2007 Toyota RAV4 V6

Admin الأربعاء أبريل 30, 2008 2:35 pm

2007 Toyota RAV4 V6
Toyota Press Release

Toyota
has launched the 201kW RAV4 V6 that it expects to attract first-time
buyers to the RAV4 brand and reinforce the company's leadership of the
Compact SUV market.

New RAV4 V6 is powered by a 3.5-litre
all-alloy quad-cam engine with dual variable valve timing with
intelligence (VVT-i) - the most powerful naturally aspirated engine
offered by Toyota in Australia.

The 201kW Toyota RAV4 V6 is the most powerful model in the Compact SUV market.

The acclaimed Toyota 2GR-FE engine also powers Aurion, Tarago V6 and Kluger.

The
launch of three new RAV4 V6 models brings to nine the overall variants
in the RAV4 line-up, all equipped with VVT-i engines and active AWD.

The three new quad-cam V6 models - CV6, SX6 and ZR6 - all have five-speed transmissions.

Towing capacity has increased by 400kg to 1900kg, compared with four-cylinder RAV4 models.

"The
launch of RAV4 V6 is the most significant step for the RAV4 brand since
its launch in Australia 13 years ago," said Toyota Australia's senior
executive director sales and marketing, David Buttner.

"Since 1994, RAV4 has evolved to be larger, better equipped, with more passive and active safety, and increased performance.

"The
addition of the class-leading 201kW V6 models significantly alters the
dynamic of RAV4 and the profile of people who buy it.

"Compact
SUV buyers who have had a connection to RAV4 styling and Toyota brand
values but wanted extra performance now have that option available with
the RAV4 V6.

"RAV4 V6 will help retain existing RAV4 owners and attract new buyers for the first time."

Compact
SUV is the fastest-growing segment in the SUV market, with sales
increasing 19.1 per cent for the nine months to September 2007.

The
proportion of six-cylinder sales compared to four-cylinder sales in the
Compact SUV market peaked at 29 per cent in 2001, and steadily declined
to 16 per cent in 2006.

"While sales in the four-cylinder
segment have been strong, the six-cylinder segment hasn't shown the
same growth in recent years," Mr Buttner said.

"The introduction
of RAV4 V6 will help reverse the trend in the six-cylinder market by
attracting a different type of buyer to the already popular RAV4 brand."

Source: Toyota Press Releases

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