Taking a look at some of the best features of Toyota's most off road capable RAV4.

I recently spent some significant time with the Toyota RAV4 TRD Off Road. I wanted to take some time and showcase a few of my favorite things about the vehicle.

The RAV4 I drove was the in the great two tone color combo of Lunar Rock and Ice Edge. With a base sticker of $38k, this particular RAV4 TRD Off Road had a few boxes checked including the TRD Off-Road Weather Package which includes leather trimmed steering wheel and heated/ventilated front bucket seats and the TRD Off-Road Technology Package which includes wireless smarthouse charging and the bird's eye view camera bumping that sticker price to $41k.

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The suspension has been finessed by TRD

Not only was the whole TRD Off Road trim level inspired by Ryan Millen's Rally RAV4 build, but it actually does have some off road chops in the suspension department.

You are not getting the full on FOX shock TRD Pro treatment here, but it does feature exclusive red-colored coil springs that TRD tuned specifically for off road. It also features twin-tube shocks that were re-valved and feature internal rebound springs.

The suspension package as a whole is tuned for better body control and small bump isolation.

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It definitely looks good

The RAV4 TRD Off Road looks agressive, it looks like a TRD Pro - but it isn't.

One positive with many off road vehicles in my mind is the lack of chrome and shiny bits. In the case of much of Toyota's Off Road vehicle line up all the shiny bits get replaced with blacked out or matte pieces.

The RAV4 off road gets some matte black 18 inch TRD wheels wrapped in Falken Wildpeak A/T Trail all-terrain rubber to even add to its aggressive stance.

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It gets all the best features of the RAV4 lineup

Some of my favorite things about the RAV4 TRD Off Road are things that some from its lower trim levels, but they are great nonetheless.

The RAV4 TRD Off Road gets the Dynamic Torque Vectoring all-wheel-drive system seen in a few of the all-wheel-drive RAV4 models. I really like the display screen on the dash that allows me to see what wheel is getting power at what time.

It also features a rear driveline disconnect for when you only need FWD to get you going and one of my favorite features as displayed in the video above - multi-terrain select. I'm a sucker for drive modes.

The TRD Off Road retains the 2.5 liter 4 cylinder engine of its normal RAV4 counterparts. Pushing out 203 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of torque controlled from a 8-speed automatic gearbox.

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It shows you a RAV4 TRD Pro could work

Toyota's TRD Pro trim level is their top of the line off road trim. This TRD Off Road is right there, but not the full stride. What it does show you is that one little step more and you could potentially have a RAV4 TRD Pro on the market.

I filmed this video showcasing what I thought the RAV4 TRD Off Road needed to make that full on step to TRD Pro-dom and it isn't that long of a list.

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Like some features of the RAV4 TRD Off Road you think I missed? Let me know in the comments, I would love to converse with you.

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