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Replying to: jimdrew (Jan 12, 2007 7:06 pm)
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Replying to: feliciatwo (Jun 16, 2007 7:45 am) |
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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: feliciatwo (Jun 16, 2007 7:45 am) Besides, the 'perfect' diesel hybrid is one in which the engine has no mechanical connection to the wheels. Take a 1.5L engine with a turbocharger that would typically be employed on a 3-4L engine and tune it for maximum efficiency in a very narrow rev range so that all it does is charge the capacitors and batteries. People would never buy it because it doesn't 'feel normal' to them.
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Replying to: jimdrew (Jun 16, 2007 6:54 pm) 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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Replying to: leeharvey418 (Jun 17, 2007 6:07 pm)
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Replying to: desertguy (Jun 18, 2007 3:43 am) Besides, even if the compression-ignition engine could pass 50 state certification, it wouldn't change the fact that the RAV4 was never designed to accept a hybrid drivetrain. Don't get me wrong- if there were a clean hybrid diesel vehicle on the market, especially one with the utility of the RAV4, I would be the first in line to buy it. The problem is that there aren't enough of us for Toyota or anyone else to invest the resources necessary to bring it to market.
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Replying to: leeharvey418 (Jun 18, 2007 9:40 am) Sorry to step in here, but I doubt the 2001-2007 Highlanders were orignaly designed to accept a Hybrid drivetrain either, yet as we all know, there is a Highlander Hybrid. Unless I totaly missed your point.
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Replying to: jbollt (Jun 18, 2007 9:52 am) I'll grant you that "hybrid" probably wasn't high on the priority list of more than a couple of product planners when the original HL was designed, but if they hadn't intended any adaptability in the engine bay, then why was it originally designed with enough space for the eventual V6 and hybrid powertrains? Regardless, as I understand it, the packaging issue that precludes a RAV4 hybrid is actually battery space, not the engine bay. |
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I haven't been to this forum in a number of months, and short of paging through a mountain of posts, does anyone know if there has been anything further done regarding the acceleration lag that these vehicles are prone to (at least mine still is) - when I voiced my original concern to my dealer, I was told this 'choking' was intentional to prevent wear on the drivetrain before the oils and lubricants were up to full operating temperatures. I'm wondering if this is still the 'official' word on this issue? Thanks
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