Toyota RAV4 Review

Produced since 1994 by a renowned Japanese automobiles manufacturer, the RAV4 is a small crossover SUV car. The full-form of the RAV4 is “Recreational Active Vehicle with 4-wheel drive”, however, all RAV4s are not 4-wheel drive car. Just like many cars, the RAV4 has also passed through various generational changes. The first gen RAV4 was launched between the years 1994 to 2000, similarly, second and third generations were produced from 2000 to 2005 and 2005 to 2013 respectively.

Toyota, in the year 2012, revealed the new updated version of the RAV4 at Los Angeles Auto Show. Later in the year 2015, Toyota unveiled the new facelift to be featured in XA40 series. In the same year on April, the new facelift was featured on RAV4 Hybrid and the car was launched at New York International Auto Show. Toyota had featured refurbished LED front light and rear light, and modernized speedometer dials with colorful TFT display providing various information.

Besides, in Nepal, Toyota has been exporting the RAV4 under the dealership of United Traders Syndicate.

Price in Nepal: Rs. 1,06,00,000 (For RAV4 Manual),

Rs. 1,13,00,000 (For RAV4 Auto Full Option)

Specifications

Dimension:

Body Type	SUV
Basic Weight	NA
Length	4570 mm
Height	1670 mm
Wheelbase	2660 mm
Front Track	NA
Rear Track	NA
Ground Clearance	210 mm

 

Engine:

Fuel Tank	60 liters
Cylinders	NA
Valves Per Cylinder	DOHC, 4-Valve
Displacement	2494 cc
Max Power	176 bhp @ 6000 RPM
Max Torque	233 Nm @ 4100 RPM

 

Dynamics:

Front Brakes	Ventilated Disc
Rear Brakes	Solid Disc
Front Wheels	NA
Rear Wheels	NA
Front Suspensions	Independent McPherson Strut with Stabilizer Bar
Rear Suspensions	Double Wishbone Coil Spring with Stabilizer Bar

 

Transmission:

Transmission	Manual (RAV4 Manual), Automatic (RAV4 Auto Full Option)
Number of Gears	6