The Escape can also tow up to 3,500 pounds with its optional larger engine, while its base engine can tow 2,000 pounds versus the base RAV4’s 1,500. They can also tow the most of any RAV4 models: 3,500 pounds. The RAV4’s capability advantage extends beyond paved surfaces, especially in its Adventure and TRD Off-Road trim levels. With their rear seats folded, the RAV4 manages a decent but unremarkable 69.8 cubic feet while the Escape’s 65.4 cubic feet is among the smallest in the compact crossover segment. But slide the rear seat all the way back for sufficient legroom, and the Ford’s cargo capacity drops to a less impressive 33.5 cubic feet. Slide the rear seat all the way forward, and Ford provides an excellent 37.5 cubic feet, virtually a tie with the 2021 Toyota RAV4’s 37.6 cubic feet. The 2021 Ford Escape’s fore-aft-adjustable rear seat also cramps its real-world cargo space. The RAV4 carves out more storage spaces, it has bigger cupholders, and - while neither of these vehicles is a luxury car - the Escape has more areas of extra-cheap plastic. Functionally, the differences are in the details, and that’s where the Toyota generally comes out on top. Otherwise, both vehicles have infotainment touchscreens that perch in the middle of their dashboards, with user-friendly controls around or below them. On the other hand, the Escape has an uncommon (but easy to use) rotary gear selector rather than the RAV4’s traditional one. On some trim levels, the RAV4 also has funky interior color swatches, like red trim on our test car’s center console and dashboard.
The main difference is that the Toyota has sturdy rubbery trim on its door pulls and even its dashboard knobs, while the Ford takes a more conventional approach with the typical mix of plastics and vinyls. The RAV4 and Escape continue to have a different design aesthetic inside, though their interiors are more similar than their exteriors are.
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