10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: Toyota RAV4 Starts Above Major Acura, Honda Recall
As the compact SUV enters its seventh model year since its last full redesign, the 2025 Toyota RAV4 is old news before it even reaches dealership lots. But old news is good news, in this case, as the RAV4 has enjoyed a spot among the best-of-the-bestsellers at the end of each year for as far back as we can remember. Virtually nothing has changed for the new model year besides Toyota eliminating a couple of specialty trims aimed at outdoorsy and off-roady types — including the price, which rises a negligible $175 at the base.
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In Cars.com’s most popular news story of the past week, we break down powertrains, fuel-economy figures, safety features and trim offerings trim by trim. But most importantly, we report the bottom line on the latest pricing ahead of the new RAV4’s arrival later in the fall. The RAV4 starts at $30,245 (including $1,395 destination charge) for the base LE trim level, rising to $38,550 across three further trims. The RAV4 Hybrid version offers a broader range of choices and prices, starting at $33,295 for the LE and topping out at $41,600 for the Limited.
For full details on the 2025 Toyota RAV4 pricing and trim levels, follow the link below to the No. 1 news story on this week’s countdown of most read articles.
In other news involving a top-selling compact SUV, the Honda CR-V (as well as multiple other models from Honda and its Acura luxury division) is among some 1.7 million vehicles currently under a recall order due to a defect that can cause multiple steering issues, making the vehicle difficult to control and increasing the risk of a crash. Affected vehicles include model-year 2023-25 Acura Integra and 2024-25 Integra Type S hatchbacks, 2023-25 Honda Civic Type R hatchbacks and CR-V, CR-V hybrid and HR-V SUVs; model-year 2022-25 Civic sedans and hatchbacks; and model-year 2025 CR-V e:FCEV fuel-cell SUVs and Civic hybrid sedans and hatchbacks.
To learn about Honda’s prescribed fix for the issue ahead of the official owner notification — as well as how to contact both the automaker and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with questions in the meantime — follow the link below to the No. 2 news story of the week.
Beyond all that, we’ve got headlines on the Kia Carnival, Toyota Grand Highlander, Lexus TX, Kia EV9, Nissan Frontier and Pathfinder, and much more — so don’t stop reading till the digits double. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week:
1. Breaking Barriers: 2025 Toyota RAV4 Starts (Barely) Above $30,000
2. Approximately 1.7 Million Acura, Honda Vehicles Recalled for Steering Gearbox Issue
3. Here Are the 11 Cheapest Electric Vehicles You Can Buy
4. Which Electric Cars Are Still Eligible for the $7,500 Federal Tax Credit?
5. 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid Review: Excellence in Efficiency
6. How Do I Find Out if a Car Is Still Under Warranty?
7. Sales to Resume for 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander, Lexus TX After Airbags Forced Stop-Sale
8. Our 2024 Kia EV9’s Digital Gauges Keep Failing
9. Is the 2024 Nissan Frontier Pro-4X a Good Pickup Truck? 5 Pros, 3 Cons
10. 2025 Nissan Pathfinder Adds Free Oil Changes, Starts at $38,460
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