Total makeover for new RAV4 - lithium ion battery pack

When Toyota launched the world's first compact crossover SUV RAV4 in New Zealand in April 1995, thankfully, if you love me, the first song here is from the girl group Brownstone.
Kiwis does seem to "like" this new type of car, because by the end of last year, 17,545 RAV4s have been sold since its first launch nearly 18 years ago, the small SUV accounted for 10 per cent of Toyota's New Zealand car sales throughout the year.
While suv is still a strong supplier to the company, suv is now New Zealand's most popular new car, with 25,000 of vehicles on the road in 2012.
Since 1995, the field has also competed with rival Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-
5, Nissan Qashqai, and Kia sports car and modern Santa Fe in South Koreaplus soon-to-
Second launch
Generation Ford Kuga
All of this is driving part of the market dominance of rav4.
In response to the attack, Toyota decided that the RAV4 needed to be fully remodeled to provide the vehicle with a sporty, more aerodynamic look and-at last -
Move spare tires from the back door to under the trunk.
The rear of the car provides a powerful road condition and a more modern feel for the vehicle.
There's a cockpit in the car-
Like the driver area, with a thinner back door and a cargo capacity of 547 liters, it feels more spacious than before.
Added seat height adjustment, good clearance height and more rear seat space. The new line-
There are three variants of Up: Basic model 2WD GX, 4WD GXL and high
Leather interior Limited.
The engine available is 2-litre four-
A cylinder of gasoline, a two. 2-litre four-
New 2 cylinder turbo diesel. 5-litre Dual VVT-i four-Cylinder gasoline
The manual transmission is gone, the turbo diesel engine and the six-
Speed automatic transmission with artificial intelligence control (AIC) automatically changes shift mode according to road conditions and driver input.
Change four-
Six-speed automatic transmission
Automatic Speed and seven
Step-by-step continuous variable transmission (CVT ).
RAV4 starts at $39,990, $2-$44,400
The GX and GXL of 2WD gasoline are 2 liters respectively. 5-
Awd gx liter for the first $47,290-
The final price of diesel is $62,790.
At the press conference, Toyota New Zealand had Op Shop lead singer, and New Zealand's gifted judge Jason kerrisen hosted us before joining me the next day. driver.
Show off the rav4 off-
We went to the Makoura 4WD national training center in Manawatu.
To the farm at GX 2WD, Jason was impressed with the handling of the vehicle, but it was closed
When we switched on to a limited gas 4WD, RAV4 won his vote.
Downhill auxiliary control (DAC) using a four-wheel drive system shows the vehicle's ability to cope with a sharp drop in the farm, which is the first time in a few weeks to encounter rainfall.
When the farmers were happy, we soon lamented because the steep clay tracks we should drive up to our on-road tyres.
Back at Makoura's cabin, Jason decided to change his Toyota-
FJ Cruiser sponsored for RAV4
Prove the talent of SUV.
The overriding rumor begins with last year's LA motor show, the hybrid version of RAV4 being produced.
Hiroyuki Hirakawa, general manager of Toyota's Asia and Oceania program, told Driven that it was just a rumor that there was no plan to produce a compact SUV hybrid.
But Toyota and Tesla Motors
RAV4 generation electric vehicles (EV) launched for the California market late last year ).
The second generation RAV4 electric vehicle has a motor of 115 KW, driven by 41.
The 8kWh lithium ion battery pack is expected to provide up to 182 km of the power in extended charging mode.