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Old 02-16-10, 05:51 AM
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I like it .. very nice
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Old 02-16-10, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by dunnojack
looks more upscale and nice with that grille

i wish lexus would integrate more sporty bumpers into the sport models, rather than having owners resort to tacky body kits
Maybe b/c Lexus front ends in most cases are sporty enough and could be mistaken for coupes from the front. Only the LS sport has this tacked on body kit. If owners want other body kits there are PLENTY available.
 
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Old 02-16-10, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by PhilipMSPT
Looks like a refresh, not a redesign; although the whole front bumper, grill, and headlights were redesigned. Everything behind the grill looks the same.
it is an facelift, and not redesign ;-)
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Old 02-16-10, 10:45 AM
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Nice facelift. But is it enough to bump the CRV off the top of the sales charts for small SUV's...
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Old 02-16-10, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by IS-SV
Nice facelift. But is it enough to bump the CRV off the top of the sales charts for small SUV's...
Still going to be tough.
Females really love that CR-V.
My wife somehow likes it just as much or even more than the RX.
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Old 02-16-10, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Joeb427
Still going to be tough.
Females really love that CR-V.
My wife somehow likes it just as much or even more than the RX.
Yes, for sure.

But it's not just women. If all the male buyers/drivers of RX's and CRV's stopped buying these vehicles, they would no longer be at the top of the charts.
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Old 02-16-10, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by IS-SV
Yes, for sure.

But it's not just women. If all the male buyers/drivers of RX's and CRV's stopped buying these vehicles, they would no longer be at the top of the charts.

True.
The CRV-L is really a nice vehicle but the 4 cyl 180 HP kills it for a purchase for the wife.Too sluggish,engine noise at 70 MPH and too many downshifts on slight hills for me.
I like the V6 RAV a lot more if the '11 has a nicer interior.
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Old 02-16-10, 12:07 PM
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looks pretty nice
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Old 02-17-10, 12:54 AM
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As SPWOLF correctly mentioned, this Euro released RAV4 is based on the *shortened* version of the JDM Vanguard (which is why it looks much stockier), complete with projector beam headlights which the USDM doesn't have.



One bit of additonal news reported by Edmunds, is that this freshened version supposedly is coming to NA as well:

The freshened RAV4 gets a new front-end design and an upgraded interior. Toyota said a companion model for North America, built in Canada, will arrive later this year for model year 2011.
No idea of this means if it is specific to Canadian models only or if the US will also get this. Note that the RAV4 was just freshened for 2009 as MMY makeover, so it stands that 2011/2012 will introduce a new generation for the RAV4.
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Old 02-17-10, 05:02 AM
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It looks like that version will be built again in Canada for all of North America. I like the looks of the refreshed model, especially without the rear tire on the rear door.
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Old 02-17-10, 05:13 AM
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Originally Posted by TorontoIS
It looks like that version will be built again in Canada for all of North America. I like the looks of the refreshed model, especially without the rear tire on the rear door.
You can buy a RAV4 without the spare on the door now in the Sport version with the $577 list Sport Appearance Pkg but the RAV then has runflat tires and no spare.
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Old 02-17-10, 05:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Joeb427
You can buy a RAV4 without the spare on the door now in the Sport version with the Sport appearance Pkg but the RAV then has runflat tires and no spare.
I didn't know that, thanks. What I'd actually love to have is a Lexus version of the RAV4. I love the Lexus service department.
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Old 02-17-10, 05:17 AM
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Originally Posted by TorontoIS
I didn't know that, thanks. What I'd actually love to have is a Lexus version of the RAV4. I love the Lexus service department.
There was some talk about that at one time.Could be a good idea and would have my interest.
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Old 02-17-10, 07:17 AM
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This looks like a VW Tiguan.
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Old 02-17-10, 08:21 AM
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Originally Posted by DASHOCKER
This looks like a VW Tiguan.
Let us forget the fact the Rav-4 debuted years before the late Tiguan.



 
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