2019 Toyota RAV4 vs. 2019 Subaru Forester

If you’re searching for a popular crossover SUV with great fuel economy and ground clearance, both the 2019 Toyota RAV4 and the 2019 Subaru Forester are compelling options. But which car is better for your daily drives? If you don’t want to compromise on safety technology or performance, the RAV4 is definitely the smarter choice for your trips around Charlotte and Shelby. Compare the Subaru Forester to the Toyota RAV4 with Toyota of Gastonia, below!

Safety Features

Both Toyota and Subaru are known for making secure and dependable vehicles, and these two models share a number of powerful safety features, including:

• Adaptive cruise control, which matches your speed to that of the vehicle in front of you.
• Lane departure control, which alerts you if you begin to change lanes unintentionally. Both models also offer a steering assist feature that helps to guide you forward.
• Automatic pre-collision braking, which monitors the road ahead and can start to slow your vehicle automatically if you’re at risk of colliding with an obstacle.

However, since every 2019 Toyota RAV4 comes standard with Toyota Safety Sense™ 2.0 (TSS 2.0), the Forester just can’t compare. With the Toyota, you’ll enjoy standard automatic high beams, road sign assistance, and lane tracing capabilities, in addition to all those features listed above. What’s more, a blind spot monitor and a rear cross traffic monitor are optional, even on the baseline RAV4 configuration. You’ll have to upgrade to a higher trim to access similar features in the Forester.

Performance

When we compare the Subaru Forester vs. Toyota RAV4, it’s not hard to see that both models offer segment-leading performance specs. However, the new RAV4 does offer several advantages over its rival:

• Both the RAV4 and the Forester start with towing capacities of 1,500 pounds, but only the RAV4 can be optioned to pull up to 3,500 pounds across Lincolnton.
• On city streets, both the 2019 Toyota RAV4 and the 2019 Subaru Forester get the equivalent fuel economy of 26 mpg*. However, the RAV4 has the advantage on the highway, with 35 mpg compared to 33 in the Forester.
• The baseline RAV4 engine offers 203 hp, compared to just 182 hp in the Subaru Forester.
• The Subaru Forester offers Symmetric All-Wheel Drive as a standard feature, but only the RAV4 offers an available Adventure trim with Dynamic Torque Control AWD. Normal AWD is available across all RAV4 trims.

Want to enjoy even better performance on the roads near Hickory? Consider a new Toyota RAV4 Hybrid!

Get Behind the Wheel at Toyota of Gastonia!

Now that you’ve seen which car is better between the Subaru Forester and the Toyota RAV4, we’re sure that you’ll be eager to experience the RAV4 interior for yourself! Once you’ve gotten a hands-on feel for the new Toyota RAV4, you won’t be able to settle for any other compact SUV. Schedule your test drive today!

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