Toyota planning a hybrid RAV4

Amidst the burgeoning sales of hybrid mobility in the US market, which alone has already reached beyond the million mark, Toyota is in quite a comfortable position as leader of the gasoline-electric vehicles segment in the world, and the latest 2010 Prius is quite ready to strengthen that position even more.

It is widespread knowledge that the Japanese carmaker has its sights on creating a hybrid variant for every model that it produces. It isn’t quite unusual therefore to hear that the carmaker is in the process of creating a hybrid RAV4, which the company has said it will make available in the Chinese market soon with a high likelihood of it appearing in American markets also.
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Jordanski - 4/27/2009 8:25:10 PM

-2 Boost

I don't think there will be a RAV-4 V6; The Venza already takes care of that. Toyota will be smart if they offer their new fuel efficient 2.7L I4 with a little boost in power. I hope Toyota goes back to five seats. A hybrid RAV-4 would be next to pointless - the cost would most likely override that of a nicely equipped Venza V6. They better make this thing no bigger than the Tiguan, or else they'll be killing their own market.

r_driver04 - 4/28/2009 5:47:06 PM

0 Boost

Badgwhore's obviously never owned one. Suzukis don't count buddy. C-ya.

commander104 - 4/27/2009 10:19:17 PM

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i rather liked the original rav4. the current one has grown a little too big but I guess it has something to do with safety.

LUXCAR32 - 4/28/2009 2:47:26 AM

+1 Boost

and they added a third row.

roundwego - 4/28/2009 7:55:36 AM

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The RAV4 is a POS, this will be a hybrid POS.

r_driver04 - 4/28/2009 5:48:18 PM

+2 Boost

It'll run rings around your Escape.

XYZZ - 4/30/2009 4:07:23 AM

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yeah, it's SUCH a pos that it only happens to be the LEADER in the segment.

and with the V6, the FASTEST too.

Agent63 - 4/28/2009 7:56:16 AM

+1 Boost

Eh...nothing exciting..

XYZZ - 4/30/2009 4:14:41 AM

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interesting that they plan to release it in the China market.

and MAYBE in the u.s. later. they obviously see china as surpassing the u.s. as the #1 market for new cars.