We’re only a day-and-a-half from the launch of the sixth-generation Toyota RAV4, and the automaker has supplied some further images exhibiting components of the all-new mid-size SUV’s exterior.
As we noticed in an earlier leak from China, in addition to final week’s inside teaser, the brand new RAV4 is a delicate evolution of at present’s mannequin that leans additional into the its off-road capabilities, comparable to they’re.
Like the present mannequin, which was Toyota Australia’s best-seller final 12 months, the brand new RAV4 is stuffed with edges and creases. If something, the subsequent technology appears even blockier and sharper-edged than earlier than.
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In lieu of a conventional higher grille there’s now a black plastic strip becoming a member of the automobile’s crab claw headlights. Under is a T-shaped decrease grille with honeycomb inserts, and enormous gloss black aspect air intakes. A much less overtly off-road oriented design was seen within the leak from China, and may very well be used on totally different mannequin grades.
Alongside the aspect there are squared off wheel-arches with black or gray plastic protectors. The automobile pictured within the snow appears to be a US Journey-spec mannequin with chunky all-terrain tyres, and gloss black the whole lot.
On the rear there’s a full-width black strip housing a segmented tail-light show, beneath which is a skinny space for the indications and reversing lights. Within the centre there’s a tiny Toyota brand, much like the one seen on the just lately unveiled bZ4X Touring, with bigger RAV4 textual content beneath.
Some variants, just like the pink automobile above, can even function a big spoiler that protrudes out from the rear windscreen.
Final week Toyota revealed components of the brand new RAV4’s dashboard and centre tunnel. Like the outside, it’s chunkier than the present automobile’s.
There’s a binnacle-free digital instrument cluster and a steering wheel with squared-off spokes. The centre stack flows instantly into the centre tunnel, which dispenses with a conventional gear shifter in favour of a tiny flick change.
Following on from the Camry template, Toyota isn’t messing an excessive amount of with what’s confirmed to be a really profitable method.
Up till the top of April, the RAV4 (17,610) is main the Australian gross sales race, simply forward of the Ford Ranger (17,257) and Toyota HiLux (15,120).
Within the US, the RAV4 has usurped the Camry to grow to be the nation’s main passenger automobile. In line with Good Automotive Dangerous Automotive, after the primary quarter of 2025 the RAV4 (115,402) at the moment sits in third spot behind the Ford F-Collection (190,389) and Chevrolet Silverado (129,714).
The sixth-generation RAV4 will probably be unveiled on Might 21 at 11:00am AEST.
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