For a start, more than 1.4 million have been built since RAV4 first broke cover in 1994 and it is firmly established as Europe’s best-selling SUV. Where the RAV4 is concerned, there is no attempt to weave a silk purse from a sow’s ear. You have seen the ‘story’ many times before: a sluggish selling product is given a mid-life makeover that amounts to little more than a new front grille and a bigger badge on the tailgate.
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Its longer wheelbase allowed better seating for three passengers in the back but still cramped due to the transmission tunnel. In the instrument cluster, the tachometer took center stage while a larger speedometer claimed the left side.
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Inside, Toyota installed a revised interior with an infotainment unit on top of the center stack. In the back, the facelifted version featured smaller reversing lights mounted in the middle of the taillights. It didn't sport a very bold design but tried to get more attention with its swept-back angular headlights with orange turn-signals and the rectangular grille with two black slats. While the three-door version was fit mostly for those who didn't need rear seats or long wheelbases, the five-door version was the all-around vehicle fit for everyone to go anywhere. As a world leader in the automotive industry, Toyota pushed its second generation of the compact Rav4 further on the market by improving it in 2003. Their 4x4 abilities that could tackle snowy conditions and grass-covered areas brought them into more and more customers' driveways.
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Toyota introduced the Rav4's second generation in 2000 and, by 2003, it considered that it was time for a refreshed lineup for both three and five-door versions.īy 2003 the SUVs were in high demand pushing aside most of the station wagons from the market.