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#21 of 4666 just one opinion by nippononly Feb 22, 2005 (9:25 am)
here, but I really hope they don't offer a third row in the next RAV. RAV launched the cute ute segment - it was the innovator. There is nothing "cute" about a ute big enough to have three rows. The RAV could use a few more inches of wheelbase so that actual human adults could ride in that back seat for more than five minutes, but that is all. Apart from that I hope it stays mostly the same - the passenger compartment should be about the size of the Corolla, plus a few percent maybe.   In the last ten years Toyota has jumped up the size of successive generations of its models too much, IMO. I am hoping the '06 RAV will be the exception to this trend.
#22 of 4666 2006 RAV 4 by c14 Mar 26, 2005 (3:45 am)
I wonder how the 2.4 will handle the bigger 2006 RAV 4.
#23 of 4666 stop with the third row by orangelebaron Mar 27, 2005 (11:00 am)
I wish people would stop this third row nonsense regarding every car. People... that's what minivans and Suburbans are for! Would you want anyone to be squeezed up against a tailgate? Replies to this message: lexusrocks (Mar 29, 2005 1:37 pm)
#24 of 4666 c14 by nippononly Mar 28, 2005 (9:26 pm)
well, they will have the HL's V-6 as an option for the next RAV, which bodes ill for holding the size in check for the next gen. But the 2.4 is pretty peppy in the current car, so if they can just hold the weight increase to 100 pounds or so, it should be fine.
#25 of 4666 2.4L is indeed decent by alpha01 Mar 28, 2005 (9:50 pm)
Motor Trend recently timed the 2005 RAV4 5M to 60 in just 7.8 seconds...   ~alpha
#26 of 4666 Re: stop with the third row [orangelebaron] by lexusrocks Mar 29, 2005 (1:37 pm)
Replying to: orangelebaron (Mar 27, 2005 11:00 am) I agree with you there. Currently, no compact SUV even offers a third row seat. That's what the midsize SUV's are suposed to offer. Offering a third row seat means a considerable increase in length, meaning the RAV4 will be the size of the Toyota Highlander or 4Runner. Then it will eat the sales of these vehicles. No, simply put it is foolish for any automotive manufacturer to try to stuff a third row in a compact SUV. It would be incredibly cramped, and then you're probably better off with a shorter vehicle with two rows than a longer vehicle with an uncomfortable third row. Full Size SUVs and minivans have uncomfortable third rows, imagine how bad it would be in a COMPACT SUV. A third row means more work for the engine, because of the additional weight.   Forget about a third row seat in the new RAV4, or for that matter in any compact SUV. people, it's not going to happen. If you want a third row seat in a Toyota, buy a 4Runner or a Sequoia or a Highlander or the Land CRuiser.
#27 of 4666 Pic's anyone? by wheelz4 Apr 07, 2005 (9:13 am)
With the 2006 RAV4 due to start rolling off the assembly lines before the end of the year (ie in about 6 months), don't you think we should have some concrete pics by now? Or is Toyota getting as secretive as Honda about certain new models? After all, we already know pretty much what the FJ Cruiser is going to look like.
#28 of 4666 yeah by nippononly Apr 07, 2005 (9:46 am)
I wouldn't mind seeing pics either. So far I haven't heard a whisper about the new model, at least not firsthand.
#29 of 4666 3rd row by wheelz4 Apr 08, 2005 (5:32 am)
If they do put in a 3rd row as is rumoured, let's hope we get a real rear bumper and that the spare comes off the door......
#30 of 4666 NO THIRD ROW, NO THIRD ROW! by nippononly Apr 08, 2005 (7:38 am)
That's my chant and I am sticking to it!   I would love to see the spare come off the rear door though.

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