Model Year | 2013 | 2013 |
Model | xD | RAV4 EV |
Trim | Base | Base |
Engines | ||
Transmissions | ||
Drivetrains | ||
Tires | ||
Audio Systems | ||
Accessories | ||
Often must be ordered with power rear side windows, if these are available. | ||
Enter and start the vehicle without removing the key from your pocket. | ||
Unlock and lock the car using buttons on the keyfob. | ||
Start the car using a button on the keyfob. Interior can be a comfortable temperature as soon as you get in. | ||
Homelink. | ||
Brakes, Airbags, and Other Safety | ||
Rear disc brakes. | ||
If active, automatically move forward when the vehicle is rear-ended. Note: becoming less common. | ||
Only listed when pricing a single model because insufficient data for all cars. | ||
Automatically pulse the brakes in hard stops to prevent wheels from locking up, making it possible to brake and steer at the same time. | ||
When a panic stop is sensed, fully applies the brakes. | ||
Mandatory, in all cars. | ||
Applies the brakes to hold the vehicle in place on an incline. Incomplete data, so only displayed when pricing a single vehicle. | ||
Deploys extended duration side curtain airbags when the vehicle rolls over. Usually included on tall vehicles. Rare on others. | ||
Airbags contained just above the window level. Except in cars without a rear seat usually cover first and second row. | ||
Selectively applies the brakes to prevent excessive understeer or oversteer (spinning). | ||
Two types: a warning light when a tire is low on air and a pressure readout for each tire. | ||
When a drive wheel slips, it is braked and/or engine power is reduced, restoring traction. | ||
Cargo Management | ||
Usually part of an overhead console. | ||
Large storage area beneath the load floor, often compartmentalized. | ||
Climate Control | ||
Maintains set temperature in front row. Requires air conditioning and does not include its value. | ||
Temperature can be separately set for left and right sides of the passenger compartment. Requires air conditioning and does not include its value. | ||
Filters exterior air before it enters the passenger compartment. No default value because most cars have them, even in cases where they're not in the official list of features. | ||
Time between wipes can be precisely adjusted. | ||
Engine / Motor | ||
Triple level charger, fastest charge times with 220V source. | ||
Exterior | ||
Increasingly often these are not actually connected to the exhaust. | ||
Can be small lip spoiler or a larger raised spoiler. | ||
Gas Guzzler Tax | ||
Infotainment | ||
Touchscreen and/or voice control over apps that can include online search, Facebook, Twitter, Pandora, OpenTable, and MovieTickets.com. Requires connected compatible phone. Fees may apply after first three years. | ||
Jack for an iPod or similar device. No value because of incomplete data. Will soon be standard on nearly every car. | ||
Uses Bluetooth rather than a cable to integrate audio device. Requires compatible audio device and/or phone. | ||
Enables hands-free communication by wirelessly connecting a cell phone to a microphone and the vehicle's stereo speakers. | ||
Audio system capable of playing DVDs on a front-row screen. Inoperative when the vehicle is moving. No value because of incomplete data. | ||
High-definition radio, which broadcasts a digital signal. Free, no subscription fees. | ||
Integrates an iPod with the vehicle's controls and speakers. Usually included if there is a USB port, but can also rely on a proprietary port. | ||
Audio system capable of playing discs with MP3 files. | ||
Screen-based navigation system. | ||
XM or Sirius. Includes a subscription for three to six months, after which monthly fees apply. | ||
Converts text messages to speech. | ||
In-vehicle security, communications, and diagnostics system. For 2011 and newer cars often includes a remote app. Monthly fee after the first 1-12 months. | ||
Information about traffic plus weather, gas prices, sports news, and/or movie times. Monthly fee after first 3-12 months. | ||
Information about traffic conditions. Monthly fee after first 3-12 months. | ||
No value because no way to compare across models. | ||
Sometimes also includes voice control over climate control system. | ||
Sometimes also includes voice control over climate control system. | ||
Instruments, Lights, and Mirrors | ||
Interior rearview mirror automatically dims when hit by headlights of following vehicle. | ||
Headlights automatically turn off. | ||
Driving style displayed and/or evaluated with a grade, with changes in display graphics, or with a graph of performance over time. | ||
Clears ice and fog from mirrors. | ||
Standard or optional in some hybrid vehicles. Fancy display of power flows, enhanced trip computer information. | ||
Front row reading lights. | ||
Includes value of manual remote mirrors. | ||
Mirrors fold and unfold with the touch of a button inside the vehicle. Good for narrow roads and parking lots. | ||
Reports engine speed. | ||
Reports average fuel economy, and perhaps also instantaneous fuel economy, distance to empty, average speed, and other stats. | ||
Seats and Interior Trim | ||
Seat folds to enlarge cargo area. Unless the seat is also removable, it usually folds flat or nearly flat. | ||
Seat adjusts back and forth to vary the split between the second row and the third row or cargo area. | ||
A.k.a vinyl, leatherette, MB-Tex, NuLuxe. | ||
Suspension, Wheels, and Tires |
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