the same time still enough power for merging onto the highway or anything like that and so but to go along with that acceleration braking is equally important and so up front you will find 12 inch ventilated front discs in the back 11.1 inch rear disc and in my short drive today so far I've had no issues with the braking feel there's no brake pedal delay or anything like that so it feels just right so but now with a name like adventure let me get a little bit into the suspension and handling of this particular RAV4 and so back to that torque vectoring I was previously mentioned some of you guys may already know but basically what torque vectoring is is it helps send available torque to the wheel that has the most traction and with Toyota's torque vectoring system that can be actually sending 50 percent of the engine torque to the rear wheels and it can also distribute that from the left to the right as well if it needed to why this is important because with the name like adventure it's safe to assume you might be taking this thing off road every now and then so if you happen to get maybe one or two wheels off the ground that torque vectoring is going to send torque to the wheels that are still on the ground helping you regain traction and push through whatever kind of terrain that you're currently in speaking of off-roading ground clearance is also impressive when it comes to the RAV4 adventure coming in at 8.6 inches so for reference for a little comparison sake here the Subaru Forest or Subaru is of course known for being off-road vehicles that comes in at 8.7 inches so nearly identical ground clearance numbers there and the Honda CR-V 7.8 inches so not really an off-road vehicle there but still for comparison sake that puts the RAV4 adventure right up there and should be more than capable of going off-road and in addition to that just to the left of the shifter once again there is a multi-terrain select system and that's going to give you options like mud and sand rock and dirt and there's also a snow mode which is good because there is ice all over this RAV4 right now it's definitely snowy here in PA so those terrain select modes of course are going to help you maximize traction in different conditions and I will say one little bit of constructive criticism I guess for the RAV4 adventure trim level at least is wouldn't mind a little bit grippier tires or at least a little more tread on them built for off-road purposes because if you are planning on going off-road tires really do make all the difference and so now let's switch it up to some of the on-road characteristics since it's probably when most people are going to take this one on up front you will find an independent McPherson strut front suspension with the stabilizer bar in the back a trailing wishbone style multi-link rear suspension as far as ride quality goes I have had an absolutely no issues with my trip today comes to cabin noise I do have an optional power moonroof just above me here which I do love but sometimes moonroofs can let in a little extra cabin noise and this one does slightly so that of course can be alleviated by simply just closing the cover to the power moonroof and most of that goes away then when it comes to rear visibility I can see perfectly fine out the back and typically with the RAV4 you've never had any issues there and you still don't but one additional feature actually for visibility when it comes to the RAV4 this year is there is now an available digital rear view mirror although I don't have it today so I can't show it to you guys but that's basically going to be for when you pile up the rear cargo area with stuff to the point where you can't see anything out the back and then the rear view camera is actually going to let you see out the back because that camera is mounted on the exterior of the vehicle so that's the purpose behind that one but so anyways enough with the driving dynamics you guys let's check out the exterior of this all new completely redesigned 2019 Toyota RAV4 adventure it's just starting up for the first thing I noticed the least on the new RAV4 is it does have a kind of Toyota Tacoma style like front grille so actually kind of like it it looks pretty good on the RAV4 but to the sides multi LED headlights with LED daytime running lights will come standard they will come with the automatic function meaning when starts to get dark out at night those headlights will turn on automatically for you there also there are automatic high beams that come standard along with integrated fog lights just below as well they make your way to the side black roof rails again come standard body color power adjustable side mirrors with integrated turd signals as well and within those side mirrors you will also find blind spot warning indicators you know go turning into anybody to your side on the highway that's always very handy also wanted to mention there is a floating roof line design towards the back of the RAV4 there then take a look down below with the wheel setup for the adventure trim and lease those wheels are going to come sized up at 19 inches and they will be split five spoke alloy wheels with matte black accents it actually definitely looks good on the RAV4 here but making your way to the back you will find a rear spoiler with the integrated brake light just below that a rear window wiper just below that led tail lights just to wrap up all the leds on this that's definitely nice towing capacity if you were interested actually comes in at 3,500 pounds which is a decent amount for the RAV4 it's basically a small boat if you wanted to but just below all of that dual exhaust outlets with chrome tips so you guys know what we have to do next as always here is that exhaust clip it's open now since we are around back to open that rear hatch there actually is a button on the key fob if you like but once opened up cargo capacity is going to come in at 37.5 cubic feet if that was not enough space for you there's rear seats do fold down but be the cubic fitness up to 69.8 so a good bit back there make your way to the rear legroom that comes in at 37.8 inches so for reference I mean even six feet tall this is how much space I had back there and for comparison sake Nissan road comes in at 37.9 so nearly identical there Honda CR-V comes in at 40.4 inches so all in all it's doable for my six foot self did also want to mention if there's rear passengers there is a center armrest with cup holders and they do get rear ventilation actually as well so they can stay comfortable back there but make your way to the front seats all seating is going to come with a soft text finish and you will of course find orange accents throughout this particular RAV4 specific to the adventure trim level that driver's seat is going to come eight-way power adjustable with power lumbar as well and there is actually an adventure grade weather package I wanted to mention that goes for around $1,200 but that is going to give you perforated heated and ventilated front seats along with rain sensitive windshield wipers and a heated steering wheel as well which brings me into the steering wheel it does come tilt and telescoping and you can get it leather-apped if you wanted to that's an option for this one but now when it comes to the startup let me first start by showing you guys the key here you do have your Toyota RAV4 logo on the one side and when you flip it over lock unlock and that button to pop the rear hatch again but the RAV4 adventure trim does come with a push button start so once inside simply just put your foot on the brake and press that engine start button located just by the driver's right knee but so then what started up there is a fairly large digital display front and center tachometer is going to be on your left fuel information is on your right but to control what is on that digital display you can actually adjust that using the steering wheel mounted controls on the left side there but that's going to give you things like a digital speedometer front and center you can check out your average mileage per gallon if you wanted to you can look at your safety features audio information bluetooth information and the car is also going to let you know when you need your next oil changer in my case today that the roads may be icy and indeed they are but so now let's make our way to overall interior quality there is dual zoom climate control that will come standard also an orange accented interior and what is the best part about this orange accented interior specifically in front of the shifter and just on top of the glove box it is a rubberized finish so this is important because with the name like the RAV4 adventure if you do go off-road and you're going to be at different angles those rubberized finishes are going to keep whatever you have sitting there in place like a cell phone let's say for instance compared to a plastic finish where it's going to slide all over the place probably underneath the gas pedal things like that so i do like that it's a rubberized finish specifically because this is the adventure trim but in addition to that you will find an ash gray headliner overhead sunglass holder as well power moon roof again it is optional and i do have it today and you gotta love the orange stitching throughout this one as well so to put it best definitely a very fun interior finish but let's make our way to the tech display because there is a massive eight inch color touchscreen display front and center that comes standard bluetooth and audio streaming as well apple car play will come standard along with amazon alexa but for my lonely android phone there is still no android auto unfortunately but nonetheless you will also be able to check out your radio settings it does come with an end tune 3.0 audio plus system and that gives you a six speaker sound system that comes standard however there is a jbl sound system that is available that comes with 11 speakers if you wanted to but that is not the one we have today so you guys know what we have to do next let's turn on the radio see what we got playing this morning and let's test out the clarity of the six speaker sound system impressive amount of bass i gotta be honest six speakers i was thinking like this is just gonna be so so but that bass was on point definitely very nice sound system but so then last thing on the tech display i wanted to mention at least is when you do put the rav4 adventure in reverse you will find a rear view camera letting you know who or what is behind you which is always is going to lead me into safety and so to start there are front side and side curtain airbags also up front a driver's knee airbag and a front passenger seat cushion airbag as well there's two sometimes don't come standard on every vehicle out there in the back there is latch aka lower anchors and tethers for children for the rear car seats also rear child door locks entire pressure monitoring system of course comes standard but Toyota really does a good job with standard safety because the following are all standard as well including that blind spot monitor with rear cross traffic alert a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection lane departure alert with steering assist dynamic radar cruise control road sign recognition lane tracing assist all of this stuff is usually optional almost always optional and other manufacturers out there but not with Toyota hey so but that is about it for this one you guys thank you so much for watching be sure to like the video and subscribe for free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen there and I will see you guys in the next video stay gold