Toyota will fully model change the RAV4 (sixth generation) and release it around May 2025. Past RAV4s have undergone a full model change every six years or so, and the current fifth generation will reach its sixth year in 2025. This time, we have summarized the expected specifications of the new model.
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About Toyota new RAV4 full model change forecast
Like the 5th generation RAV4, it adopts an outdoor-minded design, keeping the same concept, but with a more sophisticated design . The interior also features a larger, latest display audio system. The TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture) TNGA-K platform, which has been improved since the fifth generation, improves body rigidity and improves ride comfort. The 5th generation hybrid system uses THS II, which features a larger electric motor and improved software for increased efficiency. It uses the next-generation Toyota Safety Sense, which can detect bicycles during the day and pedestrians at night .
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History of RAV4
The 1st and 2nd generation underwent a full model change every 6 years, the 2nd to 3rd generation underwent a full model change in 5 years and 6 months, the 3rd to 4th generation underwent a full model change in 7 years and 2 months, and the 5th generation also underwent a full model change in 6 years and 3 months. It underwent a full model change. Looking at trends, there is a high possibility that a full model change will occur around May 2025, six years from now.
Released in May 1994.
Launched in May 1994. It was exhibited as RAV-FOUR at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show, and after a prototype was unveiled four years later at the 1993 Tokyo Motor Show, it was announced in May 1994. Takuya Kimura of SMAP at the time was appointed as the commercial character. Minor changes were made in August 1996. Production ended in April 2000.
May 2000 Full model change.
Launched in May 2000. It made its overseas debut at the Geneva Motor Show 2000. It uses components from the Corolla series, which was fully remodeled three months later in August, but the floor panels are specially designed like the previous generation. Minor changes in August 2003. Production ended in October 2005.
November 2005 Full model change.
Launched in November 2005. This is the first commercially available car to use the “New MC Platform,” which is an evolution of Toyota’s “MC Platform.” The front emblem uses an “N” emblem instead of the conventional Toyota mark. This was gradually adopted in car models sold exclusively at Netz stores. Minor changes on September 1, 2008. Orders stopped and production ended in July 2016. Sales ended in August 2016. The RAV4 in Japan comes to an end after 22 years of history.
3rd generation RAV4
Full model change in January 2013 (not released in Japan).
Launched in January 2013. It made its world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2012, and was launched in the North American market in January 2013, and in Europe in March of the same year. Sales began in South Korea in 2013. In Japan, the third generation Harrier, which was officially announced on November 13, 2013, has not been released as it was introduced as a sibling car using the platform of the fourth generation RAV4. 2015 Minor changes. Production ended in 2018.
April 10, 2019 Full model change.
On April 10, 2019, the Japanese specification underwent a full model change. On June 8, 2020, the plug-in hybrid model “RAV4 PHV” was released. Partially improved on August 7, 2020. The special edition “Adventure” OFFROAD Package” was released on October 2, 2020.
to be decided
2025 seems highly likely.
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