Updates for Toyota RAV4 add new safety kit

The Toyota RAV4 has been updated for 2017, with the Safety Sense pack now standard on all but the entry-level Active model. Buyers can choose it as a £1,060 option on that car. The pack includes autonomous emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, auto high beams and road sign recognition.

All cars except the £23,755 Active model also get sat-nav and free map updates while top-spec cars also get voice recognition and 3D mapping functions for their system.

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There's ambient lighting and parking sensors for Business Edition, Business Edition Plus and Icon models, while black rooflining and a memory seat is fitted to Excel models now, costing from £29,850. That version can now be bought with a £1,195 Premium Pack, that adds a powered tailgate with a sensor under the bumper, as well as a sunroof, a blind spot monitor and rear cross traffic alert.

Business Edition Plus cars are now available with the 2.0-litre D-4D engine and front-wheel drive, which wasn't available before, priced from £26,980. 

New exterior colours, called Silver Blade and Phantom Blue are available for the updated RAV4, and on Icon and Excel cars you can specify body-coloured bumpers and wheel arches, with contrasting highlights in black and silver for £1,090.

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