Toyota · RAV4
Toyota RAV4 1st generation
- Years
- 1994–2000
- Drivetrain
- FF / 4WD
Image: Harvey Bold / CC BY 4.0
Story
While using parts from the Corolla and Celica, it was given its own floor panel and rear suspension, pursuing performance both in town and off road. With Takuya Kimura in its commercials, it sold even to young women with no interest in recreational vehicles.
Chassis
Front
Strut
Rear
Double wishbone
- Curb weight
- 1,130-1,150kg
Production plants
Toyota, Aichi
Tahara, Aichi
US import eligibility
- Earliest cars
- Eligible since May 201925 years after sales began in May 1994
- Last cars
- Eligible since 202525 years after sales ended in 2000 (month not recorded)
Eligibility depends on each car's month of manufacture on its build plate, not on the sale dates shown here (NHTSA).