Toyota RAV4 2000 vs Subaru Forester 1997
| Gearbox: | Manual | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 2.0 Petrol | 2.0 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing chain | Timing belt | |
| Engine chain usually needs to be replaced less often than the timing belt, but the cost of replacing the chain is usually higher. Chain motors are considered to be more reliable, but noisier and more vibration generating. | |||
Performance | |||
| Power: | 150 HP | 125 HP | |
| Torque: | 192 NM | 184 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 10.6 seconds | 12.4 seconds | |
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Toyota RAV4 is more dynamic to drive. Toyota RAV4 engine produces 25 HP more power than Subaru Forester, whereas torque is 8 NM more than Subaru Forester. Thanks to more power Toyota RAV4 reaches 100 km/h speed 1.8 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 8.8 | 9.2 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 9.4 l/100km | 10.4 l/100km | |
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The Toyota RAV4 is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Toyota RAV4 consumes 0.4 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Subaru Forester, which means that by driving the Toyota RAV4 over 15,000 km in a year you can save 60 litres of fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Toyota RAV4 consumes 1 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Subaru Forester. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 57 litres | 60 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 640 km in combined cycle | 650 km in combined cycle | |
| 780 km on highway | 800 km on highway | ||
| 600 km with real consumption | 570 km with real consumption | ||
| Read the article "Fuel Efficiency: How to Reduce Fuel Consumption" to learn more about fuel economy. | |||
Drive type | |||
| Wheel drive type: | 4x4 - AWD (all-wheel-drive) | All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
Engines | |||
| Engine production duration: | 14 years | 7 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 2 other car models, including Toyota Avensis, Toyota Avensis Verso | Installed on at least 2 other car models, including Subaru Impreza, Subaru Legacy | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Toyota RAV4 might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
| Toyota RAV4 2000 2.0 engine: The 2.0-liter gasoline engine debuted in 2000 as a replacement for the 3S-FE. It features an aluminum block with cast-iron liners and an open cooling jacket, an aluminum 16-valve DOHC cylinder head without hydraulic lifters, and a chain-driven timing system. Most versions of ... More about Toyota RAV4 2000 2.0 engine | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 4.20 m | 4.45 m | |
| Width: | 1.74 m | 1.74 m | |
| Height: | 1.69 m | 1.60 m | |
| Toyota RAV4 is 25 cm shorter than the Subaru Forester, width is practically the same , while the height of Toyota RAV4 is 9 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 400 litres | no data | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
1150 litres | no data | |
| Turning diameter: | 10.6 meters | 10.8 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Toyota RAV4 is 0.2 metres less than that of the Subaru Forester. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`825 | 1`500 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | Toyota RAV4 has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Subaru Forester has serious deffects in 145 percent more cases than Toyota RAV4, so Toyota RAV4 quality is probably significantly better | ||
| Average price (€): | 2800 | 1800 | |
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