2002
Toyota RAV4 reviews and buying guide.
2002
Toyota RAV4 resources:
2002 Toyota RAV4
In a market that is flooded
with gas-guzzling, expensive sport utility vehicles
that take up too much room in parking spaces, the new
2002 Toyota RAV4 Sport Utility is a refreshing exception
to the usual brutish SUV’s on the road today. The
RAV4 combines economy with sensibility with quality,
reliability, and a simply excellent design. This newest
generation of Toyota RAV4 Sport Utility features even
more improvements than the previous round of model years.
Two Toyota RAV4 Sport
Utility models are offered for 2002, the RAV4 Sport
Utility base model and the RAV4 4WD Sport Utility, each
with four doors and a seating capacity of five passengers.
Toyota increased the length and width of the RAV4, thereby
increasing its interior capacity and lending to greater
passenger comfort.
Beginning with the entry
level Toyota RAV4 Sport Utility, we are introduced to
a 2.0-litre 16-valve DOHC four-cylinder engine with
148 horsepower and 142 lb-ft of torque. Standard transmission
is five-speed manual with optional automatic transmission,
and drive type is two-wheel front.
You’re not going
to be hauling around 20 tonnes of logs from the lumber
yard with this thing, but let’s face it - most
of us buy SUV’s for going to work in the city,
taking the kids to hockey or soccer, and mild-side-of-wild
dirt roads on the way to the cottage. Why pay money
for anything more than what you really need? And speaking
of money, this sport utility checks in at a very respectable
25/31 (city/hwy), putting the competition to shame.
The Toyota RAV4 Sport
Utility offers up a variety of standard and optional
luxuries so you can build it to suit your requirements
and pocketbook. Standard features include a 50/50 split
folding rear seat, a collection of cup holders, rear
defroster, rear wiper, and steering wheel scope/tilt,
and power steering. Options range from air conditioning
to keyless entry system, moonroof/sunroof, and a theft
deterrent system.
Packages available are
listed as cruise/speed control, power door locks, dual
power mirrors, power windows, leather seating, and an
AM/FM stereo with CD player. Convenient details such
as the six cargo area grocery bag hooks and various
map pockets and storage compartments come in handy.
Safety features included
on each Toyota RAV4 Sport Utility are a driver depowered
air bag, passenger depowered air bag, front and rear
head restraints, and child safety locks. For additional
safety, ABS brakes are available as an important option
you should seriously consider, and front fog lights
are offered as a package. Each vehicle is equipped with
mud and snow SBR tires to grip the road tightly.
Base invoice price: $15,285
Base list price: $16,525
For those of you who
have tougher requirements for your new sport utility
vehicle, the Toyota RAV4 4WD Sport Utility features
four-wheel full-time drive to get you through snow,
mud, and more challenging back roads conditions. Limited
slip differential has been added to the package as an
option to augment performance.
The suspension is the
same as the base model and is comprised of an independent
MacPherson strut suspension with a stabilizer bar and
hydraulic shock absorbers, and double-wishbone coil-spring
rear suspension with stabilizer bar and hydraulic shock
absorbers. The fuel economy rating for the Toyota RAV4
4WD Sport Utility is estimated at 22/27 (city/hwy).
Base invoice price: $16,311
Base list price: $17,925
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