Luckily, the RAV4 does a better job with safety. Similarly, it has adaptive cruise control-but it doesn’t work in stop-and-go traffic. Toyota’s proprietary Entune infotainment system was cutting-edge in 2012-but technology has moved on, leaving the RAV4 without class-leading in-dash technology. The 2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid comes with all the active safety and infotainment features as a fully loaded XLE, with better fuel economy and a price that's only a few hundred dollars more. That will set you back at least $30,990 for a front-wheel drive Escape with the base,1.5L EcoBoost engine, and $34,630 for a fully-loaded all-wheel drive model with a 245 hp, 2.0L EcoBoost engine. Active safety features like lane keep assist, a driver alert system, and class-exclusive automatic parallel parking are only available in Titanium trim, and even then you have to spring for all the options. Like the Sportage, its other options are nested in pricey option packages. In the Escape’s case, it opens if you wave your foot under the rear bumper.Īn Adaptive Cruise Control setup that automatically follows the car in front of you in heavy traffic will set you back another $595. Like the Sportage, it also adds a neat power tailgate that you can open even when your hands are full. Upgrade to Titanium trim, and you get Sync 3 standard along with all the safety options. To get Sync 3 on an Escape, you have to spend at least $26,390 for an option package on SE trim. The new BMW X1 keeps growing at massive rates and in September its registrations jumped by 898% from 617 units in Sep/15 to 6,155 units one year later.Ford's Sync 3 infotainment system is responsive, and compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. However the Evoque was not the only challenge for the Audi Q3 and Mercedes GLA (+9.6%). Certainly the UK’s increasing demand affected the numbers of the Q3, which posted the highest segment share drop among the premiums. The Audi Q3 top position was lost due to the massive growth posted by the Land Rover RR Evoque, which became Big 5’s best-selling premium C-SUV, with sales up by 146%. In the Premium C-SUV segment, the traditional leaders experienced the same trend that was seen with the Qashqai. In fact the Qashqai continues to lose ground as its rivals gain more share: the Kia Sportage managed to increase its volume by 40.4%, while the Renault Kadjar more than doubled its results of Sep/15. It was only outsold by the Ford Kuga, which posted a massive increase of 55.8%, the Volkswagen Tiguan, up by 33% and the Nissan Qashqai, at 15% segment share and volume up by 2.9%. It was the seventh best-selling SUV, and the fourth best-selling C-SUV with a segment share of 8.8%. The Hyundai Tucson continues to lead this ranking gaining 0.53 percentage points of share passing from 0.45% in Sep/15 to 0.98% in Sep/16. The model ranking shows many SUVs as the main market share winners. In fact, thanks to this great performance and Land Rover success with its Evoque, the premium category increased its share from 16.1% of total C-SUV segment volume in Sep/15 to 19.9% last month. With a premium model, BMW managed to outsell the mainstream offer made by Mazda, Honda, Toyota and Mitsubishi. However the biggest segment share winner was BMW and its new X1. Last month this gap was reduced to only 2.7 points. One year ago the gap between Renault-Nissan and Volkswagen Group was 5.1 points of share. Volkswagen Group was the biggest threat to Renault-Nissan as it recently launched Volkswagen Tiguan continues to gain positions. This means that they lost market share but kept the leadership. However, they did not grow as much as the segment’s average. Renault-Nissan kept the lead with 29,768 units or 22.8% share thanks to the successful Nissan Qashqai, Europe’s best-selling SUV, and the good results of the Renault Kadjar. Last month C-SUV registrations totaled 130,798 units in Europe’s Big 5 markets, which means a growth of 34.4% or more than 33,000 additional units. As more players are joining the game and the leaders get new generations or restylings, European consumers have now more to choose. A big part of the growth was explained by the booming SUV segment, which was came mostly from the compact SUVs or C-SUVs. September was a good month for new car registrations in Europe’s top 5 markets. Compact SUVs demand soars in September in Europe’s Big 5 Markets
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