The fight over who gets to charge their device in the RAV4 is pretty much sorted with five USB ports (three at the front, two in the rear and one 12V port (and one auxiliary port) up front.

The RAV4 has one of the biggest interiors in the class, and sure enough there is plenty of room inside for four adults to travel comfortably. The seats in the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid have a high hip point and so getting in and out is easy, and the seats themselves are supportive and comfortable. The test vehicle had the $600 premium paint and $1121 (fitted) towing pack (towbar, towball and trailer wiring harness), making for $42,861 (plus on-road costs) as tested. Here we have the mid-grade GXL model in AWD form that starts at $41,140. Of course while we already have a relatively heavy-hauling pure-EV, the Tesla Model X, here and now (with its 2200kg maximum capacity), the reality is that it’s expensive and lacks the range, recharging infrastructure and recharge speed to be a realistic around-Australia towing tourer.

While Toyota has not yet revealed exactly what will power the 300, it’s obvious that - unless Toyota engineers comes up with a never-seen-before large, high-output diesel engine with super-low emissions - hybrid must be in the mix. For example, the LandCruiser 200 Series - the caravan fraternity’s heavy-duty hero tow vehicle - is going to be replaced in 2021 by the 300 Series, which must embrace new tech to meet tightening emissions standards.

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