Thanks for watching everyone! Don’t forget to check the time stamp menu in the description above! ☝🏼 Also, here are some useful links down below 👇🏼 🔴Key fob tips! ua-cam.com/video/3Wmr1VPU8cw/v-deo.html 🔴RAV4 brochure: www.toyota.com/rav4/ebrochure/
@@brianruperti metallic gray or charcoal gray really looks amazing I upgrade interiors with carbon fiber, original mudflaps, all weather carpets, make by me a complete Gyeon Mosh 5 years ceramic protection and all windows ceramic protection too, love my Rav4 Adventure!!
Hi ! Vehicle trim will be black inside the Adventure Hybrid coming to NZ. Australia call it the edge. Exterior will be safari green. Tnx once again for the awesome video. Unsure if it has the moon roof. Actually I have heard people who have the panoramic roof and yet they never use it. Love your watch strap. Reminds me of the Hamilton watches. Tnx !
That’s so interesting how they’re different down under! Sounds like a sweet car. Thanks for your support always 🙏🏼 and thanks my watch strap is from crownandbuckle.com and the watch is the Orient Ray 2 (orange) :-)
Buying an Adventure I will get my roof top tent on it asap and that’s exactly why I don’t need any sunroof up there 😂 btw I like your way of presenting this RAV4 a lot. Best of all I have seen these days! Only info I was still missing for an outdoorsy person like me: how the back might be usable when seat rests are down to stretch out for a nap or even putting in a sleeping pad. How long, how high and how wide is the back? Can you open the backdoor from inside?
I want to start off by saying happy new year because of the time that I’m leaving this comment but I’m looking forward to getting this in January and I really like this review.
Dude, I love your description of the previous generation Rav4 as soft subdued curvy figure submissive energy bunny rabbit🤣😂🙃. It was my favorite Rav design until this one. I'm about to close a deal on a 2020 Adventure. Thanks for this review!
Did you end up buying the adventure? If yes, How many miles per gallon do you actually get with this vehicle? How many gallons does it fill up with and how many miles until you refill?
@@Blackhawk556. Yes. My wife ended wanting the car! 😄 We get about 23-29 combined because most of her driving is short in hilly terrain. One the open highway she's getting 29-30 but she has a heavy foot. I believe the gas tank is about 14.5ish gals. I believe that the gearing in the transmission and differentials are different from the standard RAV4 to allow it to tow 3500 which also impacts the mpg. Good luck!
What a thorough look at this Rav4, great job! I prefer these wheels to the 2022 plain black ones. I will have to look if you have the 2022 review and soon the 2023. I am in Canada and we call the adventure a Trail here, love the orange accents and that is why I will be getting one when the 23's come out. I want one in Ruby red color and am so excited. Thank you for such a great review.
I own a 2021 Rav4 Trail. Drives fantastic, excellent safety features, comfortable to no end. Problems occur at temperatures below -30, there is a continuous drain on the battery while parked. I am losing enough to drain the battery to below 11volts after 5 days. Ended up buying a battery maintainer, which is a pain. When I go to my cottage in the winter, I have to carry another 12volt battery in the back so I can boost the car to get it started. The cause? The computer and communication does not shut down while parked. There are no hook points in the front to attach emergency pull points, and tie down a 17ft, 90lb canoe. The roof rack cross bars are spaced too closely together for let's say a 17ft canoe. The gas cap cover, allows ice to build up, jamming the opening. Door locks freeze up, making entry debatable in cold temps. I like the vehicle though. Be warned the trailer hook up, is a flat4, not a 7 pin type.
@@brianruperti According to the dealer, the computer and communications do not shutdown when the Rav4 is turned off and parked. At -30 temperatures the battery drains, the vehicle needs to be ran every couple of days or else .I imagine that is the same for a lot of other vehicles, but it would great if battery monitoring is added to their phone app at the very least. The dealers solution for parking a number of days in the bush in the winter, was to disconnect the battery to stop the drain. I owned a 2009 Rav4 for 12 years, this is a different vehicle. The loss of the tow points in the front was a real irritation, with no easy fix.
@@brianruperti I'll do that, though my dealer (does have a great reputation, being Mennonite) had said my complaints have been mirrored by others and relayed to mother corp. I can imagine as we have had -40 to -60 windchills for most of the last 8 weeks.
thinking of perhaps going with this Rav4 when it’s time to trade in my car (it’s a KIA) because we’ve recently started going on more road trips and have two dogs I want to start traveling with and this is probably the best amount of space for them! Great review. I think this just maaaaaay have convinced me to go with the RAV4 😄
Where are the Adventure trims built: Japan, Canada, or US? Also, can you cover the difference between the AWD system in the Adventure and the AWD on the other trims? I’d read somewhere that the AWD in the Adventure is different, but am not sure exactly how. Thanks.
The vehicles were built in Toyota's Tahara, Aichi assembly plant, and under contract by Toyota Industries in its Nagakusa, Obu, Aichi plant. Beginning in November 2008, vehicles for the North American market were built in the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc., Second Plant.
@@dbsantanapr You’re welcome! Sorry for the late reply. UA-cam no longer notifies me of every comment because of how many I get per day. But I do my best to get back to everyone :-)
Hi Brian, Can you do a full Review on the RAV4 LE Hybrid like did for the Highlander. I Would like to see the Headlight on during the day and at night if possible. Thank you, Brian.
I was looking at the XSE or Limited, due to hybrid and gas saving. But the Trd rav4 I like more, because it’s a little more capable of what I want to do “ I think”
@@brianruperti I think the Adventure is already a little pricey for what you get so probably a good idea they lowered the price. Cooled seats are nice but def more of a luxury item. Love the colors on the Adventure, wish more automakers did this, tired of the all black interiors on budget vehicles. Also like the almost complete absence of gloss piano black plastics. Now if I could just find one to buy!
Nice review. I didn't know the adventure existed until after I bought my XLE with the convince package. I definitely would have grabbed the adventure. I love that orange in all the spots it's in. I love the 3,500 tow. I do have lunar rock 😀. The only thing that does not make sense with the adventure are the wheels. They look good but low pro tires on a off road living made vehicle, makes zero sense. I those in 17s , like 245/65/17 would make more sense. Which is what I did with mine. I grabbed up nicer wheels and meatier tires. I plan to do a 2 inch lift since it is 2 inch shorter than the adventure. Man, I do love that aventure!!! Detail and tow is wonderful!
Not included, my 2021 moonroof was an option and no wireless charger. Other options mine has: heated steering wheel, cool and heated seats and power lift gate. All options.
For sure I am very happy with our Rav4 Trail (Canadian edition of the Adventure). But 1 thing I wish we could do was wireless Apple Car Play. Plugging into the USB feels like old tech. Also, you said it was lower ... um, our sales rep stated our Rav4 Trail was actually a bit more raised than the standard for better ground clearance for a bit of offroad use ... is that not true on the Adventure? Overall nice review of the Rav4 Rugged Adventure addition.
I visited my local Toyota dealership today and the sales executive told me the Rav4 Adventure does not come with any mats and I'll need to purchase them as an add on.
Did you buy one? If yes, How many miles per gallon do you actually get with this vehicle? How many gallons does it fill up with and how many miles until you refill?
Hey! Nice to hear from you again. It basically gives diff power to the wheels individually but this article should really break it down nicely for you :-) www.motortrend.com/news/what-is-toyota-dynamic-torque-control-awd-system/amp/
Another nice review … but unless the vehicle has a Hybrid option I won’t be purchasing an ICE vehicle this time around. The colour is eye catching though … although I prefer the Cypress green more. 95% of my previous Toyotas were black, including my current one. The infotainment screen is a distraction. Toyota’s design and engineering staff must have been asleep when some apprentice came up with this design. It looks like an after thought in my opinion. Don’t get me wrong I’ve been a Toyota guy for the last 25 years and I’ve owned 11 or 12 Toyotas. But in this latest design of these floating screens in the middle of the dash is ridiculous in my opinion. It has turned me off to be honest and I’m struggling to decide what I want to get this time around for a new vehicle as I mentioned in a previous post when you reviewed the Prime. That is just one of the design flaws in my opinion. One of the most glaring design flaws came with the Sienna when they placed the wiper back on the rear glass instead of underneath the spoiler where it was protected from the winter weather. It is beyond me what they were thinking when they decided to do that! I could go on but I’m not going to waste your time with my complaints about the Toyota. By the way … look at Kia and Hyundai … they did their displays right … integrated into the dash. They also tucked the rear wiper under the spoiler on many of their models.
They made it optional because some people don’t like moonroofs. If the car is really doing some gravel trailing and rock crawling they might not want to risk popping the glass. Some people need more head room. Others prefer not to risk the expensive fix if it leaks or won’t close. I like moon roofs too.
Thanks for watching everyone! Don’t forget to check the time stamp menu in the description above! ☝🏼
Also, here are some useful links down below 👇🏼
🔴Key fob tips!
ua-cam.com/video/3Wmr1VPU8cw/v-deo.html
🔴RAV4 brochure:
www.toyota.com/rav4/ebrochure/
The front on this looks much better than the frowning front.
Excellent video,just got an adventure and you have helped me very much. Thanks!!
Thanks! And congrats!
How many miles per gallon do you actually get with this vehicle?
How many gallons does it fill up with and how many miles until you refill?
Great , detailed & very thoughtful video post by Brian! Keep up the good work
Thank you for the kind words! 🙏🏼
Clean guys don't hide, I like the way you clean your shoes 👟 before getting on that adds to your value
🙏🏼
I love this color
Same!
I have one 2021 Adventure and comes with; panoramic sunroof, JBL premium 11 speakers including the subwoofer!
Awesome awesome car. What color?
@@brianruperti metallic gray or charcoal gray really looks amazing I upgrade interiors with carbon fiber, original mudflaps, all weather carpets, make by me a complete Gyeon Mosh 5 years ceramic protection and all windows ceramic protection too, love my Rav4 Adventure!!
Nicely done! 👌🏼
Thank you for the info!!
How many miles per gallon do you actually get with this vehicle?
How many gallons does it fill up with and how many miles until you refill?
Hi ! Vehicle trim will be black inside the Adventure Hybrid coming to NZ. Australia call it the edge. Exterior will be safari green. Tnx once again for the awesome video. Unsure if it has the moon roof. Actually I have heard people who have the panoramic roof and yet they never use it. Love your watch strap. Reminds me of the Hamilton watches. Tnx !
That’s so interesting how they’re different down under! Sounds like a sweet car. Thanks for your support always 🙏🏼 and thanks my watch strap is from crownandbuckle.com and the watch is the Orient Ray 2 (orange) :-)
Buying an Adventure I will get my roof top tent on it asap and that’s exactly why I don’t need any sunroof up there 😂 btw I like your way of presenting this RAV4 a lot. Best of all I have seen these days! Only info I was still missing for an outdoorsy person like me: how the back might be usable when seat rests are down to stretch out for a nap or even putting in a sleeping pad. How long, how high and how wide is the back? Can you open the backdoor from inside?
Thanks for watching! Don’t know the dimensions by hand but you can open hatch from inside by the button on the dash.
Excellent job on this RAV Adventure...thanks for help understanding my 2022 Rav4 Adventure.
Glad I could help
Rav 4 prime ftw 🏆 hands down
👌🏼
I want to start off by saying happy new year because of the time that I’m leaving this comment but I’m looking forward to getting this in January and I really like this review.
Thanks for watching!
Dude, I love your description of the previous generation Rav4 as soft subdued curvy figure submissive energy bunny rabbit🤣😂🙃. It was my favorite Rav design until this one. I'm about to close a deal on a 2020 Adventure. Thanks for this review!
Hey thanks for watching! They all look like animals to me lol. Congrats on the deal! You’ll love that car.
Did you end up buying the adventure? If yes, How many miles per gallon do you actually get with this vehicle?
How many gallons does it fill up with and how many miles until you refill?
@@Blackhawk556. Yes. My wife ended wanting the car! 😄 We get about 23-29 combined because most of her driving is short in hilly terrain. One the open highway she's getting 29-30 but she has a heavy foot. I believe the gas tank is about 14.5ish gals. I believe that the gearing in the transmission and differentials are different from the standard RAV4 to allow it to tow 3500 which also impacts the mpg. Good luck!
What a thorough look at this Rav4, great job! I prefer these wheels to the 2022 plain black ones. I will have to look if you have the 2022 review and soon the 2023. I am in Canada and we call the adventure a Trail here, love the orange accents and that is why I will be getting one when the 23's come out. I want one in Ruby red color and am so excited. Thank you for such a great review.
Hey thanks for watching! I really appreciate the support. I agree with your taste 🙏🏼
I own a 2021 Rav4 Trail. Drives fantastic, excellent safety features, comfortable to no end. Problems occur at temperatures below -30, there is a continuous drain on the battery while parked. I am losing enough to drain the battery to below 11volts after 5 days. Ended up buying a battery maintainer, which is a pain. When I go to my cottage in the winter, I have to carry another 12volt battery in the back so I can boost the car to get it started. The cause? The computer and communication does not shut down while parked.
There are no hook points in the front to attach emergency pull points, and tie down a 17ft, 90lb canoe. The roof rack cross bars are spaced too closely together for let's say a 17ft canoe. The gas cap cover, allows ice to build up, jamming the opening. Door locks freeze up, making entry debatable in cold temps.
I like the vehicle though. Be warned the trailer hook up, is a flat4, not a 7 pin type.
Sorry to hear you’ve had to many issues with your RAV4. I’m not sure what would cause this..
@@brianruperti According to the dealer, the computer and communications do not shutdown when the Rav4 is turned off and parked. At -30 temperatures the battery drains, the vehicle needs to be ran every couple of days or else .I imagine that is the same for a lot of other vehicles, but it would great if battery monitoring is added to their phone app at the very least. The dealers solution for parking a number of days in the bush in the winter, was to disconnect the battery to stop the drain. I owned a 2009 Rav4 for 12 years, this is a different vehicle. The loss of the tow points in the front was a real irritation, with no easy fix.
@@Clipper024 I understand and agree with your points. Especially the battery monitoring. Please write to Toyota about that. They listen!
@@brianruperti I'll do that, though my dealer (does have a great reputation, being Mennonite) had said my complaints have been mirrored by others and relayed to mother corp. I can imagine as we have had -40 to -60 windchills for most of the last 8 weeks.
@@Clipper024 that’s cold!!!
Love that the RAV4 is made in Canada but it needs front tow hooks.
I agree!
thinking of perhaps going with this Rav4 when it’s time to trade in my car (it’s a KIA) because we’ve recently started going on more road trips and have two dogs I want to start traveling with and this is probably the best amount of space for them! Great review. I think this just maaaaaay have convinced me to go with the RAV4 😄
Hey thanks for watching and you will definitely LOVE having this car 💪🏼
Yes dont need sunroof but i did want the power liftgate
Good combo
Where are the Adventure trims built: Japan, Canada, or US?
Also, can you cover the difference between the AWD system in the Adventure and the AWD on the other trims? I’d read somewhere that the AWD in the Adventure is different, but am not sure exactly how. Thanks.
The vehicles were built in Toyota's Tahara, Aichi assembly plant, and under contract by Toyota Industries in its Nagakusa, Obu, Aichi plant. Beginning in November 2008, vehicles for the North American market were built in the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc., Second Plant.
Hey so this link will help!
www.motortrend.com/news/what-is-toyota-dynamic-torque-control-awd-system/amp/
@@brianruperti Good explanation…thanks!
@@dbsantanapr You’re welcome! Sorry for the late reply. UA-cam no longer notifies me of every comment because of how many I get per day. But I do my best to get back to everyone :-)
Hi Brian, Can you do a full Review on the RAV4 LE Hybrid like did for the Highlander. I Would like to see the Headlight on during the day and at night if possible. Thank you, Brian.
When I get one I will for you!
I was looking at the XSE or Limited, due to hybrid and gas saving. But the Trd rav4 I like more, because it’s a little more capable of what I want to do “ I think”
The hybrids hold their own as well! They can hit the trails too 💪🏼
Can i put this rims on 2022 XLE premium with the same wheel lug nuts?
Great video and very informative.
Thank you
Another great video.
Thank you!! 🙏🏼
Very informative and detailed.
Thank you 🙏🏼
Is it wider and longer than a XLE rav 4
Good review. 2022 lost perf/cooled seats and has a smaller infotainment system, but lower MSRP.
Would you choose the cooled seats for more $$$? (I love cooled seats)
@@brianruperti I think the Adventure is already a little pricey for what you get so probably a good idea they lowered the price. Cooled seats are nice but def more of a luxury item. Love the colors on the Adventure, wish more automakers did this, tired of the all black interiors on budget vehicles. Also like the almost complete absence of gloss piano black plastics. Now if I could just find one to buy!
@@Svid1701D Patience wins!
Is it possible to get power lift gate installed?
Yes but it will be expensive because it’s a custom job
How many miles per gallon do you actually get with this vehicle?
How many gallons does it fill up with and how many miles until you refill?
What’s the difference on the adventure models , that allows you to tow more ?
Yes plus upgraded suspension and styling (plus tech)
Nice review. I didn't know the adventure existed until after I bought my XLE with the convince package. I definitely would have grabbed the adventure. I love that orange in all the spots it's in. I love the 3,500 tow. I do have lunar rock 😀. The only thing that does not make sense with the adventure are the wheels. They look good but low pro tires on a off road living made vehicle, makes zero sense. I those in 17s , like 245/65/17 would make more sense. Which is what I did with mine. I grabbed up nicer wheels and meatier tires. I plan to do a 2 inch lift since it is 2 inch shorter than the adventure. Man, I do love that aventure!!! Detail and tow is wonderful!
I agree with you!!
nice review 👌🏼 learned something new. but i guess the car is a 2019 model. 2021 has wireless charger and a moonroof included.
Thank you!
Not included, my 2021 moonroof was an option and no wireless charger. Other options mine has: heated steering wheel, cool and heated seats and power lift gate. All options.
For sure I am very happy with our Rav4 Trail (Canadian edition of the Adventure). But 1 thing I wish we could do was wireless Apple Car Play. Plugging into the USB feels like old tech. Also, you said it was lower ... um, our sales rep stated our Rav4 Trail was actually a bit more raised than the standard for better ground clearance for a bit of offroad use ... is that not true on the Adventure? Overall nice review of the Rav4 Rugged Adventure addition.
I agree w the plug in. My mistake the adventure is in fact a little higher ground clearance. That’s what I meant to say in the video sorry!
I visited my local Toyota dealership today and the sales executive told me the Rav4 Adventure does not come with any mats and I'll need to purchase them as an add on.
We are starting to notice more cars coming from the factory without mats. Not sure why.
Did you buy one? If yes, How many miles per gallon do you actually get with this vehicle?
How many gallons does it fill up with and how many miles until you refill?
Love your RAV4 & you have great taste in #style I like your army green & orange⌚🥾💚🧡
Thank you!! 🙏🏼
i wish it would come with a hybrid option
That would be optimal. Hopefully soon! I can’t wait for the Highlander PRIME
Good presentation.
Thank you!
Are these optional roof rails?
Yes
Hi Brian, I’d read that the Adventure’s AWD is different from the AWD on most Rav4 trims,…..do you know what the difference is if any?
Hey! Nice to hear from you again. It basically gives diff power to the wheels individually but this article should really break it down nicely for you :-)
www.motortrend.com/news/what-is-toyota-dynamic-torque-control-awd-system/amp/
@@brianruperti oh great, thanks Brian…this is really a good article!
@@dbsantanapr Glad to help!
What's the price ?
That vehicle is long gone sorry
Ok. What do the Adventures go for ?
The driver set isnt push all da way back
Another nice review … but unless the vehicle has a Hybrid option I won’t be purchasing an ICE vehicle this time around. The colour is eye catching though … although I prefer the Cypress green more. 95% of my previous Toyotas were black, including my current one.
The infotainment screen is a distraction. Toyota’s design and engineering staff must have been asleep when some apprentice came up with this design. It looks like an after thought in my opinion.
Don’t get me wrong I’ve been a Toyota guy for the last 25 years and I’ve owned 11 or 12 Toyotas. But in this latest design of these floating screens in the middle of the dash is ridiculous in my opinion. It has turned me off to be honest and I’m struggling to decide what I want to get this time around for a new vehicle as I mentioned in a previous post when you reviewed the Prime.
That is just one of the design flaws in my opinion. One of the most glaring design flaws came with the Sienna when they placed the wiper back on the rear glass instead of underneath the spoiler where it was protected from the winter weather. It is beyond me what they were thinking when they decided to do that! I could go on but I’m not going to waste your time with my complaints about the Toyota.
By the way … look at Kia and Hyundai … they did their displays right … integrated into the dash. They also tucked the rear wiper under the spoiler on many of their models.
Sounds like you have your mind made!
Even your watch is Adventure trim-spec.
😎
Scout maps doesn’t work well. Switch to IPhone and couldn’t be more happy with Apple car play
Gas or hybrid?
Gas
@@brianruperti I'm struggling to make that decision. I just dont know what would last longer or coast more to repair.
What I wanted to know is how this thing performs off-road.
Sorry I didn’t take it Offraod. I’d imagine it does well! We aren’t allowed to test the inventory in that way.
i dont know why people think the ugly ass crvs are better looking than that beautiful rav 4?:(
🤣 51% of people DONT ;-)
@@brianruperti wish u said 99 percent hate hondas urgh dont make me sad
No talk about ground clearance.
Sorry! Totally missed that detail. 8.6 inches of clearance, compared to the standard 8 inches.
@@brianruperti because of tires alone or different suspention.
14.2 mpg
Ouch
Toyota hybrid CVT is just planetary gear, just steel gear nothing else, its more reliable even then manual transmission.
I wonder as to why they didn’t add moonroof on the adventure 🥲
They made it optional because some people don’t like moonroofs. If the car is really doing some gravel trailing and rock crawling they might not want to risk popping the glass. Some people need more head room. Others prefer not to risk the expensive fix if it leaks or won’t close. I like moon roofs too.