Toyota has announced pricing on the redesigned 2013 RAV4, which will go on sale shortly after the new year. The base RAV4 LE will start at $24,145 (including an $845 destination charge) and come with standard features that include a six-speaker stereo with a 6.1-inch touch-screen display, Bluetooth and USB connectivity and a backup camera.
After destination charges, the mid-level XLE trim starts at $25,135, and adds alloy wheels, fog lamps, dual-zone automatic climate control and a ...
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2013 Toyota RAV4 Priced Higher than Honda CR-V
Toyota has announced pricing on the redesigned 2013 RAV4, which will go on sale shortly after the new year. The base RAV4 LE will start at $24,145 (including an $845 destination charge) and come with standard features that include a six-speaker stereo with a 6.1-inch touch-screen display, Bluetooth and USB connectivity and a backup camera.
After destination charges, the mid-level XLE trim starts at $25,135, and adds alloy wheels, fog lamps, dual-zone automatic climate control and a ...
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2013 Toyota RAV4 Gets Practical Updates
Toyota’s redesigned 2013 RAV4 SUV goes on sale early next year, following the release of redesigned or all-new affordable compact SUVs from Honda, Ford and Mazda. The new RAV4 relocates the spare tire mounted on its cargo door, retires the optional V6 engine, loses its available third row, gains a new six-speed automatic transmission and receives a few more standard features.
Toyota moved the spare tire, which was attached to the 2012 model’s rear cargo door. "The RAV4 ...
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2013 Toyota RAV4 Teased Ahead of L.A. Auto Show
Toyota announced it will unveil the redesigned 2013 Toyota RAV4 at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show next Wednesday.
Only a teaser image has been released so far, but auto writers speculate that the RAV4 will see several changes for the 2013 model year. Automobile Magazine reports, “Our sources say the 2013 Toyota RAV4 will continue to be based on the Camry platform, but it will ditch its optional third row of seats and only accommodate five passengers. …”
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Toyota Recalls 2.5 Million Vehicles in the U.S.
Toyota is voluntarily recalling 2.5 million vehicles in the U.S. and 7.43 million vehicles worldwide for a potential safety issue with the power window master switch. USA Today writes that the switch “may stop working in more than a dozen models, produced from 2005 through 2010.”
The automaker says in a press release that the driver’s side power-window switch may feel “notchy” or sticky during use, and that attempts to fix the issue with commercially-available lubricants ...
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Toyota Voluntarily Recalls RAV4, Lexus HS 250h
Toyota is issuing a voluntarily recall of about 760,000 RAV4 models and about 18,000 Lexus HS 250h models over a concern regarding improper tightening of some rear suspension nuts.
In a press release, Toyota says that some of the nuts on the rear suspension arm may not have been tightened to the proper torque specification. “If that's the case, excess wear could occur and pave the way for rust and separation, which in turn could cause an ...
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