2024 Toyota RAV4 vs 2022 Kia Rio

What's the difference?

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Toyota RAV4
Toyota RAV4

$33,990 - $65,988

2024 price

Kia Rio
Kia Rio

$16,990 - $25,990

2022 price

Summary

2024 Toyota RAV4
2022 Kia Rio
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 2.5L

Inline 4, 1.4L
Fuel Type
Unleaded Petrol/Electric

Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
4.8L/100km (combined)

6.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Price-tag
  • Lacks real premium punch
  • Prefer AWD to 2WD

  • Uninspiring drivetrain
  • Lacks active safety features
  • Hard, noisy ride
2024 Toyota RAV4 Summary

The Toyota RAV4 has long been one of the most popular medium SUVs on the Aussie market. In recent years, however, it has faced increasingly intense competition from its rivals.

And as car buyers move towards alternative energy sources and lower emissions, the hybrid realm has swiftly become a hotly contested section of the market.

The all-wheel drive RAV4 has impressed me, but how about the 2WD version? And in top spec to boot?

Read on.

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2022 Kia Rio Summary

Australia is experiencing a mass extinction event.

Like the dinosaurs before them, and hopefully not the bees in the near future, the sub-$20,000 car is nearing the bitter end.

An evolutionary dead-end, as higher emissions and safety regulations relegate older models (read Mitsubishi Mirage) to the great scrap-heap in the sky and prevent newer ones (read Honda Jazz) from leaving their local markets.

For you, this means there are quite literally a handful of brand-new vehicles left in Australia which wear before-on-road price-tags under the magic $20,000 number.

One of them is the car we’re looking at for this review: The Kia Rio S, with the catch being you’ll have to be happy changing gears yourself.

So, is this most basic Rio worth your while, or is it best left as a puzzling fossil for future generations to study? Let’s have a look.

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