Toyota RAV4

RAV4, sporting compact passenger car, which perfectly behaves both in city terms and in the conditions of lack of roads. It is a city four-wheel drive vehicle for those drivers which want nothing greater, than domestic sedan. The name of car is reduction of "Recreational Active Vehicle 4Wheel Drive" [four-wheel drive vehicle for active rest]. In accordance with the image of small sporting car, RAV4 is an easy, manoeuvre car, allowing due to the sure conduct on the road to express the individuality any driver at a ride in a city stream. All of it, in an aggregate with small sizes, does driving of RAV4 the real pleasure.

Basic directions of development of RAV4:

1. Streamlined and compact forehand of basket
2. Use of tone lateral glasses is created by feeling of the opened car, that in combination with the coloured protective straps, such as the central bar painted in tone, gives a car a sporting look.
3. Large lateral rubber protective molding and raised back wheeled arch revive the external look of car.
4. Rounded forms of front wings, swiftly directed back remind the form of bottle of Coсa-Cola.
5. The rounded form of front bumper underlines the general streamlining and elegance of forms

Conception of the "City full drive car" which perfectly behaves as in city terms so in the conditions of lack of roads is fixed in basis of development of RAV4. To that end the undercarriage of RAV4 provides excellent divisibility, extraordinary stability, yet greater comfort at a ride in town and sure conduct in the conditions of lack of roads. In a car the steering management of lath type is utilized with hydraulic booster taxiing, which is used now on all of models.

Wide tires (215/70R16) are a standard equipment, and low-melting the aluminium wheeled disks of 16х6.5JJ are offered as an option for all of models. Electric drive of lateral mirrors of back kind is a standard equipment for all of models. The purifier of back glass is included in the list of standard equipment. The system of light reminder is a standard equipment for the European models. A back fog lantern is a standard equipment for models, produced for Europe. An additional stop-light, located in overhead part of back glass, is a standard equipment on all of models.

The system of correction of headlights, the switch of which is located in a salon, is an option for models, produced for Finland, England and Germany. The level of light stream, managed in accordance with the amount of passengers or loading of car, is corrected by a switch, located next to a driver. Washer of front headlights is an option. At pressure on the key washer of front headlights, at the included lighting and included front headlights, washers, located on a front bumper, spray a cleansing liquid on headlights during a 0.5 sec. Headlights clear up thus, that improves visibility at a ride in a night-time.

Usually for making of front and back bumpers and lateral protective molding is utilized R-RIM urethane and polypropylene (PP). However for making of these parts of car, Тоуоta utilizes more high-quality new polymer of Super-Olefin, which connects in itself such qualities as durability of iron and lightness, inherent any polymer. A hood, panels of doors, postern and other details of basket, is done from high-strength sheet steel.

High durability of basket of RAV4 is attained due to the use of construction of basket in form monocoque, similar with the construction of basket of passenger cars, and also due to application of the increased details of foundation of basket, consisting of transversal and longitudinal elements.

A strengthening element, located in front doors and making better their durability, is a standard equipment for all of models. Optimum use of sound-proof materials, and also materials, extinguishing a vibration, considerably diminishes noise of engine and noise, created at motion of car, and also diminishes the level of vibration.

A partition between an engine and driver's cab is done from sheet steel, extinguishing a vibration. For diminishing of level of noise of engine and noise, created at motion of car, greater part of floor is covered the impregnated with bitumen by a cardboard. Primary purpose which was put before itself by the specialists of Тoyota at development of salon of car it is the rational and effective use of space of sporting salon. In this connection the interior of RAV4 is simple enough and simultaneously functional, comfortable for passengers and driver, that corresponds external style of car.

Seats correspond a sporting form and style of car, simultaneously they execute the basic function, being exceptionally practical. Front and back seats - laid out, it is possible fully to decompose at a necessity them. Back seats - folded, it is possible to lay down at a necessity them, the same considerably to increase the volume of luggage separation for transportation of loads. Second step heating of seats is an option for the models of LHD, produced for Europe. Three-point inertia straps of safety of front and back seats are a standard equipment for all of models.