Toyota RAV4 2006

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Replying to: ogrerugby (Mar 23, 2007 6:21 am)

I test drove a RAV4 a couple of weeks ago, the day after we had had a good rain. You could tell the vehicles that had been moved since the night before, because they were the ones without a coating of rust on the rotors.
 
Yes, the first stops in both vehicles that I drove that day were noisy, but as soon as the coating of rust was gone so was the grinding noise .

Replying to: jimdrew (Jan 12, 2007 7:06 pm)

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Replying to: feliciatwo (Jun 16, 2007 7:45 am)

I love my Rav4 with the V6 engine...this baby really flys and I am getting better than 24MPG in mixed driving...there is nothing out there to compete with this. The one thing though is that I keep my oil changed and have been having Toyota do it...mostly free of charge. Well, I went to Firestone today and they wanted $42.00 to change my oil and filter and said that the filter was $15.00 more than other filters. How can that be..it is only an insert..it shoulb be cheaper. Any one actually know. I was told the engine in RAV4 V6 is one of the 10 best in the world..is this also true?
 
Jimmy Drew and his Pocket Rocket...

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Replying to: jimdrew (Jun 16, 2007 6:54 pm)

Regarding the ten best engines: the answer is "sort of".
 
Ward's Auto World did indeed include the "Toyota 3.5L V6" as one of their choices for 2007's best engines, but the engine specifically mentioned in the article was the 2GR-FSE as used in the Lexus IS350. The RAV4's engine (as well as the Lexus RX350's) is the 2GR-FE. The difference is that the -FSE employs a combination of direct and manifold fuel injection to maximize performance for specific engine operating conditions, where the -FE engine only injects fuel into the intake manifold. The difference is pretty substantial- ~35 hp and ~25 lb-ft of torque.
 
I can tell you that the 2GR-FE engine is pretty special in its own right- 1195 kPa BMEP was the realm of supercharged engines just a few years ago. I'd say that the short answer is feel free to tell all your friends that you own one of the best engines in the world.

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