159er 5th Gear August 27, 2018 Share August 27, 2018 Am eyeing this car. Checked with BM and they confirmed they will be bringing in this 2019 RAV4 ↡ Advertisement 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy1975 Clutched August 27, 2018 Share August 27, 2018 They replied me next year but didn't give month. Maybe end of this year will know. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
meandexx Neutral Newbie September 5, 2018 Share September 5, 2018 proper SUV look, to me. will make a nice overland vehicle. wonder will it be popular like foresters and harriers 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DACH Supersonic September 5, 2018 Author Share September 5, 2018 proper SUV look, to me. will make a nice overland vehicle. wonder will it be popular like foresters and harriers Depends on how dealer is going to price it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewyewkc 5th Gear September 5, 2018 Share September 5, 2018 Depends on how dealer is going to price it. The old one was priced same as the Harrier when I visited the showroom. Haha, so the new one could jolly well be priced higher and we will see very little of them on the roads despite the Harrier being "positioned higher". 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DACH Supersonic September 5, 2018 Author Share September 5, 2018 The old one was priced same as the Harrier when I visited the showroom. Haha, so the new one could jolly well be priced higher and we will see very little of them on the roads despite the Harrier being "positioned higher". BM should bring in the new RAV4 with smaller engines, like 1.5l or 1.8l. The current 2.0l cannot sell, I think is the selling price and road tax for such compact SUV. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cent50 1st Gear September 5, 2018 Share September 5, 2018 BM should bring in the new RAV4 with smaller engines, like 1.5l or 1.8l. The current 2.0l cannot sell, I think is the selling price and road tax for such compact SUV. agreed... no bang for buck. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic September 5, 2018 Share September 5, 2018 BM should bring in the new RAV4 with smaller engines, like 1.5l or 1.8l. The current 2.0l cannot sell, I think is the selling price and road tax for such compact SUV. RAV4 got 1.5 or 1.8 meh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DACH Supersonic September 5, 2018 Author Share September 5, 2018 RAV4 got 1.5 or 1.8 meh? The 2nd gen RAV4 has the 1.8l engine. And some engines are downsizing recently. So why not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic September 5, 2018 Share September 5, 2018 The 2nd gen RAV4 has the 1.8l engine. And some engines are downsizing recently. So why not? Does Toyota Jp uses these engine or not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_crl032 6th Gear September 12, 2018 Share September 12, 2018 The old one was priced same as the Harrier when I visited the showroom. Haha, so the new one could jolly well be priced higher and we will see very little of them on the roads despite the Harrier being "positioned higher". Hi Andrew, Indeed and one look at the price of RAV4 when there to book the Harrier Turbo is that someone in BM should be fired ... 4WD indeed preferred but how to compare to turbo charged 350Nm and 224 bhp of the latter .. lol ! Cheers, Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewyewkc 5th Gear September 12, 2018 Share September 12, 2018 Hi Andrew, Indeed and one look at the price of RAV4 when there to book the Harrier Turbo is that someone in BM should be fired ... 4WD indeed preferred but how to compare to turbo charged 350Nm and 224 bhp of the latter .. lol ! Cheers, Richard Haha, the pricing of the RAV4 is actually in line with Toyota overall pricing. The Harrier HT is "cheap" because BM wants to compete with the PI which had a long headstart with Harriers. Of course you have to be strange to choose the RAV4 over the Harrier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_crl032 6th Gear September 12, 2018 Share September 12, 2018 Haha, the pricing of the RAV4 is actually in line with Toyota overall pricing. The Harrier HT is "cheap" because BM wants to compete with the PI which had a long headstart with Harriers. Of course you have to be strange to choose the RAV4 over the Harrier. Hi Andrew, Indeed .... and hence never looking much into Toyotas until the Harrier Turbo. Cheers, Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heman75 Supercharged September 12, 2018 Share September 12, 2018 Hi Andrew, Indeed .... and hence never looking much into Toyotas until the Harrier Turbo. Cheers, Richard I find toyota/lexus sales person very amazing. i asked why e250 no turbo engine. the lexus sales told me toyota dont believe in turbo engine. they are strong believer of NA engine because they last longer. then i asked why IS and RX now into turbo engine and harrier too. the reply is toyota then realised they made a mistake so they going back to NA for new models. i scratch my head 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vratenza Supersonic September 12, 2018 Share September 12, 2018 I usually only ask these type of question to the SEs for self entertainment...to see what kind of bull crap they can pull from their pocket of tricks. Most of the time I am well rewarded with new level of stupidity... I find toyota/lexus sales person very amazing. i asked why e250 no turbo engine. the lexus sales told me toyota dont believe in turbo engine. they are strong believer of NA engine because they last longer. then i asked why IS and RX now into turbo engine and harrier too. the reply is toyota then realised they made a mistake so they going back to NA for new models. i scratch my head 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_crl032 6th Gear September 12, 2018 Share September 12, 2018 (edited) I find toyota/lexus sales person very amazing. i asked why e250 no turbo engine. the lexus sales told me toyota dont believe in turbo engine. they are strong believer of NA engine because they last longer. then i asked why IS and RX now into turbo engine and harrier too. the reply is toyota then realised they made a mistake so they going back to NA for new models. i scratch my headHi Heman, So far, no SEs impress me on tech but must say PA for Audi quite pro ... but then they also have jockey to drive and send back test drive car and not by themselves. I am seriously considering to have 2nd career after retirement to cater for less informed older folks who have cpf $ .. keke ! Cheers. Richard Edited September 12, 2018 by richard_crl032 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
inlinesix Supersonic September 12, 2018 Share September 12, 2018 I find toyota/lexus sales person very amazing. i asked why e250 no turbo engine. the lexus sales told me toyota dont believe in turbo engine. they are strong believer of NA engine because they last longer. then i asked why IS and RX now into turbo engine and harrier too. the reply is toyota then realised they made a mistake so they going back to NA for new models. i scratch my headIt is true that Toyota doesn't believe in turbo. The last turbo is Caldina GT. Toyota bet on petrol hybrid technology since 1997. There is even fuel cell hybrid in Toyota Mirai. Why Toyota goes back to turbo? Europe. European is addicted to low RPM high torque German cars. Toyota hybrid doesn't sell well in Europe as compared to US of A. Can I go interview at BM for SE position? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heman75 Supercharged September 12, 2018 Share September 12, 2018 It is true that Toyota doesn't believe in turbo. The last turbo is Caldina GT. Toyota bet on petrol hybrid technology since 1997. There is even fuel cell hybrid in Toyota Mirai. Why Toyota goes back to turbo? Europe. European is addicted to low RPM high torque German cars. Toyota hybrid doesn't sell well in Europe as compared to US of A. Can I go interview at BM for SE position? You sound more convincing although I don't know if you are smoking me or not but I buy the explanation unlike his . ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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