Abdul Latif Jameel Motors, the authorised distributor of Toyota vehicles in Saudi Arabia, has announced the launch of the all-new Toyota RAV4 in the Kingdom. The latest generation SUV arrives with updated styling, expanded hybrid options and enhanced technology, strengthening Toyota’s position in the competitive midsize SUV segment.
Toyota has officially launched the all-new RAV4 in the Middle East, marking a full model change for one of the brand’s most popular SUVs globally. The latest generation brings updated styling, improved driving dynamics, expanded technology and Toyota’s fifth-generation hybrid system as the core powertrain for the region.
Originally introduced in 1994 as one of the first monocoque SUVs, the RAV4 helped define the crossover segment by combining passenger-car comfort with SUV practicality. Over nearly three decades, it has remained a strong seller worldwide, including in the Middle East.
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Another motor show, another crossover makes its debut. But this time, it is not just any crossover. This is the all-new 2019 Toyota RAV that has made its debut at the 2018 New York Auto Show. The highest selling Toyota in the U.S. walks into its fifth generation and the changes are immense.
A comparo is the best way for an automotive publication to lose advertisers. That’s why you never see a clear winner in so-called comparos by local magazines, with lots of pretty photos to sell copies, no figures to back up any conclusions and three-way ties to make everybody happy. We’ve rarely picked a winner in our previous comparos either, but that’s because most of them were not proper straight-up comparos. We decided to do a serious comparison test this time though, if only to answer certain recurring questions once and for all. And the category we decided to tackle is the hotly-contested compact crossover segment.
The Toyota RAV4 lays claim to creating the crossover segment back in the mid-1990s. Since then, it’s become lost in the deluge of crossovers from every possible carmaker from BYD to BMW. The new RAV4 looks to change that with an all-new design.
Toyota is very proud of the fact that the RAV4 started the “crossover” segment back in 1994, before these jacked-up cars were even known as “crossovers”. It took us the better part of a decade to accept these as legitimate options for consumers, considering their too-tall-to-handle and too-low-to-offroad market positioning, but several of these crossovers have actually moved on to become quite competent in their on-road dynamics, with useful all-weather capability to boot. The RAV4 has always been one of the better options in the market, but the older model had a few shortcomings which the new 2013 model addresses rather well.
The redesigned 2013 Toyota RAV4 has been launched in the UAE, at an event in Dubai. The fully-redone compact crossover is still based on the old platform, but everything from the exterior styling to the drivetrain is completely new.
The 2013 Toyota RAV4 was unveiled at the Los Angeles International Auto Show. The fourth generation RAV4 has been completely redesigned with a new engine under the hood.